Chinese Government Donates Mine-Sweeping Equipment to multiple African Nations (Linked to Record ID#940, #602, #570, #85105)

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Angola\|Government of Eritrea\|Government of Ethiopia\|Government of Mozambique\|Government of Namibia\|Government of Rwanda
Country	Africa, regional
Start Date	Nov 12, 2001
End Date	Jan 30, 2031
Duration	10,671 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`601`

Grant Description

On November 12, 2001, China announced that it had donated mine-sweeping apparatuses to African countries including Ethiopia, Rwanda, Mozambique, Angola, Namibia and Eritrea. The breakdown of the donation to each country is unclear. Individual donations to Mozambique (ID #940), Ethiopia (ID #602), and Eritrea (#85105) are recorded separately.

In 2000, China held mine-sweeping trainings for African countries (ID #570).

📚 Sources & References

http://maic.jmu.edu/journal/10.2/notes/dequan/dequan.htm
China Donates Mine-sweepers to Eritrea.
Full text of China's defense white paper in 2002 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.