Partnerships and Cooperation Opportunities-Working Document€¦ · The 2011 Booklet...

April 2011

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Contents

Foreword i

Acknowledgment iii

Executive Summary v

Acronyms vii

PART I – MULTI-DONOR THEMATIC FUNDS 1

Private Sector Initiatives 3

Fund for African Private Sector Assistance 4

Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership 6

Microfinance Capacity Building Trust Fund 8

Migration and Development Trust Fund 10

African Financing Partnership 12

African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises 14

Water and Sanitation Sector Initiatives 17

African Water Facility 18

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative 21

Multi-Donor Water Partnership Programme 23

Infrastructure Initiatives 25

NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility 26

Governance Initiatives 29

Multidonor Governance Trust Fund 30

Agriculture and Natural Resources Initiatives 33

African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism 34

Congo Basin Forest Fund 36

Other Priority Area Initiatives 39

South-South Cooperation Trust Fund 40

Newly Proposed Initiatives 43

Climate for Development in Africa Programme Special Fund 44

Knowledge Management Trust Fund 46

Aid for Trade Trust Fund 48

Fragile States Facility 50

Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (Africa Commission‟s Sustainable Energy Initiative) 52

Higher Education, Science and Technology Trust Fund 54

Mult-donor Thematic Fund Resources Available for Commitment 57

PART II - BILATERAL TRUST FUNDS 59

Bilateral Trust Fund Resources Available for Commitment 61

Matrix of Approved Activities under Bilateral Trust Funds in 2010 65

Single Donor Trust Fund Requests Flow Chart 69

PART III - CO-FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES 71

Current Pipeline 75

PART IV - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SECONDMENTS 87

Secondees Currently Working in the AfDB 88

Technical Assistants Currently Working in the AfDB 89

PART V – INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS 91

Overview of Multilateral Agreements 93

Overview of Bilateral Agreements 101

Overview of Agreements with the Private Sector 113

The AfDB's Partnerships Agreements Fowchart 116

ANNEX - PARTNERSHIPS AND COOPERATION UNIT 117

Partnerships and Cooperation Opportunities i

Foreword

I am very pleased to issue this third edition of the Booklet which presents an overview of the

partnerships and cooperation opportunities with the African Development Bank Group

(AfDB) for 2011-12. This publication provides you with updated information on the areas in

need of additional resources. Enhanced partnerships and cooperation are critical for us to le-

verage much-needed resources for service delivery to our diverse Regional Member Coun-

tries.

In 2010, in line with the Bank‟s Medium Term Strategy (2008-12), the AfDB benefitted from

working with a wide range of partners. A number of new strategic partnerships were forged

with stakeholders in both public and private sectors. We have utilized Trust Fund resources

for analytical work on regional integration, domestic resource mobilization and infrastructure

development. We remain focused on our key priority areas, including Infrastructure, Gover-

nance, Private Sector Development and Higher Education.

As presented in this Booklet, we hope that the current pipeline of projects for co-financing

will enable you to identify cooperation opportunities. Mobilization of Trust Fund and co-

financing resources is important to deepen our knowledge base, provide capacity building

support and to deliver development benefits to our clients.

We look forward to your active participation in the upcoming Partnerships Forum in April.

Together, we hope to continue to make a difference in meeting the development challenges

on the African Continent.

Aloysius U. ORDU

Vice President

Country and Regional Programs and Policy

April 2011

Partnerships and Cooperation Opportunities ii

Partnerships and Cooperation Opportunities iii

Acknowledgements

The 2011 Booklet “Partnerships and Cooperation Opportunities with the African Develop-

ment Bank” contains the latest information on the Bank-wide resource needs for Trust Funds,

Co-financing and Technical Cooperation. It aims to serve as a reference material to further

expand and deepen the collaboration with our development partners.

We would like to acknowledge the timely inputs provided by relevant Technical Departments

to enable this publication. Special thanks are due to the Departments of Agriculture and Agro

Industry, Development Research, Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Governance,

Economic and Financial Reforms, Human Development, Transport and ICT, NEPAD, Re-

gional Integration and Trade, Private Sector, Water and Sanitation as well as Fragile States

Unit. The Partnerships and Cooperation Unit has compiled this edition reflecting the Bank‟s

operational resource needs for 2011-12.

As our African client countries aspire to accelerate the pace of socio-economic development

in a globalized world, we need more dynamic and focused partnerships to meet their evolving

needs. In this regard, we look forward to our close collaboration with you.

Kazumi LARHED

Head

Partnerships and Cooperation Unit

April 2011

Partnerships and Cooperation Opportunities iv

Partnerships and Cooperation Opportunities v

Executive Summary

PART I - MULTI-DONOR THEMATIC FUNDS

Under four Multi-donor Thematic Funds which are being managed by relevant Technical Depart-

ments, 28 proposals were approved in 2010, totaling UA(1)

34.2 million. These funds are African Wa-

ter Facility (AWF), Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Fund (RWSSI), , NEPAD-

Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF), and the Fund for African Private Sector

Assistance (FAPA).

PART II - BILATERAL TRUST FUNDS

In 2009, the Partnerships and Cooperation Unit implemented a rationalization plan of bilateral Trust

Funds, whereby three options have been offered to tied Donors, namely: 1) untying the remaining

balance; 2) allocating the unused balance to untied Thematic Funds; and 3) returning the tied balance

to Donors.

At the end of 2010, all new Bilateral Trust Funds are untied. There is a decrease in the number of re-

maining tied funds, from fourteen in 2006 to five at the end of 2010. Since January 2007, all new re-

sources mobilized for Bilateral Trust Funds, including the replenishment, are fully untied, as required

by the Trust Funds Reform Program. In 2010, SAP-based Trust Funds Management System was

fully operationalised to enhance the internal efficiency.

66 proposals were newly approved in 2010, totaling UA 21.18 million under 12 Bilateral Trust Funds.

As compared with 2009, the annual commitment of Bilateral Trust Funds has increased by 72% in

volume. The trend in new approvals demonstrates the considerable growth in the utilization of Bila-

teral Trust Funds. Improvement in results reporting of Trust Funds operations remains a challenge.

PART III - CO-FINANCING

The Bank has currently fifteen co-financing agreements signed with partners to jointly finance priori-

ty sector projects such as infrastructure, energy, agriculture, and human resources development. The

main objective of co-financing is to pool investment resources and development expertise, enhance

synergies, reduce transaction costs and share risks in financing large-scale projects.

PART IV - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SECONDMENTS

In 2010, the Bank has benefited from the growing interest from partners to provide technical experts

and secondees, mainly to support the institutional capacity building of the Bank and strengthening

partnership. Ten donors are providing experts and secondees in governance, water, climate change,

infrastructure, private sector development, among others. At present, 12 secondees and 9 technical

assistants are posted in various organizational units of the Bank. Institutional arrangements for 22 new

technical assistants and secondees are being formalized with various partners.

The Bank is finalizing a new policy governing donor-funded technical assistants and secondees to

ensure its alignment with the ongoing human resources reform and the Bank‟s Medium-Term Strate-

gy.

Partnerships and Cooperation Opportunities vi

PART V – INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

The Medium-Term Strategy (2008-2012) states that: “The Bank will build more effective partnerships

based on clearer and more specific agreements to deliver well-articulated results.” The AfDB has

partnered with a wide range of development actors in both public and private sectors to achieve great-

er coordination and complementarities in responding to the needs of Regional Member Countries

(RMCs). The Bank‟s partnerships are usually formalized through Cooperation Agreements and

MOUs. The emergence of new donors and the renewed interest of traditional partners are reflected in

the Bank‟s recent partnerships development.

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Exchange rates as of April 2011:

UA= US$1.5855;

UA=EUR 1.116

Partnerships and Cooperation Opportunities vii

Acronyms ADF African Development Fund LDC Least Developed Countries

AFESD Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development MDG Millenium Development Goals

AFFM African Fertilizer Mechanism MDWPP Multi Donor Water Partnership Program

AFMI African Financial Market Initiative MFI Microfinance Institutions

AGF African Guarantee Fund MFW4A Making Finance Work for Africa

AMCOW African Minister Council on Water MIC Middle Income Countries

AMINA Microfinance Initiative for Africa NEPAD New Partnership for Africa‟s Development

AMU Arab Maghreb Union NGO Non Governmental Organizations

AWF African Water Facility NTFG Nordic Trust Fund for Governance

BADEA Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa OAGL Office of the Auditor General

BNWPP Bank-Netherlands Water Partnership Program OC Oversight Committee

BOAD West African Development Bank ODA Official Development Assistance

CBFF Congo Basin Forest Fund OINF Infrastructure Department

CBO Community based Organizations OIVP Vice President Complex/ Infrastructure, Private

Sector and Regional Integration CDM Clean Development Mechanism OMVG Gambia River Basin Development Organisation

CEEAC Economic Community of Central African States ONRI NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade Department

CEMAC Economic and Monetary Community of Central

Africa

OPSM AfDB Private Sector Department

CEIF Clean Energy Investment Framework ORQR Results and Quality Assurance Department

COMIFAC Central Africa Forests Commission ORRU Partnerships and Cooperation Unit

CPA Consolidated Plan of Action OSAN Agriculture and Agroindustry Department

DBSA Development Bank of Southern Africa OSFU Fragile States Unit

DEG Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft

mbH

OSGE Governance, Economic and Financial Reforms De-

partment

DFI Development Finance Institutions OSHD Human Development Department

EAC East Africa Community OSUS Gender, Climate and Sustainable Development Unit

ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States OWAS Water and Sanitation Department

EDRE Development Research Department PIU Programme Implementation Units

EIB European Investment Bank PPP Public Private Partnership

EITI Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative REC Regional Economic Community

ESTA Statistics Department REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degra-

dation FAPA Fund for Private Sector Assistance in Africa RMC Regional Member Countries

FMO Netherlands Development Finance Company RWSSI Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative

FSF Fragile States Facility SADC Southern African Development Community

GBP British Pound SME Small and Medium Enterprises

GECL General Counsel and Legal Services Department SSA Sub Saharian Africa

GHG Global Greenhouse Gas TF Trust Fund

GTZ Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit TM Task Manager

ICA Infrastructure Consortium for Africa TWG Technical Working Group

ICT Information Communication Technology TWRM Trans-Boundary Water Resources Management

IDC Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa UA Unit of Account

IFC International Finance Corporation UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund

IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate

Change

IPPF Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility US$ United States Dollar

ISDB Islamic Development Bank USAID United States Agency for International Development

IWRM Integrated Water Resource Management WIDM Water Information and Data Management

JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency WSS Water Supply and Sanitation

Partnerships and Cooperation Opportunities viii

Partnerships and Cooperation Opportunities 1

PART I – MULTI-DONOR THEMATIC FUNDS

New Approvals under Thematic Funds in 2010:

Under four Multi-donor Thematic Funds which are being managed by relevant Technical Depart-

ments, 28 proposals were approved in 2010, totaling UA 34.2 million.

Water and Sanitation Department (OWAS) manages:

• African Water Facility – AWF (nine approvals in 2010); and

• Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Fund – RWSSI (two approvals in 2010).

NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade Department (ONRI) manages NEPAD-Infrastructure Project

Preparation Facility – NEPAD-IPPF (eleven approvals in 2010).

Private Sector Department (OPSM) manages the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance – FAPA

(six approvals in 2010).

Resources Mobilized for Multi-donor Thematic Funds in 2010:

UA 35.3 million was mobilized in 2010 for four existing thematic funds consisting of:

• UA 5.6 million was mobilised for the African Water Facility (AWF) comprising:

UA 3 million (AUS 5 million) from Australia

UA 2.6 million (€ 3 million) from Austria

• UA 3.1 million was mobilised for the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA)

UA 1.8 million (€ 2 million) from Austria

UA 1.3 million (USD 2 million) from Japan

• UA 1.7 million (€ 2 million) for the NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (IPPF) from

Spain.

• UA 24.9 million was mobilized for the newly established multi-donor Zimbabwe Trust Fund (Zim-

Fund) in 2010. The resources mobilized comprise:

UA 5.8 million (AUD 10 million) from Australia

UA 3.3 million (DKK 30 million) from Denmark

UA 4.5 million (NOK 41 million) from Norway

UA 1.7 million (SEK 40 million) from Sweden

UA 9.6 million (GBP 10 million) from the UK


The following pages provide a description of these funds.

Private Sector Initiatives Fund for African Private Sector Assistance

Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership

Microfinance Capacity Building Trust Fund

Migration and Development Trust Fund

Africa Financing Partnership

African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Water and Sanitation Sector Initiatives

African Water Facility

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative

Multidonor Water Partnership Program

Infrastructure Initiatives NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility

Governance Initiatives Multidonor Governance Trust Fund

Agriculture and Natural Resources Initiatives

African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism

Congo Basin Forest Fund

Other Priority Area Initiatives South-South Cooperation Trust Fund

Newly Proposed Initiatives

Climate for Development in Africa Programme Special Fund

Knowledge Management Trust Fund

Aid for Trade Trust Fund

Fragile States Facility

Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa

Higher Education, Science and Technology Trust Fund


Private Sector Initiatives


Fund for African Private Sector Assistance


Microfinance Trust Fund


Africa Financing Partnership

African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises



Fund for African Private Sector Assistance

Date of agreement: January 24, 2006 converted into a multi-donor agreement with the participation of

Austria in October 2010.

Current volume of the fund: US$ 49 million

Volume of funds committed: US$ 30 million

Financial contributors: Government of Japan (US$ 34 million), AfDB (US$ 10.6 million) Govern-

ment of Austria (Euro 1 million), and Development Bank of Austria (Euro 1 million).

Background and Objectives

The multi-donor Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) aims to support the implementa-

tion of the AfDB‟s Private Sector Development (PSD) Strategy by providing untied grants for tech-

nical assistance and capacity building to African governments, regional economic communities and

similar intergovernmental organizations, business associations, market regulatory institutions, busi-

ness development service providers, business training and research institutions, and public/private

enterprises. Grants under FAPA enhance the Bank‟s ability to be more active in the upstream phases

of the project preparation cycle in order to reinforce the quality of its pipeline of bankable private sec-

tor transactions. The resources may also be used to promote innovative programs that specifically

support small and micro-scale enterprises and clean technologies, including the provision of seed

money (high-risk equity capital) for start-ups, business incubators, etc.

Areas of Focus / Sub-Sectors

The thematic areas covered by FAPA are in line with the Bank‟s updated PSD Strategy, which articu-

lates five focal priorities:

• Creating an enabling environment

• Strengthening financial systems

• Building competitive infrastructure

• Promoting the development of micro-small and medium-scale Enterprise (MSME)

• Promoting trade

Target Beneficiaries

• Regional economic communities

• Business associations

• Market regulatory institutions

• Business development service providers

• Business training and research institutions

• Public/Private Enterprises

Results and Milestones

• As of 31 Jan 2011, 36 projects have been financed for a total of US$ 29.7 million.

• Average size is US$ 826,000 per project.

• 48% regional/sub regional; 38% low-income countries; 13% middle-income countries.

• Activities financed include support for enabling environment (24%), financial sector strengthening

(23%), MSME development (34%), preparation of regional infrastructure Public-Private Partner-

ships (15%) and supporting trade (3%).

• As of February 2011, US$ 10 million of projects were in the pipeline.

Projects approved

• Microfinance: Advans Congo Microfinance Bank, Access Microfinance Bank of Liberia, Access

Bank Tanzania, Access Bank Nigeria, Pulse Services Ltd., Microcred Ivory Coast (MIC).

• MSME: Tanzania CRDB Bank (SME guarantee facility), Zanaco Zambia (SME guarantee facility),

Cameroon Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs (small and micro guarantee facility), Ghana



SME exporters (guarantee facility), Franchising Promotion Initiative, Egypt Franchising Project,

ATMS (African Training Management Services), Rural Income Enhancement in Egypt (RIEEP),

Investment Fund for Health in Africa (IFHA), Equity and Guarantee Fund for Agri business in

Africa (EGFAA, preparation study).

• Development Finance: BOAD (West African Development Bank), East African Development

Bank, Shelter Afrique, PTA Bank (East & Southern Region), Banque Congolaise de l‟habitat, FI

training in Environmental and Social Management.

• Business Enabling Environment: Madagascar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Imple-

mentation, Rwanda Private Sector Federation, Africa Business Roundtable, Tunisia Strengthening

Accounting, Mauritania mining, Central African Development Bank (BDEAC), Equity and Guaran-

tee Facility for Agribusiness in Africa (EGFAA), Rwandan Development Bank, Banque de Kigali,

African Domestic Bond Fund (ADBF).

• Infrastructure/PPP: Gambia River Basin (OMVG PPP hydro preparation, cofinanced with NE-

PAD-IPPF), Central Africa Backbone IT Project preparation (cofinanced with IPPF), East Africa

Submarine Cable System (PPP preparation, co-financed with IPPF), Rosso Bridge Preparation

Project co financed with NEPAD IPPF, Zaarat desalination study, African Carbon Support Program

(ACSP) and Madagascar and Mozambique Extractive Industries Transparency Support (EITI).

• Trade: African Trade Insurance.

Administration and Governance Structure

The FAPA trust fund has a dedicated secretariat and an established and functioning Technical Com-

mittee (TC) with broad representation from across the Bank. This ensures expert review of technical

cooperation proposals and monitoring of implementation. The Bank reports to the Oversight Commit-

tee (OC) for final approval of each project. In addition, the Bank holds annual donor meetings to re-

view progress and performance.

Major Activities in 2011-2012 / Additional Resources Required

Target activity/funding volume 12-20 operations per annum with a sustained funding level of US$ 15

million concentrated on defined work plan targets to be agreed with Bank/Donor Oversight Commit-

tee:

• DFIs (Development Finance Institutions);

• Microfinance and SMEs (linkage programs, MFIs);

• Entrepreneurship (business development services, associations, franchising, training and capacity

building);

• Infrastructure PPPs (Public/Private Partnerships);

• Corporate governance.

Experiences, Challenges, and Ways Forward

In October 2010, the AfDB Board approved the multi-donor conversion of FAPA, with Austria join-

ing through Development Bank of Austria (OeEB) and the Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF).

Technical Department and Task Manager

Peter Ide, EPSA Coordinator, Private Sector Department

Tel: (216) 7110 2743, e-mail: p. [email protected]

Partnerships and Cooperation Unit Focal Point

Veronica Giardina, Principal Cooperation Officer

Tel: (216) 7110 2519, e-mail: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]





Date of agreement: December 12, 2007

Current volume of the fund as of 31 December 2010: Euro 1.4 million

Financial contributors: AfDB, AfD, DANIDA, DFID, EIB, GTZ, MinBuza, SIDA


The Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Partnership is a G8 initiative launched in October

2007. Its mission is the establishment of a common platform for the harmonization and facilitation of

financial sector development and knowledge sharing in Africa. The Partnership brings together donor

partners, African governments, the private sector, and other financial sector stakeholders with the aim

of unleashing the full potential of Africa‟s financial sector in order to drive economic development

and reduce poverty across the continent.

The MFW4A Partnership Secretariat was established at the AfDB in June 2008 and works to advance

the overall objectives of the Partnership by: 1) centralising and disseminating financial sector know-

ledge; 2) convening partners and facilitating dialogue and exchanges on financial sector themes and

challenges; and 3) serving as a broker between supply and demand for financial sector assistance to

help improve the coordination and efficiency of donor funding to Africa‟s financial sector.


Financial sector development ranging from access to finance to Capital Markets.


• Donors (through enhanced coordination and transparency of operations); and

• Public and private sector entities (e.g. Ministries of finance, central banks, regulatory bodies, pri-

vate banks and research centers, etc.) involved in financial sector development in Africa (through

enhanced knowledge sharing and access to donors).


During 2010, the Partnership continued to expand its role and presence as a convenor of financial sec-

tor events that connect donors and stakeholders. The Secretariat organized workshops aimed at har-

monizing donor activities in Africa‟s financial sectors and also designed to ensure the development or

sharing of knowledge on specific finance-related themes.

• The Remittances Working Group Workshop, Tunis, October 2010: The MFW4A Partnership

hosted the second face-to-face meeting of the MFW4A Remittances Working Group which was

held in Tunis on 28h October 2010. The workshop brought together Donors/Development part-

ners active in the field to discuss shared priorities and objectives, take stock of ongoing activities,

exchange information, and coordinate future interventions. Participants included representatives of

the AfDB, MFW4A, the AFD, the French Government, Epargne sans frontière, GIZ, IOM, MinBu-

za, the Italian Government, DfID and the World Bank.

• Joint Donors/Stakeholders SME Finance Workshop: The Secretariat organized a joint do-

nors/stakeholders workshop on the theme „SME Finance: the Missing Link‟. The workshop was

aimed at allowing financial institutions, private sector institutions, policy makers and donors to

present and discuss available options in addressing SME financing gaps in Africa. The workshop

drew more than 50 participants and dealt with the challenges, opportunities, and available donor fi-

nancing options for SMEs in Africa. The workshop was concluded with the establishment of a

Stakeholder Working Group on SME finance. This is coordinated by the Making Finance Work for

Africa Partnership Secretariat in order to facilitate the implementation of the G-20 SME Finance

Agenda on the continent and the interaction between African stakeholders and development part-

ners. The Secretariat is carrying out preparatory work for the Group‟s first meeting which has been

scheduled for May 2011.

• MFW4A Book II: Consultation tour: The team of authors consulted key stakeholders on their

preliminary findings, conclusions, and recommendations in a series of consultation workshops,



coordinated by the MFW4A Secretariat. The consultation tour, which took place in Tunisia, Kenya,

South Africa and Senegal, raised strong interests among local stakeholders and proved to be a valu-

able networking exercise that contributed in raising awareness around the upcoming publication and

in general around MFW4A‟s activities. Over 60 participants, representing 50 different stakeholders

and donors took part in the events and provided relevant feedback to the process of integrating and

completing the final draft of the publication

Dissemination of information: The MFW4A Partnership website (www.mfw4a.org) went live on

19 April 2010. The website, which is in both English and French, serves as a knowledge hub for Afri-

ca‟s financial sectors and is organized around a thematic and country structure. It centralizes available

data, news, links and other resources on to a single online platform.MFW4 has other means of infor-

mation such as newsletter, Africa Finance Forum held bi-monthly in the blog, weekly press digest and

the MFW4A Book II “Financing Africa”.


• The Partnership Forum is composed of partners active in supporting the development of the fi-

nancial sector in Africa at national and regional levels. The Forum meets once a year to discuss fi-

nancial sector development topics agreed upon in advance. The next Forum is planned for Q4 2011.

• The Supervisory Committee (SC) is composed of partners who contribute a minimum of US$

50,000 per year to the Partnership, in cash or in kind. SC members oversee the Secretariat‟s activi-

ties.

• The Secretariat is composed of a core permanent team and supervised by the Partnership Coordi-

nator, conducts the day-to-day activities of the Partnership, including the coordination of partner ac-

tivities, development and management of the website, and the hosting of events asked for by the

partners and the Forum.

