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Chinese Government donates luxury cars, motorbikes, and an ambulance worth $1 million in December 2019

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,037,987
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sierra LeoneSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Aug 1, 2019
Start (actual)
Dec 23, 2019
End (actual)
Dec 23, 2019

Geospatial footprint

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation forecourt, Tower Hill, Freetown. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6367384118

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

  • Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Loan description

Chinese Government donates luxury cars, motorbikes, and an ambulance worth $1 million in December 2019

Narrative

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Project narrative

In August 2019, the Chinese Government agreed to donate a "VIP" convey of vehicles to Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Then, on December 23, 2019, an official handover ceremony took place in Freetown for the fleet of 31 luxury vehicles. The fleet consisted of 5 VVIP vehicles, 5 protocol vehicles, 5 official vehicles, 3 large coaches, 1 ambulance, 2 supporting cars and 10 VIP police escort motor bikes. According to Sierra Leone's Minister of Foreign Affairs, the donation was worth over $1 million. The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Sierra Leone, Mr. Hu Zhangliang, noted at the handover ceremony that the vehicles were provided in response to a request made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone. According to the Audit Service of Sierra Leone's 2021 report, six vehicles and three motorbikes donated by the Chinese Government, while put in use, were not registered with the Sierra Leone Road Authority.

Staff comments

1. The precise value of the grant commitment is unknown. For the time being, AidData relies on the $1 million estimate reported by Sierra Leone's Minister of Foreign Affairs.