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Chinese government funds access to satellite TV in ten thousand African villages project in Rep of Congo with StarTimes (linked to umbrella Record ID#57618)

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•CongoSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2017
End (actual)
Aug 31, 2018

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Republic of Congo

Private Sector

  • StarTimes

Loan desecription

Chinese government funds access to satellite TV in ten thousand African villages project in Rep of Congo with StarTimes (linked to umbrella Record ID#57618)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On December 11, 2017, government of China and government and Republic of Congo signed the letter of exchange to implement the "Access to satellite TV in ten thousand African villages" in Rep of Congo (刚果（布）万村通项目). This project is the Congo part of the overall project "Access to satellite TV in ten thousand African villages" announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping, together with the African participants of the Conference, at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Johannesburg Summit in 2015 (described in #57618). 100 villages in Congo across 12 provinces will be affected. The StarTimes group was charged with implementing the project under the direction of the Chinese and African governments in the countries concerned. On August 31, 2018, the construction was completed, and on March 22, 2019, the handover ceremony was held. Chinese Ambassador to Gangma Ma Fulin, Gang News Media Minister Mengara, Jindeli District Head Stella Sasso, Business Counsellor Yang Peipei and others attended the ceremony.

Staff comments

This project is linked to Record ID#57618, when at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Johannesburg Summit the project: "Access to satellite TV in ten thousand African villages" was announced. This project is separate from the Transformation of National Analog TV Into Terrestrial Digital TV Project, also implemented by StarTimes in Republic of Congo.