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China Eximbank provides a $25 million USD loan for the E-Government Network Project

$25M USD

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Togo
Country	Togo
Start Date	Jan 01, 2010
End Date	Oct 12, 2033
Duration	8,685 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`19626`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides a $25 million USD loan for the E-Government Network Project In July 2010, the Government of Togo announced that it secured a $25 million loan USD (CFA 15 billion francs) from the Export-Import Bank of China for the E-Government Network Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountbecause they had learned that the loan’s financing terms narrowly failed to meet the concessionality requirements under the International Monetary Fund's Extended Credit Facility (ECF) supported program

The Togolese authorities postponed ratification of the loan agreement until the loan’s terms were renegotiated to be consistent with the minimum level of concessionality.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountwas eventually ratified

In 2015, $13,884,880 USD of the proceeds from this loan were disbursed, and in 2016, $4,215,852 of the proceeds were disbursed.

The project sought to link 287 public and private institutions — including government ministries and agencies, banks, insurance companies, schools and hospitals — and 560 buildings total through the creation of a 250 km fiber optic network.

The network primarily sought to link institutions in the city of Lomé (and its surrounding areas) and Kara and provide them with access to high-speed internet.

The project sought to provide government administration with high-speed internet access, improve the flow of information between administrative services and between users and servies, optimize administrative procedures and procedures, and provide state officials with a modern digital environment. Huawei Technologies Co.

Ltd. was the contractor responsible for implementation.

Huawei worked under Togo’s Ministry of Posts and the Digital Economy, and provided the optical fiber, equipment, and training necessary for the project. Phase 1 of the project was launched on June 18, 2014. The official launch ceremony was on March 10, 2015.

The project was officially completed on April 24, 2017 with the Phase 1 inauguration ceremony, which was attended by the President of Togo Faure Gnassingbé and the Chinese Ambassador to Togo Liu Yuxi.

📋 Staff Comments

The French project title is Le projet E-gouvernement. The Chinese project title is 多哥电子政务网项目.
The database of Chinese loan commitments that SAIS-CARI released in July 2020 identified this project as having reached the implementation stage but not the completion stage. AidData coded this project as having reached the completion stage since a Phase 1 completion ceremony was held on April 24, 2017.

📚 Sources & References

http://www.unpan.org/PublicAdministrationNews/tabid/115/mctl/ArticleView/ModuleID/1467/articleId/23498/default.aspx
China promises bonanza for Africa
Togo: Fifth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility
Request for Modification of a Performance Criterion and Request for Extension of the Arrangement
Discours de Monsieur l’Ambassadeur de la République Populaire de Chine à l’occasion de l’inauguration du réseau E-Gouvernement
多哥
E-Government Summary
Le Togo dote ses administrations publiques de la fibre optique
Le Togo met en réseau ses services administratifs
多哥的基础设施状况
Perspectives Économiques en Afrique 2018: Togo
刘豫锡大使出席多哥电子政务网项目揭幕典礼, https://www.dropbox.com/s/5t46hy9817lzjdl/ICA%202015%20report%20web%20finalR.pdf?dl=0
Togo-rapport sur l’aide publique au développement 2016
Rapport Sur L'Aide Publique au Developpement RAPD 2015
Point Presse du Ministère des Postes et de l’Economie Numérique (Septembre 2018)
Togo secures Chinese loan for Huawei e-govt network, 2018 Country Guide for Investment Cooperation: Togo
E-Gouv : une administration moderne au service des citoyens (Infographie)
La Chine va mettre le Togo à l’e-gouvernement
À l'heure où les relations #ChineAfrique sont discutées à la #FOCAC2018 et que de nouveaux partenariats se dessinent à l'horizon au profit du secteur du numérique en #Afrique, c'est l'occasion de revenir sur le projet #Egouv, l'un des fruits de la coopération entre le #Togo et...
E-Gouvernement : Faure Gnassingbé ouvre la voie à une administration plus connectée et plus performante
La Chine finance le réseau de e-gouvernement
Togo : Cinquième revue de l’accord triennal au titre de la facilité élargie de crédit, demande de modification d’un critère de réalisation et demande de prolongation de l’accord
E-gourvernement: Une administration moderne au service des citoyens
E-GOUV : LISTE DES BATIMENTS
POUR UNE ADMINISTRATION CONNECTÉE AU SERVICE DES CITOYENS
MADAME LE MINISTRE DES POSTES ET DE L’ECONOMIE NUMERIQUE
DISCOURS DE L’AMBASSADE DE CHINE AU TOGO LORS DE LA CEREMONIE D’INAUGURATION DU PROJET E-GOUVERNEMENT.
E-Gouvernement
Cérémonie de lancement du projet E-Gouvernement
Revue Web : lancement E-Gouvernement
Première visite au Togo du VP de l'Exim Bank of China
MADAME LE MINISTRE DES POSTES ET DE L’ECONOMIE NUMERIQUE 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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