China Donates 1.2 million USD to African Union Peace Fund
Commitment amount
$ 1346730.683494743
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 1346730.68
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Africa, regional
Sector
Government and civil society (Code: 150)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On January 8th, 2015, China donated 1.2 million USD to the African Union Peace Fund. The funds were handed over to the African Union's Commissioner for Peace and Security, Amb. Smail Chergu, at a ceremony at the African Union (AU) headquarters. The funds will be used to seek greater counterterrorism cooperation to contain the militants' scourge caused by the Boko Haram in Nigeria, Al-Shabab in Somalia, and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in northwestern Africa. It is unclear what other countries the African Union will serve with this donation.
Additional details
This project should not be confused with a separate 1.2 million USD donation from China to the African Union mission in Somalia announced in September 2015 (captured in project #52297).
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
African Union [Intergovernmental Organization]
Implementing agencies [Type]
African Union [Intergovernmental Organization]