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Overview

Chinese government provides RMB 10 million worth of rice for emergency food assistance to Cabo Verde, February 2023

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,412,341
Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•Cabo VerdeDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Cabo VerdeSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 7, 2023
End (actual)
Sep 4, 2023

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 Cabo Verde

Loan description

Chinese government provides RMB 10 million worth of rice for emergency food assistance to Cabo Verde, February 2023

Narrative

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Project narrative

On February 7, 2023, the Chinese ambassador to Cape Verde, Xu Jie, and the Cabo Verdean Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Miryan Vieira, signed an agreement for China to provide RMB 10 million of emergency food aid to Cabo Verde. On September 4, 2023, the Chinese ambassador officially handed over the donated food supplies on behalf of the Chinese Government; it was delivered in the form of 1,042 tons of rice. The donation was part of China’s response to an appeal from the Cabo Verdean Government, which had declared a “social and economic emergency” due to overlapping crises, including the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a prolonged drought, and the global inflationary pressure exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. Ambassador Xu Jie expressed confidence that Cabo Verde would overcome this period of hardship and noted that the aid reflects China’s commitment to supporting its development partners in times of crisis.