Major Activities in 2011-2012/ Additional Resources Required

• Organization of Second MFW4A Partnership Forum (in Q4 2011);

• Launch and dissemination of MFW4A publication „Financing Africa: Through the Crisis and

Beyond‟;

• Initiate one Making Finance Work for a Specific Country programme;

• Organize donor and stakeholder workshops/working groups;

• Additional resources required: funding for the Partnership Forum, other events and research;

• Making Finance Work for Specific Countries: the Partnership is exploring a model under which

development partners work closely with country authorities to address financial sector challenges.

A pilot project that involves the Ethiopian government and the AfDB is currently under way.


Since its establishment, the main challenges faced by MFW4A have been related primarily to ensur-

ing transparency in donor interventions (e.g. analyzing the supply of resources for financial sector

development) and to establishing a mechanism for receiving and processing recipient needs (i.e. de-

mand analysis). The next key challenges for the Partnership will be to consolidate and promote the

website as a financial sector knowledge hub and improve transparency around recipient driven needs,

as expressed by the recipient countries, and to ensure that donors take a coordinated approach in ad-

dressing them.


Stefan Nalletamby, Partnership Coordinator, Governance, Economic and Financial Reforms Depart-

ment





http://www.mfw4a.org/





Microfinance Trust Fund

Date of agreement: Bilateral Trust Fund Approval, July 2009

Current volume of the fund: Euro 15 million

Financial contributors: Government of Spain (Euro 15 million)


To support the implementation of the AfDB‟s Private Sector Development Strategy by providing

technical assistance and capacity building programs for microfinance institutions (MFI) and related

industry sectors.

• Retail institutions (microlevel): create, broaden and deepen a diversified supply side of financial

services to the poor. This will be a multifaceted activity that could involve training programs, ca-

pacity building/consultancy and knowledge sharing events.

• Market infrastructure related operators (mesolevel): promote the strengthening of the market

infrastructure so that MFIs can rely upon high-quality, sustainable services. Areas of assistance in-

clude: technical service providers (auditors, raters, consultants and trainers), financial infrastructure

(credit bureaus and collateral registries), networks and professional associations, and wholesale

lending institutions.

• Legal, regulatory and supervision framework (macrolevel): enacting legislation and regulations

that support microfinance, enabling innovative delivery mechanisms, cultivating respect for the rule

of law, particularly laws concerning the enforcement of loan contracts and collateral, eliminating in-

terest rates caps, fostering savings mobilization while protecting the fiduciary interest of depositors,

training and financing supervision teams, support in reporting and information assessment.

Areas of Intervention

The intervention areas were chosen by first carrying out and assessment of the capacity building

needs of the microfinance sector in Africa. Donors where consulted to prioritise those intervention

areas that match their strategies and take advantage of their collective expertise. As a result of this

process, it was decided that the Fund will focus on the following two intervention areas in its first

three years of operation.

• Area 1: Increase transparency within the microfinance sector

A lack of transparency in the microfinance industry is a key barrier in terms of the ability of MFIs to

raise capital, gain confidence from clients and therefore grow, expand, and deepen their outreach.

This intervention area will address retail, market infrastructure and regulatory levels as needed. With-

in this area of intervention, the Fund will specifically focus on the following sub-themes –which were

chosen based on potential impact and feasibility of implementation.

Area 1:a. Governance: Prepare MFIs to be audited and rated by improving its governance

and risk management procedures

Area 1.b: Audit and Training: train auditors and raters to work with financial intermediaries

in the microfinance sector, support the design of business models that allow for services to be pro-

vided at a cost MFIs can afford (intervention area(s): transparency

Area 1.c: Supervision: support capacity building for supervisory bodies

• Area 2: Support innovative product development and delivery channels

Microfinance market surveys, such as “The Portfolio of the Poor”, show that poor and low income

households need a variety of financial services – perhaps greater than less poor segments of clientele.

However, in many African countries, MFIs only offer a limited number of financial products and

these products are accessible only to certain segments of the population, due for instance to high cost

of reaching out to rural areas. This intervention area will support innovation in both product develop-

ment and delivery to insure increased access to high quality financial product for both rural and urban

poor populations. Within this area of intervention, the Fund will specifically focus on the following

subtheme:

Area 2.a: Rural finance: support the development of inclusive rural finance products, includ-

ing for instance agri-value chain financing, mobile and branchless banking to reach out to rural areas



while controlling costs, crop/weather insurance, diversification of the credit product range (leasing,

warrantage).

These restrictions apply to 90% of the funds committed during the period. As described above, 10%

of the yearly committed funding will be set aside to support inclusive financial services and are

aligned with the Fund‟s conditions for eligibility and operating principles.

• Geographic Areas: The MCBF will provide technical assistance in various areas of Africa. It will

support national project as well as multi-country projects in the following regions:

Each Call for Proposals (CfP) will focus on particular sets of countries and areas of intervention.

Call for Proposal Region Area of Intervention CfP #1 (2011) WAEMU #1: Increase Transparency within the Microfinance Sector

CfP #2 (2012) CEMAC #1: Increase Transparency within the Microfinance Sector

WAEMU #2: Support Innovative Product Development and Delivery Channels

CfP #3 (2013) SADC #1: Increase Transparency within the Microfinance Sector

CEMAC #2: Support Innovative Product Development and Delivery Channels


Eligible beneficiaries include:

• Retail Financial Institutions servicing poor and low income clients, with a special attention given to

women and rural areas;

• Networks of such institutions;

• Service providers to such institutions, such as training centers, credit bureaus, audit firms, rating

companies, IT firms;

• Projects aiming at strengthening microfinance regulatory frameworks as well as supervision capaci-

ty will be considered as well.


The governance and administrative structure is composed of a coordinator, a technical review com-

mittee and an oversight committee.

• Coordinator: Rafael Jabba, Private Sector Department (OPSM.4) is the Fund Coordinator respon-

sible for receiving and screening financing requests, coordinating the preparation of projects or ac-

tivities and ensuring their supervision.

• Technical Review Committee (TRC): composed by relevant Bank staff and presided by a Vice

President responsible for approving all operations submitted by the Coordinator for amounts under

US$ 100,000 equivalent and review all proposals over US$ 100,000 which will be submitted to the

Government of Spain for approval. Proposals over US$ 1 million will be received by the TRC, and

approved by the AfDB Board and the Government of Spain.


• Approval of Operational Guidelines (including selection criteria), three-year strategic plan and first

year work plan by the Government of Spain (April 2011).

• Launch initial call for proposals by May 2011.

• Implementation of first batch of projects (Q4 2011).

• Promotion of the Fund to attract additional partners (on-going).


Human Resources – support staff needs to be addressed.


Rafael Jabba, Principal Investment Officer, Strategy and Development Service, Private Sector De-

partment



Belinda Chesire, Senior Cooperation Officer







Date of agreement: October 23, 2009

Current volume of the fund: Euro 6.14 million

Financial contributors: France (Euro 6 million) and IFAD (US$ 0.2 million)


The reduction of costs of remittances and their mobilization, in addition to other financing sources, is

a topic of increased interest for the AfDB. In this context, the Bank has engaged with several partners,

in particular with France, to explore the ways and means for mobilizing these funds and to promote

the positive impacts of their use not only for beneficiaries, but also for the development of recipient

countries. In this regard, the Bank established a multi-donor fund with the objective of promoting and

assisting local initiatives and those emerging from Diasporas that aim to reduce transfer costs and bet-

ter use transferred funds. The main components are:


• Information and knowledge of migrant fund flows;

• Regulation of the operations of fund transfers;

• Products and financial intermediaries;

• Assistance in the creation of enterprises and local development.


Migrants, their beneficiaries, and communities in their country of origin.


• Enhance the availability of information and assist different stakeholders working in the field

of fund transfers. This component will enhance knowledge in order to design targeted activities

and promote competition through better information of the stakeholders. It entails: a) the mapping

of fund transfers and b) the dissemination of information.

• Assist the reform of regulatory frameworks. By modernizing regulatory frameworks and opera-

tors, this component aims to enhance financial markets for the benefit of migrants and beneficiaries.

• Development of new financial products. Developing and testing new financial products that re-

spond better to the needs and capacities of migrants and beneficiaries can be considered risky and

expensive for financial intermediaries, particularly MFIs. One main objective of this component

will be to promote the financial intermediaries‟ engagement through cofinancing or other forms of

support for developing financial products.

• Promotion of productive investment. This component aims to assist migrants in the creation of

SMEs and, promote the creation of private equity and investment funds for advancing innovative

SME projects that involve migrants and local entrepreneurs.

• Promotion of local development. This component will promote projects that mutualize healthcare

costs as well as cofinance infrastructure projects in the areas of education, health, small hydro

scheme and renewable energy.



mittee and an oversight committee.

• Coordinator: Rafael Jabba, Private Sector Department (OPSM.4) is the Bank Fund Coordinator.

He is responsible for receiving and screening financing requests, coordinating the preparation of

projects or activities and ensuring their supervision.



• Technical Review Committee (TRC): composed by relevant Bank staff and presided by a Vice

President. Responsible for approving all operations submitted by the coordinator for amounts under

US$ 500,000 equivalent.

• Oversight Committee (OC): composed by a Bank representative and representatives of the financ-

ing partners. Responsible for approving the operational guidelines of the Fund as well as verifying

the conformity of the use of resources in accordance with the objectives of the Fund. The OC will

approve operations with budgets between US$ 500,000 and US$ 1 million equivalent.

• Operations of over US$ 1 million will be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.


• Closed the first Call for Proposals in January 2011 – Over 600 institutions registered and 250 appli-

cants applied for a grant. The approximate value of the Grant Request was over Euro 50 million;

• Review and enhance first batch of projects (2nd

Quarter 2011);

• Initial Disbursements (3rd

Quarter 2011);

• Promotion of the Fund to attract additional partners.


Need additional Staffing.


Rafael Jabba, Principal Investment Officer, Strategy and Development Services, Private Sector De-

partment


Bank Representative in Oversight Committee: Patrick Giraud, Lead Economist, Front Office, Vice

President – Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration










African Financing Partnership


The African Financing Partnership (AFP) is a collaborative, co-financing platform amongst Devel-

opment Finance Institutions (DFIs) active in private sector project financing in Africa. The AFP is a

component of the AfDB‟s mission to help reduce poverty in Africa by mobilizing resources for pri-

vate sector development on the continent. The objective of the AFP is to bring together DFI partners

with a similar mission so that further results could be delivered through combined efforts.

The AFP is based on the partnership strategy set out in the Strategy Update for the Bank‟s Private

Sector Operations, approved by the AfDB Board of Directors in January 2008. There is evident need

for partnerships, including with external development finance institutions, to enhance the effective-

ness and efficiency of financing in Africa.

An AFP MOU is being signed between the core group of eight DFIs called the AFP Promoting Part-

ners. The MOU endorses improvement in efficiency across multilateral and bilateral financing institu-

tions, achieving best practices, reducing cost and “doing more with less.” The partners include:

1. AfDB

2. Deutsche Investitions-UND Entwicklungsgesellschaft MBH (DEG)

3. Development Bank of Southern Africa Ltd. (DBSA)

4. European Investment Bank (EIB)

5. Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd. (IDC)

6. International Finance Corporation (IFC)

7. Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO)

8. Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique S. A. (PROPARCO)

Following the signing of the MOU, the AFP would expand to include other DFIs and commercial fi-

nancial institutions partners as AFP Participating Partners. The AFP legal models would range from

pure cofinancing structures, through the quasi-syndication phase of involving smaller DFIs and com-

mercial partners along with syndication under a B-loan approach and to the potential establishment of

AFP as a special purpose vehicle.


The two main areas of focus are:

• Harmonization: creating common best practices and collaboration between DFIs operating in Afri-

ca;

• Additionality: using DFI capital to leverage private capital for catalyzing greater investments in

development in Africa.

The three main sectors of operations under the AFP are:

• Infrastructure – Power, Transport, ICT and Water/Sanitation;

• Industries – Extractive Industries, Agribusiness and Healthcare; and

• Financial Institutions – African DFIs, Banks, Microfinance, Guarantees


The AFP aims at the efficient mobilization of resources for investment in project financing in Africa.

The beneficiaries would include infrastructure and industrial-related projects with large funding re-

quirements. This would lead to the creation of jobs and socio-economic development on the continent.


In 2010, the AFP Secretariat managed to meet a number of key operational milestones including sign-

ing of the Memorandum of Understanding, finalizing advanced drafts of the Confidentiality Agree-

ment and the Non-Disclosure Agreement. The Secretariat also created a detailed pipeline of projects

under the AFP‟s „enhanced collaboration‟. This instrument has the potential to mobilize debt and eq-



uity resources of up to US$ 25 billion. An AFP Priority Matrix was also developed, outlining the key

focus sectors, exclusion policies and contact details at each of the partner DFIs.


The AFP Secretariat is established at AfDB, in the Private Sector Department (OPSM). The AFP has

a steering committee composed of the heads of strategic business or private sector departments for

Africa at the respective AFP Promoting Partners. This AFP Committee meets at least twice a year,

including at the Annual Meetings of the AfDB. AFP focal points at each DFI will participate in

monthly conference calls on the AFP projects pipeline and other coordination matters.


The AFP Framework Confidentiality Agreement will be signed in early 2011, with the finalization of

the Operational Guidelines to follow. The AFP pipeline will be instrumental in identifying key

projects to pilot the collaboration outlined in the operational guidelines. Experience developed from

the collaborative efforts will serve to strengthen the partnership. Operationalizing the AFP will be the

key priority for 2011/12.

The AFP Secretariat is creating an AFP website in collaboration with a website design firm. In addi-

tion to information about the AFP and its partners, a password protected area of the website would

also serve as a data room for posting critical project documents by the lead AFP Partners. The website

will be a key information portal for AFP activities and collaboration.

A number of events will also be organized to stimulate interest from the private sector on the work of

the AFP, and also to mobilize and leverage private capital flows.


With eight anticipated promoting partners taking the lead in two to three AFP projects per year, the

partnership is estimated to finance 10 to 20 projects in Africa, which could reach well above US$10

billion in total financing. This institutional coordination and facilitation necessitates an AFP Secreta-

riat to ensure the strengthening of relationships and partnerships amongst the participating DFIs.


Neema Siwingwa, Syndication & Cofinancing Officer, Operations Support, Private Sector Depart-

ment









African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises


A general consensus has emerged around the key role that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can

have in reducing poverty and achieving the MDGs in African countries. In order to make use of their

potential, SMEs need increased access to bank credit. African SMEs historically lack access to

finance, and this is likely to be exacerbated by the effects of the financial and economic crisis on the

continent.

There is a strong economic case for scaling up support for African SMEs. Development assistance for

SMEs in Africa remains highly fragmented, with several donors and development finance institutions

(DFIs) running a number of SME programs in an uncoordinated way. A regionalization of support

and a pooling of resources are required to avoid duplications and inefficiencies, in the spirit of the

Paris Declaration and the Accra Agenda for Action.

In particular, the provision of guarantees complemented by development of banks‟ capacity to engage

in SME lending seems to be one of the most effective policy instruments for easing the access to cre-

dit for SMEs. The Africa Commission in 2009 called for the establishment of an African Guarantee

Fund (AGF) for SMEs. The AfDB, the Danish Government (Danida) and the Spanish Government

(AECID) are currently implementing this initiative. The AGF will be a permanent regional conduit

for channeling guarantees and technical assistance to financial institutions in Africa with the objective

of generating enhanced growth in the SME sector, thereby creating increased employment opportuni-

ties in the economy, particularly for the youth.

The AGF is set up as a company limited by shares under the business law of Mauritius. From the out-

set, a branch will be established in Nairobi, Kenya, from where the staff of the company will conduct

the business. A second branch is likely to be set up in a West African francophone country within a

few years. AGF will operate as a non-bank financial institution with a Board of Directors responsible

for the overall management and a Chief Executive Officer heading the operations.


The AGF will gradually be able to provide guarantees to financial institutions in all African countries.

The guarantees and the associated capacity development activities are meant to specifically stimulate

lending to SMEs, whereby the definition of SMEs will largely be left to the client financial institu-

tions.


All formal African SMEs regardless of sector, industry, location, etc. may benefit from loans backed

by AGF guarantees. The intermediate target group will be financial institutions that wish to engage in,

or expand their lending to African SMEs.

Indicative Timeframe and Proposed Activities and Outcomes

AGF will begin its operations in the second half of 2011, based on a guarantee capital of USD 50 mil-

lion already approved by the three founding shareholders (Denmark, Spain and the African Develop-

ment Bank). The AGF will be a permanent regional conduit for channeling guarantees and technical

assistance to financial institutions in Africa with the objective of generating enhanced growth in the

SME sector, thereby creating increased employment opportunities in the economy, particularly for the

youth.

The AGF will provide (i) loan portfolio guarantees to PLIs, (ii) financial guarantees to PLIs, (iii) ca-

pacity development support for PLIs, and (iv) capacity development support for SMEs. Through the

supply of these products and services, the AGF will help improve access to credit for SMEs as they

start and grow their businesses. It will also contribute to address the issue of limited technical capacity

of both PLIs and SMEs.



The AGF will mobilize substantial financial resources for African SMEs thus contributing to private

sector development, job creation and ultimately poverty reduction. It will provide countercyclical

support to financial institutions through easing access to liquidity and strengthening their capacity to

create credit. It will also provide capacity development support for both PLIs and SMEs thus increas-

ing productivity and competitiveness. The AGF will finally contribute to increasing aid effectiveness

in the context of shrinking development support for SMEs through channeling financial assistance

into a regional conduit.

Proposed Administration and Governance Structure

As mentioned above, the AGF is a company limited by shares. The company is governed by a Board

of Directors overseeing the operations of the company. These will be headed by a CEO to whom the

staff of the AGF will report. The AGF will operate its guarantee business in-house while the capacity

development support will be outsourced to recognized external providers.

Resources Required

The present share capital of the AGF is USD 50 million. Over the coming 3 to 5 years, the capital is

scheduled to increase to USD 300 million. Additional capital is sought from bilateral donors as well

as from DFIs. Grant resources for the capacity development trust being established in association

with the AGF are also sought, to boost the USD 2.5 million already committed by Danida for this

purpose.

Denmark and Spain are founding shareholders together with the Bank. Two European DFIs have ex-

pressed a concrete interest in joining the AGF as shareholders, while some donors and DFIs have

shown preliminary interest.


Pietro Calice, Senior Investment Officer, Financial Intermediation and Microfinance, Private Sector

Department


Torben Lindqvist, AGF Focal Point, African Development Bank Kenya Country Office

Tel: (254) 20 27 12 925/926/928, e-mail: [email protected]









Water and Sanitation Sector Initiatives



Multidonor Water Partnership Program



Date of agreement: Special Fund, established May 2004 and effective December 2004

Current volume of the fund: Euro 130 million

Financial contributors: AfDB (Euro 31.4 million), Algeria (Euro 0.09 million), Australia (Euro 12.8

million), Austria (Euro 3.7 million), Canada (Euro 3.3 million), Denmark (Euro 4.6 million), Euro-

pean Union (Euro 11.2 million), Egypt (Euro 5.6 million), France (Euro 22 million), Norway (Euro

8.6 million), Senegal (Euro 0.1 million), Spain (Euro 12 million), Sweden (Euro 12.1 million), UK

(Euro 0.01 million)


The African Water Facility (AWF) is an initiative of the African Ministers Council on Water (AM-

COW). It is hosted and managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The overall purpose of

the Facility is to assist African countries to mobilize and apply resources for the Water and Sanitation

sector to help enable them to successfully implement the Africa Water Vision (2025) and meet the

MDGs (2015). The AWF began its operations in 2006.


AWF provides support in the following areas:

• Strengthening water governance by increasing African countries and regional organisations‟ capaci-

ty to govern their water resources based on IWRM principles and cooperative arrangements;

• Meeting water needs through the preparation of programmes and projects that will attract follow-on

investments, and piloting innovative technologies and approaches that may lead to widespread

adoption;

• Strengthening the financial base of African countries and regional organisations by attracting addi-

tional funding to the sector and ensuring more effective use of available funding;

• Improving water knowledge by increasing the capacity for informed decisions making to guide wa-

ter development planning and implementation.


Central Government/Ministry or Agencies; Local Government/ Municipalities; NGOs/CSOs; Com-

munity Based Organisations (CBO); Regional, sub-regional and sectoral organisation (i.e. Regional

Economic Organisation); Lake and River Basin Organisations.


66 projects, at a total investment of about Euro 79 million have been approved since the Facility be-

came operational in 2006. They are spread across 50 countries and cover the following interventions:

• 12 projects relate to the implementation of national IWRM;

• 7 projects focus on the implementation of trans-boundary water resources development initiatives

and programmes in Africa;

• 13 projects are small capital investment projects designed to attract additional resources or to intro-

duce innovative technologies;

• 20 projects concern preparation of water supply and sanitation programmes/projects;

• 14 projects support information and knowledge management;

Since inception, AWF has mobilized Euro 130 million from the European Commission (25.0M), UK

(16.7M), Canada (12.9M), Sweden (12.2M), France (12.0M), Spain (12.0M), AfDB (11.3M), Norway

(10.6M), Denmark (5.4M), Austria (4.0M), Australia (3.4M), Senegal (0.2M) and Algeria (0.1M)


• Governing council: Determines general policy direction and guides the operational activities of the

Facility. Composed of 13 members: AMCOW (5), donors (5) NEPAD (1) UN-WATER (1) AfDB

(1), and chaired by AMCOW Minister

• AfDB Board of Directors: Responsible for the general operations of the AWF Fund including pro-

ject approval, approving projects beyond Euro 2 million and delegating approval for smaller pro-

jects as noted below.

• AfDB President: Approves projects between Euro 500,000 and Euro 2 million.


• Director/AWF: The administrative head of the Facility, responsible for the overall management of

the Facility. Approves projects valued below Euro 500,000.

• Coordinator/AWF: Day-to-day management of the Facility and supervision of staff.


The main principles that will guide activities in 2011 are as follows:

• Focusing on strategic planning and refining of operational processes early in the year;

• Ensuring effective and timely implementation of the ongoing projects and expediting disburse-

ments;

• Ensuring quality at entry in the development of new projects as well as quality during implementa-

tion for on-going projects;

• Limiting the number of new project approvals in order to allow AWF to focus on project quality

and implementation concerns;

• Ensuring leadership and involvement of AMCOW in AWF operations, and supporting AMCOW

strategic initiatives;

• Mainstreaming gender and social equity in AWF operations;

• Documenting and disseminating results and knowledge emanating from AWF operations;

• Enhancing communications, visibility and outreach;

• Managing human resources and institutional concerns in this period of transition; and

• Mobilising additional resources for AWF operations from 2012 onwards.

While adequate funding for the 2011 operations is secured, the situation for 2012 and beyond contin-

ues to be a challenge, with no funding commitments yet made by any donors. As part of the ongoing

preparation of the AWF Strategic Plan 2012-2016, the operational programme and associated funding

requirements will be clearly defined over the next five years. This will be used to support an extensive

resource mobilisation drive, starting with a donors conference planned for September 2011.


An independent Effectiveness Assessment of the AWF was completed in October 2010. The conclu-

sions provide a concise overview of the assets of the AWF, the lessons learned and way forward.

