Chinese training program skills up young Africans

In collaboration with Chinese partners, more than 300 students and their instructors from nine African countries will participate in a training program aimed at helping them become qualified technicians.

In its eighth year, the Africa Tech Challenge helps participants boost their design abilities, especially in reading and drafting construction drawings using cutting-edge technology tools. Teams from Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Egypt, Zambia, Tanzania, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon and Zimbabwe have gathered at the Technical University of Kenya in Nairobi to participate in the five-week program.

The program is sponsored by the China Education Association for International Exchange in collaboration with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, or AVIC.