Chinese Government provides grant for Prince Louis Rwagasore Statue Construction Project

Project narrative

In 2016, the Chinese Government provided a grant to the Government of Burundi for the Prince Louis Rwagasore Statue Construction Project. The monetary value of this grant commitment is unknown. The project involved the construction of a marble statue of Prince Louis Rwagasore at the Chanic roundabout within Bujumbura. China Urban Construction Design and Research Institute Co. Ltd, was the contractor responsible for project implementation. Construction began on on November 25, 2016 and the project was completed on February 15, 2017. The statue has an 8-meter marble base and a copper bust of Prince Louis Rwagasore, who is considered to be a significant figure in the history of Burundi nationalism. He was prime minister, and he was assassinated shortly before Burundian independence.