“Over the last 5 years, the African Water Facility has developed into a successful institution, with

many valuable assets. The most important assets are indubitably:

Diverse portfolio. Close to 60 projects have been approved so far, with a diversity of innovative pro-

jects in many countries across Africa, with a particular strength in Trans-boundary Water Resource

Management. Other areas of innovation include water sector M&E and urban water and sanitation

services.

Innovation and quality. The 8 project assessments that were part of this assignment reveal these

AWF projects to be generally effective and are delivering stated outcomes, even if progress has been

slow in some cases. AWF-funded projects are commonly seen by other partners as innovative and

focused on emergent issues.

Sound management. To manage its projects, the Facility uses an effective operating system with

strong financial controls anchored to an efficient institution (AfDB). This has been recognized in a

recent evaluation commissioned by the European Union.

Scaling up capacity. Some projects have already led to good proposals for larger scaled up projects,

demonstrating an interesting leverage effect. This scaling up capacity is an illustration of the very

purpose for which the Facility was established - mobilising more financial resources for the water sec-

tor in Africa.

Support to fragile States. The AWF has taken advantage of its ability to provide support to post-

conflict countries, with projects in most of the so-called „fragile States” in Africa.

Support to applicants. AWF provides valuable support to applicants during the project development

process. This is recognised by the sector as a flexible, innovative, participative and unique way of

preparing and appraising projects.

People. Skilled and highly motivated staff contributed to AWF‟s success. A good sign of this is that

except for top management, turnover is rather limited. These staffs are a very valuable asset to build

on and keep on developing the Facility.


Roots. AWF is an African-based organisation with strong links with AMCOW and therefore the min-

isterial level of the water sector in all African countries. This role of the Facility in the water sector

indubitably contributed to its success.

Knowledge. The Facility has accumulated and produced substantial and valuable knowledge on the

water sector and the potential for scaling up more promising approaches. However this potential is

yet to be fully realized.

The key issue is how to build on these assets to maximize AWF‟s contribution to the development of

the African water and sanitation sector. During the initial years of AWF's history it has naturally

focused on developing a substantial portfolio of innovative projects, as part of its consolidation phase.

The African Water Facility now needs to expand its staff numbers to be able to devote sufficient time

and resources to activities such as support to projects being implemented, M&E and potential scaling

up activities, in order to fulfil its many functions and be a high performing Africa-wide project fund-

ing and support instrument.”


Akissa Bahri, Coordinator, African Water Facility



Khadidia Diabi, Principal Cooperation Officer






Date of agreement: 2006

Current volume of the fund: Euro 91.14 million

Financial contributors: Canada (Euro 8.59 million, Denmark (Euro 30.82 million), France (Euro 40

million), the Netherlands (Euro 9.29 million) and Switzerland (Euro 2.44 million)


The AfDB strategy in water and sanitation sector is to increase its financing mainly for rural interven-

tions where the poorest 65% of population live with maintaining support for peri-urban/ urban areas,

water for irrigation and hydropower and trans-boundary water resources management. In 2003, the

AfDB developed the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI), whose overall objective

is to accelerate access to drinking water supply and sanitation in rural Africa in a sustainable way

In 2005, RWSSI was adopted, by the main international development partners and the African Gov-

ernments as a common framework for resources mobilization and investment for rural water supply

and sanitation services development in Africa at the first International Conference on the RWSSI held

on 1st April 2005 in Paris. The Conference led to the establishment of a RWSSI Trust Fund (RWSSI-

TF) to earmark additional resources to be managed by the AfDB for the financing of RWSS Pro-

grammes. At the conference, the Governments of France and Denmark pledged € 40 million and € 30

million, respectively, as additional funding through the RWSSI-TF. Thereafter, the Netherlands

joined the RWSSI-TF in 2006 with a contribution of € 20 million. In 2009, Canada and Switzerland

joined with contributions of € 25.2 million and € 2.15 million respectively. The total pledges do date

equal to € 117.35 million


Focus areas include water supply, sanitation, hygiene, sector policy and strategy, capacity building

and funds mobilization for Rural Water and Sanitation sub-sector.


The Initiative targets about 280 million people living in rural Africa with access to and using new and

rehabilitated water supply and sanitation (WSS) facilities.


Since its inception in 2003, 28 programmes/projects have been implemented under RWSSI in 22

RMCs, totalling UA 2.6 billion, of which the Bank contributed UA 695.2 million from ADF resources

and the RWSSI TF contributed UA 74.14 million. The remaining UA 1,830.45 million was leveraged

from other development partners, African Governments and the beneficiary communities.

Out of the 28 RWSS Programs undertaken, 16 (list them) have started to provide access to water

supply and improved sanitation services and of these three have exceeded target set for access to wa-

ter supply and improved sanitation services 5 have almost achieved the target set and continue to de-

liver more. In addition five programmes/projects are progressing well in achieving the targets set. The

additional people served with access to water supply through the RWSS program rose from the 1.15

million people reported at the end of December 2007 to over 32.63 million people at the end of De-

cember 2010, while for sanitation it increased from about 0.58 million to about 20 million people over

the same period.

The RWSSI programmes are designed in line with Paris Declaration commitments and rate positive

against most of the indicators for aid effectiveness. Indeed, of the 25 on-going programmes, 19 are

recorded in the Country‟s national programme and just over half make use of country systems. In ad-

dition, with the exception of one, all RWSSI programmes use International Competitive Bidding

(ICB) procurement procedures and nearly all also use common planning, reporting and sector re-

views.



• RWSSI TF Committee: Representatives from France, Denmark, and Netherlands, and OWAS De-

partment. The Committee convenes once a year to review progress and approve the annual work

programme.

• RWSSI TF Focal Point: OWAS Department appraises and processes the programmes through the

AfDB‟s internal review process.

• Approval Process: RWSS programmes co-financed by RWSSI TF follow the AfDB‟s approval

process through AfDB Board of Directors.


Table 1: RWSSI Programmes/Projects Planned for 2011 (Euro million)

Programme/Project and Studies

Projected Commitment for 2011

ADB Group Fi-

nancing

RWSSI Trust Fund

Financing

Programmes/Projects

Niger 32.00 3.00

Mauritania 6.00 4.00

Gambia 6.00 4.00

Sub Total 44.00 11.00

Programme Development/Studies

Sao Tome (National Programme Development) 1.00

Cote d‟Ivoire (National Programme Development) 1.00

RWSSI Program Manager 0.15

RWSSI Films 0.15

RWSSI Evaluation 0.25

Short Term Consultants 0.10

2nd International RWSSI Conference 0.25

Sub Total 2.9

Total Projected Commitment for 2011 44.00 13.9


Experiences: Programmatic approach is experienced in 60% of the RWSSI interventions with less use

of PIUs and quicker program development.

Challenges: Fast tracking program implementation and increase sector implementation capacity.

Way Forward: (i) mobilize more resources for RWSS, (ii) continue to advocate for more political

support for RWSSI at the highest political level, (iii) continue to strengthen collaboration and harmo-

nization with development partners, (iv) more use of country systems for procurement and financial

management, (v) increase support for capacity building for long term sustainability including service

providers; enhance the collaboration with NGOs, and (vi) develop M&E systems with appropriate

indicators at country level, start with simple systems and build them up.


Sering Jallow, Manager, Water and Sanitation Department, Division 2








Multi-Donor Water Partnership Programme


Current volume of the fund: The total funds made available, including accrued interest as at 31st De-

cember 2010 was €9,055,852

Financial contributors: Canada (Euro 3.3 million) and Denmark (Euro 2 million).


The Bank-Netherlands Water Partnership Program (BNWPP) was established in December 2002 be-

tween AfDB and the Government of the Netherlands. The BNWPP was transformed into a Multi-

Donor Water Partnership Program (MDWPP) with the participation of the Canadian and Danish gov-

ernments in March 2006.

The objective of Water Partnership Programme (WPP) is to help operationalize the Bank's IWRM

Policy, create awareness on and enhance commitment to IWRM among RMCs, and support the coor-

dinating efforts of the Bank with respect to the various water initiatives.


• IWRM outreach and knowledge sharing

• Support to the Bank‟s operations capacity

• Water information and data management at AfDB

• Support for transfer of best practice and experiences


AfDB, RMCs, Regional and Sub-Regional Organizations


The WPP is providing the Bank with an opportunity to enhance its knowledge and learning activities

in the water sector, which has better enabled the Bank staff to play a key role in promoting dialogue

with key regional actors on critical water sector issues such as water security, the MDGs, and sanita-

tion delivery. Completion of 17 ongoing activities carried over 2009 and commencement of 7 new

activities in 2010.

• IWRM Outreach and Knowledge Sharing: A series of activities in North, Eastern and Southern

Africa to promote IWRM planning and enhance knowledge sharing between countries and institu-

tions on best practices supported in collaboration with the Global Water Partnership. The WPP has

been instrumental in facilitating dialogue on key sector issues, as evidenced by support to the prepa-

ration for the Heads of States Summit on water and sanitation in Sharm-El Sheikh, Egypt in 2008,

the First and Second Africa Water Weeks, and the African Sanitation conference. The program has

also supported activities of thematic networks such as the Rural Water Supply Network and pro-

moted dialogue on key sector issues between the AfDB and international/regional bodies including

the UN Secretary-General‟s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation and the African Ministerial

Council on Water (AMCOW).

• Enhanced Bank Operational Capacity: The program was instrumental in the establishment of

three important special initiatives at the Bank: the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative

(RWSSI), the African Water Facility (AWF), and the ClimDev Programme. They are mainstream-

ing IWRM and climate risk management processes in Bank operations and making significant con-

tributions to MDGs. In 2010, support was also provided for the establishment of a partnership

called AgWA with the principal actors in agricultural water management in Africa. This is expected

to contribute to improving the food security in Africa and the mainstreaming of IWRM principles

and practices.

• Increased Awareness and Adoption of Best Practices: The program has supported the prepara-

tion of a number of key regional studies and reviews including an agricultural water use study, a

water sector governance study, a joint review of the Sanitation and Hygiene Status in 32 countries

carried out with the World Bank/WSP and the African Regional Documents for the Fourth and Fifth

World Water Forums. It has also supported development of guidelines related to water user fees and


cost recovery, rainwater harvesting, water and poverty, and management of wetlands, and spon-

sored activities aimed at increasing the knowledge of Bank staff on innovative water and sanitation

technologies, such as use of photovoltaic pumping in rural water systems.

• Strengthened Information and Data Management: The WWP has been supporting Bank efforts

to manage water information effectively to enhance decision making and improve operational effec-

tiveness. A situation analysis of the water information systems in the Bank has been undertaken,

leading to the development of a framework for the implementation of a water information and data

management (WIDM) system. A communication approach and dissemination plan has been devel-

oped to strengthen sharing of water sector information and knowledge.


• Steering Committee (Representatives of AfDB, Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands): Approves

the overall program.

• OIVP: Approves annual program and budget.

• Director of OWAS: Approves individual detailed activities and budget, designates Program Coor-

dinator and oversees implementation of the program.

• Technical Working Group (TWG): Reviews Annual Implementation Plan and Progress Reports

prior to submission to the Director of OWAS.

• Programme Coordinator (PC): Coordination of activities of the program, including reporting

• Task Managers (TM): Prepare detailed activity proposals and responsible for implementation of

approved activities


Major Activities: Activities with a focus on scaling up water and sanitation services in fragile states,

water for agriculture, enhancing PSP and the use of innovative financing mechanisms in water sector

operations, and organization of second RWSSI conference.

Required Resources: Euro 9.8 million in additional funds for the implementation of the 2011-2013

WPP Medium-Term Strategy have to be mobilized from existing and new donor partners.


• Improving knowledge management: The WPP plays a key role in acting as a knowledge center

for AfDB water activities in support of the Bank‟s role as a lead organization in the sector. The

Program has put in place plans to increase its efforts to serve as an instrument for the Water De-

partment to improve knowledge management on water issues. In particular, several important stu-

dies and guidelines that will add value to the Bank‟s work will be widely disseminated within the

Bank.

• Increasing visibility of the WPP: To effectively carry out its mandate, it is important that the WPP

is well known and recognized both within the Bank and among its external stakeholders. In order

to improve its visibility, the Program will give priority to implementing its newly developed com-

munications approach and widely disseminating outputs.

• Implementation of MDWPP Medium Term Strategy: A Medium Term Strategy is nearing com-

pletion, which will provide strategic direction and enhance the effectiveness of the program over the

next three to five years, in order to better address contemporary water challenges and Bank priori-

ties for the water sector. However, inadequate staffing and funding constrains the effective imple-

mentation of the Program.


Thomas Roberts, Chief Water Engineer, Water and Sanitation Department








Infrastructure Initiatives

NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility



NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility Date of agreement: September 2004

Current volume of the fund: US$ 46 million

Financial contributors: Canada (CAD 10 million – equivalent to USD 10.29 million), Denmark (DKK

17.7 million – equivalent to USD 3.3 million), Germany (Euro 1 million), Norway (NOK 45 million –

equivalent to USD 8.16 million), Spain (Euro 2 million) , UK (GBP 5 million – equivalent to USD 3.2

million), USAID (USD 1 million), AfDB (UA 6.3 million – equivalent to USD 9.9 million) and Da-

nish Fund for Technical Assistance (DKK 5 million – equivalent to USD 0.9 million)


The NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPFF) Special Fund aims to assist

African countries, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), specialized agencies and related institu-

tions by providing grant resources for: (i) preparing high quality and viable regional/continental infra-

structure projects with a view to requesting financing from public and private sources; (ii) developing

a consensus and partnership for project implementation; and (iii) promoting infrastructure projects

and programs aimed at enhancing regional integration and trade. The IPPF directly contributes to the

objectives of the MTS, Regional Integration Strategy which retained regional infrastructure as a stra-

tegic priority sector. In addition, the regional focus of the NEPAD-IPPF makes it a key contributor to

regional integration by interconnecting the infrastructure of countries and regions of Africa.


The NEPAD-IPPF supports regional infrastructure development projects in the following sectors:

transport, energy, ICT, and water resources management. The activities eligible for financing under

the Fund are: (i) prefeasibility studies; (ii) feasibility studies; (iii) project structuring; (iv) capacity

building for infrastructure development; and (v) facilitation and creation of an enabling environment

for regional infrastructure development.


All RMCs of the Bank Group, RECs and specialized regional/continental institutions for infrastruc-

ture development are eligible for the NEPAD-IPPF Special Fund resources. The proposed activity

must aim to support regional infrastructure development in the focus areas cited above.


The Fund's overall performance has been strong in terms of number of projects approved, disburse-

ments, implementation, resources mobilization, partnership, and visibility. To date, a total of 43

projects have been approved for total commitments of US$ 29.469 million across regions. Disburse-

ment has increased from 20% in 2007 to reach 49% of committed funds by the end of 2010, reflecting

the implementation level on the ground. The preparation of 16 of the 43 projects has been completed

and some of those are under physical implementation (an investment worth more than US$ 5 billion)

as a result of NEPAD-IPPF support.

Key achievements include the: (i) Benin -Togo- Ghana Electricity Interconnection Project, (ii) Kenya-

Uganda Oil Pipeline Project, (iii) Zambia-Tanzania-Kenya Power Interconnection Project, (iv) East

African Submarine Cable (EASSy) Project, (v) OMVG Electricity Project, (vi) Ithezi-Thezi and Kari-

ba North Bank (SAPP) securing financing through a PPP, Ghana-Burkina power interconnection

project, etc.

Due to this success, new donors have joined the Fund which now counts among its members Canada,

Denmark, Norway, UK (DFID), Germany and Spain in addition to AfDB. Total capital of the Fund

has reached US$ 46 million. The challenge is now to increase the capital of the Fund to meet the

growing needs for bankable projects.




• The instrument establishing the NEPAD-IPPF sets the AfDB as a trustee to serve as legal owner

and holder in trust of the funds, assets and receipts constituting the fund‟s resources and to manage

and apply these according to the provisions of the instrument.

• The AfDB Board of Directors is assigned a decision-making role in the management of the Fund.

• The Oversight Committee (OC) of seven members was established. It is comprised of three repre-

sentatives from the contributing donors (a member country of the Bank, or any country eligible to

be a member country, as well as an organization acceptable to the Bank, may make contributions to

the NEPAD-IPPF), two members representing the African Union and the NEPAD Secretariat, and

two members representing the Bank. The OC provides general policy direction for NEPAD-IPPF

activities. Its main function is to review the operational focus, the proposed areas of intervention

and to ensure consistency with the Fund‟s policy thrust. The OC also reviews the annual report of

activities financed through the Fund to ensure consistency with the NEPAD mandate and regional

integration.


Concerning Facility governance, the Oversight Committee recommendations were implemented in

2010. Thus, the Review of Facility activities after six years of existence was carried out by an inde-

pendent consultant, who made a number of recommendations to ensure its efficient management.

Bank Management endorsed most of the recommendations. One of the key recommendations of the

Review concerned the preparation of a Strategic Business Plan (SBP) for Facility activities over the

2011-2015 period. This Plan was prepared and will be implemented starting 2011.

The SBP has two main themes. The first is a shift in emphasis away from processing volume towards

the achievement of outcomes and impact. In the past, IPPF has been largely a grant processing facili-

ty, and has not given sufficient priority to following projects through to financial closure and imple-

mentation. The second theme is to improve the efficiency of IPPF. The additional requirements to

fund IPPF‟s grants to beneficiaries amount to $147 million over the period of the SBP.


Regional Infrastructure projects preparation require huge resources. The balance of the NEPAD-IPPF

is inadequate to meet existing demands. Thus, the key priority of the Fund is the mobilization of addi-

tional resources from the donors that are interested in infrastructure development.


Bamory Traoré, NEPAD-IPPF Coordinator, NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade Department

Tel: (216) 7110 2223, e-mail: b.k.traore @afdb.org


Mamoru Endo






Governance Initiatives

Multi-Donor Governance Trust Fund



Multidonor Governance Trust Fund

Date of agreement: 29 September 2010

Current volume of the fund: Equivalent to US$ 4.3 million

Financial contributors: Norway: NOK 6,420,000 (approx. US$ 1 million), Switzerland: CHF

3,000,000 (approx. US$ 3.1 million)


• The AfDB has a long history of engagement in the field of governance through policy-based

lending, institutional support projects, policy dialogue and economic and sector work. In recent

years, this work has received increased support by donors, including the Nordic Trust Fund for Go-

vernance, which mobilized over US$5 million for about 40 governance activities between 2002 and

2007, targeting a variety of recipient organizations from regional networks of government officials

to local civil society organizations.

• Building on the experience of this and other related trust funds, the Multidonor Governance

Trust Fund (GTF) will serve as an instrument to improve the Bank‟s effectiveness in governance

and as a complementary vehicle to implement the 2008-2012 Bank Governance Strategic Directions

and Action Plan (GAP). It is aligned with the governance sector strategy in support to country go-

vernance reforms and the strengthening of country governance systems. It will complement existing

Bank instruments to improve operational effectiveness and quality at entry of Bank governance op-

erations, including budget support, especially in fragile states.

• The GTF‟s ultimate development objective is to assist the Bank‟s RMCs to build capable and

responsive states by strengthening transparency and accountability in the management of public re-

sources through improved management of public finances and an enabling environment for the de-

velopment of the private section. Specifically, the GTF aims to:

• Become a catalyst for funding and a platform for knowledge, where diverse development partners

are encouraged to harmonize efforts to promote good economic and financial governance across the

continent.

• Transform the way development assistance has traditionally been provided by stretching the frontier

of knowledge and testing, as well as documenting, innovative approaches in the area of economic

and financial governance.

• Serve as a vehicle to incorporate new development actors, and stimulate the search for innovative

solutions to the problem of weak governance at both country and regional levels.

• Enhance and upgrade the Bank‟s own capacity to deliver assistance and provide advice to RMCs in

economic and financial governance through upstream analytical work, including governance as-

sessments and fiduciary risk reviews, knowledge products (AGO), and complementary initiatives,

as well as support to field offices to engage in country policy dialogue in governance, in particular

in multi-donor-budget support groups (including support to the Bank chairmanship of those).


Funded activities shall focus on one or more of the areas below:

• Support to enhanced knowledge and special initiatives to strengthen country governance systems

through improved capacity to analyze, measure and improve governance and reduce corruption, in-

cluding enhanced accountability mechanisms and oversight institutions

• Support good financial management, including revenue governance and domestic taxation, public

budgeting, public procurement, and debt management, government auditing and external oversight

• Support to investment climate and the business environment

• Support to sector governance, particularly in high-risk areas such as infrastructure and extractive

industries, as well as participatory development and civil society engagement.


The ultimate target beneficiaries are the citizens of Africa who would benefit from improved gover-

nance in their country as a result of the fund‟s initiatives.



The intermediate beneficiaries (i.e. the implementing agencies eligible for grants) are:

• AfDB organizational units (Bank-executed): these include Bank‟s sector departments, regional de-

partments and field offices

• Public institutions and their collective representations (recipient-executed): local, provincial and

central government institutions; oversight bodies and accountability institutions; parliaments; insti-

tutions that are the result of regional integration agreements (APRM); African networks of govern-

ment officials and technical networks (e.g. CABRI, ATAF, AFROSAI); chapters of international

African networks of government officials; and regional organizations

• Civil society organizations (recipient-executed): national and regional peer networks and communi-

ties of practice, women‟s associations, NGOs, media, policy think tanks, etc.

Indicative Timeframe and Proposed Activities and Outcomes

Duration: 3 years (3 November 2010-2 November 2013)

Within the priority areas outlined above, GTF-financed activities will fall under one or more of the

following levels of interventions of the Bank‟s Governance Strategic Directions and Action Plan:

• At the country level, activities may include: country governance diagnostics and local knowledge

(PSIA, PEFA, PEMFAR, PER, PETS, FSAP); support to special initiatives in the area of economic

governance and public financial management; capacity building projects; outreach, training, infor-

mation and civil education programs; participatory and gender budgeting

• At the sector level, activities in this area may include: sector governance reviews including risk

mapping, cost benchmarking, sector governance guidelines, stakeholder consultations, sector public

expenditure tracking surveys and technical assistance to sector ministries; support to EITI and EI

governance activities

• At the regional level, activities may include: cross-country governance diagnostics and benchmark-

ing; best practice compendia; support to regional networks of senior budget officers, accountant-

generals and auditor-generals; regional training and lesson-sharing events.

2011 call for proposals covered areas such as: internal and external audit, procurement, as well as tax

and domestic revenue mobilization. Eight proposals for USD 2,534,043 are under consideration for

approval.


The GTF is governed by the interaction of two main bodies: (a) an Oversight Committee (OC); and

(b) a Technical Committee. The technical committee will be responsible for approving all operations

submitted for amounts under US$500 000. Oversight Committee The OC, composed by a Bank repre-

sentative and representatives of the financing partners, is responsible for approving the operational

guidelines of the Fund as well as verifying the conformity of the use of resources in accordance with

the objectives of the Fund. The OC approves operations with budgets between US$500 000 and US$

1 million equivalent. Operations that cost more than US$ 1 million equivalent will be submitted to the

Board of Directors for approval. The first OC meeting was held in March 2011 to review the work

plan for 2011.


