Project ID: 57301

China pledge to fund Kobero-Gatumba and Bujumbura-Gitega highway projects in Burundi (linked to #66607 and #57289)

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Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Burundi

Sector

Transport and storage (Code: 210)

Flow type

Vague TBD

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

Vague (Official Finance) (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

Pipeline: Pledge (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2016-07-28

Description

On July 28th, 2016, in Beijing, China signed an ETCA with Burundi. The second memorandum of the ETCA established a Kobero-Gatumba highway (in French, "autoroutes Kobero-Gatumba"). China Railway Engineering Corporation is the main contractor. The project is to be financed under the China-Africa cooperation programs. This project is linked to #66607, the funding ETCA, the Bujumbura-Gitega highway project #66895, and project #57289, the construction of a Big Data center under the same ETCA.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Burundi [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

China Railway Engineering Corporation (CRECG) [State-owned Company]