Overview

China donates emergency equipment to Congo following the March 2012 arms depot explosion

Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•CongoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CongoSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2012

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The purpose of this project was to donate emergency equipment to Mpila in the Congo. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3295662335

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 Republic of Congo

Loan desecription

China donates emergency equipment to Congo following the March 2012 arms depot explosion

Narrative

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Project narrative

On 4 March 2012, an arms depot in Mpila run by the Congolese armed forces exploded. It killed 280 people, injured 2,500 people, and wrecked neighborhoods in seven different localities. In response, the Chinese government donated 480 insecticide-treated mosquito nets, 80 transistor radios, and 8 solar-powered streetlights to assist victims and newly homeless. The value of this donation is unknown. China also donated 3 million USD to Congo following the blast (#30708).