Xinhua agrees to help Tunis Afrique Presse digitize 1.5 million photos in National Album Project

Funder	Xinhua News Agency
Recipient Organization	Tunisia
Country	Tunisia
Start Date	Jun 19, 2017
End Date	Aug 02, 2033
Duration	5,888 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`57370`

Grant Description

On June 19, 2017, He Ping, editor-in-chief of China's Xinhua News Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) Agency's President Lotfi Arfaoui to establish a framework for cooperation between the two companies on the National Album Project. The eight-article memorandum lasts until June 19, 2019.

The project will allow TAP to use Chinese experience to digitize its 1.5 million photo archive to create an album of historical photos.

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MoU signed between TAP and Xinhua
Tunisian media eyes deepening of cooperation with Xinhua
Tunisian media eyes deepening of cooperation with Xinhua Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.