Project ID: 30708

China donates $3 million USD to Congo following the March 2012 arms depot explosion

Commitment amount

$ 3522370.6737775346

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 3522370.67

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Congo (Brazzaville)

Sector

Reconstruction relief and rehabilitation (Code: 730)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-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

2012-03-04

Actual start

2012-03-04

Actual complete

2012-03-04

Description

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 $3 million USD to the Congo Reconstruction Support Fund to support recovery. China also donated mosquito nets, radios, and streetlights after the blast (#30524).

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Republic of Congo [Government Agency]