China Donates 1 Billion RMB to Africa for El Nino Food Aid

¥1M RMB

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Africa, regional
Country	Africa, regional
Start Date	Jan 01, 2015
End Date	Sep 17, 2028
Duration	5,008 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`52624`

Grant Description

On December 4th, 2015, Xi Jinping announced that China would donate 1 billion RMB worth of emergency food aid to Africa to help cope with poor harvests due to El Nino. It is unclear how the funding will be broken up, or which group/agency will deliver it. The project is complete.

📋 Staff Comments

This is an umbrella project which also includes the aid to Mozambique (project #52294), Namibia (project ID #52338), South Sudan (project ID #52931), Lesotho (project ID #56186), and Cape Verde (project ID #52963).As the entirety of the recipient countries are not specified for this flow, they are all assumed to be ODA-eligible.

📚 Sources & References

China Announces U.S.$60 Billion for Africa
Ministry of Commerce launches emergency food aid plan for Africa
China to donate $24m rice
China donates rice to Uganda to relieve food shortage
China to Implement Food Aid to African Countries Affected by El Nino 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.