Project ID: 1046

China establishes Radio Station to promote Chinese culture in Kenya

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Kenya

Sector

Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)

Flow type

Grant

Concessional

Yes

Category

Intent

Representational (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment year

2005

Completion

2006

2006-02-27

Actual

Description

In November 2005, China announced that it would set up an FM radio station in Nairobi, Kenya. The station would promote Chinese culture. On February 27, 2006, Wang Gengnian, director-general of China Radio International, and Mutahi Kagwe, Kenyan Minister of Information and Communications, launched the China Radio International station 91.9FM in Nairobi. The amount and start date are unknown.

Number of official sources

1

Number of unofficial sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Receiving agencies [Type]

Kenya Ministry of Information and Communications [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

China Radio International (CRI) [State-owned Company]