China signs September 2018 agreement to fund Phase 2 of the Safe City Project (linked to Record ID#s #56716, #56717, #88566)

Project narrative

On September 6, 2018, Cabo Verde's Prime Minister met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to foster economic and trade cooperation, with emphasis on the project for the Special Economic Zone of the Maritime Economy, the second phase of the Cidade Segura (Safe City) project, and the construction of an International Conference Center in Praia. This agreement took place during the September 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, during which Minister Luis Filipe Tavares held bilateral talks with President Xi Jinping. On October 30 and 31, 2017, representatives of the Government of China and the Government of Cabo Verde signed an exchange of notes for a feasibility study on Phase 2 of the Safe City Project. According to MOFCOM, on May 16 and 20, 2019, the Chinese Government and the Government of Cabo Verde signed an exchange of notes for implementing Phase 2 of the Safe City Project. Previously, on July 10, 2017, the Cape Verde Ministry of the Interior signed an agreement with Huawei Technologies Co. on the provision of technical equipment for the project. The purpose of Phase 2 is to extend the video surveillance network of Praia to three other Cabo Verdean islands: the island of São Vicente, especially the city of Mindelo; the island of Sal, especially the cities of Santa Maria and Espargos; and the island of Boa Vista, especially the city of Sal Rei. On the island of São Vicente, 100 video surveillance poles will be installed; on the island of Sal (Ilha do Sal), 30 video surveillance poles will be installed; and on Boa Vista, 20 video surveillance poles will be installed. Phase 2 will also involve the installation of another 100 video surveillance poles in the capital city of Praia. Each of these video surveillance poles will have three cameras. Phase 2 also involves the installation of a 4G (LTE) network for police communications. Huawei Technologies Co. is the contractor responsible for implementation, and the management unit is a consortium formed by Eleven Technology and Sichuan Huakai Project Management Co., Ltd. The construction was facilitated by the Bureau of International Economic Cooperation Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce of China. On December 2, 2019, Phase 2 was officially launched by the Minister of Internal Administration Paulo Rocha at the Government Palace in Praia. According to Eleven Technology, this phase was completed as of June 1, 2021. Phase 1 of this project is already complete, and is recorded in Record ID#56716. The January 2018 ETCA for this project is recorded in Record ID#88566, and the umbrella project recording the financing of this project is recorded in Record ID#56717.