MOFCOM and Government of Cameroon sign ETCA for 2.56 billion CFAF grant for unspecified purposes (Linked to Record ID#309, #30166)

$2.56M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Cameroon
Country	Cameroon
Start Date	Jan 31, 2007
End Date	Sep 01, 2033
Duration	9,710 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`58869`

Grant Description

On January 31, 2007, the Government of the Republic of Cameroon and China's Ministry of Commerce signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement (ETCA) for unspecified purposes worth CFA 2.56 billion in grant funding. This agreement was signed during a visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to Cameroonian President Paul Biya.

The funds were not allocated to a specific sector at the time, but in 2012, it was announced that this grant was partially used to fund the Yabassi Agricultural College Construction Project (see linked Record ID#30166).

📚 Sources & References

China and Cameroon joint communique: focus on strengthening cooperation in energy and other fields
Joint communiqué between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Cameroon
State visit of the President of the Republic of Cameroon H. E. Paul BIYA to China 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.