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Chinese Government provides RMB 134 million grant for Annex Office Building Project for Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (Linked to Record ID#30118 and ID#92581)

¥134M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Ghana
Country	Ghana
Start Date	Jun 01, 2020
End Date	May 23, 2029
Duration	3,278 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`92580`

Grant Description

On April 24, 2019, the Chinese Government and the Government of Ghana signed a $800,000 grant agreement to conduct a feasibility study of an Annex Office Building Project for Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (captured via Record ID#92581).

Then, in June 2019, the Chinese Government and the Government of Ghana signed another agreement (‘Minutes of Meetings’) related to the same feasibility study.

According to the Government of Ghana’s Development Cooperation Management Information System (Gh-DCMIS), the originally expected commencement and completion dates for the feasibility study were April 24, 2019 and June 30, 2020, respectively.

One year later, in June 2020, the Chinese Government and the Government of Ghana’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning signed letters of exchange, which committed RMB 138.2 million of grant funding for the Annex Office Building Project (as captured via Record ID#92580).

A supplementary agreement was signed by the two governments on December 28, 2022, which revised the grant commitment amount to RMB 134 million ($20 million).

The purpose of the project is to construct a six-storey annex building south of the existing office building of Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (which was also constructed with funding from the Chinese Government) in the city of Accra.

The building will include ultra-modern office space for the Minister, the Chief Director, Directors, and Officers, and will host a Conference Room, a 144-capacity Press Briefing Room, Banquet Hall, Gymnasium, Clinic, Flag Holding Room, and an Underground Parking Lot (that can accommodate 49 vehicles).

The project site is situated on approximately 11,300 square meters of land.

China IPPR International Engineering Corporation (中国中元国际工程公司) is the contractor responsible for implementation.

In April 2021, the Government of Ghana was engaged in an assessment of a preliminary building design scheme and a set of architectural drawings prepared by a team of Chinese consultants (led by Mr. Shen Gang). Then, on April 9, 2021, the Chinese Government and the Government of Ghana signed a project implementation agreement.

Construction began on or around March 20, 2023 and it was originally expected to reach completion within 26 months (May 20, 2025).

As of December 2023, the project had achieved a 50% completion rate and it was expected to reach completion by the fourth quarter of 2024. The project's completion ceremony took place on April 2, 2025.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the China-Aid Annex Office Building Project for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. The Chinese project title is 加纳外交与地区一体化部办公配楼项目.
In March 2011, the Chinese Government provided an RMB 88,260,000 interest-free loan for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Office Complex Construction Project (captured via Record ID#30118). Construction began on August 30, 2011 and a formal groundbreaking ceremony took place on September 2, 2011. Construction ended in February 2013 and the project was officially completed and handed over to the Ghanaian authorities on March 18, 2013. This project was funded and implemented after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration’s previous office building was destroyed by a fire in 2009.

📚 Sources & References

GHA/000848 Exchange of Notes for the Foreign Af fairs Annex Building (Feasibility Study)
中国中元中标援加纳外交与地区一体化部办公配楼项目
GHA/000848 Exchange of Notes for the Foreign Affairs Annex Building (Feasibility Study)
Ghana
China sign agreement for construction of Foreign Ministry annex building
Chinese Government Supports Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Regional Integration, on Tuesday
July 10, 2018
Ghana
China sign agreement for construction of Foreign Ministry annex building
Agreement for construction of China-Aid Annex Office Building
Ghana
Ghana
China Sign Agreement: Construction Of Foreign Ministry Annex Building
中国中元中标援加纳外交与地区一体化部办公配楼项目
Agreement Signed For Implementation of China-Aid Foreign Ministry’s Annex Building Project
援外领域再传捷报—中工国际中国中元中标援圣多美和普林西比首都国际机场改扩建项目
中国中元国际工程有限公司援加纳外交与地区一体化部办公配楼项目
Construction of $20m Ministry of Foreign Affairs annex begins
Gh-DCMIS February 2024 Record for GHA:000848 Foreign Affairs Annex Building
中国援加纳外交部配楼项目竣工
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON THE REQUEST FOR THE WAIVER OF CUSTOMS DUTIES
IMPORT VAT
IMPORT NHIL
GETFUND LEVY
EXIM LEVY
SPECIAL IMPORT LEVY AND DOMESTIC VAT AMOUNTING TO GHANA CEDI EQUIVALENT OF FOUR MILLION
NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN UNITED STATES DOLLARS
EIGHTY-EIGHT CENTS (US$4,954,587.88 [MADE UP OF US$4,624,731.00 ON IMPORTS AND US$329,856.88 ON LOCAL PURCHASES]) ON MATERIALS/GOODS TO BE PROCURED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION OFFICE ANNEX BUILDING PROJECT.
X - @DGAfrica_MFA Completion and handover of the Annex Office Building Project for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. 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.