Cam Do, Senior Macro-Economist & Public Financial Management Specialist, Governance Division,

Governance, Economic and Financial Reforms Department









Agriculture and Natural Resources Initiatives




Agriculture and Natural Resources Initiative



Current volume of the fund: AfDB Grant of UA 5 million; USD 5 million from Nigeria equivalent to

50% of their pledged US$ 10 million; US$ 150,000 representing partial payment of pledge of IFAD‟s

US$ 200,000 pledge. Excluding the Bank‟s contribution, which does not count towards AFFM‟s legal

operationalization, a shortfall of US$ 4,544,107 exists for the Fund to be declared legally operational.


The call for the establishment of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) was one of the

major resolutions of the June 2006 African Union‟s (AU) Africa Fertilizer Summit in Abuja. At the

Summit, African Heads of State and some eminent persons resolved that it was necessary to establish

an AFFM for the purpose of increasing fertilizer use in Africa so as to boost agricultural productivity.

This in turn, will contribute to economic growth, food security, and sustainable management of natu-

ral resources in Africa.

With the support of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the AU Commission, the

AFFM was established in March 2007, and is hosted and managed by the Bank in Tunis.

On 4 December, 2007, the Bank‟s Board of Directors endorsed the legal instrument and the frame-

work for the establishment of the AFFM. The AFFM Secretariat has been operational at the Bank

with Bank support.


The AFFM‟s aim is to support Africa‟s agricultural sector. Key areas of intervention and support are:

• Facilitation activities including policy formulation, technical assistance, information dissemination,

law reform, and project preparation.

• Development of Africa‟s fertilizer manufacturing capacity.

• Provision of credit guarantees for fertilizer importers and distributors.

• Support for the establishment of regional fertilizer procurement and distribution facilities.

• Development of financing mechanisms in support of fertilizer production, distribution, and agricul-

ture generally.


African small- and large-scale farmers and the African fertilizer industrial sub-sector, and agricultural

research institutions and the private sector involved in agro-inputs trade.


Main achievements to date are as follows:

• Established the AFFM Secretariat at the Bank in March 2007.

• Establishedi the AFFM Governing Council (GC).

• Organized the GC‟s inaugural meeting in Tunis in November 2009.

• Prepared the following operational documents, which were endorsed by the GC: AFFM operational

strategy, three-year indicative operational program (2009-2011), and AFFM operational manual on

rules of procedure.

• Defined administrative arrangements, including implementation roles, budgeting and opened the

AFFM account.

• Developed communication tools, including a brochure and a logo.

• The Bank has received and is considering proposals for possible AFFM support including a) feasi-

bility study to establish a fertilizer production plant for the East African Community (EAC); b) Fer-

tilizer Procurement Facility Pilot for the EAC; c) exploitation of phosphate rock deposits in DRC

and Mali; and d) bio-fertilizer production in Cameroon.

• Developed a draft resource mobilization and advocacy plan.



• Bank participation in high level AU meetings to inform stakeholders about the benefits of and

progress on the AFFM and mobilize funding for it.

• Ensured continuous liaison with member states, the GC and the AUC.


• The Bank‟s Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the general operations of the mechan-

ism and approves all financing. The Board is also responsible for approving the mechanism‟s an-

nual budget and financial statements.

• The AFFM relies on its governing council to ensure broad donor and stakeholder participation. The

governing council includes representatives of donors, African farmers‟ unions, fertilizer industry

experts and representatives of African Ministers of Agriculture. They are responsible for providing

guidance on the mechanism‟s strategic direction.

• At the Bank, the day-to-day management of the activities of the AFFM is supervised by an Officer-

in-Charge who reports to the Director of the Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department (OSAN).


The main activities planned for 2011 are scaling up the AFFM resource mobilization drive so that the

Mechanism can be declared legally operational by the Bank, undertaking preparatory work for com-

mencing studies related to the requests for financing received by the Bank, and following up with

stakeholders such as the International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC) and the Alliance for

Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) for their technical and/or financial support to the AFFM.


Although field activities have not yet commenced, much has been achieved in terms of preparatory

work including hosting and operationalizing the Secretariat at the Bank, as well as mobilization of

support for the mechanism through consultation with stakeholders. The mechanism enjoys strong

support from the African political leadership. In accordance with the Instrument establishing the

AFFM, for it to become legally operational, the Mechanism needs financial contributions and/or In-

struments of Commitment from African governments and donors in the amount of US$ 10 million.


Benedict S. Kanu, Lead Expert, Agriculture and Agro-industry Division, Agriculture and Agro-

industry Department










Date of establishment: September 30, 2008

Volume of the fund committed to projects: Euro 15 million

Financial contributors: Norway (NOK 500 million – equivalent to USD 90 million) and UK (GBP 50

million equivalent to USD 80 million)


In February 2008, the AfDB, in partnership with the Central Africa Forests Commission (COMIFAC)

and the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), held an international

conference in Tunis on Funding for Sustainable Management of the Congo Basin Forests Ecosystems.

Participants agreed to reinforce their coordination and dialogue efforts through the Congo Basin For-

est Partnership (CBFP) and to support COMIFAC and its sub-regional partner institutions by estab-

lishing the Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) to mobilize resources to finance activities and projects

aimed at promoting the equitable and sustainable use, conservation and management of the Congo

Basin forests and ecosystems for poverty alleviation, sustainable social-economic development, re-

gional cooperation and environmental conservation.


The areas of intervention for CBFF grant funding will mainly be those that slow the rate of deforesta-

tion, reduce poverty amongst forest dwellers, and contribute to a reduction in greenhouse gas emis-

sions while maximizing the storage of carbon. Within the context of its objectives, the CBFF has

identified a number of key thematic areas, namely:

• Forest management and sustainable practice

• Livelihoods and economic development

• Monitoring, assessment and verification

• Benefits from carbon markets and payment for ecosystem services

• Capacity building in REDD; in monitoring, assessment and verification; and in sustainable forest

management


Around 80 million inhabitants of the Congo Basin, and in particular vulnerable groups (women, Indi-

genous Peoples‟ groups) are the main beneficiaries of the fund. The CBFF will also benefit eligible

institutions, including RMCs of the Bank, their central and local government institutions or agencies

thereof, as well as regional agencies or institutions concerned with Congo Basin forest conservation

and management issues. Eligibility is also extended to non-governmental organizations at the country

or regional level; civil society organizations; community-based organizations; research and training

institutions; regional, sub-regional and sectoral organizations; and private sector institutions.


• The legal instrument and framework document was endorsed by the Board of Governors on Sep-

tember 30, 2008.

• The operational procedures manual was endorsed by the Board of Governors in October 2009.

• The CBFF Governing Council is meeting three times per year to oversee the fund operations.

• Awareness raising side event organized during UNFCCC Conference in Copenhagen in Decem-

ber 2009.

• The first request for proposals was issued in June 2008; 188 concepts were received. Upon review,

94 were invited to submit a detailed project proposal and 15 proposals have been considered for

funding, for a total amount of about Euro 15 million.

• Sensitization seminars and capacity building activities were organized in four countries of the Con-

go Basin Forest and more than 100 participants from various NGOs attended.

• Seven CBFF staff members have been recruited and resumed work in December 2009.



• The second call for proposals was launched in December 2009. and closed on February 28th, 2010.

The CBFF Secretariat received about 420 concept notes including 382 from NGOs for the total val-

ue of Euro 280 million and 23 from the 10 COMIFAC governments, requiring some Euro 52 mil-

lion. From the 382 requests from NGOs, 82 were retained for further consideration and 12 project

proposals were subsequently endorsed by the CBFF Governing Council for Euro 11.2 million on

November 2010 in Libreville. Concerning the government‟s proposals, the CBFF Governing Coun-

cil endorsed 13 projects proposals for about Euro 52 million.


CBFF consists of a governing council, which provides strategic direction and oversight of the Fund,

and ensure broad donor and stakeholder participation and a secretariat headed by a coordinator, to

manage the Fund. A reference Group will act as a forum for consultations around the operation of the

CBFF. The governing council is co-chaired by the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin (former Canadian Prime Mi-

nister) and Prof. Wangari Maathai (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate). Other members include the Presi-

dent of COMIFAC, the Secretary-General of the Economic Community of Central African States

(CEEAC), a civil society representative and a donor representative and a senior AfDB official (VP).

The Secretariat is based at AfDB Headquarters, with technical staff located at AfDB regional offices

in Yaoundé and Kinshasa.


• Processing of proposals received following the second request for proposals.

• Issuance of grant agreements to successful second request for proposals.

• CBFF to assist national governments to implement their projects.

• CBFF to assist the projects of the first call for proposals to improve their implementation and man-

agement in order to obtain the planned results.

• CBFF to provide support to Congo Basin countries to inform and influence future UNFCCC discus-

sions and negotiations on REDD+.

• Completion of the procurement process to identity a Fund Management Agent (FMA) to manage

small civil society projects on behalf of CBFF.

• Successful fundraising efforts leading to additional funding for the period 2011 and onwards. Addi-

tional funding will be needed to help COMIFAC member countries, prepare, experiment and im-

plement their individual national REDD + plans.


• The CBFF is an innovative funding mechanism for the Congo Basin and the AFDB. The interest

and commitment by all partners has contributed to a relatively fast start-up of the CBFF following

its launch in June 2008. A challenge has been to set up the Fund systems while also managing the

first call for proposals. The secretariat established at the end of 2009 prepared the second call for

proposals as it handled the results from the first request of proposals. The adoption of competitive

grant cycles and proposed use of a Fund Management Agent to manage small civil society projects

on behalf of the Bank offers potential wider benefits and lessons learned for the Bank. Today, given

the needs of the stakeholders of the Congo Basin region and the great role of the Congo Forest in

the mitigation of Climate change and the fight against poverty, additional funding is needed to help

CBFF to provide better support to the beneficiaries of the fund.


Clotilde Ngomba, CBFF Coordinator, Agriculture and Agro-industry Department









Other Priority Area Initiatives


South-South Cooperation Trust Fund


South-South Cooperation Trust Fund


Enhancing regional cooperation in Africa is one of the AfDB‟s key strategic priorities under the Me-

dium Term Strategy for 2008-2012, as is developing intra- and inter-regional cooperation among

middle income countries (MICs) and least developed countries (LDCs). At the MICs conference co-

organized by the AfDB and the World Bank in March 2008 in Cairo, African MICs have requested

that the AfDB take a more proactive role in promoting partnerships and knowledge-sharing oppor-

tunities within the region and with other regions, such as Asia and Latin America.

Over the years, experiences in the international development community have shown that sharing de-

velopment knowledge and expertise is crucial to finding relevant, effective and efficient solutions to

common development challenges. Developing countries have accumulated effective development

practices, and an increasing number of developing countries have demonstrated strong achievements

in various domains, which are of great use to support other countries‟ development efforts. There re-

mains enormous potential and urgency in further exploring and harnessing the opportunities for

South-South cooperation, especially in Africa. Among the current impediments to greater South-

South cooperation are limited institutional capacity, lack of financial resources and a disconnection

between supply and demand.

In recent years, Brazil has emerged as a major player in the international development community,

having demonstrated successful poverty reduction through sustainable economic development. Brazil

has also been pivotal in promoting south-south cooperation. In March 2011, the Board of Directors of

the AfDB approved an agreement between the Federative Republic of Brazil on the establishment of

the South-South Cooperation Trust Fund (SSCTF). The objective of the South-South Cooperation

Trust Fund is to support African countries in mobilizing and taking advantage of development solu-

tions and technical expertise available in the South. The Fund will also seek to promote South-South

partnerships and knowledge sharing among MICs and between MICs and LDCs in Africa. The ulti-

mate goal is to introduce and implement solutions in all the areas of focus that can actually have a

high development impact.


• Agriculture and Agri-business

• Private Sector Development

• Clean energy/Environment

• Governance

• Health

• Social Development

The fund will support:

• Provision of technical assistance in the preparation of policy and sector studies, research and analy-

sis;

• Capacity building and human resources development;

• Organization of seminars, workshops, conferences and consultations and knowledge sharing of ex-

periences and,

• Implementation and piloting of innovative approaches to solve development challenges in Regional

Member Countries




Regional member countries of the AfDB.

Indicative Timeframe and Proposed Outcomes

The fund will be used to finance South-South cooperation initiatives and activities to benefit the

Bank‟s RMCs. The fund will be utilized to facilitate South-South knowledge sharing, learning from

best practices, know-how and approaches developed, applied and proven useful by countries in the

South. These activities can range from facilitating relatively small-scale knowledge exchange projects

within the South (e.g. South-South cooperation database and publications, technical exchange pro-

grams, field trips, South-South knowledge sharing seminars, etc.) to supporting the identification of

South-South cooperation opportunities and the implementation of more extensive cooperation pro-

grams, involving two or more countries of the South, aimed at addressing key development issues.


AfDB‟s Partnerships and Cooperation Unit is responsible for managing the fund. The unit will issue a

call for proposals for annual programming. An inter-departmental technical review committee,

chaired by the head of the unit, will assess the technical and financial viability of all proposals. An

oversight committee, consisting of representatives of contributing donors, will ensure the strategic

orientation and overall policy governing the use of the fund through its annual meetings. Proposals

requiring a budget of US$ 100,000 or less will be approved by the technical review committee. An-

nual financial and progress reports will be submitted to the oversight committee.

Resources Required

The Bank seeks financial contributions by traditional and emerging donors, as well as by MICs in

Africa to convert this fund into a multi-donor facility.


Sonia Sanchez-Quintela, Senior Cooperation Officer










Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa






Current volume of the fund: US$ 136 million for 2010-2012

Financial contributors: TBC


The Climate for Development in African Programme (ClimDev-Africa) is a joint initiative of the

African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

and the AfDB. The ClimDev-Africa programme has been under development since April 2006. The

programme responds to the urgent challenge that climate change poses to the achievement of Africa‟s

development objectives. It seeks to overcome the lack of necessary information, analysis, and options

required by policy and decision makers at all levels.

In supporting the implementation of the program, the Bank has recently taken two main initiatives,

the first one is the approval of a project support to four climate regional centers in Africa which are

ACMAD, ICPAC and DMC, the second initiative is the establishment of the ClimDev-Africa Special

Fund (CDSF).

The objective of the Fund is to contribute to an overall sustainable development and poverty reduction

in Africa. The Fund will implement programs that strengthen national and sub-regional institutional

capacities to overcome the lack of necessary climate information, analysis and options required by

policy and decision makers at all levels within the context of threats of climate change.


The ClimDev-Africa Programme Special Fund (CDSF) supports operations in the following three

main areas:

• Generation and wide dissemination of reliable and high quality information on climatic situation in

Africa.

• Capacity enhancement of policy makers and policy support institutions to integrate information on

climate change into development programs.

• Implementation of pilot adaptation practices that demonstrate the value of mainstreaming climate

information into development.


RMCs and national and regional climate institutions in Africa.


The Fund is not yet operational.


ClimDev-Africa Programme CDSF will be administered and governed, according to Bank‟s proce-

dures, in partnership with the African Union and the UNECA. Even though, the Fund is approved by

the Board of Directors, it is subject to the ratification of the Board of Governors, upon which a Gov-

erning Council shall be created to provide technical oversight of the CDSF. The CDSF will be con-

tinually replenished to support long-term adaptation to climate change.


Formulated to be implemented in two phases, the first phase has an indicative budget of about US$

136 million for 2010-2012 while activities for the second phase until 2020 are estimated to cost about

US$ 800 million. CDSF will involve the mobilisation and sensitisation of development partners and

donors, as well as Regional Members Countries. DFID has already pledged £10 million to support



ClimDev-Africa Fund. Other AfDB bilateral donor countries, including Denmark, Norway and Swe-

den, have also expressed interest in financially assisting the CDSF.


The CDSF will benefit from the experience of existing funds within the Bank, such as Some of the

Africa Water Facility (AWF), the NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility, the Special

Fund for the Reconstruction and Development of the Great Lakes Region, the Rural Water Supply

and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) and the Congo Basin Forests Fund (CBFF) which also contribute to

sustainable growth in Africa.

The CDSF constitutes an important opportunity to accelerate investments on climate resilience in

Africa, and to develop the capacity of our Regional Member Countries on mainstreaming climate in-

formation in decision-making processes.


Anthony Okon Nyong, Division Manager, Compliance and Safeguards division, Results & Quality

Assurance Department



Khadidida Diabi, Principal Cooperation Officer








The overall objective of the Knowledge Management Trust Fund (KMTF) is to mobilize, pool and

leverage financial resources for strengthening knowledge development, management and dissemina-

tion, research and knowledge capacity building activities in RMCs, and leveraging and utilizing

knowledge generated elsewhere through partnerships.

The KMTF will finance the Knowledge Management and Development Strategy (KMDS) activities

beyond those covered by the administrative budget, including activities on leveraging knowledge

through partnerships, such as collaborative research with shared costs, visiting scholar programs, and

wider leveraging on knowledge generated elsewhere for use at the Bank and in RMCs.


The KMTF resources will support KMDS activities which generate knowledge valuable to Bank Op-

erations and to RMCs, notably in the following key areas:

• Results measurement and statistical capacity building.

• Internal capacity building and networking.

• External capacity building and networking.

• Knowledge dissemination and exchange.

The activities should directly or indirectly support: (i) the advancement of internal knowledge man-

agement activities of the Bank Group, including research, statistics and capacity building; (ii) the

complementary work of Universities, Research Institutions and development Think Tanks engaged in

knowledge activities in RMCs and in non-RMCs; (iii) leveraging, sharing and exchange of knowledge

and analytical expertise through financing short-term visiting fellows and scholars; (iv) the enhanced

dissemination, uptake and utilization of the Bank‟s knowledge products, and thus effectively support

informed policymaking within the Bank and in RMCs.

The KMTF resources will also allow the Bank to strengthen its response to emerging issues (as was

the case with the fuel, food and financial crisis), where the creation of new knowledge remains crucial

for better policy formulation to enhance effective and coordinated African responses and development

planning.


RMCs, universities, research institutions and think tanks in the RMCs and non-RMCs that have colla-

borative research work in Africa.


The Fund is not yet operational.

Research Activities

• Knowledge generation for development effectiveness. Conduct selective studies intended to contri-

bute towards improving the quality of Bank strategies and operations in RMCs;

• Leverage knowledge through partnerships. Focus on building partnerships and increasing collabora-

tion with relevant external institutions, universities, and think-tanks in Africa;

• Enhance knowledge dissemination and sharing. Ensure that knowledge created and leveraged by the

Bank through partners reaches end users;



• Enhance the application of knowledge. Strengthen operational and development effectiveness to

provides a framework for a more systematic and pragmatic approach to assessing the likely or ex-

pected impact of Bank projects in RMCs.

Statistical Activities

Focus on improving the statistical capacity of RMCs and the Bank through:

• Statistical Capacity Building in RMCs;

• Investment Climate Assessment (ICAs) studies;

• Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS) and Service Delivery Surveys (SDS).

Capacity Building Activities

• Enhance knowledge dissemination and sharing and the application of knowledge to strengthen op-

erational and development effectiveness;

• Internal Capacity Building in Research and Networking;

• Strengthen knowledge within the Bank‟s Complexes through Networks of Bank Staff, such as

AfDB Network of Economists (ANE), Project Analysis Network (PAN), and poverty groups.

External Capacity Building in Research and Networking

• Build RMCs research capacity, encourage research collaboration between the Bank staff and exter-

nal researchers;

• Establish a number of programs and relationships to facilitate external collaboration, knowledge

dissemination and exchange of research findings:

i)The African Development Research Network (AfDRN)

ii)Collaborative Research and Dissemination Activities

iii)The Partnership-for-Skills-Development Program (PASDEP).



mittee, and an oversight committee.

• Coordinator: A Bank staff member will be designated as the Trust Fund Coordinator and be re-

sponsible for receiving and screening financing requests, coordinating the preparation of projects or

activities and ensuring their supervision.

• Technical Review Committee: composed by relevant Bank staff and presided by a Vice President.

Responsible for approving all operations submitted by the coordinator for amounts under US$

500,000.



the conformity of the use of resources in accordance with the objectives of the Fund. The OC will

approve operations with budgets between US$ 500,000 and US$ 1 million.

• Operations over US$ 1 million will be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.

Resources Required

The minimum threshold for multi-donor thematic funds is US$ 2 million.


Peter Ondiege, Chief Research Economist, Development Research Department



Laurence Gielen, Principal Cooperation Officer







Proposed Financial contributors: Government of Canada


The Trust Fund on Aid for Trade (AfT) is being set up in response to Africa‟s need for greater inte-

gration into global service and production networks, which requires a comprehensive approach in-

volving actions at the firm, country and regional levels. The main objective of the Fund is, therefore,

to enhance the Bank Group‟s capacity to strengthen African countries' and private sector's ability to

integrate into the regional and global trading systems. Specifically, the Trust Fund‟s resources will be

critical to implementing the Bank‟s trade work in three ways.

• First, the Fund will be utilized to scale up and complement trade-related activities in the sectors

identified in the Bank Group Regional Integration Strategy (RIS) as well as the Bank's Medium

Term Strategy (2008-2012) as the priority areas for Bank engagement (infrastructure, governance,

and private sector development) and other investment support (agriculture).

• Second, the Trust Fund programs will be a vehicle for helping the Bank to deliver increased aid for

trade and respond effectively to the requirements of RMCs and the RECs. In this regard, the Fund

will help to improve coordination and effectiveness in implementing AfT interventions both within

the Bank (i.e. across the various sector and regional departments) and across different stakeholders

such as governments, private sector and other donors.

• Third, the Fund will provide additional resources to the Regional and Sector Departments to help

mainstream trade into country or regional strategies and programs, especially the Country Strategy

Papers and the Regional Integration Strategy Papers


The interventions of the Fund shall focus on the following areas:

(1) Support to trade facilitation activities, particularly along transport and economic corri-

dors;

(2) Support to product and market development, especially to support trade in agricultural

commodities and private sector development; and

(3) Strengthening country and regional trade-support systems

The Trust Fund resources will facilitate the mainstreaming of trade into development and the delivery

of Aid for Trade into Bank programs. Therefore, within the priority areas outlined above, the AfT TF

financed activities will be undertaken in the context of implementing the priority areas identified in

the Bank‟s Medium-Term Strategy and will enable leveraging other Bank Group activities.

Particular attention will be paid to gender issues, especially ensuring women‟s equal access to re-

sources and capacity building to enhance their participation in trade. As women play a significant role

in processing agricultural produce, these interventions will address their participation in the agro-

processing initiatives and their access to value addition and linkage to markets. Key gender studies in

relevant areas will inform the development of projects.

A pipeline of projects will be developed. However, the activity focus will be achieved through the

development of a Business Plan that will ensure greater focus and prioritization of activities to be

supported by the TF resources.


• Regional Member Countries, especially poorest RMCs

• Bank organizational units (sector and regional departments, field offices);

• The African Union, Regional Economic Communities, other relevant regional economic groupings;

• Networks of government institutions;

• National or central government institutions involved in trade development;

• Private sector and Civil Society organizations.



