The China-aided satellite TV project in Mozambique was handed over to the government on Friday in the country s northern province of Nampula.
With the implementation of the project that started in May 2018 in Mozambique s 1,000 villages covering a total of 2.5 million residents, 20,000 households and 3,000 public sites in the country now have direct access to satellite TV programs.
Speaking at the handover ceremony in the Murrupula district in Nampula, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi extended his thanks to the people and government of China, calling the project as of great impact in promoting the well-being of Mozambicans now and in the future.
He said the project contributes to the reduction of the digital and information gap between the Mozambican people who live in rural areas and the urban population of the country and the rest of the world.
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