China-backed technology skill contest fetes African students

STORY: China-backed technology skill contest fetes African students DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:49 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ATC Awards ceremony 2. various of deputy president of Kenya coming into the hall 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Deputy President of Kenya 4. various of ATC Awards ceremony 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ESTHER MUORIA, Principal secretary of the State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Ministry of Education 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROSEMARY GATHONI, Student from Kenya 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOHN TAKUDZWA, Student from Zimbabwe 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): VICTOR MUE, Scholarship winner, student from Kenya STORYLINE: Forty-nine African students have been awarded after they emerged winners of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8, a contest initiated and sponsored by AVIC International, a Chinese company. The eighth season of ATC, which began in July, consisted of 83 teams formed by 3

Chinese-sponsored technology contest for African youth launched in Kenya

STORY: Chinese-sponsored technology contest for African youth launched in Kenya DATELINE: July 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Technical University of Kenya 2. various of launch of the competition 3. various of Kenya and AVIC officials 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ESTHER MUORIA, Principal secretary of the State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) 5. various of the launch of the competition 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TAKUDZA KAMUTIMBE, Student from Zimbabwe 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ARIEKOT FAITH, Student from Uganda 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TSASTI ITAI, Team leader from Zimbabwe STORYLINE: The eighth edition of Africa Tech Challenge, sponsored by a Chinese firm, AVIC International, was launched on Monday in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. More than 70 youth from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Egypt, Cote d'Ivoire, Zambia and Zimbabwe will participate in the month-long exercise to boost their competen