Language contest held in Ghana to select young Chinese-speaking talents

STORY: Language contest held in Ghana to select young Chinese-speaking talents SHOOTING TIME: May 24, 2024 DATELINE: May 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:06:03 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: EDUCATION/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese Language contest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLEMENT APPAH, Ghanaian director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana 3. various of the Chinese Language contest 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARGARET AMOABENG, Student at the University Practice Senior High School of UCC 5. various of the Chinese Language contest 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AFUA AMPAW, Student at Cornerstone International Academy STORYLINE: Ghana's national qualification for the 17th "Chinese Bridge," a Chinese language competition for foreign secondary school students, was successfully held on Friday. Organized by the Confucius Institutes at the University of Ghana, the University of Cape Coast (UCC), and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, the event brought together eight finalists from

GHANA-KUMASI-CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE-NEW TEACHING CENTER

GHANA-KUMASI-CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE-NEW TEACHING CENTER

(240328) -- ACCRA, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows the inauguration ceremony of a Chinese language teaching center at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) basic school in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana. TO GO WITH "Confucius Institute launches new teaching center to enhance Chinese learning in Ghana" (Xinhua)

African leaders unveil statue of late Tanzanian president at AU

STORY: African leaders unveil statue of late Tanzanian president at AU SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: African leaders attending the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) on Sunday unveiled a life-size statue of the late Tanzanian President, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, erected on the premises of the pan-African body's headquarters in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. Nyerere is credited as being at the forefront of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), a predecessor to today's AU. He was also one of the founding fathers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Nyerere's sculpture is the third statue erected on the premises of the AU headquarters next to the late Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, and the late Ghanaian President, Kwame Nkrumah. Present at the unveiling ceremony

3rd Confucius Institute opens in Ghana

STORY: 3rd Confucius Institute opens in Ghana SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:17 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony 2. various of the campus of Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RITA AKOSUA DICKSON, vice-chancellor of Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) 4. various of the inauguration ceremony 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TANG HONG, President of the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies STORYLINE: The third Confucius Institute in Ghana opened Tuesday in Kumasi, the second-largest city, enabling local students to have easier access to learning the Chinese language and culture. The institute was jointly launched by Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and China's Hubei University of Automotive Technology, following the two existing Confucius Institutes at the University of Ghana and the University of Cape Coast. The

GHANA-KUMASI-CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE-OPENING

GHANA-KUMASI-CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE-OPENING

(231220) -- ACCRA, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the launching ceremony of the Confucius Institute at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, Dec. 19, 2023. The third Confucius Institute in Ghana opened Tuesday in Kumasi, the second-largest city, enabling local students to have easier access to learning the Chinese language and culture. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

GHANA-ACCRA-KWAME NKRUMAH-MEMORIAL PARK-REOPENING

GHANA-ACCRA-KWAME NKRUMAH-MEMORIAL PARK-REOPENING

(230705) -- ACCRA, July 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra, capital of Ghana, July 4, 2023. Ghana on Tuesday reopened the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, a major cultural heritage in the capital city of Accra to memorize the country's first president, in the hope of boosting tourism. The park, first opened in 1992, has just completed its refurbishment under the Ghanaian government's five-year project to boost tourism and hospitality as critical drivers of socio-economic development. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

GHANA-ACCRA-KWAME NKRUMAH-MEMORIAL PARK-REOPENING

GHANA-ACCRA-KWAME NKRUMAH-MEMORIAL PARK-REOPENING

(230705) -- ACCRA, July 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra, capital of Ghana, July 4, 2023. Ghana on Tuesday reopened the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, a major cultural heritage in the capital city of Accra to memorize the country's first president, in the hope of boosting tourism. The park, first opened in 1992, has just completed its refurbishment under the Ghanaian government's five-year project to boost tourism and hospitality as critical drivers of socio-economic development. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

GHANA-ACCRA-KWAME NKRUMAH-MEMORIAL PARK-REOPENING

GHANA-ACCRA-KWAME NKRUMAH-MEMORIAL PARK-REOPENING

(230705) -- ACCRA, July 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra, capital of Ghana, July 4, 2023. Ghana on Tuesday reopened the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, a major cultural heritage in the capital city of Accra to memorize the country's first president, in the hope of boosting tourism. The park, first opened in 1992, has just completed its refurbishment under the Ghanaian government's five-year project to boost tourism and hospitality as critical drivers of socio-economic development. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)