Overview

Chinese Government provides training and technical assistance to Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Information and Publicity

Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•ZimbabweDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZimbabweSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Pledge

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 27, 2005

Start (planned): Sep 27, 2005

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Zimbabwe Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

China Radio International (CRI)
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides training and technical assistance to Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Information and Publicity

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On 27 September, 2005, the Government of China, alongside state-owned company China Radio International (CRI), signed a memorandum of understanding agreement (MOU) for media cooperation with the Zimbabwe Ministry of Information and Publicity and Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH). As per the agreement, China Radio International will train the staff of the Ministry of Information, give technical support, and assist in capacity building. The program was unveiled by Zimbabwe's Minister of Information and Publicity, Dr. Tichoaona Jokonya, alongside the visiting vice president, director of domestic news, and director of license department of CRI.