Overview

Chinese Government provides $724,000 for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Conference Hall Renovation Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,631,007

Commitment Year•2003Country of Activity•Democratic Republic of the CongoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Democratic Republic of the CongoSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2003

End (actual): Jan 7, 2004

Geospatial footprint

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located near Place de l’Independance in the Gomba commune of Kinshasa. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/424942624#map=16/-4.3102/15.2806 and https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ministere+Des+Affaires+Etrangers,+Kinshasa,+Democratic+Republic+of+the+Congo/@-4.3103241,15.278916,17z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x1a6a33c4fcdf3585:0x5dbc8ae9f5f9235f!2sPlace+De+L'Independance,+Kinshasa,+Democratic+Republic+of+the+Congo!3b1!8m2!3d-4.3102366!4d15.2811076!3m4!1s0x1a6a33c45bbc2dc9:0x435b03d9d56d5e31!8m2!3d-4.309608!4d15.2814735.

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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Democratic Republic of Congo

Loan description

Chinese Government provides $724,000 for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Conference Hall Renovation Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2003, the Chinese Government signed a grant agreement with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Conference Hall Renovation Project. This project involved the renovation of a conference hall at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kinshasa. According to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Aid Management Platform (AMP), the Chinese Government committed $724,880.75 of grant funding between 2003 and 2004 for this project. The AMP also indicates that this grant disbursed $724,922.66 by December 31, 2004. Construction of the project was said to have started "a few months" before the handover date, but the exact start date of construction is unknown. A project completion ceremony was held on January 7, 2004. The French project title is Salles de Conférence Affaires Etrangères. The Chinese project title is 援刚（金）外交部会客会议厅维修项目.