Chinese Government provides training and technical assistance to Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Information and Publicity
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Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Zimbabwe
Sector
Communications (Code: 220)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Concessional
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
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) (See: Zim, China to Strengthen Media Relations). As per the agreement, China Radio International will train the staff of the Ministry of Information, give technical support, and assist in capacity building (See: Zim, China to Strengthen Media Relations). 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 (See: Zim, China to Strengthen Media Relations).
Number of official sources
0
Number of unofficial sources
1
Details
Cofinanced
No
Receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Zimbabwe [Government Agency]; Zimbabwe Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
China Radio International (CRI) [State-owned Company]; Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH) [State-owned Company]