(Hello Africa) China-aided satellite TV project benefits Senegalese people
Xinhua
26 Nov 2021, 15:14 GMT+10
DAKAR, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The China-aided satellite TV project has helped rural populations across 300 villages in the West African nation Senegal to access high-quality TV content. The Senegal project is part of the outcome of the 2015 summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in which the Chinese government pledged to provide satellite TV in 10,000 African villages.
Local residents experience satellite television devices provided by Chinese media company StarTimes under a China-funded project on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Yan)
Students watch satellite television via projector provided by Chinese media company StarTimes under a China-funded project at a school on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Yan)
Students watch satellite television via projector provided by Chinese media company StarTimes under a China-funded project at a school on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Yan)
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