BISSAU — China has offered Guinea Bissau government 370 computers worth 456 million CFA Francs (about $800, 000), a statement from the Chinese Embassy in Bissau said on Feb 3.

The donation was handed to Guinea Bissau’s Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira by China’s Ambassador Wang Hua.

“The donation was a gesture of friendship by the Chinese people towards Guinea Bissau people,” the ambassador said during the ceremony.

Minister for the Presidency Baciro Dja thanked China for the support which, the official said, will help improve the operational capacity of Guinea Bissau’s public institutions.