CIDCA donates 100 million RMB to Benin for unspecified purposes
Commitment amount
$ 16362001.540516099
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 16362001.54
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) [Government Agency]
Recipient
Benin
Sector
Unallocated/unspecified (Code: 998)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On June 24, 2019, the Beninese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Aurélien Agbénonci signed a financial assistance agreement in Beijing, China with the Director-General of the Chinese International Development Cooperation Agency, covering an amount of 100 million yuan (CFAF 8 billion) donation. While it is unclear how the money will be spent, it is said to be used on “priority projects”. This visit to China was a part of the Meeting of Coordinators for the Implementation of Follow-up Actions to the Beijing Summit of the Forum on Chinese-African Cooperation on 24 and 25 June 2019.
Additional details
No Chinese official source can confirm the transaction amount.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
8
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Benin [Government Agency]