Indicative Timeframe

In view of the resource requirements and capacity gaps in RMCs, implementation is proposed from

June 2011.


The Partnerships and Cooperation Unit (ORRU) shall be responsible for all communications regard-

ing the implementation of the Bank‟s obligations and for financial administration of the Grant while

the Director, NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade Department (ONRI) shall be responsible for

the implementation of the technical aspects of the facility.


mittee, and an oversight committee.

• Coordinator: The Aid for Trade trust fund will have a dedicated Coordinator located in ONRI.

• Technical Review Committee (TRC): The Bank‟s other Sector organization units and country of-

fices will play an important technical role to ensure expert review of cooperation proposals and

monitoring of implementation.

• Oversight committee (OC): composed of representatives of the Bank and contributors to the AfT

Trust fund.

Proposals will be reviewed by the different governance structures in accordance with the thresholds of

the Bank. The Bank reports to participating donors on a regular basis in line with existing procedures

and holds annual donor meetings to review progress and performance.

Resources Required

An estimated USD 20 million will be required over a 4 year period, (2011-15)


Moono Mupotola, Division Manager, NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade Department (ONRI)










Date of agreement: March 2008

Current total volume of the fund (million): UA 1,411.79

Volume of the fund disbursed: UA 374.60 million

Financial contributors: ADF-11 Allocation (UA 408.43 million), ADF 12 Allocation (UA 764 mil-

lion); Post Conflict Country Facility (PCCF) Carry-Over (UA 165.64 million), and UA 13.72 million

net income on PCCF funds


The three-pillared Fragile States Facility (FSF) was established as an operationally autonomous spe-

cial purpose entity within the Bank to provide eligible fragile states with: i) supplemental grant re-

sources to support their post conflict rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts; ii) clear arrears of eligi-

ble countries; and iii) provide technical assistance and capacity building support in an effort to contri-

bute to accelerated state building.


The Fragile States Facility is structured into three pillars:

• Pillar I provides supplementary support for funding recovery operations, infrastructure develop-

ment, building state capacity and accountability, and financing regional projects.

• Pillar II provides arrears clearance for eligible countries.

• Pillar III provides targeted support resources through the secondment mode of capacity building,

interventions through non-sovereigns (e.g., NGOs, UN agencies), and knowledge building (e.g.

economic and sector work).

The FSF provides support in the key priority areas of infrastructure development, promoting im-

proved financial and economic governance; supporting employment generation and private sector de-

velopment as well as higher education through Pillar I. Under Pillar III, the support focuses mainly on

building state capacity to get back on track on some of the key macro economic and financial perfor-

mance indicators as well as assist in making available reliable national statistics and data.


The FSF is designed to assist fragile states, in their efforts to consolidate peace, stabilize their econo-

mies, and lay the foundation for sustainable poverty reduction and long-term economic growth. The

Bank has identified 17 states that fall into the fragile states criteria. Nine are considered “core” fragile

states while 8 are considered “moderated” fragile states.

• Core fragile states: Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo,

Côte d‟Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo.

• Moderated fragile states: Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, Su-

dan, Zimbabwe.


The FSF has proven effective in providing integrated financing, institutional capacity building, and

policy supports for eligible fragile states. Through the FSF, a rapid response mechanism, the Fragile

States Unit (OSFU) has (i) channeled additional financial resources to nine fragile states, (ii) cleared

the arrears of Togo and Côte d‟ Ivoire; (iii) and provided targeted technical assistance and institution-

al capacity building operations to some fifteen fragile or conflict-affected countries .

In 2009, the resource envelope of the FSF amounted to UA 647.80 million, from UA 511.4 million in

2008. At end December 2009, UA 544.74 million or 84.1% of the total Facility resources had been

committed or disbursed to support operations. For example, FSF is financing an infrastructure project

(port) in Sierra Leone (UA 26.026 million), poverty reduction programs in Liberia (UA 9 million),

economic governance reforms in Burundi (UA 12 million), a community development project in CAR

(UA 8 million)), and health a project in Guinea Bissau (UA 6 million).



OSFU cleared arrears, under FSF Pillar II, for Togo and Côte d‟Ivoire. The total costs of the two op-

erations amounted to UA 255.58 million.


Under Pillar I, fragile states are considered to be “en route” to stability and economic recovery. At

this stage, the unit coordinates, with sectoral and regional programming departments the generation of

a combination of capacity building and socio-economic infrastructure rehabilitation and construction

that straddles political recovery, economic recovery, social recovery and security.

Under Pillar II, the unit liaises closely with the Bank‟s finance complex and other partners to initiate

and monitor the arrears clearance processes in the relevant countries. Together with partners, the unit

initiates policy dialogue and develops road maps for arrears clearance.

Under Pillar III, the unit focuses targeted support to all countries moving from fragility and to those

already recovering from conflict or crisis.


In 2010, OSFU has undertaken four major economic and sector works (ESW), namely: i) operational

strategies to improve service delivery in fragile and conflict affected countries, ii) youth unemploy-

ment and conflicts in Africa, iii) Strategies for mobilizing African Diaspora to support the recovery

and development process in fragile and conflict-affected countries, and (iv) the drivers of conflicts

and fragility in Africa. These ESW are expected to support the design and implementations of addi-

tional and innovative programs and projects in fragile states.

Moreover, in 2011, OSFU will undertake an assessment of the performance of beneficiary countries

to determine: i) the FSF-beneficiaries that are potentially eligible for graduation from the Bank‟s list

of fragile and conflict-affected regional member states; and ii) countries that meet the criteria for

second cycle of support under ADF 12 cycle, 2011-13. The exercise will be expanded to include an

assessment of potential new entrants into the FSF. In line with this, the FSF will be requiring addi-

tional resources for accelerated capacity building support to such countries as Sudan, Zimbabwe and

Somalia. Moreover, resources will also be mobilized for arrears clearance of eligible countries. As

such, and as per the FSF mandate, voluntary donor contributions from donors are invited towards this

Facility.


Moving forward, the OSFU faced at least four serious challenges:

• The lack of resources for countries under AFD 11 cycle that are potentially eligible for support from

the FSF, but not included for Pillars I and II. This constraint will be addressed within the on-going

assessment of eligible countries.

• The weak implementation capacity in beneficiary countries tends to slowdown the utilization of

Pillar III resources. The OSFU is working closely with the beneficiaries to ensure that the resources

are committed in carefully selected operations and will yield the expected development outcomes

and results.


Sunita Pitamber, Head, Fragile States Unit









Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (Africa Commission’s Sustainable Energy Initiative)

Date of agreement: Pending To be approved in 2011

Current volume of the fund: NA

Volume of funds committed: DKK 300 million (approx US$ 58 million) indicative commitment

Financial contributors: Government of Denmark


The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) aims to support the implementation of the AfDB‟s

Private Sector Development (PSD) Strategy by providing untied grants and equity support to smaller-

size renewable energy and energy efficiency players. It is also envisioned that SEFA will support the

Bank‟s energy strategy, which is currently under development. It is aimed at exploiting the potential

of the emerging “clean energy” market in Africa as a source of growth and innovation for SMEs as

producers, distributors, suppliers, and consumers of climate-friendly energy. In the greater context of

the Africa Commission, this initiative and associated fund are seen as a means to achieve higher em-

ployment and induce competitive job creation throughout Africa.

SEFA will provide two financing windows. The first will support the development and design of re-

newable energy generation and distribution projects with a total investment between USD 30 and 75

million on a grant basis. The second will support SMEs all along the renewable energy and energy

efficiency value chain with a total investment of under USD 30 million on a mixed grant and equity

investment basis.


The thematic area covered by SEFA is the promotion of clean, low-carbon energy production and use.

This includes the following sub-themes:

• Enhancing the SME value chain for the provision of energy efficiency products and services;

• Increasing investment in renewable energy production and distribution;

• Increasing investment in SMEs aimed at proliferating technology, techniques and capacity for ener-

gy efficiency;

• Increasing rural access to clean electricity in order to support the increase of employment levels;

• Providing technical assistance and preparation costs (feasibility studies) to bring sustaina-

ble/renewable energy projects to bankability.


• Rural and peri-urban communities currently with inconsistent or no access to energy;

• Sustainable energy production projects and PPPs that are currently unbankable; and

• African sustainable energy/energy efficiency SMEs and entrepreneurs.


Financing Objectives

• USD 400 million leveraged through upstream support to RE generation projects, and USD 40 mil-

lion additional equity investment leveraged by grant and equity support to SMEs

Development Objectives

• Sustainable, private sector led economic growth in African countries promoted through efficient

utilization of and access to untapped renewable energy resources.

• Scope for establishing and operating private sector enterprises in Africa improved through reliable

and environment-friendly energy supply thereby enhancing their productivity, cost-effectiveness,

competitiveness, and job creation.



• Loans facilitated and provided to medium-sized enterprises for investing in renewable energy pro-

duction.

• Involvement of SMEs in RE/EE-related business activities increased through SEFA investments.


The governance and administrative structure will be composed of a coordinator, a technical review

committee and an oversight committee.

• Coordinator: He/she will be a Bank staff member. Responsible for receiving and screening financ-

ing requests, coordinating the preparation of projects or activities, and ensuring their supervision.

• Technical Review Committee (TRC): The TRC will be composed of relevant experts from across

the Bank. The technical committee will review all operations and recommend their approval by the

appropriate authority.



the conformity of the use of resources in accordance with the objectives of the Fund.

• Operations of over US$ 1 million will be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.


Youssef Arfaoui, Senior Infrastructure Investment Officer, Private Sector Department











The goal of the ASTIF is to contribute to the economic and social advancement of the regional mem-

ber countries by providing scientific research and innovation products which can enhance national

capacities to meet the technological, industrial, health and agricultural development challenges facing

them.

The Bank‟s strategy for Higher Education, Science and Technology (HEST) provides justification for

it to be among the leading promoters of science, technology, and innovation in the continent‟s higher

education and research institutions, research networks and centers of excellence. It is premised on the

fact that a robust science and technology base is a prerequisite for sustained economic growth and

that higher education, scientific research, and technological innovation are required to tackle many

social , human, and economic development challenges.


Within the framework of HEST, the following key areas have been identified:

• Biotechnology for its potential to impact on the health and agricultural sectors and to alleviate po-

verty

• Engineering, particularly manufacturing, to help add value to African natural resources and raw ma-

terials and contribute to economic growth.

Proposed activities are:

• Promoting research and innovation activities

• Targeting support for African universities and other institutions of higher education to enhance their

work in science, technology and engineering education

• Promoting regional as well as south-south and north-south cooperation in science and technology

• Supporting centers of excellence through increased funding of priority programs in science, tech-

nology, and innovation;

• Creating a regional Science and Technology Research Catalogue of major research findings of po-

tential interest to industry


Practitioners in health, science and technology at higher education institutions and centers of excel-

lence, science and innovation networks on the continent, policy makers and government institutions,

productive agricultural and industrial sectors


It is proposed that the Fund operates for an initial period of 7 years.

The Fund will seek to facilitate the following:

• Stimulate and support research, innovation and development activities of African scientific com-

munities and networks which have a direct bearing on human and economic development

• Facilitate the strengthening of the scientific research and innovation work being carried out at se-

lected regional African centers of excellence

• Provide support to university science faculties in the conduct, publication and dissemination of spe-

cific applied research projects.


Proposed structure:

• It would be administered and managed by the relevant Bank department.



• It would include core funding that would be available for funding research and innovation proposals

submitted by relevant higher education institutions. The contribution of the Bank would be primari-

ly meant for such purposes.

• It is expected that the existence of the fund at the Bank, its objectives and expected outcomes would

encourage bi-laterals, private sector organizations and development partners to make funding con-

tributions.

Additional Resources Required

The minimum threshold for multi-donor thematic funds is US$ 2 million.

The Bank seeks financial contributions by traditional and emerging donors.


Baboucarr S. Sarr, Lead Education Expert, Human Development Department

Tel: 216) 7110 2633, e-mail: [email protected]

Focal point in the Partnerships and Cooperation Unit

Laurence Gielen, Principal Cooperation Officer






Multi-donor Thematic Fund Resources Available for Commitment


Multi-donor Thematic Fund Resources

Untied Thematic Trust Funds/Special Funds Resources Available for Commitment as of 18 April 2011

N

° Trust Fund Unit

Amount in the Agreement Resources available for

commitment

%

for

Ad-

min

Fees

Sectors Activities

Max.

Amt per

Project Donor Cur-

rency UA

Donor

currency UA

1 NEPAD Infrastructure

Project Preparation Facility

(NEPAD IPPF) -

Denmark

Canada

Norway Government

DFID/United Kingdom

Germany Government

ABD Contribution

Danish fund for Technical

assistance

USAID

Spain

ONRI

DKK 17,700,000

CAD 10,000,000

NOK 37,500,000

GBP 5,000,000

€ 1,000,000

UA 6,300,000

DKK 5,000,000

USD 1,000,000

€ 2,000,000

27,815,362 USD

13,962,637.85

8,876,156 0% ICT,

Transport,

Energy,

Water and Sanitation

Project identification,

Preparation, Evaluation,

Workshops, Seminars in

line with NEPAD Agenda

USD

2 million

2 African Water Facility

Funds -

Algeria

Austria I

Austria II

Australia

Canada

Denmark

DFID

Egypt

European Union

France

Norway

Senegal

Sweden

Spain

OWAS €98,611,694

€99,975

€739,182

€3,000,000

€12,872,200

€3,367,500

€ 4,592,247

€ 15,000

€5,665,352

€11,220,151

€22,000,000

€ 8,661,747

€174,963

€12,195,623

€12,000,000

89,805,379 € 30,857,238 26,287,207 0% Water Sector Technical Assistance,

Studies, Operational

Support

€5 million

3 Rural Water Supply and

Sanitation Initiative Grants

(RWSSI) -

Denmark

France

Canada

Netherlands

OWAS €88,706,056

€30,829,647

€40,000,000

€8,588,606

€9,287,803

83,536,799 €9,271,235 7,898,143 5% Water Sector Policy and strategy docu-

ment, capacity building,

training, programmes and

project preparation

Board of

Directors

(BoD)

approves

above Euro 2

million

4 Multi-donor Water Partner-

ship Programme -

Canada

Denmark

OWAS

€5,313,656

€3,302,815

€2,010,841

4,842,482 €662,288 564,202 5% Water Sector Policies, Workshops,

Conferences, Training,

Missions, Studies and

Seminars

n/a

5 Fund for African Private

Sector Assistance (FAPA)

Japan

Austria: Government

OeBB (Develop-

ment Bank of Austria)

ADB

OPSM

USD 34,060,000

€ 1,000,000

€ 1,000,000

USD 10,645,670

30,428,257 USD

18,160,441

12,051,911 5% Private Sector De-

velopment

Technical Assistance,

Capacity building

BoD above

USD 1

million

6 Congo Basin Forest Fund

(CBFF)

UK DFID

Norway

OSAN

GBP 50,000,000

NOK 500,000,000

99,447,773 €22,182,445

€20,300,000

(Norway 2nd

disbursement)

36,190,693 0% Environment:

Reduce deforestation

and degradation,

poverty reduction,

sustainable forest

management, sus-

tainable develop-

ment, capacity

building

Assessment and funding of

Projects, establishment of

CBFF secretariat and

systems, Governing

Council meetings, Prepara-

tion of annual work plan

and budget, monitoring

missions of CBFF

projects. Sensitization

workshops and seminars.

Establish Monitoring &

Evaluation system.

UA

10 million

7 Microfinance Capacity

Building Fund

Spain

OPSM

€15,000,000

13,995,018 €5,000,023 4,259,508 5% Microfinance Consultancy services,

Training and Capacity

Building, Preparation of

policy and sector studies

BoD ap-

proves above

€2 million

8 Migration and Development

Initiative Fund

France

IFAD

OIVP,

OPSM

Euro 6,000,000

USD 200,000

5,722,217 €3,109,602 2,649,062 5% Migration and De-

velopment

Studies, Technical Assis-

tance

BoD ap-

proves above

€2 million

9 Governance Trust Funds

Norway

Switzerland

Denmark

Finland

ORRU

NOK 6,400,000

CHF 3,000,000

USD 84,308

USD 84,068

2,825,036 USD 3,577, 313.33

2,344,580 5% Governance Measures to analyse and

improve governance and

reduce corruption

Promotion of credible

audit

Accountability mechan-

isms and oversight institu-

tions

Good Financial manage-

ment including public

procurement

Support to investment

climate and business

environment

BoD ap-

proves

operations

above USD 1

million

TOTAL Resources available in UA 358,418,323 101,121,462


PART II - BILATERAL TRUST FUNDS

In 2010, the Partnerships and Cooperation Unit implemented a rationalization plan of bilateral Trust

Funds, whereby three options have been offered to tied Donors, namely: 1) untying the remaining

balance; 2) allocating the unused balance to untied Thematic Funds; and 3) returning the tied balance

to Donors.

There is a decrease in the number of remaining tied funds, from 14 in 2006 to five as at end of 2010.

Since January 2007, all new resources mobilized for Bilateral Trust Funds, including the replenish-

ment, are fully untied, as required by the Trust Funds Reform Program. In 2010, SAP-based Trust

Funds Management System was further operationalised.

66 proposals were newly approved in 2010, totaling UA 21.18 million under 12 bilateral Trust Funds.

As compared with 2009, the annual commitment of Bilateral Trust Funds has increased by 72% in

volume. The trend in new approvals is shown in the Figure below, which demonstrates the consi-

derable growth in the utilization of Bilateral Trust Funds over the past four years. Improvement in

results reporting of Trust Funds operations remains a challenge.

New Approvals under Bilateral Trust Funds

- Trends from 2007 to 2010 -



Bilateral Trust Fund Resources Available for Commitment


Bilateral Trust Funds

Bilateral Trust Funds Resources Available for Commitment as of 18 April 2011

N° Donor Country

Amount in the Agree-

ment

Resources available for

Commitment % for

Ad-

min

Fees

Sectors Type of Activi-

ties

Tied

Na-

ture

Max.

Amt

per

Project

Donor Cur-

rency UA

Donor

currency UA

1 Canada 2008

Technical Cooperation

Arrangement

CAD 5,000,000

+ CAD 573,187

from the old

Canadian Trust

Funds

3,497,521 CAD

622,067

406,052 5%

Good Governance,

regional economic

integration, private

sector development,

environment, gender

Policy articulation,

Studies, Capacity

building

100%

Untied

n/a

2 China USD 2,000,000 1,241,812 USD

669,309

425,485

0% All Project identification,

Preparation, Studies

90%

Tied

10%

Untied

USD

100,000

3 Denmark

Consultancy Trust Fund II*

(fund to be closed)

DKK

15,000,000

1,895,701 DKK

4,282,276

505,069

2% Activities related to

the African Commis-

sion Initiatives,

water and Sanitation,

health, environment,

renewable energy,

natural resources

management, agri-

culture and fisheries,

transport and infra-

structure,

urban and rural

development and

regional integration,

human resources

development, private

sector development


Preparation, Studies,

Training, Institution-

al support/capacity

building

100%

Untied

n/a

4 Finnish Consultancy Trust

Fund II

1st Contribu-

tion €851,492

2nd Contribu-

tion €

1,150,000

3rd Contribu-

tion

€ 1,350,000

4th Contribu-

tion

€10,000,000

5th Contribu-

tion

€48,000

12,243,651 €209,345 248,523 5% Environment,

climate change

adaptation and

Mitigation, science

and Technology

related to renewable

and clean energy,

forestry manage-

ment, water and

irrigation

Studies, Technical

Assistance Project

Management

100%

Untied

n/a

5 France €3,350,000 3,154,782 € 461,758 406,087 2% Remittances, invest-

ment climate

Studies, Technical

Assistance

75%

Tied

25%

Untied

n/a

6 India USD

6,753,685.85

4,293,370 USD

2,000,000

1,271,415 5% Infrastructure,

Private sector,

Information and

Communication

Technology,

Trade,

Science & Technol-

ogy

Technical Assistance,

Capacity Building,

Training, Seminars,

Workshops, Confe-

rences, Consultation

and Knowledge

sharing on policy

issues

100%

Untied

USD

1,000,000

7 Italy €2,783,573.01 2,621,363 €26,980 23,727 2% Infrastructure Project identification,

Preparation, Evalua-

tion

50%

Tied

50%

Untied

n/a

8 Japan

Policy and Human Resources

Development Grant

(PHRDG)

JPY

2,336,393,740

16,633,399 JPY

68,273,862

531,240 2% Regional integration

strategy papers and

other mutually

agreed activities

Studies and Work-

shops

100%

Untied

USD

500,000

9 Korea USD 5.000.000

+ USD

1,500,000 +

USD

5,381,604.70

7,586,941 USD

5,574,020

3,543,447 5% Infrastructure and

natural resources,

information and

communication

technology, know-

ledge sharing on

Korea‟s economic

development expe-

rience, human

resources develop-

ment

Implementation of

Korea-Africa Eco-

nomic Cooperation

(KOAFEC) Action

Plans

100

Untied

USD

300,000



Bilateral Trust Funds Resources Available for Commitment as of 18 April 2011

N° Donor Country

Amount in the Agree-

ment

Resources available for

Commitment % for

Ad-

min

Fees

Sectors Type of Activi-

ties

Tied

Na-

ture

Max.

Amt

per

Project

Donor Cur-

rency UA

Donor

currency UA

10 Nigeria USD

25,000,000

Maximum of

USD 2.5

million may be

committed per

year.

