Overview

Chinese Embassy in Burundi donates 190,000 sets of digital TV terminal receiving products to Burundi as a part of the 10,000 African Villages project (Linked to Record ID#73382)

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•BurundiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BurundiSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 20, 2022

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The project involved the handover of 190,000 sets of digital TV terminal receiving products in Bujumbura, Burundi, as part of the second phase of the 10,000 African Villages project (see Record ID#73382). More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1695013.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Burundi

Implementing agencies

Private Sector

StarTimes

Loan description

Chinese Embassy in Burundi donates 190,000 sets of digital TV terminal receiving products to Burundi as a part of the 10,000 African Villages project (Linked to Record ID#73382)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 20, 2022, the Chinese Embassy in Burundi held a handover ceremony for 190,000 sets of digital TV terminal receiving products to Burundi as the second phase of the 10,000 African Villages project (see Record ID#73382). The aim of the project is to provide satellite TV access to 10,000 villages in Africa. According to the Chinese Embassy in Burundi, the first phase of the "10,000 Villages" project in Burundi gave coverage to 300 villages and was completed in October 2018. The two sides agreed to add 200 villages in the second phase, which was completed in March 2022. StarTimes was the contractor responsible for project implementation.

Staff comments

1. This project captures the second stage of the 10,000 African Villages project. For the second project of stage two, see Record ID#102245. The first stage is captured by Record ID#73382.