ZIMBABWE-HARARE-CHINESE-FUNDED AIRPORT TERMINAL EXTENSION-COMMISSION CEREMONY

(230715) -- HARARE, July 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa (2nd R, front) cuts the ribbon to commission the new Chinese-funded expanded terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 14, 2023. Mnangagwa said the airport has brought positive effects to the country's economy, "including skills and technology transfer, as well as the creation of employment and empowerment opportunities." The project, expected to increase the airport's holding capacity to 6 million people per annum from 2.5 million when all is accomplished, consists of an international terminal building and aprons, four new bridges, a secondary radar system, a VVIP pavilion and an airfield ground lighting and communication system, among other things. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)