Chinese Government provides grant — via ETCA — for Barthélemy Boganda Sports Complex Rehabilitation Project (Linked to Record ID#352)

Project narrative

On December 7, 2016, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Central African Republic signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), which committed RMB 200 million of grant funding for multiple projects, including the Barthélemy Boganda Sports Complex Rehabilitation Project. Then, in September 2018, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Central African Republic signed another ETCA, which committed another RMB 200 million of grant funding for multiple projects, including the Barthélemy Boganda Sports Complex Rehabilitation Project. Roughly nine months later, on June 25, 2019, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Central African Republic signed a third ETCA, which committed CFA 16 billion for multiple projects, including the Barthélemy Boganda Sports Complex Rehabilitation Project. The total amount of grant funding that China’s Ministry of Commerce committed for the Barthélemy Boganda Sports Complex Rehabilitation Project is unknown. The purpose of the project is to rehabilitate Barthélemy Boganda Sports Complex (Stade Barthélemy Boganda), which is located in the capital city of Bangui. As of August 2022, AidData had not yet identified any evidence of project implementation.