Chinese Government provides 50 million yuan in emergency food assistance to Ethiopia (Linked to Record ID#1408)

¥50M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Ethiopia
Country	Ethiopia
Start Date	Jul 27, 2011
End Date	Dec 29, 2032
Duration	7,826 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`1455`

Grant Description

On July 27, 2011, the Chinese Government announced it would provide 90 million yuan in food aid to drought-affected countries in Africa, including 50 million yuan to Ethiopia. 50 million yuan would go to Kenya (see Record ID#73729), and 10 million yuan to Djibouti (see Record ID#59621).

Chinese Ambassador Gu Xiaojie said the humanitarian assistance would include about $7.7 million worth of food for Ethiopia.

According to the UNOCHA, the Chinese Government has disbursed the 50 million yuan ($7,763,975) worth of assistance to Ethiopia.

📋 Staff Comments

Various media reports this 50,000,000 Chinese Yuan combined with another 100,000,000 Chinese Yuan also intended to provide food aid to Ethiopia (see Project ID#1408).

📚 Sources & References

China to give $14m in aid to Africa
Flow ID: 87561 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.