15,522,648 USD

2,500,000

1,589,269 2.5% Capacity Building &

Regional Integration

in the areas of:

Science & technolo-

gy, human develop-

ment (health &

education, agricul-

ture, public adminis-

tration, business &

Finance

Pre-feasibility and

feasibility studies,


Preparation, Apprais-

al, Post-evaluation,

Mid-term review,

Rehabilitation of

existing projects

experiencing difficul-

ties, Training, Capac-

ity building

80%

Tied

20% to

RMCs

n/a

11 Norway (New

Trust Fund)

NOK

21,000,000

2,120,379 NOK

2,391,197

272,785 2.5% Gender and provi-

sion of Technical

Assistants (*) work

programme approved

for the total available

amount

Consultancy services

and provision of

Technical Assistants

100%

Untied

n/a

12 Portugal I PTE

279,000,000

1,310,549 €118,780.85 104 460 0% All Project identification,


tion, Studies, Train-

ing

100%

Tied

n/a

13 Portugal II €2,000,000 1,714,310 €270,199 237 623 5% Private sector devel-

opment, infrastruc-

ture

renewable energy

and energy efficien-

cy, good governance

and capacity build-

ing, agriculture,

water

promotion of Portu-

guese language in

the Bank's operations

Project cycle activi-

ties including pre-

feasibility and feasi-

bility studies, Ca-

pacity building and

human resource

development, policy

and sector studies,

Institution and policy

dialogue

100%

Untied

n/a

14 Spain USD 1,486,000 922 666 €13,502 11,548 2.5% Transport, environ-

ment, social sector,

industry, public

utilities



tion, Studies, Experts

100%

Untied

n/a

15 Swedish Trust Fund for

Consultancy Services

SEK

15,000,000

1,510,709

SEK

244,776

24,304 2% All Project identification,


tion, Supervision,

Studies, Training

100%

Untied

n/a

16 Switzerland CHF 4,000,000 2,373,718 CHF

253,680

173 722 0% Water Project identification,


tion, Pre-investment

studies, pre-

evaluation activities,

Training, Semi-

nars/Conferences

(resource persons)

100%

Untied

n/a

17 United Kingdom DFID GBP

13,000,000

16,010,286 GBP

2,375,737

2,451,792 5% Infrastructure and

water, governance,

climate change and

clean energy, institu-

tional strengthening,

enhanced collabora-

tion initiative,

knowledge manage-

ment & statistics

i) Consulting services

and technical assis-

tance in support of

project cycle activi-

ties, policy and sector

studies

ii) Training, capacity

building and provi-

sion of institutional

support

100%

Untied

n/a

TOTAL resources available for new commitments in UA 12,226,550



Matrix of Approved Activities under Bilateral Trust Funds in 2010 January - December 2010



MATRIX OF ACTIVITIES APPROVED UNDER BILATERAL TRUST FUNDS JANUARY - DECEMBER 2010

N° User

Department

Bilateral

Donor

Beneficiary Coun-

try/institution/ Re-

gion

Project Approvals

in Donor Cur-

rency

Approvals in

UA

Date of

Approval

1 CGSP India AfDB Support Green Bank Initiative USD 398,394 264,027.68 17-Sep-10

CGSP 264,027.68

2 EADI Korea Ghana Support to the Organization of the KOA-FEC Tailor-made Invitation Workshop

USD 249,941 164,625.49 6-Apr-10

3 EADI Korea RMCs Suppport to the Organization of 2010 KOAFEC Ministerial Conference

USD 2,404,270 1,583,590.21 30-Apr-10

4 EADI Korea Ethiopia Support to the Organization of the KOA-

FEC Tailor-made Invitation Workshop for Ethiopian Officials

USD 249,941 164,625.49 30-Apr-10

5 EADI Korea DRC - RCI Support to the Implementation of Saemaul Undong Model Village projects in the DRC

and Côte d'Ivoire.

USD 697,639 461,670.15 11-May-10

6 EADI Korea Kenya KOAFEC On-the-spot Workshop on Rural Development

USD 400,000 271,309.68 13-Jun-10

EADI 2,645,821.02

7 ECON Canada AfDB African Economic Conference 2010 USD 100,000 66,273.01 27-Sep-10

8 ECON Korea AfDB African Economic Conference 2010 USD 70,000 44,981.65 12-Oct-10

ECON 111,254.66

9 GECL France AfDB Expert Juridique auprès de la Facilité Afri-

caine de Soutien Juridique

EUR 144,000 119,482.24 19-Jul-10

GECL 119,482.24

10 MAFO Nigeria Morocco Placement of two experts in African Train-

ing and research Center in Administration For Development (CAFRAD)

USD 79,000 52,355.67 20-Sep-10

MAFO 52,355.67

11 OITC Korea AfDB Flagship Study on ICT as Enabler of Trans-

formation in Africa

USD 902,600 598,180.14 3-Sep-10

OITC 598,180.14

12 OIVP France RMCs Suite de l'Atelier sur le Transfert des Mi-

grants

EUR 150,000 134,790.27 22-Feb-10

OIVP 134,790.27

13 ONRI (ICA) Italy AfDB Second Contribution to ICA EUR 200,000 177,561.55 15-Apr-10

ONRI (ICA) 177,561.55

14 OPEV DFID AfDB Evaluation of African Development Bank Assistance to Fragile States (1999 - 2009)

GBP 62,000 63,595.61 2-Aug-10

15 OPEV DFID AfDB Evaluation of AfDB's Implementation of

the Paris Declaration

GBP 80,000 81,669.32 1-Sep-10

OPEV 145,264.93

16 OPSM Denmark RMCs Information Memorandum for Capital

Increase of the Africa Guarantee Fund for

small and medium sized enterprises and related activities

DKK 1,000,000 123,352.02 9-Jan-10

17 OPSM Finland AfDB Senior Private Sector Advisor EUR 162,000 143,440.26 24-Mar-10

18 OPSM Norway RMCs Support to the African Women in Business NOK 15,000,000 1,651,425.84 6-Apr-10

19 OPSM Denmark RMCs Preparation of a Draft Memorandum of

Association for the African Guarantee Fund

DKK 200,000 24,670.40 24-Jun-10

20 OPSM Italy AfDB Consultancy Services for IRMA EUR 695,150 617,159.55 15-Apr-10




N° User

Department

Bilateral

Donor

Beneficiary Coun-


gion

Project Approvals

in Donor Cur-

rency

Approvals in

UA

Date of

Approval

21 OPSM Canada AfDB Study to create a Multilateral Investment

Fund for Africa (MIF Africa)

USD 85,000 56,332.05 7-Sep-10

22 OPSM Denmark RMCs Study of the long-term economic impact of Basel III on African economies

DKK 111,750 13,151.75 25-Oct-10

OPSM 2,629,531.87

23 ORNA Korea Egypt, Tunisia, Mo-

rocco and South

Korea

Comparative Study on Export Sophistica-

tion

USD 176,900 113,675.07 9-Dec-10

ORNA 113,675.07

24 ORPC DFID AfDB Revision of the Operations Manual GBP 110,000 114,218.07 16-Feb-10

ORPC 114,218.07

25 ORPF Canada Multinational Report on the Observance of Standards and

Codes

USD 90,000 59,558.47 21-May-10

26 ORPF DFID AfDB Training of Trainers (TOT) and Full Train-ing of Bank Staff

GBP 150,00 153,130.45 17-Sep-10

27 ORPF DFID AfDB Procurement of Capacity Building

through E-Learning for Bank staff

GBP 75,000 76,565.22 17-Sep-10

28 ORPF DFID AfDB Upgrading of DACON System GBP 50,000 51,043.48 17-Sep-10

29 ORPF DFID RMCs Procurement Capacity Building through E-Learning for RMC staff

GBP 75,000 76,565.22 17-Sep-10

30 ORPF DFID AfDB Assesement of E-Procurement Practices in Africa

GBP 45,000 45,939.13 17-Sep-10

31 ORPF DFID AfDB Developing Excel Spreadsheet Automa-

tion for Procurement Plan Data

GBP 35,000 35,730.44 17-Sep-10

32 ORPF DFID AfDB IT Technical and Administrative Support GBP 150,000 153,130.45 17-Sep-10

33 ORPF DFID AfDB Financial Management Reforms GBP 200,000 204,173.93 17-Sep-10

ORPF 855,836.79

34 ORQR DFID RMCs African Partnership Facility (APF) on De-velopment Effectiveness

GBP 49,350 GBP 100,000

152,838.35 23-Feb-10 21-Jul-10

35 ORQR Canada AfDB Regional Meeting on Development Effec-

tiveness

USD 100,000 67,827.42 28-Jun-10

36 ORQR DFID AfDB Strategic Climate Change Support GBP 633,464 649,766.65 2-Aug-10

37 ORQR Canada Tanzania Capacity Building in Gender Statistics in

Tanzania

USD 73,000 48,073.12 4-Aug-10

38 ORQR Finland AfDB Regional Meeting on Development Effec-tiveness

EUR 48,000 42,317.22 8-Nov-10

39 ORQR Canada RMCs Gender and Infrastructure Workshop US $ 97,100 62,395.98 23-Dec-10

ORQR 1,023,218.74

40 ORVP Japan AfDB Preparation of the Regional Integration

Strategy Papers (RISPs) and Flag-

ship/Country Reports

USD 2,500,000 1,631,236.22 30-Mar-10

ORVP 1,631,236.22

41 ORWB France Cap Vert Study on Private Sector Country Profiles

paper (PSCP) - Etude du Secteur Privé au Cap Vert

EUR 54,454 48,215.41 8-Mar-10

42 ORWB Portugal Cap Vert Study for the Extension and the Moderniza-

tion of the Praia Airport

EUR 113,786 100,000 26-May-10




N° User

Department

Bilateral

Donor

Beneficiary Coun-


gion

Project Approvals

in Donor Cur-

rency

Approvals in

UA

Date of

Approval

43 ORWB Canada Liberia - Sierra Leone

- Guinea and Guinea

Bissau

Study on Regional Integration and Stability:

Integrated infrastructure action plans

USD 381,100 258,490.30 1-Jun-10

44 ORWB Portugal Sao Tome e Principe Workshop to present the study on the Costs of insularity

EUR 12,448 10,917.10 14-Oct-10

45 ORWB Portugal Cape Verde Environment Impact Assessment Study for

the Power Transmission and Distribution

System Development Project

EUR 228,960 200,801.59 14-Oct-10

ORWB 618,424.39

46 OSAN Finland Liberia Forestry and Natural Resources manage-

ment Support Study

EUR 147,994 130,063.45 21-May-10

47 OSAN Finland Zambia Small Scale irrigation Project EUR 9,500,000 7,979,773.37 28-Jun-10

48 OSAN Finland Benin Forestry Sector Study in Benin EUR 85,000 71,429.17 17-Sep-10

OSAN 8,181,266

49 OSGE Norway AfDB Integrity and Anti-corruption Expert NOK 2,500,000 275,202.49 26-Mar-10

50 OSGE Norway AfDB Technical Assistant on Results NOK 2,500,000 275,202.49 26-Mar-10

51 OSGE DFID AfDB African Network of Public Procurement GBP 18,051 18,339.11 23-Jul-10

52 OSGE DFID AfDB PEFA for African Countries GBP 140,000 142,234.50 23-Jul-10

53 OSGE DFID AfDB Africa Governance Outlook GBP 150,000 152,394.11 23-Jul-10

54 OSGE DFID AfDB Additional Funding for Bank's Governance

Action Plan

GBP 40,000 40,638.43 23-Jul-10

55 OSGE DFID AfDB Additional Funding for the Bank's Support

to Africa Peer Review Mechanism

GBP 150,000 152,394.11 23-Jul-10

56 OSGE Portugal AfDB Improving quality at entry and supervision of governance and PFM projects in Portu-

guese speaking countries

EUR 65,000 54,622.31 23-Sep-10

57 OSGE Canada EAC Workshop on Payment and Settlement

Development and Integration in the East African Community (EAC)

CAD 100,000 62,448.09 4-Nov-10

OSGE 1,173,475.65

58 OSHD Portugal Mozambique Prefeseability Study on weather index mi-

croinsurance for rural livehood protection

EUR 25,817 21,327.70 8-Mar-10

59 OSHD Portugal Angola Microfinance Sector Assessment EUR 34,327 30,394.28 8-Mar-10

60 OSHD Norway AfDB Annual Meeting Side Event on the Role of Women in Fragile State

NOK 267,920 29,496.67 13-Apr-10

61 OSHD Nigeria Sierra Leone Capacity Building for Twelve Sierra Leo-

nean Post Graduate Students in Petroleum

USD 204 000 138,367.94 25-Jun-10

62 OSHD Nigeria Malawi Capacity Building in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for the

Universty of Malawi, Chancellor College

USD 68,000 46,122.65 25-Jun-10

63 OSHD Canada Sénégal Colloque sur le concept de Collèges com-munautaires à Dakar

CAD 150,000 95,996.93 4-Aug-10

64 OSHD Portugal AfDB Short Term Expert to assist OSHD to fina-lisze workprogramme - 5 months

UA 15,000 15,000 15-Dec-10

65 OSHD Korea Gambia Implementaion of KOAFEC Schools for

Africa Program in Gambia

USD 200,000 128,519.01 24-Dec-10

OSHD 505,225.17

66 SACS India AfDB Support to the Business Continuity Unit USD 131,100 86,883.91 17-Sep-10

SACS 86,883.91

Total 21,181,730.05


Single Donor Trust Funds

Single Donor Trust Fund Requests Flow Chart

SINGLE DONOR TRUST FUND REQUESTS

FLOW CHART

User department submits request (using

template summary sheet) to ORRU for

assessment and screening before convening

Technical Review Committee Meeting

Requests reviewed by Technical Review

Committee (ORRU-Chair-, GECL, FFCO,

ORPC, ORQR) in line with TF

Agreements/CSPs/Sector Strategies

Technical Review Committee

(TRC) declines requests or ask

for additional information

ORRU informs User Dept. of

approval and requests FFCO for

creation of internal order

ORRU requests GECL to prepare

Grant Agreement for non-Bank

executed Projects and requests

FFCO for creation of internal order

Partnerships and Coop. (ORRU) submits

Annual Work Programme to donor

Technical Review Committee

(TRC) endorses requests for

submission to Donor/approves

requests under the Bank‟s pre-

approval threshold

(under US$100,000)Donor review and feedback to Partnerships

and Coop. Unit (ORRU) within 3 working

weeks

Donor declines some

requests in the Work

Program

ORRU informs User

DepartmentDonor approves Annual

Work Programme

or

User Department initiates

implementation

User Department sends Invoice

Approval Cover (IAC) sheet to

ORRU for verification and

approval

ORRU sends IAC to FFCO

Signature of Grant Agreement by

recipient and Bank

User Department sends Invoice

Approval Cover (IAC) sheet to

ORRU for verification and

approval

ORRU sends IAC to FFCO

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additional information to

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Co-Financing Opportunities

PART III - CO-FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES Introduction

AfDB has currently fifteen co-financing agreements signed with partners to jointly finance priority

sectors such as infrastructure, energy, agriculture and human resources development. The main objec-

tive of co-financing is to pool investment resources and development expertise, enhance synergies,

reduce transaction costs and share risks for the financing of large scale projects.

Since 2007, the AfDB co-financing projects represents about 50% of the total yearly approval by the

Board. Co-financing is a significant means of mobilizing additional resources for the development of

the African continent and collaborating with partners who share the same vision of sustainable eco-

nomic development and poverty reduction.

Background information

Starting with a single project in 1967 in Kenya, AfDB participation in co-financing operations has

increased substantially over the years. Between 2000 and 2009, the Bank attracted at least US$ 4 bil-

lion a year from external partners.

Co-financing activities are carried out in cooperation with bilateral partners, multilateral partners and

increasingly with private partners.

Since 2007, the Bank has given increased priority to building innovative partnerships, particularly

with emerging donors and the private sector to help the Bank maximize the development impact and

reach the Millenium Development Goals.

Objective of co-financing resource mobilization

The main objective for the Bank in co-financing is to provide donors with a cost-effective way of

scaling up their assistance and mitigate investment risks for the public and private sectors. Through

co-financing, the Bank aims to:

• Fill a financing gap for a specific project or program;

• Coordinate the financing for RMCs‟ development programs;

• Facilitate for the borrowing countries the access to international capital markets;

• Collaborate with donors that wish to link their own aid program with the Bank‟s capacity to support

the identification, appraisal and the implementation of projects; and

• Catalyze private sector financing.

Co-financing in the last three years

The graph below shows a rapid increase in co-financing over the years; there was a particularly strong

increase in 2009, however followed by a sharp decrease in 2010, which was marked by the global fi-

nancial and economic crisis that strongly hit budgets of the Bank and partners. The preferred sectors

in 2010 were energy (52.24%); transport (13.38%); multisectoral (10.23%); communication (7.15%);

water supply and sanitation (6.55%); agriculture and rural development (4.63%); finance (2.71%);

industry, mining and quarrying (1.17%); and social development (0.85%).



Although the amount invested in co-financing projects, by both the Bank and external partners, de-

creased in 2010, financial contribution from partners represented 82% of the total amount of the Bank

Group Loan and Grant approvals. The Multiplier Coefficient was the highest over the decade with

6.18.



Existing co-financing agreements

• Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed in February 2007 an exchange of letters on

strategic partnerships to cofinance private sector and water and sanitation.

• AfDB and Austria – Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OEKB) – signed a co-financing agreement in

October 2005.

• AfDB and Austria – Development Bank of Austria (OeEB) – signed a co-financing agreement in

June 2008.

• China Development Bank (CDB) signed an MoU in September 2008 to implement parallel financ-

ing on sectors mutually agreed.

• China Eximbank and the Bank signed an MoU in May 2008 to cofinance in public sector and pos-

sibly private sector.

• The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) signed an MoU in March 2004 to exchange informa-

tion on cooperation activities.

• India Exim Bank signed an MoU on co-financing in November 2009.

• International Labour Organisation (ILO) signed a Co-financing Agreement in April 1977.

• Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) signed an MoU on co-financing in December 2010.

• AfDB and Japan signed a guideline for the implementation of the Accelerated Co-financing Facili-

ty for Africa (ACFA) in January 2006 for private sector development.

• AfDB and Korea signed an MoU in October 2008 to co-finance public sector. In September 2010,

an exchange of letters has been signed to earmark additional funds to co-finance public sector

projects.

• AfDB and Libya signed an MoU in June 2008 to share information on co-financed transactions.

• AfDB and Nordic Development Fund (NDF) signed a co-financing agreement in December 1995.

• United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed an MoU in February 2001.

• AfDB (African Financing Partnership) and 8 Development Financing Institutions (DFIs) signed

an MoU to promote co-financing of private sector investment in the first quarter of 2010.

AfDB’s Major Co-Financing Partners

World Bank, International Monetary Fund, European Investment Bank, France (AFD-PROPARCO),

Japan (JICA), United Kingdom (DFID), Germany (KFW), Norway (NORAD), Denmark (DANIDA),

Korea, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), IsDB, OPEC Fund, Development

Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA).





Current Pipeline



Beneficia-

ries

Countries/

Institutions

Project

Title

Project

Objectives

Total Cost

UA mil-

lion

Bank

Contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Other

contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Financial

Gap

UA mil-

lion

Status Timeframe Est

Start End Date

Task

Manager

AGRICULTURE and AGRO INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT (OSAN) 1 Morocco Support Program of

National Water Saving

Irrigation Project

TBD 61.62 48.15 TBD 13.47 TBD TBD Rafâa MAROUKI

+216 7110 2252

[email protected]

2 Mali Sustainable manage-

ment of natural re-

sources

To contribute to better knowledge of

resources, greater accountability of

people in the forest resource man-

agement and improved productivity

of soils in order to increase crop and

animal production.

20 15 TBD 5 Identification TBD Léandre GBELI

+216 7110 3646

[email protected]

3 Multinational Programme for Sus-

tainable Development

and Management of

the Lakes Edward and

Albert Basin Re-

sources

To contribute to sustainable devel-

opment and utilization of the Lakes

Edward and Albert Basin natural

resources.

60 32 TBD 28 Preparation TBD Olagoke A.OLADAPO

+216 7110 3494

[email protected]

4 DRC Support Project for

rural infrastructure

To strengthen food security. To

increase food production through

capacity building services to support

the production and the population,

the use of appropriate technology and

inputs and efficient rehabilitation of

rural infrastructures.

55 20 TBD 35 Identification TBD Khaled LAAJILI

+216 7110 2760

[email protected]

5 Madagascar Bas Mankoky II To reduce rural poverty. Increase

agricultural production through

development of irrigation infrastruc-

ture and the collective capacity of

producer organizations.

35 15 TBD 20 Pipeline Sept 2011 Mohamed OULD

TOLBA

+216 7110 2452

[email protected]

6 Multinational

ORCE

Project for develop-

ment of regional

agricultural research

To improve farm productivity

through agricultural research opera-

tions on regional and renewed and

more efficient extension, knowing

use of optimal technologies produced

by research, organize transfers of

technologies that generate high rates

of adoption.

40 12 TBD 28 Pipeline Oct 2011 Jean-Marie MENG

LIHINAG

+216 7110 3968

[email protected]

7 Multinational

ORCE

Project for Support of

the regional food

security program

To strengthen food security in mem-

ber states of CEEAC. To strengthen

capacity for formulating and imple-

menting policies, projects and agri-

cultural development programs of

member states and the General Secre-

tariat.

44 16 TBD 28 Pipeline Oct 2012 Jean-Marie MENG

LIHINAG

+216 7110 3968

[email protected]

8 Namibia Northern Communal

and Rural Infrastruc-

ture Development

Project

To achieve a sustainable increase in

household income and food security.

To improve agricultural productivity

of smallholder farmers through

provision of agricultural infrastruc-

ture; (ii) improve agricultural water

management of small scale and

commercial irrigated areas; and (iii)

development of technology centers

for servicing agro equipment.

26 20 TBD 6 Identification TBD Wael SOLIMAN

+216 7110 2507

[email protected]

9 Swaziland Lower Usuthu Small-

holder Irrigation

Project II

To alleviate poverty by transforming

existing subsistence farmers into

commercial farmers of irrigated lands

producing cash crops.

30 20 TBD 10 Identification Oct 2011 Mary ANGLOW

+216 7110 2654

[email protected]

10 Zambia Livestock infrastruc-

ture support project

To improve household income of

livestock farmers by supporting rural

infrastructure, institutional capacity

and improved diagnosis, treatment

and disease control.

17 15 TBD 2 Preparation

completed.

Waiting for

resources to

carryout ESIA

June 2012 Joseph COOMPSON

+216 7110 3197

[email protected]













Beneficia-

ries

Countries/

Institutions

Project

Title

Project

Objectives

Total Cost

UA mil-

lion

Bank

Contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Other

contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Financial

Gap

UA mil-

lion


Start End Date

Task

Manager

AGRICULTURE and AGRO INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT (OSAN) 11 Zimbabwe Zhove Small holder

irrigation project

To contribute to household food

security for the communal farmers

and raise their household incomes.

25 20 TBD 5 Identification Oct 2012 Wael SOLIMAN

+216 7110 2507

[email protected]

12 Zimbabwe Dande Small holder

irrigation project

To increase and stabilize the agricul-

tural production of smallholder

farmers through the establishment of

an irrigation scheme covering 4,300

hectares.

28 20 TBD 8 Identification Oct 2012

Wael SOLIMAN

+216 7110 2507

[email protected]

13 Continent

wide

Programme for Post-

Harvest Losses Reduc-

tion in Africa 2010-

2014

To enable countries to achieve

supply-chain efficiencies through

targeted investments in rural infra-

structure, post-harvest / agro-

processing technologies, contributing

to reduction of physical losses,

improved food availability and

enhanced product quality in a sus-

tainable manner.

1088 544 TBD 544 Identified,

Framework

document

prepared

TBD Ulrich BOYSEN

+216 7110 2319

[email protected]

14 Mali Project of Markala

Sugar

To increase the production of cane

and sugar and to improve the quality

of production.

151.37 20 99.274 32.092 Approved Dec.

2010

2011-2015 Macky DIOUM

+216 7110 3474

[email protected]

15 Niger Project mobilization of

water in the region of

Maradi Tahoua Zind-

er

To valorize water through existing

infrastructures or new ones.

32.41 9.34 TBD 23.07 Preparation;

GAFSP identi-

fied

Jan 2012-Dec

2016

Mouldi TARHOUNI

+216 7110 2235

[email protected]

16 Multinational Dams and Fomi

Taoussa / irrigation

component

To increase production and produc-

tivity of irrigated agriculture and

food security.

