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[Sino-Congolese Programme] China Eximbank provides $56.6 million loan for Phase 2 of 55.5 km Bukavu-Nyangezi-Kamanyola-Uvira Segment of Route Nationale 5 (RN5) Construction and Modernization Project (Linked to Record ID#450, #46231)

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Sino-Congolais des Mines (Sicomines SARL)
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Start Date	Jan 01, 2018
End Date	Apr 25, 2028
Duration	3,767 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`85310`

Grant Description

[Sino-Congolese Programme] China Eximbank provides $56.6 million loan for Phase 2 of 55.5 km Bukavu-Nyangezi-Kamanyola-Uvira Segment of Route Nationale 5 (RN5) Construction and Modernization Project In 2008, China Eximbank issued a $3.003 billion general buyer's credit loan to Sino–Congolais des Mines (Sicomines SARL) — a joint venture — to finance infrastructure projects in the DRC (as captured via Record ID#450).

All subsidiary borrowings under the (government-guaranteed) general buyer's credit loan agreement were to be repaid with revenues from mining projects managed by Sicomines SARL.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountcarried a maturity of 25 years

All infrastructure projects supported through the general buyer's credit loan were part of the so-called “Sino-Congolese Programme." One of the subsidiary loans issued (as part of the ‘Sino-Congolese Programme” was a $56,602,312.69 million loan for Phase 2 of the 55.5 km Bukavu-Nyangezi-Kamanyola-Uvira Segment of Route Nationale 5 (RN5) Construction and Modernization Project.

The contract for the project was signed December 22, 2010.

The project involved the construction and modernization of a 55.5 km road between the town of Bukavu and the town of Uvira in North Kivu Province.

The road also connects the cities of Uvira and Kamanyola, which are border towns near Rwanda and Burundi and important areas for agricultural production.

Sinohydro 14 and CIMA International were the contractors responsible for implementation and their work was overseen by DRC's Agence Congolais des Grands Travaux. Phase 2 construction began in May 2018. Construction on the RN5 Bukavu resumed August 21, 2020 after it was stopped for more than a year.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the RN5 Bukavu-Ngangezi-Kamanyola Upgrade project. The French project title is Travaux du Projet d'Asphaltage de la route Bukavu-Kamanyola or Projet de Construction et Modernisation de la RN5 : Bukavu-Nyangezi-Kamanyola-Uvira/Lot1 : Bukavu - Nyangezi - Kamanyola (55,50 Km).
The project was carried out in 2 phases (Phase I: from PK 0 to PK 5; Phase II: from PK5 to PK55). 5km of the RN5 was constructed and modernized in Phase 1 (captured in via Project ID#46231), and 50km of the RN5 was constructed and modernized in Phase 2 as captured via Project ID#85310.
Given that AidData has captured the entire $3.003 billion China Eximbank loan commitment amount for multiple infrastructure projects via Project ID#450, it does not record a financial commitment (transaction) amount for the subsidiary loan supporting this project to avoid double-counting.

📚 Sources & References

Rapport Annuel 2016
Plan du Travail
Chinese Loans to Africa Database
Rapport Annuel 2017
Rapport Annuels 2017
Rapport de Conciliation ITIE RDC 2015 - signé.pdf
Rapport Annuel 2018
RN5 Construction and Modernization Project: Bukavu - Nyangezi - Kamanyola - Uvira / Lot1: Bukavu - Nyangezi - Kamanyola, https://foreignpolicymag.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/01911-sicomines-workingpaper-landry-v6.pdf, drc-china infrastructure status march 2011
Rapport Annuel 2012
Asphaltage de la route Bukavu-Kamanyola
The impact of Sicomines on development in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Rapport annuel Exercice 2013
Rapport Annuel 2015
Projet de Construction et Modernisation de la RN5 : Bukavu - Nyangezi - Kamanyola - Uvira/Lot1 : Bukavu - Nyangezi - Kamanyola
CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION WORK ON THE BUKAVU-NYANGEZI-KAMNYOLA-UVIRA ROAD (135-KM)
China and Congo : Friends in Need
Asphalting of the Bukavu-Kamanyola road, 2018 Annual Report
SAIS-CARI Loans China
SOUTH-KIVU/ INFRASTRUCTURES: Resumption of asphalting works on the Bukavu-Kamanyola road section on the RN5, rapport assoupliitie
CONVENTION DE LA SINO-CONGOLAISE DES MINES : Qui perd, qui gagne entre l’Etat congolais et la Chine ?
Etude d’évaluation de la mise en œuvre de la convention de collaboration relative au développement d’un projet minier et d’un projet d’infrastructures en RD Congo Projet SICOMINES 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.