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China signed a RMB 300,000,000 grant agreement with Burundi for RN1 deviation and other projects

¥300M RMB

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Burundi
Country	Burundi
Start Date	Jan 01, 2018
End Date	May 17, 2031
Duration	4,884 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`86114`

Grant Description

On September 28, 2018, the Government of Burundi and the People's Republic of China signed a grant agreement, aiming at further strengthening friendship and promoting economic and technical cooperation. Mr.

Domitien NDIHOKUBWAYO, Burundian Minister of Finance, and HE LI Changlin, Chinese Ambassador to Burundi, signed the agreement. This grant amounts to RMB 300,000,000 and will finance the RN1 Bujumbura-Bugarama Deviation Project and other projects.

According to a media report on October 2, 2020, the RN1 project aims to create a detour from the National Road No1 due to the proximity of the offices of the presidency. The work, which should last a year, has not yet started. But the authorized services are reassuring. The project has since begun implementation, as it had been reported in Q2 2023 that construction will begin in Q3.

The deviation will take place at the level of the Gikoma river over a linear distance of 5.5 km.

📋 Staff Comments

Project coded as umbrella because a source mentioned 'This donation amounts to Three Hundred Million Yuan (300,000,000) and will finance the RN1 Diversion Project and others (See: Signature d’accord de don entre le Gouvernement de la République du Burundi et la République Populaire de Chine).'

📚 Sources & References

Signature d’accord de don entre le Gouvernement de la République du Burundi et la République Populaire de Chine
Burundi / Chine : Don de 300 Millions Yuan pour la réalisation de déviation de RN1 Bujumbura-Bugarama
Déviation d’un tronçon de la RN1 : A quand le début des travaux ?
Le Président du Sénat s’entretient avec le Responsable de la Conférence Consultative Politique du Peuple Chinois par vision-conférence
La coopération sino-burundaise de plus en plus renforcée
Le Président de la République reçoit en audience trois autorités
La Chine, la Russie et la Banque Mondiale dans une nouvelle phase de coopération avec le Burundi 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.