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Overview

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

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$896,240
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Central African RepublicDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Central African RepublicSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 15, 2020
Start (actual)
Dec 14, 2020
End (planned)
Dec 27, 2020

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

  • National Elections Authority (ANE)

Loan description

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

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

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 Record ID#93073.