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Chinese Government provides RMB 43 million grant - through December 2002 ETCA - for Presidential Palace Construction Project (Linked to records #61299 and #73237)

¥43M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Namibia
Country	Namibia
Start Date	Dec 01, 2002
End Date	Jan 11, 2030
Duration	9,903 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`1255`

Grant Description

In December 2002, the Chinese Government and the Government of Namibia signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), which committed a 55 million NAD interest-free loan and an RMB 43 million grant for the Presidential Palace Construction Project. Under Secretary of Works in the Ministry of Works, Transport, and Communication, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Dr.

Kaire Mbuende signed the agreement with his Chinese counterpart, Qiao Zonghua. Record ID#61299 captures the interest-free loan and this project captures the grant.

The Presidential Palace Construction Project involved the construction of a new State House in the Auasblick suburb outside of Windhoek.

Qingdao Construction Group Corporation and Shenyang Northeast Engineering Construction Development Company were the contractors responsible for building and supervising the presidential residence building on the estate. The North Korean firm Mansudae Overseas Group was reportedly also involved in the construction process.

A construction contract was signed on June 20, 2007. Construction then began on November 14, 2007. On November 19, 2007, a formal groundbreaking ceremony took place. The project was officially completed and handed over to the Namibian authorities on July 13, 2010.

This project was plagued by accusations of corruption and inflated prices due to the selection of Chinese firms without public tender.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 援纳总统官邸项目 or 纳总统官邸项目 or 纳米比亚总统官邸项目.
On March 28, 2008, the Chinese Government and the Government of Namibia signed an exchange of letters related to the Presidential Palace Construction Project, which may have committed supplemental funding for this project.

📚 Sources & References

http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/zflt/eng/zfgx/t718276.htm, http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/zwbd/t536131.htm
China to fund construction of residential wing of Namibian State House
Chinese Chip in On State House
Chinese Roped in to Build State House.
援纳米比亚总统府官邸维修项目竣工
Country Strategy Paper 2009-2013
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and Its Significance for Namibia
China's 6m-dollar grant comes with 'no strings attached' - minister.
The Ambassadors of Namibia
Wei Ruixing and President Pohamba, attended the handover ceremony of the official residence of the Chinese government.
Handover of the Chinese Government Aided Project of Presidential Residence
Completed the handover of the construction technical materials of the Namibian President’s official residence project
中国驻纳米比亚大使任小萍出席援纳总统官邸项目换文签字仪式
驻纳米比亚大使魏瑞兴和波汉巴总统共同出席中国政府援建的总统官邸竣工移交仪式
中国驻纳米比亚任小萍大使出席中国援建纳米比亚总统官邸项目开工仪式
中国驻纳米比亚大使任小萍出席援纳总统官邸项目换文签字仪式
中国驻纳米比亚大使任小萍慰问我援建纳米比亚新总统官邸项目中方施工人员并祝贺大家新年愉快
Events in 2007
Statehouse History
Issue of New State House Raises Hackles in the NA 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.

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