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Central African Republic

Central African Republic

Bharat and Central African Republic [CAR] enjoy friendly relations. CAR has supported Bharat’s candidature at various international forums. Both countries are keen to strengthen the existing relations.

 
 

Capacity Building

  • Citizens of CAR are eligible for scholarships under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC) and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
  • Many Central African women have attended the ITEC training course on solar electrification and rooftop water harvesting at Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan. 
  • 33 Slots under ITEC during 2010-2020. 1 slot of IAFS was also utilized in 2012-13. 4 CAR women availed of ITEC training in solar electrification and rooftop water harvesting course at Barefoot College, Rajasthan during 2014-15.

Grants & Concessional Finance

  • Bharat extended an LoC of $29.5 million to set up a 400 MT/day cement plant in Bangui. CAR availed a line of credit of $20 million from Bharat for limestone mining for the cement plant in Bangui. 
  • Bharat provided CAR with a line of credit of $5.5 million to purchase 100 buses, spare parts, and to construct a bus workshop. Bharat supplied CAR with the buses and spare parts, constructed the bus workshop and handed it over to CAR authorities by 2011.
  • CAR and Bharat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in March 2010 to establish an Information Technology (IT) Centre for Excellence in Bangui. In September 2010, they signed an MoU to establish two learning stations under the Hole-in-Wall Computer Education project. The two stations were opened in August 2011. Under the Pan-African e-Network project, Bharat set up tele-education, tele-medicine and VVIP connectivity in Bangui.