Chinese Government provide RMB 23 million grant for Jorge Barbosa National Auditorium Construction and Amílcar Cabral Memorial Project

Project narrative

In 2000, China’s Ministry of Commerce provided RMB 23 million of grant funding to the Government of Cape Verde for the Jorge Barbosa National Auditorium Construction and Amílcar Cabral Memorial Project. This project involved the construction of a Jorge Barbosa National Auditorium (Auditório Nacional Jorge Barbosa) and the Amílcar Cabral Memorial (Memorial em Homenagen a Amilcar Cabral) in the city of Praia on Santiago Island. Amílcar Cabral was a Bissau-Guinean and Cabo Verdean engineer, intellectual, revolutionary, diplomat, and one of Africa's foremost anti-colonial leaders. The auditorium, which is primarily used for musical and theatrical events, is 1,620 square meters and can accommodate 600 people. Construction was completed in July 2001.