Chinese government provides equipment valued at CFA 500 million to the National Elections Authority of the Central African Republic for election assistance (Linked to Project ID#93073)

On December 14, 2020, the Chinese government provided election equipment to the National Elections Authority (ANE) of the Central African Republic. The donated equipment included trucks, pickups, buses, motorcycles, and portable lamps. This equipment is valued at CFA 500 million and will be used to improve the 2020 elections in the Central African Republic. The elections will be held on December 27, 2020. A handover ceremony was held for this donation at the Central African National Election Commission Logistics Base. Chen Dong, the Chinese Ambassador to Central Africa, the Minister of Economic Planning and Cooperation, the Minister of Land Management, and the Chairman of the National Election Commission attended the ceremony. This donation is the 2nd batch of materials given to the Central African government, with the first batch consisting of computers and other election kits. This is the second batch of materials provided by the Chinese government to the Central African government for election aid. The first batch was donated on September 15th, 2020. While handing over the first batch, Ambassador Dong stated that second batch to the Central African Republic would be handed over in December. On The details of the first batch are outlined in Project ID#93073.

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