Investigations

Multimedia (videos and photo galleries) of news features and investigations previously published by journalists supported by ACRP or who participated in ACRP training

CHINA'S CONTRIBUTION TO END EBOLA IN SIERRA LEONE (2015) 

Following the outbreak of the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone in 2014, this investigation looked into China’s support to the public health sector in Sierra Leone. Broadcast on the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) television and radio channels.

By Harold Williams (Television Producer, SLBC)

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CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES AND CHINESE SOFT POWER AMONG YOUNG AFRICANS (2017)

By Gillian Yau (Producer & documentary filmmaker, Hong Kong)

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南非华人开始持枪自卫/ SOUTH AFRICAN CHINESE PEOPLE USING GUNS FOR SELF-DEFENSE (2017)

An investigation on Chinese people in South Africa arming and defending themselves. Published on the channel Pear Video (梨视频).

By 陈璐莎/Chen Lusha

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ENGAGING CHINESE COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA FOR THE PREVENTION OF WILDLIFE POACHING & TRAFFICKING (2016)

By ACRP partner China House

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THE NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAY: CHINESE COMPANIES CONTRIBUTING TO LINKING ALGERIA TO AFRICA (2020)

By Amine Amara

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GHANA’S BAUXITE BOOM (2020)

As part of a controversial US$2 billion deal struck with China in 2018, Ghana has set its sights on mining the forests of the Upper Guinean Forest, a delicate tropical forest that is vital to the planet’s carbon dioxide cycle and is home to thousands of plant and animal species.

By Nosmot Gbadamosi

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CHINESE GARMENT MANUFACTURER EMPOWERING RWANDAN YOUTH WITH FACTORY SKILLS (2016)

Investigation on Chinese garment factory, located in Kigali Special Economic Zone on the outskirts of the Rwandan capital, employing and providing skills for locals.

By Daniel Nzohabonimana

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A DECADE OF MALAWI-CHINA TIES: A PHOTOGRAPHIC REVIEW OF CHINA’S PRESENCE IN MALAWI (2018)

In 2017 Nation Publications Limited journalist Andrew Mtupanyama travelled around Malawi to compile a detailed visual picture of China’s major infrastructural projects to enable readers to see the real appearance of the projects close up. He also aimed to capture the impact the projects have had on local communities and economic opportunities they have created.

By Andrew Mtupanyama

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PANGOLIN POACHING IN AFRICA AND TRAFFICKING TO ASIA – A CROSS-BORDER INVESTIGATION (2018)

An undercover investigation on the African pangolin scales market and the smuggling routes via Hong Kong to Asia.

By HK01

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CHINA AND ZIMBABWE – A HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP (2016)

A radio documentary looking at China's assistance to Zimbabwe's health system.

By Buttler Nhepure (Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation)

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SPECIAL REPORT - SIERRA LEONE EBOLA SURVIVORS AND CHINESE SUPPORT (2017)

The over 4,000 Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone praised the support received from partners like China and want them to do more.

By Alpha Kamara

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EXPLORING A TRAIN TRIP FROM KENYA'S NAIROBI TO NGONG WITH GLOBAL TIMES JOURNALIST WANG WENWEN (2019)

Reporting from the scene in Kenya about the Standard Gauge Railway.

By Wang Wenwen (Global Times)

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IN MAHI MAIHU TOWN IN KENYA, A STOP ON A CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY (2019)

A field trip to a construction site by a Chinese company in Kenya.

By Wang Wenwen (Global Times)

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GHANAIAN ENGINEERS RACING TO BUILD THE COUNTRY’S FIRST LOW-COST VENTILATORS

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic Ghanaian engineers are building the country’s first low-cost ventilators from locally sourced materials.

By Jonas Nyabor

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NETWORK & TRAINING

Proposals received by ACRP by country focus 2014-2020

Algeria: 14 | Benin: 13 | Botswana: 21 | Burkina Faso: 4 | Burundi: 5 | Cameroon: 66 | Chad: 1 | Comoros: 1 | Congo: 1 | Côte d'Ivoire: 3 | Djibouti: 5 | DRC: 11 | Egypt: 5 | Eswatini: 7 | Eritrea: 1 | Ethiopia: 22 | Gambia: 12 | Ghana: 17 | Guinea Bissau: 1 | Kenya: 165 | Lesotho: 6 | Liberia: 6 | Libya: 18 | Madagascar: 6 | Malawi: 54 | Mali: 4 | Mauritius: 1 | Morocco: 14 | Mozambique: 10 | Namibia: 13 | Niger: 4 | Nigeria: 155 | Rwanda: 30 | Senegal: 3 | Sierra Leone: 12 | Somalia: 1 | South Africa: 41 | South Sudan: 15 | Sudan: 1 | Tanzania: 39 | The Gambia: 8 | Togo: 4 | Tunisia: 16 | Uganda: 121 | Zambia: 44 | Zimbabwe: 122

NORTH AFRICA-CHINA JOURNALISM TRAINING WORKSHOP (Date TBC)

Journalists to be trained: 8

Partner: Inkyfada

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ONLINE ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM TRAINING WORKSHOP (2020)

Journalists trained: 20

Partner: China Dialogue

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WORKSHOP ON DIGITAL IDENTITY, DATA & TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA (2019)

Journalists trained: 10

Partners: Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER); African Investigative Journalism Conference 2019

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WILDLIFE POACHING & TRAFFICKING JOURNALISM TRAINING WORKSHOP (2019)

Journalists trained: 16

Partners: Khetha (WWF), VukaNow (USAID), Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC)

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AFRICAN WOMEN IN MEDIA (AWIM) CONFERENCE (2019)

Panels: Developing Stories with a Strong Impact Agenda in Science, Development and Environment; Debunking Fake News and its Impact to the Community

Journalists trained: 6

Partners: AWiM; African Union

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SEMINAIRE DE FORMATION DES JOURNALISTES FRANCOPHONES SUR LE PARTENARIAT AFRIQUE-CHINE (2018)

Journalistes formés: 13

Les partenaires: Réseau béninois des journalistes et communicateurs spécialisés en éducation basé à Cotonou (RJCE-Bénin); l’Union nationale des journalistes de Côte d’Ivoire

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AFRICA-CHINA REPORTING WORKSHOP (2017)

Journalists trained: 10

Partners: Journalists based at eNCA, Daily Maverick, and Mail & Guardian

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MEDIA WORKSHOP ON REPORTING AFRICA-CHINA ENGAGEMENTS: AGRICULTURE, CLIMATE CHANGE, INDUSTRIALIZATION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS & AGENDA 2063 (2017)

Journalists trained: 20

Partner: Africa-China Dialogue Platform (Oxfam International)

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AFRICAN JOURNALISM WORKSHOP (2016)

Journalists trained: 9

Partners: Africa Check; China House

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INDUSTRIALISATION WORKSHOP (2016)

Journalists trained: 11

Partners: Africa Check; China Africa Project

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