Tanzanian MPs laud BRI projects

STORY: Tanzanian MPs laud BRI projects DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:05 LOCATION: MWANZA, Tanzania CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GODFEY MWAMBE, Member of parliament Tanzania 2. various of participants in the event 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHANG JUNLE, Managing Director of CCECC in Tanzania 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHEN MINGJIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania 5. various of construction site STORYLINE: Tanzanian members of Parliament on Saturday said projects being undertaken under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) framework are helping the East African nation to open up its economy. The MPs made the commendation during a visit to two major infrastructural projects undertaken by Chinese companies in the Mwanza and Shinyanga regions. Geoffrey Mwambe, leader of the Tanzania-China Parliamentarian Friendship Group, said projects under the BRI framework were helping to support the country's social and economic development. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GODFEY MWAMBE, Member of par

TANZANIA-MWANZA-CHINA-BRI PROJECT

TANZANIA-MWANZA-CHINA-BRI PROJECT

(230912) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 9, 2023 shows the construction site of the Magufuli Bridge project over Lake Victoria in Mwanza, Tanzania. Tanzanian members of Parliament say that projects being undertaken under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) framework are helping the East African nation to open up its economy. The MPs made the commendation Saturday during a visit to two major infrastructural projects undertaken by Chinese companies in Mwanza and Shinyanga regions as part of the BRI framework. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

Chinese-built railway project in Tanzania empowers women in employment

STORY: Chinese-built railway project in Tanzania empowers women in employment DATELINE: June 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:37 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tanzania Central Line Standard Gauge Railway Fifth Section Project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): NYAMIZI RAMADHANI MIHONGA, Roller operator 3. various of Mihonga working on her road roller 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): MARY DALALI MACHIBYA, Steel fixer 5. various of Michibya working with others on the construction site 6. various of aerial view of Tanzania Central Line Standard Gauge Railway Fifth Section Project STORYLINE: Tanzania's Standard Gauge Railway project seeks to open up quicker transport corridors towards the vast hinterland of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Uganda. The Chinese-built Tanzania Central Line Standard Gauge Railway Fifth Section Project is located in the northern region of Tanzania, connecting the provinces of Mwanza, Simiyu, and Shinyanga, which is an important p