75 60 TBD 15 Pipeline: Project

identification

TBD Abdoulaye DJIRO

+216 7110 6036

[email protected]

17 Sierra Leone Small Holder Com-

mercialisation Scheme

To increase food production and

increase smallholder farmers‟ in-

comes in the country by supporting

farmer based organizations.

297 21 TBD 276 Pipeline TBD Evans NTAGWABIRA

+216 7110 2736

[email protected]

18 Multinational Capacity Building for

Agriculture Ministries

To assist agricultural ministries and

institutions in increasing capacity on

a sustainable basis for effective and

results-based execution and man-

agement of agricultural development

interventions. To prepare the respec-

tive program.

150 100 TBD 50 Pipeline TBD Joseph COOMPSON

+216 7110 3197

[email protected]

19 Kenya Livestock Disease

Free Zones Infrastruc-

ture Support Project

To provide livestock infrastructure

for disease control and marketing and

to facilitate access of livestock prod-

ucts to markets and strengthen

institutions in the livestock sub-

sector.

20 10 TBD 10 Identified; Gov

has put the

project under

reserve

Sept. 2011 Edson MPYISI

+216 7110 2730

[email protected]

20 Eritrea Agriculture Sector

Support Program

To enhance sustainability of livelih-

oods of rural communities by im-

proving access to infrastructure,

supporting application of modern

agricultural production technology,

better management of soils and water

resources and improved natural

resources management

20 14.3 TBD 5.7 Identification;

No Gov request

yet

Nov 2011 Alex MEND

+216 7110 2635

[email protected]

21 Rwanda Livestock Infrastruc-

ture Support Program

To contribute to development of a

sustainable and profitable milk

production and dairy industry

50 30 TBD 20 Identification;

BADEA is

identified

Nov 2011 Mamadou KANE

+2167110 3004

[email protected]














Beneficia-

ries

Countries/

Institutions

Project

Title

Project

Objectives

Total Cost

UA mil-

lion

Bank

Contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Other

contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Financial

Gap

UA mil-

lion


Start End Date

Task

Manager

AGRICULTURE and AGRO INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT (OSAN) 22 Multinational Creation of Sustaina-

ble Tsetse and Trypa-

nosomiasis Free zones

in East & South Africa

PATTEC– Phase II

To create sustainable tsetse / trypano-

somiasis free areas in the 7 countries

in support of the eradication of T&T

by integrating suppression, control

and eradication technologies while

ensuring reclaimed areas are equita-

bly, sustainably and economically

exploited.


Co-financier

identified: IsDB.

Nov 2012 Lawal UMAR

+216 7110 2368

[email protected]

23 Uganda Community Agricultu-

ral Infrastructure

Improvement Pro-

gramme III - CAIIP III

To enhance farmers‟ access to mar-

kets, attract competitive price and

increased income through improve-

ments in rural infrastructures and

their management by well mobilized

communities.


Awaiting formal

request; Co-

financier identi-

fied: IsDB

Nov 2012 Justus KABYEMERA

+216 7110 3514

[email protected]

24 Uganda Markets and Trade

Improvement Project

II – MATIP II

To increase incomes, employment

opportunities and working conditions

of vendors in urban markets. Secure

accessible and healthy environment

for customers through investment in

modernization of urban markets and

sustainability by implementation of

market management

65 50 TBD 15 Identification

Awaiting formal

request; Co-

financier identi-

fied: IsDB

Sept. 2011 –

2016

Damian IHEDIOHA

+216 7110 2212

[email protected]

25 Botswana Water Recycling and

Harvesting for

Smallscale Irrigation

To alleviate constraints to business

activity in agriculture; providing

infrastructure that contribute toward

improving the government‟s agr.

sector; maximizing benefits from

country‟s poorly utilized resources


Feb 2010

Nov 2011 Tarek AHMED

+216 7110 3028

[email protected]

26 Cameroon Rural Infrastructure

Project

To rehabilitate rural infrastructure

and strengthening the institutional

capacity of support services to in-

crease agricultural production

15 7 TBD 8 Pipeline Mar 2012 Nana Oumou TOURE-

SY

+216 7110 2719

[email protected]

27 Central Africa Project of Rehabilita-

tion of infrastructure

for agricultural pro-

duction

To rehabilitate rural infrastructure

and strengthening the institutional

capacity of support services to in-

crease agricultural production.

15 5 TBD 10 To be presented

to the Board

Dec 2012 Aminata SOW

+216 7110 3888

[email protected]

28 Chad Rural infrastructure

and pastoral project

To improve i) hydro-agricultural

infrastructure around Lake Chad with

infrastructure and pastoral rehabilita-

tion ii) access to drinking water and

sanitation


Feb 2010

July 2011 Aminata SOW

+216 7110 3888

[email protected]










Beneficia-

ries

Countries/

Institutions

Project

Title

Project

Objectives

Total Cost

UA mil-

lion

Bank

Contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Other

contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Financial

Gap

UA mil-

lion


Start End Date

Task

Manager

ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT (ONEC) 1 Multinational Interconnexion RCA-

RD Congo

Rehabilitate and reinforce Boali's

(RCA) system of electricity produc-

tion and extend the electrical line to

smaller cities in the RDC


mission

completed,

presenting

resources

available for

evaluation

and presen-

tation of

proposal to

councils

2011

TBD J.Baptiste NGUEMA-

OLLO

+216 7110 3072

[email protected]

2 Multinational Energy Project

OMVG

To strengthen regional cooperation

and integration of member countries

of the OMVG in the energy sector,

particularly in the sub-sector electric-

ity

787.85 120 357.85 310 Appraised.

Ready to be

presented to

Board

TBD Ibrahima KONATE

+216 7110 3418

[email protected]

3 Cameroon Hydroelectric Lom-

Pangar Arrangement

Construction of a hydroelectric plant

at the dam and a line of 120 km of 90

kV and electrification of localities

traversed by the line and two sur-

rounding regions

246.85 60 TBD 186.85 TBD TBD J.Baptiste NGUEMA-

OLLO

+216 7110 3072

[email protected]

4 Multinational Interconnexion

Tchad-Cameroun

(2012)

To enhance the quantity of power

exchange between the 2 counties

400 100 - 300 The project

concept

note is

completed.

TBD N J.Baptiste NGUEMA-

OLLO

+216 7110 3072

[email protected]

5 Multinational Ethiopia and Kenya

Power Interconnection

Project

To exchange power between Ethiopia

and Kenya 1000MW in phase I and

2000 MW in phase II of the transmis-

sion line implementation.

703.55 212 - 491.55 Project

feasibility

study com-

pleted and

bidding

document

under

preparation-

Appraisal

for 2011

Anticipated imple-

mentation period :

39 mths from the

date the preparation

of the tender has

started

Thierno BAH

+216 7110.3184

[email protected]

6 UGANDA Power Transmission

Line KARUMA

Provision of adequate transmission

capacity to evacuate power generated

at Karuma Hydropower Plant.

190.71 38.14 38.14 114 Feasibility

study and

ESIA under

preparation

2012-2015 Engedasew NEGASH

+216 7110.3931

[email protected]









Beneficia-

ries

Countries/

Institutions

Project

Title

Project

Objectives

Total Cost

UA mil-

lion

Bank

Contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Other

contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Financial

Gap

UA mil-

lion


Start End Date

Task

Manager

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (OSHD) 1 Mali PADEC Poverty reduction, Community

development

TBD TBD TBD 6

community

micro-

project

On-going TBD Ali CISSE

+216 7110 6034

[email protected]

2 Guinea PDSD Poverty reduction, decentralization,

community development.

TBD TBD TBD 5

social fund

On-going TBD Jeanne NZEYIMANA

+216 7110 2437

[email protected]

3 Liberia, Sierra

Leone

Study on social pro-

tection in fragile

states (FS)

Identify project ideas to support

social protection policies in FSs.

0.5 0.05 - 0.45

consultants,

field visits,

workshop

Identifica-

tion

TBD Raymond BESONG

+216 7110 3946

[email protected]

4 Guinea Equa-

torial, Bots-

wana and

Gabon

Study on social pro-

tection in Middle

Income Countries

(MICs)

Identify project ideas to support

social protection policies in MICs.

0.5 0.05 - 0.45

consultants,

field visits,

workshop

Identifica-

tion

TBD Justin MURARA

+216 7110 3207

[email protected]

Lucette OYOUBI

+216 7110 6604

[email protected]

5 Zanzibar ALSD II To provide the youth especially

women with skills for the emerging

needs of the labour market and for

self employment.

28 15 10 3

Construc-

tion, skills

develop-

ment

PAR pre-

pared;

planned for

Board

submission

in July 2011

TBD Issahaku BUDALI

+216 7110 6255

[email protected]

6 Cameroon Poverty Alleviation

Project in the

Northern Cameroon

Increase access to basic infrastructure

and income to rural populations.

20 15 - 5

community

micro-

project

Identifica-

tion

TBD Justin MURARA

+216 7110 3207

[email protected]

7 Mozambique Local Economic

Development

Poverty Reduction and Community

Development.

15 10 - 5

various

Identifica-

tion

TBD Joao CUNHA

+216 7110 2819

[email protected]

8 Angola Micro-Finance Sector

Reform and Capacity

Building Project

Increase access of the rural poor to

financial services.

10 5 - 5

Credit

resources,

capacity

building

Identifica-

tion

TBD Joao CUNHA

+216 7110 2819

[email protected]

9 Mozambique Weather Micro-

Insurance Support

Project

Climate change financial adaptation

for rural areas.

20 10 - 10

Capacity

building,

credit

facilities etc

Identifica-

tion

TBD Joao CUNHA

+216 7110 2819

[email protected]

10 Kenya Climate Adaptation

and Slums Upgrading

Project

Building social capital and support-

ing policy reform.

40 20 - 20

various

Identifica-

tion

TBD Issahaku BUDALI

+216 7110 6255

[email protected]

11 Gabon Support to Rural

Financial Services

Project


financial services.

20 10 - 10

Credit

re-

sources,cap

acity build-

ing

Identifica-

tion

TBD Justin MURARA

+216 7110 3207

[email protected]

12 Equatorial

Guinea

Support to Rural

Financial Services

Reform and Small

Scale Industry Devel-

opment Project


financial services

40 20 - 20

Credit

resources

capacity

building

Identifica-

tion

TBD Justin MURARA

+216 7110 3207

[email protected]

13 Central Africa Youth Employment

and Labour Market

Adjustments Project

Skills Development and alternative

education for youths

25 13 - 12

Construc-

tion

Identifica-

tion

TBD Paul DOUGNA

+216 7110 6544

+221 33 869 8618

[email protected]

















Beneficia-

ries

Countries/

Institutions

Project

Title

Project

Objectives

Total Cost

UA mil-

lion

Bank

Contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Other

contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Financial

Gap

UA mil-

lion


Start End Date

Task

Manager

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (OSHD) 14 Mali Projet d‟appui Techno To increase the use of information

Technology and Communication

(ICT) to improve productivity and

competitiveness of Mali and coun-

tries of the sub region. It involves

setting up a technology hub reference

to (i) train high-level skills in ICT,

(ii) build projects around ICT, and

(iii) propose a business-friendly

developing framework for existing or

new firms.

23.10 14.5 6.3 (AFD) 2.3 Evaluation

–April 2011

2011 Corbin GUEDEGBE

+216 7110 2405

[email protected]

15 Liberia Labour Based Public

Works Project

(LBPWP) – Supple-

mentary Loan

To rehabilitate socio-economic

infrastructure and improve capacities

for infrastructure maintenance.

15 5 - 10 Appraisal Board Approval :

May 2011

Raymond BESONG

+216 7110 3946

[email protected]

16 Guinea PDSD II The project aims to reduce poverty

in Guinea through the promo-

tion and development of entrepre-

neurship, job crea-

tion and strengthening of local go-

vernance. Specifically, the resources

being sought would feed into

the Social Fund for Economic Devel-

opment (ESFD)

to finance community development

projects and entrepreneurship.

15 5 - 10 Board

approval :

09/02/2011

2012-2014 Jeanne NZEYIMANA

+216 7110 2437

[email protected]






Beneficia-

ries

Countries/

Institutions

Project

Title

Project

Objectives

Total Cost

UA mil-

lion

Bank

Contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Other

contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Financial

Gap

UA mil-

lion


Start End Date

Task

Manager

W A T E R A N D S A N I T A T I O N D E P A R T M E N T ( O W A S ) 1 Tanzania National Rural WSS

Program

To improve WSS in the rural areas 634 55 TBD 579 Identified

Dec 2011 Paul DZIMIRI

+216 7110 3543

[email protected]

2 Mozambique National Rural WSS

Program

To increase sustainable access to

rural WSS for at least 70% and 50%

of the rural population by 2015

80 11.7 20.4 47.9 On Going

Dec 2014 Boniface ALEOBUA

+216 7110 2456

[email protected]

3 Sierra Leone Towns WSS Project To improve WSS 56.4 28.5 12.85 15 Approved Oct 2011 Tom MUGOYA

+2167110 2264

[email protected]

4 Cameroon Projet

d‟assainissement de

Yaoudé, Phase II

To increase water coverage in

Yaoundé

55 14 1.5 from

Gov

39.5 Appraisal Nov 2011 Patrice HORUGAVYE

+216 7110 2543

[email protected]

5 Nigeria Zariah WSS Project To increase WSS coverage for the

people of Zariah in Kaduna

300 52 Fed Gov:

76

State Gov

89

ISDB: 49

34 Preparation Apr 2011 Tom MUGOYA

+2167110 2264

[email protected]

6 Chad Projet d‟AEPA cen-

tres Urbains

Contribute to improving access to

drinking water

17 12 0 5 Preparation

done

Nov 2011 Madjyara NGUETORA

[email protected]

7 Multinational Water Supply Involv-

ing Solar Energy in

CILSS

To increase water coverage/access in

CILLS

200 100 - 100 Awaiting

official

request

Dec 2011 Keba BA

+216 7110 2571

[email protected]

8 Niger Rural Water Supply

and sanitation Project

The project will be contribute to the

sector goal: (i) to achieving the MDG

in the water and sanitation sector

contributing to the improvement of

access rate to rural drinking water

and sanitation

40 16 4 20 Appraisal May 2011 Mohamed EL ARKOUBI

+216 7110 3465

[email protected]

9 Gambia Rural Water Supply

and Sanitation Project

To increase access to safe and sus-

tainable water supply and sanitation

to the national coverage target of

75% for rural water supply and 45%

for rural sanitation by year 2015 and

thereby contributing to improvement

of health of the rural population and

reduction of poverty

9.63 1.11 3.52 5 Appraisal June 2011 Rees MWASAMBILI

+216 7110 3584

[email protected]












Beneficiaries

Countries/

Institutions

Project

Title

Project

Objectives

Total Cost

UA mil-

lion

Bank

Contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Other

contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Financial

Gap

UA mil-

lion

Status Timeframe

Est Start

End Date

Task

Manager

T R A N S P O R T A N D I C T D E P A R T M E N T ( O I T C ) 1 Burundi Gitega-Nyangungu-

Ngozi Phase II

Facilitate the movement of goods

and people along the road-

GitegaNyangungu-Ngozi and im-

prove accessibility of popula-

tions to basic services.

65 42 TBD 23 Intruc-

tion ongoin

g process an

d presenta-

tion to

the Board

sche-

duled June

2011

2012-2014 Pierre MORE NDONG

+216 7110 2284

[email protected]

2 Multinational

(Guinea /

Guinea Bis-

sau)

Boke-Quebo Road Create a permanent road

link between Boke and Quebo, to red

uce transport costs and promote

economic activities

85 60 TBD 25 preparation

mission :

end 2011or

early 2012

2012-2016 Manuel BENARD

+216 7110 2302

[email protected]

3 Multinational

(Senegal /

Gambia)

Kaolak-Bridge on

Gambie-Banjul

Build a bridge on Gambie Banjul 120 90 TBD 30 Preparation

mission in

june/ july

2011

2012-2016 Aaron Katambula MWILA

+216 7110 2417

[email protected]

4 Togo Atakpamé-Blitta-

Sokodé-Kara Road

Support economic and social devel-

opment and regional integration


mission

done in

Nov. 2010

2011-2015 Maimounatou NDIAYE

DIOP

+216 7110 2439

[email protected]

5 Niger Arlit-Assamaka Road Support economic development &

regional integration

90 60 TBD 30 Studies

done

2012-2015 Patrick RUGUMIRE

+2167110 3803

[email protected]

6 Burkina-Faso Orodara-Kpere Road

Project

Upgrade to paved road TBD 62 TBD TBD Procure-

ment

process

ongoing for

feasibility

and detailed

design

studies

(ADF

funding)

2013-2016 Dominique ETIENNE

+216 7110 3970

[email protected]

7 Burkina-Faso Ouagadougou –

Donsin Airport

Build a new airport outside the city 290 40 TBD 250 Donors‟

roundtable

held in

October

2010.

Detailed

design

studies still

expected


+216 7110 3970

[email protected]

8 Cameroon Layout of the road

Kumba-Bachuo

Akagbé

Upgrade to paved road 90 40 TBD 50 Studies

ongoing


+2167110 3803

[email protected]

9 Democratic

Republic of

Congo (DRC)

Road Project Help to open up areas of Bandun-

du, Kasai Occidental and Kasai Orien

tal, by rehabilitating the road section

on the Tshikapa Batshamba-RN1


ongoing –

Evaluation

in June 11

2011-2015 Augustin KARANGA

+216 7110 2607

[email protected]

10 Kenya Nairobi Metro To provide mass transit system for

the Nairobi Metropolitan Region

230 150 TBD 80 Pre-

investment

study of

various

options of

mass transit

systems

(e.g. Heavy

Rail Transit,

Light Rail

Transit Bus

Rapid

Transit,

etc.) is

being

finalized

2011-2012 Zerfu TESSEMA

+216 7110 3655

[email protected]













Beneficiaries

Countries/

Institutions

Project

Title

Project

Objectives

Total Cost

UA mil-

lion

Bank

Contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Other

contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Financial

Gap

UA mil-

lion

Status Timeframe

Est Start

End Date

Task

Manager

T R A N S P O R T A N D I C T D E P A R T M E N T ( O I T C ) 11 Multinational

(Cameroon /

Equatorial

Guinea)

Kribi-Campo-Bata

Road

Support economic development &

regional integration


ongoing


+2167110 3803

[email protected]

12 Multinational

(Gabon /

Congo)

Doussala-Dolisie

Road

The road aims to contribute to the

reinforcement of the process of

regional integration and exchanges

within the Economic community of

Central African States (ECCAS)

within the framework of the Consen-

sual Transport Master Plan(PDCT-

AC) adopted by the Member States

of this Organization and to facilitate

the interconnection of the road net-

works of central, Eastern and south-

ern African countries


done

2012-2015 Manuel BENARD

+216 7110 2302

[email protected]

13 Nigeria Urban Transport

Project

Improve urban mobility by increas-

ing well organized and structured

public transport service networks,

with improved traffic management

TBD (after

feasibility

studies and

project phasing)

50 Financing

resources:

WB – IDA:

approx

US$ 250

million

AFD:

approx

US$ 100

million

CTF: ap-

prox

US$ 50

million

TBD Identifica-

tion Prepa-

ration

TBD (after

project activi-

ties identified)

Marie Hellen Melchior

MINJA

+216 7110 3864

[email protected]

14 Sierra Leone Upgrading - Matotoka

Sefadu Road

To activate regional economic

growth and integration through

minimising transport travel time and

costs, between Matotoka and Sefadu.


stage, PCN

to be pre-

sented to

OPSCOM

august 2011

and board

presentation

march 2012

Start: May

2011;

End Date: ~

March 2016

(Implementa-

tion period 30

months, if

financing gap

is bridged and

project im-

plemented in

totality, and

allowing for

12 months

post imple-

mentation)

Richard MALINGA

+216 7110 2581

[email protected]

15 Uganda Kyenjojo-Hoima-

Masindi-Kigumba

Road

To promote national road network

connectivity, reduce transport costs ,

enhance economic growth and facili-

tate regional integration with the

neighboring Democratic Republic of

Congo (DRC)

193.33 80 TBD 113.33 Under study Appraisal in

2012

Dawit GEBREMEDHIN

+216 7110 3684

[email protected]

16 Burkina-Faso Bobo-Dioulasso –

SamoroguanRoad

Rehabilitate the last section of the

PR1 corridor from Ghana to Burkina

Faso to Mali

TBD 33 TBD TBD Studies not

realized


+216 7110 3970

[email protected]

17 Kenya Transport Sector

Support Project To support the transport sector

program of Kenya based on the Road

Sector Investment Program (RSIP)

300 200 TBD 100 The RSIP is

finalized

and the

feasibility,

EIA and

detailed

engineering

designs of

the priority

projects are

being

finalized.

2011-2013 Zerfu TESSEMA

+216 7110 3655

[email protected]










Beneficiaries

Countries/

Institutions

Project

Title

Project

Objectives

Total Cost

UA mil-

lion

Bank

Contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Other

contribu-

tion

UA mil-

lion

Financial

Gap

UA mil-

lion

Status Timeframe

Est Start

End Date

Task

Manager

T R A N S P O R T A N D I C T D E P A R T M E N T ( O I T C ) 18 Morocco Repair /Rehab Pro-

gram for 7 ports

protection structures

Global preservation of coastal physi-

cal infrastructure assets in order to

meet continued maritime traffic and

ports service.

161.29 116.49 TBD 44.80 Contract

award for

feasibility,

engineering

studies

and tender

docs prepa-

ration (MIC

grant) is

being

approved

for studies

to start in

May 2011

Project loan

approval

expected in

2012

Modibo SANGARE

+216 7110 6174

[email protected]

19 Multinational

(BDI/RW/TZ)

Issaka-Kigali Rail-

ways Project

Providing efficient and low cost

transport system in the region by

establishing a railway link between

Rwanda, and Burundi to the Port of

Dar-Essalam in Tanzania

2,520 138.76 TBD 2,381.24 Currently

the Detailed

studies are

about to

commence

with financ-

ing from the

Bank

The studies

will be com-

pleted third

Quarter of

2012 and

following that

the physical

implementa-

tion of the

project will be

determined

based on the

outcomes of

the study

Aymen A. Osman ALI

+216 7110 2625

[email protected]

20 Multinational

(Congo /

Cameroon)

Construction Road

Ouesso-Sangmélima

(Ketta-Djoum phase

2)

Improve the service level of the

supply chain of transportation on the

road Yaounde-Brazzaville and the

living conditions of people in

the project area.

