Sudan receives more than 200 million yuan as a grant from China

Today, at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, a grant agreement was signed for 210 million yuan from the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Sudan.

Dr. Mohammed Bashar, Undersecretary of Planning at the Ministry, signed on behalf of the Sudanese government, while Zhang Xianghua, Chargé d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Sudan, signed on behalf of the Chinese government.

Dr. Bashar said that the signing of the agreement comes within the context of implementing the outcomes of the participation of the Head of the Sovereignty Council in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit held in Beijing in September 2024.
He added that the grant will be used for basic services, such as health, water, and education, as these are priorities for the current phase.
He praised China’s ongoing efforts to support development in Sudan.

Xianghua explained that the grant is an implementation step of a joint mechanism between the two countries, previously established to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the outcomes of the Beijing Summit and the grant allocated to Sudan pursuant to the Chinese President’s announcement during the summit.
He noted the ongoing work of the mechanism and the efforts to develop a detailed plan for Sudan’s needs and priorities, emphasizing China’s interest in activating and deepening economic cooperation with Sudan and participating in development and reconstruction projects according to the required priorities.

In a related context, Dr. Bashar revealed his recent participation, representing Sudan, in the annual meetings of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing, during which he met with the newly elected president of the bank, Madam Zhou Yan. He revealed her promise to grant Sudan a special privilege in future financing and investments allocated by the bank for infrastructure.
Dr. Bashar expressed his hope that the bank would be a valuable supporter of Sudan in rebuilding what was destroyed by the war.