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Chinese Government provides RMB 237 million grant for African Union Conference Center and Office Complex Upgrading Project (Linked to Record ID#49542)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$38,901,189
Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•Africa, regionalDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Africa, regionalSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2016
End (actual)
Jan 21, 2016

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the upgrading of a conference center and office complex for the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/42656182.

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

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • African Union Commission

Implementing agencies

Private Sector

  • Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Group Co., Ltd. (AFECC)

Loan description

Chinese Government provides RMB 237 million grant for African Union Conference Center and Office Complex Upgrading Project (Linked to Record ID#49542)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On January 21, 2016, a project completion and handover ceremony took place for the African Union Conference Center and Office Complex Upgrading Project. The purpose of this project, which was supported by an RMB 237 million grant from the Chinese Government, was to install equipment and various systems within a newly-constructed conference center and office complex for the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa (see Record ID#49542). The handover agreement was signed by Jennifer Susan Chiriga, AU Chief of Staff, with Kuang Weilin, Head of Chinese Mission to AU, and Xia Fang, Vice President of Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Group. A feasibility study had previously been completed by the African Union Commission and the Tongji Architectural Design Group Company Limited in August 2013.

Staff comments

This project is also known as the AU Conference Center and Office Complex (AUCC) Equipment and System Improvement and Upgrading Project.