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MOFCOM provides RMB 390 million grant for the Bujumbura International Airport Renovation and Expansion Project (Linked to Record ID#57280)

¥390M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Burundi
Country	Burundi
Start Date	Feb 26, 2022
End Date	Sep 19, 2029
Duration	2,762 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`109517`

Grant Description

On November 24, 2017, China Communications Constructions Company Ltd (CCCC) and the Government of Burundi signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the financing of the Bujumbura International Airport Modernization and Extension and Construction of Kabamba Aerodrome Project.

The MOU indicated that China Eximbank was willing in principle to finance this project on preferential terms (as captured via Record ID#57280).

The project would involve the construction of a new 35 meter high control tower, a new terminal, and a 2400 meter runway.

However, in 2018, the Director of Airports and Air Navigation Services at the Burundi Civil Aviation Authority announced that several technical studies would be necessary to determine the project cost and these studies would take three years to complete.

Then, on February 26, 2022, the Burundian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Development (Albert Shingiro) and the Chinese Ambassador to Burundi (Zhao Jiangping) signed letters of exchange regarding the Bujumbura International Airport Renovation and Expansion Project. China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) agreed to provide an RMB 390 million grant for the project.

The project scope involves the renovation of the existing runway, taxiway and apron of the airfield.

It also involves the construction of a new control tower and ancillary office building, complete with all corresponding equipment, for Bujumbura International Airport.

China Airport Construction Group Corporation of CAAC (CACC) and Shanghai Baoye Group Co., Ltd. are the contractors responsible for project implementation. On August 27, 2024, the project's groundbreaking ceremony took place. The project was originally scheduled to reach completion within 24 months (August 27, 2026).

📋 Staff Comments

1. The Chinese project title is 布隆迪恩达达耶国际机场改扩建项目.

📚 Sources & References

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation receives in audience the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Burundi
The groundbreaking ceremony for the China-aided Ndadaye International Airport expansion project in Burundi was held
MEDIA RELEASE CONSECUTIVE TO THE CABINET MEETING HELD ON FRIDAY 24TH OF NOVEMBER 2017
L’aéroport international de Bujumbura pourrait changer de visage
Le Burundi prévoit la modernisation de l’aéroport international de Bujumbura avec le financement chinois
Africa's growing places, 1 REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI SECRETARIAT GENERAL DU GOUVERNEMENT COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE DE LA REUNIO N DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DU VENDREDI 24 NOVEMBRE 2017
COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE DE LA REUNION DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DU VENDREDI 24 NOVEMBRE 2017
Burundi/Chine : signature d'un accord pour la réhabilitation de l'aéroport international de Bujumbura
Burundi : 172 millions de dollars pour moderniser l’aéroport international Melchior Ndadaye
Renovation and construction works at the port and airport of Bujumbura: teams urged to accelerate the pace
中布双方完成援布隆迪布琼布拉国际机场改扩建项目换文签署工作
赵江平大使与布隆迪外长欣吉罗共同出席布琼布拉国际机场改扩建项目签字换文仪式
China Civil Aviation won the bid for the renovation and expansion project of Burundi Ndadaye International Airport
布隆迪首都国际机场改扩建项目正式启动 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.