Four years after the launch of construction, China has presented the 150 million Yuan (US$22 million) presidential palace it built for Burundi as a gift to seal its diplomatic relations with the East African country. Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza at the launch of the construction of the presidential palace in December 2015. Support Pan-African Journalism SubscribeThe presidential palace was built on a 10,000 square meters land and has several facilities on its premises including circular roads, car parks, and sewer systems. Handing over of the presidential palace to the Burundian government. China built the $200 million African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2012 at no cost to the continental body .

Source: The North Africa Journal February 18, 2019 14:03 UTC