160 80 TBD 80 The work of

Phase I will

begin in

June 2011 fi

nancing

ADF / Gove

rn-

ment of the

Con-

go & Camer

oon

2013-2016 Augustin KARANGA

+216 7110 2607

[email protected]

21 Multinational

(Congo/DRC)

Bridge Road Rail

Brazzaville-Kinshasa

Project

Improving regional economic growth

& integration by establishing a rail /

road bridge between Kinshasa &

Brazzaville


ongoing


+2167110 3803

[email protected]

22 Multinational

(Malawi /

Mozambique)

Nacala Corridor Phase

3

To support economic growth and

foster regional integration and inter-

national through reliable, efficient

and seamless transport infrastructure

Improved links between ports and

harbours and major economic cen-

tres;


ongoing

2012-2017 Patrick OPOKU-

DARKWA

+216 7110 3142

[email protected]

23 Tunisia Center region motor-

way

Improve connectivity of center and

south west regions to the more de-

veloped east coastal regions in order

to accelerate their socio-economic

development as well as national

integration

255.38 179.21 TBD 76.17 Feasibility

studies

engineering

and tender

docs prepa-

ration on

going under

government

financing

2013 Modibo SANGARE

+216 7110 6174

[email protected]

24 Tunisia Projet Ligne à Grande

Vitesse (TGV Nord-

Sud)

Achieve construction of national link

of high speed train to promote socio-

economic development and contri-

bute to regional integration of

Maghreb.

358.42 268.82 TBD 86.60 TOR for

feasibility

studies

finalized,

MIC grant

approval for

studies

preparation

to be

processed in

2011.

2013-14 Modibo SANGARE

+216 7110 6174

[email protected]











Technical Assistants and Secondments

PART IV - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SECONDMENTS

In 2010, AfDB has benefited from the increasing in-

terest from partners to provide technical experts and

secondees, mainly to support the institutional capacity

building of the Bank.

In particular, donors are providing experts and secon-

dees in governance, water, climate change, infrastruc-

ture, private sector development, among others. At

present, 12 secondees and 9 technical assistants are

posted in various organizational units of the Bank. In-

stitutional arrangements for 22 new technical assistants

and secondees are being finalized with various part-

ners.

The current status regarding this matter is summarized

in this section.



Secondees Currently Working in the AfDB (as of March 2011)

N° User

Department

Title Duration Donor

Transport and ICT Department (OITC)

1 OITC.0 Infrastructure Expert 16/11/2009-31/08/2011 France

NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade Department (ONRI)

2 ONRI.0 Infrastructure Expert 22/06/2009-21/06/2011 United Kingdom

(DFID)

3 ICA Special Advisor to the ICA

Coordinator

01/04/2009-30/06/2011 Germany (KfW)

4 ICA Institutional/Financial Ex-

pert

15/03/2010-14/03/2012 JICA

5 ICA Water Financing Expert to

ICA

10/01/2011-09/01/2013 Germany (KfW)

Development Research Department (EDRE)

6 EDRE.1 Research Economist 26/11/2010-25/11/2012 Korea Ministry of

Finance and Economy

7 EDRE.2 Research Economist 08/05/2008-07/05/2011 Bank of Korea

Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department (ONEC)

8 ONEC.1 Environmentalist (Envi-

ronmental Initiative)

18/01/2010-31/12/2011 Germany (GIZ)

Quality Assurance and Results Department (ORQR)

9 ORQR.3 Environmentalist (Envi-

ronmental Initiative)

18/01/2010-07/04/2011 Germany (GIZ)

Agriculture and Agro Industry Department (OSAN)

10 OSAN Agribusiness Expert 01/12/2008-30/11/2012 Germany (GIZ)

Private Sector Department (OPSM)

11 OPSM EPSA Coordinator 17/12/2010-16/12/2012 JICA

Governance, Economic and Financial Reforms Department (OSGE)

12 OSGE Financial Governance Ex-

pert

25/09/2010-24/03/2012 United Kingdom

(DFID)



Technical Assistants Currently Working in the AfDB (As of March 2011)

N

°

User

Department

Title Duration Donor

Water and Sanitation Department (OWAS)

1 AWF Financial Management Expert 01/12/2007-30/11/2011 United Kingdom (DFID)

2 AWF Water & Sanitation Expert 02/02/2009-30/09/2012 Austrian Development

Agency

Governance, Economic and Financial Reform Department (OSGE)

3 OSGE.1 Financial Governance Expert in Rev-

enue Management

01/04/2009-31/03/2011 Norway

4 OSGE.1 Financial Governance Specialist 04/02/2009-03/07/2011 French Trust Fund

Partnerships and Cooperation Unit (ORRU)

5 ORRU Cooperation Expert 05/07/2009-04/07/2011 Spanish Trust Fund

Quality, Assurance and Results Department (ORQR)

6 ORQR.3 Climate Mitigation Expert 01/10/2009-30/09/2011 United Kingdom (DFID)

7 ORQR.3 Climate Change Adaptation Expert 01/12/2009-30/11/2011 United Kingdom (DFID)

NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade (ONRI)

8 ONRI (NE-

PAD)

Energy and Power Trade Specialist 27/03/2010-26/03/2012 NEPAD-IPPF

Fragile States Unit (OSFU)

9 OSFU Policy Analyst 09/02/2011-09/02/2013 Swiss Trust Fund



Institutional Partnerships

PART V – INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

The AfDB‟s Medium-Term Strategy (2008-2012) places high demands on partnerships building stat-

ing that: “The Bank will build more effective partnerships based on clearer and more specific agree-

ments to deliver well-articulate results.” Through the creation of strategic partnerships, the AfDB car-

ries out activities in key areas such as Infrastructure, Private Sector, Agriculture and Information and

Communication Technology.

The AfDB has partnered with a wide range of development actors in both public and private sectors to

ensure greater coordination and complementarities to better respond to the needs of its Regional

Member Countries (RMCs). The Bank has signed partnerships agreements and MoUs with various

institutions, including bilateral agencies, multilateral banks, African institutes, universities and private

institutions. The emergence of new donors and the renewed interest of traditional partners are also

reflected in the partnership development of the AfDB.



Overview of Multilateral Agreements


Multilateral Agreements

M U L T I L A T E R A L A G R E E M E N T S A s o f A p r i l 2 0 1 1

INSTITUTION TITLE SIGNING

DATE AMOUNT SECTOR AGREEMENT SUMMARY ACTIVITIES

Association for the

Development of Educa-

tion in Africa (ADEA)

MoU 31 01 2008 _ Education The purpose of this MoU is to set out

the hosting arrangement.

Africa Humanitarian

Action

(AHA)

MoU 15 06 2009 _ Cooperation in the achievement of

their shared goals and objectives

within their areas common interest

with the primary objective of benefit-

ting the Bank's RMCs

Capacity building

Public Advocacy

Health care

Sexual and Gender-based Vi-

olence

Humanitarian Interventions

Development Bank of

Southern Africa

MoU 25 03 2010 _ Advocacy and

Application

Regional Integra-

tion Trade Statis-

tics

Identify Programmes or projects for

cooperation Draft an action plan for

the implementation of such pro-

grammes or projects

Conduct reviews of programmes and

projects being implemented under this

Memorandum

Knowledge Management

Capacity building

The Egyptian Fund For

Technical Cooperation

with Africa (EFTCA)

MoU

Establishment of

a framework for

collaboration

between the

parties.

07 03 1998 _ All Assistance provision to the RMCs

with specific programmes of activities

& development projects through

financing of consultancy & expertise.

Identification, preparation and

appraisal; Supervision, Monitor-

ing and post-evaluation;

Studies (technical, economic),

Training

Seminars, workshops, confe-

rences and symposia; Institutional

support

International Develop-

ment Research Center

MoU 29 04 1999 _ Poverty reduction,

Regional Integra-

tion

Private sector

Human Resources

Good Governance

IT

Sustainable devel-

opment

Natural resources

Collaborative activities to provide

research & assistance to RMCs and

IDRC's African Partners in the areas

of Poverty alleviation, trade & region-

al integration, private sector develop-

ment, human resources development,

governance, corruption & capacity

building, post-conflict reconstruction

& rehabilitation, natural resource

management & development sustaina-

bility, IT.

Joint missions/parallel activities in the

field.

Project design (approaches &

methodologies); identification &

preparation;

Impact assessment of completed

projects; Capacity assessment of

project implementation units;

Arab Fund for Tech-

nical Assistance to

African Countries

(AFTAAC)

MoU between

the AFTAAC to

African countries

and the ADB

07 1998 _ All sectors Cooperation activities including cost-

sharing arrangements

Co-financing;

Technical assistance,

Consultancy,

Expertise,

Training

Symposia & seminars organiza-

tion

Inter-African Coffee

Organization (IACO)

Cooperation

Agreement

10 06 1987 _ Food & Nutrition Financing National & Multinational

Coffee Projects, production develop-

ment, promotion & marketing

Project Identification, prepara-

tion, appraisal

Execution of pre-investment

studies

Evaluation & post-evaluation

Technical assistance

Courses and seminars organiza-

tion

Organisation Islamique

pour l'Education, les

Sciences et la Culture

(ISESCO)

MoU 25 10 2004 _ Education

Environment

Culture

Framework for partnership between

ISESCO, the Bank & the Fund to

strengthen education, science, envi-

ronment & culture in countries of

common membership.

Studies, Project/Programmes

implementation;

Technical assistance;

Information exchange;

seminars

Organization for Eco-

nomic Cooperation and

Development (OECD)

Exchange of

Letters

11 08 1992 FF4,449,855 Trade

Food security

Economic integra-

tion

Additional contribution for financing

the work programme of the unit used

in accordance with the financial ar-

rangements set forth in the MoU

signed 1991.

Financial, technical, physical and

institutional support



Development (OECD)

Exchange of

Letters

Partnership

agreement for

publication of

African Econom-

ic outlook

02 05 2007 _ Publication of the

African Economic

Outlook 2006/7



Development (OECD)

Partnership

Agreement

11 10 2007 €2,910,400 Publication of the

African Economic

Outlook 2007/8








Development (OECD)

Declaration of

Intent

28 10 2008 _ Good Governance Initiative to Support Business Integrity

and Anti Bribery Efforts in Africa

The preferential Trade

Area for Eastern and

Western African States

(PTA)

Cooperation

agreement

29 09 1988 _ Agriculture

Industry

Transport

Communication

Natural Resources

Trade

Customs & Mone-

tary

Cooperation with regard to activities

aiming at promoting economic integra-

tion of RMCs.

Identification, preparation, ap-

praisal and implementation

Preparation, execution of studies

Promotion and development of

projects and programmes

Assistance in policies and strate-

gies definition and implementa-

tion.

Conferences, symposia, seminars

organization.

West Africa Rice

Development Associa-

tion (WARDA)

Cooperation

Agreement

23 11 1974 _ Food & Nutrition Pre-investment & investment in rice

cropping projects.

Provision of experts.

Identification, preparation, evalu-

ation & supervision; training

International Union

FOR Conservation of

Nature (IUCN)

MoU 12 08 2008 _ Nature

Environment

Poverty Reduction and environment

sustainable development

Forums and stakeholder consulta-

tions , Knowledge management

and capacity building

Regional Technical assistance

International Organiza-

tion of Supreme Audit

Institutions (INTOSAI)

MoU 20 10 2009 _ Governance Promotion of Good Governance,

Transparency, Accountability and

Public Trust,

Build the capabilities and professional

capacities, Organize INTOSAI in way

that promote economical efficient and

effective working practices, Make

progress towards the UN MDGs and

the commitments made in the Paris

Declaration and Accra Agenda for

Action (AAA),

Prepare and implement poverty reduc-

tion strategies through transparent and

inclusive progresses

Capacity Building

Arab Bank for Eco-

nomic Development in

Africa (BADEA)

Agreement 09 05 1975 _ _ Collaborate for the economic and

social progress in countries of com-

mon membership in all sectors, as well

as provide technical assistance to each

other.

Information exchange

Joint financing of development

projects

Project identification


Training

Arab Bank for Eco-

nomic Development in

Africa (BADEA)

MoU 21 11 2008 _ Agriculture and

Agro-industry,

Human Develop-

ment Environment

Governance,

Private Sector

Infrastructure

Arrears Manage-

ment NEPAD

Water Supply and

Sanitation, Infor-

mation Technolo-

gy

Join Efforts and maintain a continuing

working relationship for the achieve-

ment of common objectives of assist-

ing Regional Members Countries in

their economic development activities

Project or Programme identifica-

tion Progress Review of Project

and Programme Formulation of

annual joint programme or

projects

European Commission

European Investment

Bank

MoU

The Enhanced

Strategic Partner-

ship for Co-

operation in the

African Coun-

tries

01 07 2005 _ All sectors

Private sector

Better coordination of technical and

financial assistance; enhance effec-

tiveness in supporting the development

programmes in the RMCs

Participation to the HIPC initiative

(debt relief);

Project identification, prepara-

tion, appraisal, implementation,

Supervision, evaluation & post-

evaluation

upgrade of companies (SMEs);

strengthen financial sector;

privatization, joint financing;

exchange of information

Islamic Development

Bank (IsDB)

Cooperation

Agreement

30 03 1987 _ All sectors Promote economic development and

technical cooperation in the countries

of common membership.


praisal

Follow-up, supervision and post-

evaluation

Training

Information and knowledge

exchange






Islamic Development

Bank

MoU 16 09 2006 _ ICT Facilitate collaboration between the

parties and establish a framework for

the provision of Technical with respect

to IT matters and in particular to

implementation of SAP

Installation and maintenance of

SAP Advanced Business Appli-

cation Programming, Develop-

ment or implementation of new

SAP modules; Functional confi-

guration; Training of users and

technical staff and organization

for maintaining and enhancing

SAP modules.

Islamic Development

Bank (IsDB)

MoU 21 12 2010 Infrastructure

(transport, water

and sanitation and

energy)

Agriculture, rural

development and

food security

Social sector

development with

flagship activities

in social protec-

tion

Education, science

and technology

and innovation

MOU to promote co-financing in the

coming three years

Promote regional integration,

public-private partnerships (PPP),

capacity development, knowledge

creation and dissemination sup-

ported by joint policy, economic

and social work, and information

exchange.

La Communauté Eco-

nomique et Monétaire

de l'Afrique Centrale

(CEMAC)

MoU

06 07 2005 _ Tourism

Agriculture

Trade

Energy

Infrastructure &

Services

Governance

Environment

Water & Sanita-

tion

Promote economic integration and

development in the countries of com-

mon membership.

Activity areas can include tourism,

agriculture, trade, energy & mining,

macro-economic stability & financial

development, transport, service, insur-

ance, banking, human resources,

private sector, natural resources &

environment, good governance

Technical assistance and institu-

tional support

Community of Sahelo-

Saharan States (CEN-

SAD)

MoU 15 04 2004 _ Human resources

development

Implementation of joint, individual

and community programmes and

actions in the areas of economic,

social and cultural development of the

member countries.

Joint missions for identification,

preparation, appraisal, supervi-

sion of implementation; Technic-

al assistance and training

East African Commu-

nity (EAC)

Cooperation

Agreement

23 07 1998 _ Food security

Agriculture

Animal husbandry

Infrastructure &

services

Investment

Finance

Trade

Industry

Human resources

development

Tourism

Provide a framework for, and facilitate

cooperation between the EAC member

states (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), the

Bank & the Fund. Economic integra-

tion & development.

Projects identification, action-

plan preparation & implementa-

tion of development projects,

follow-up;

Joint missions for identification,

preparation, appraisal, implemen-

tation of regional programmes

and projects. Capacity building

collaboration; training,

Economic Community

of West African States

(ECOWAS)

Cooperation

Agreement

17 07 2003 _ Human resources

development

IT & Communica-

tion

Infrastructure &

Services

Transportation

Private sector

Finance

Environment

Natural resources

Agriculture

Gender

Governance

Legal

Financing of development projects and

programmes (emphasis on poverty

reduction); Main areas of cooperation:

regional integration, capacity building

& human resource development, IT,

Infrastructure (road & railway devel-

opment) and services, private sector

integration initiatives, development,

investment promotion, monetary

integration, customs union, Environ-

ment and natural resources manage-

ment, agriculture, Industry, Finance,

Preparation and implementation of

Poverty Reduction Strategy papers

(RPRSPs);

Joint missions for project identi-

fication, preparation, appraisal,

supervision of implementation;

Technical assistance and training;

Research,

Symposia, seminars organization

Project monitoring & post-

evaluation

South African Devel-

opment Community

(SADC)

Cooperation

Agreement

1998 _ Food

Agriculture

Infrastructure &

services

Investment &

finance

Trade & industry

Human resources

development

Natural resources

Environment

Promote economic integration and


mon membership.

Identification of Programmes &

projects for cooperation





Research, symposia






Union du Maghreb

Arabe (UMA)

Cooperation

Agreement

05 12 2000 _ All sectors Promote economic integration and


mon membership. Activity areas can

include tourism, agriculture, energy,

financial development, basic infra-

structure, insurance, banking, mone-

tary integration, human resources

development, private sector develop-

ment, natural resources, desertifica-

tion, water management, environment,

good governance, institutional sup-

port.Meetings held at least once every

two years.





Research, symposia

West African Devel-

opment Bank

Cooperation

Agreement

21 02 1978 _ All sectors Promote economic integration and


mon membership.

Exchange of information; Ex-

change of experience,

Joint organization of seminars,

Studies, Joint missions for

projects identifications; Evalua-

tions, Technical Assistance and

Training

The Common Fund for

Commodities (CFC)

MoU 06 03 2004 _ Commodity

development

Cooperation activities including co-

financing arrangements

Exchange of information;

Appraisal; approval, monitoring

& post-evaluation

Economic Commission

for Africa (ECA)

Cooperation

Agreement

29 07 1986 _ Social and Eco-

nomic Develop-

ment

Undertake macro and sectoral finan-

cial studies on African economies and

organize related workshops, seminars,

synopsis and similar meetings;

Promote and undertake research in

socio - economic development in

Africa and Publish the results of such

research, and

Co-sponsor regional and sub-regional

and multinational project

Identification,

Appraisal

Preparation

Execution and

Evaluation of projects

Economic Commission

for Africa (ECA)

MoU 06 09 2000 _

Food and Agriculture

Organization of the

United Nations (FAO)

Cooperation

Agreement

02 12 1991 _ Agriculture Revision of 1980 MoU for further

strengthening, fostering and consolida-

tion cooperative programme.


tion, appraisal of agricultural

projects and programmes

Supervision and post-evaluation

Economic and technical studies,

Agricultural-TA projects &

Training.

Sectoral, economic & technical

studies.

FAO: Assistance in planning,

organization & Implementation

of agricultural projects.

Policy & strategy formulation.

Training & workshop

International Bank for

reconstruction and

Development (IBRD)

MoU

Relating to the

World Bank

liaison Office in

Tunis

23 07 2004 _ _ Housing of the WB liaison office in

Tunis in the ADB Temporary Reloca-

tion Agency premises.

Hosting facilities


reconstruction and

Development (IBRD)

Agreement

In support of

Technical Activi-

ties

24 08 2007 USD200,000 IT Providing DDP-EX & DCS software

to the ADB offices in Tunis.

Amount to be paid by ADB: 200,000

USD

WB technical advice & support;

Delivery, Installation,

Staff training & maintenance.


reconstruction and

Development/Int.

Development Associa-

tion (IBRD/IDA)

MoU 14 03 2000 _ Social Sector

(HIV/AIDS)

Good Governance

Regional Integra-

tion

Microfinance

Agriculture and

Rural develop-

ment Large scale

infrastructure,

Post Conflict

Reciprocal representation, semiannual

consultations, country specific cooper-

ation, collaboration on selected themes

and sectors, and on institutional

strengthening, capacity building and

liaison.

Joint missions

Exchange of information

Etc

International Civil

Aviation Organization

(ICAO)

Cooperation

Agreement

20 05 1984 _ Aviation ICAO provides technical advice on

equipment required for civil aviation,

advice and assistance on all aspects on

airports and aeronautical telecommu-

nications.Assistance in ADB s re-

cruitments and provision of ex-

perts/consultants for long, short and

mid-terms missions.Cost incurred by

ICAO in assistance provision is borne

Identification, preparation of pre-

investment studiesExecution and

management of projects, airport

managementSupervision &

training of personnelPost-

evaluation of projects






by ADB.

International Fund for

Agricultural Develop-

ment (IFAD)

MoU 13 02 2008 _ Private sector

Microfinance

Good Governance

Agriculture

Industry

Energy

The main objective of the partnership

is to join efforts and resources of both

institutions towards enhancing aid

effectiveness of their respective inter-

ventions aimed at reducing poverty in

Africa - as highlighted in the Paris

Declaration.

The thrust of the cooperation and

partnership must build on and be

supported by work plan frameworks

and strategies that reflect the need for

a greater joint effort to harmonize and

align operational policies both in-

house and in-country.

Joint projects identification,

appraisal, preparation and im-

plementation

Programmes and projects review

Elaboration and approval of joint

annual results

Training of technical personnel

Monitoring and evaluation of

activities

International Labor

Organization (ILO)

Agreement 15 04 1971 _ Social

Human resources

Promotion of vocational training,

management development, manpower

planning & organization, industrializa-

tion & full employment


tion, evaluation & post-

evaluation.

Studies


International Labor

Organization (ILO)

Agreement 18 04 1977 _ Social

Human resources

Co-financing of development activities Project identification & elabora-

tion



International Labor

Organization (ILO)

Cooperation

Agreement

12 05 2004 _ Gender

Human resources

development

Social

Cooperation for employment promo-

tion, international labor standards,

fundamental principles and rights at

work, gender, social protection;

Cooperation programme between the

Joint African Institute and the ILO

International Training Centre in Turin

Technical assistance activities,

networking promotion

Research studies

Human resource development &

training

Joint staff training

International Tele-

communication Union

(ITU)

Cooperation

Agreement

19 12 1980 _ Telecommunica-

tion

Infrastructure

The agreement facilitates the coopera-

tion between the ADB and the ITU in

the following areas:

Telecommunication infrastructure

building, rehabilitation and/or exten-

sion of these.

Pre-investment studies,

Preparation of technical specifi-

cations,

Bidding preparation,

Work supervision.

Training programmes organiza-

tion for technical personnel

UN HABITAT

United Nations Human

Settlements Programme

(UNHSP)

MoU 19 03 2006 _ Poverty reduction

Water & Sanita-

tion

Human Settle-

ments

Governance

Shelter for all, sustainable develop-

ment of human settlements.

Water and Sanitation, collaboration

between the African Water Facility,

AfDB's multi-donor Water Partnership

Programme and UN-HABITAT's

Water and Sanitation Trust Fund.

Capacity building,

Identification, development and

preparation of investment

projects.

Implementation and follow-up,

Preparation of cooperative activi-

ties matrix.

United Nations Con-

vention to combat

desertification

(UNCCD)

MoU between

the Secretariat of

the United Na-

tions Convention

to Combat Deser-

tification

(UNCCD)

22 05 1999

-

Desertification Implementation of Regional Coordina-

tion Unit in charge of the promotion,

implementation et follow up of the

regional action plan of the CCD for

Africa

Host the UNCCD Coordination

Unit

United Nations Devel-

opment Program

(UNDP)

Agreement 04 03 1977 _ All sectors Join Efforts and maintain close and

continuing working relationship;

Execution of technical cooperation

activities.

Definition of UNDP resident repre-

sentative.

Technical cooperation activities

& development projects imple-

mentation.

United Nations Devel-

opment Program

(UNDP)

MoU 06 02 2001 _ Poverty reduction

Energy

Environment

Health

Gender

Private sector

Governance

IT

Communication

Co-financing of development activi-

ties, private sector promotion, capacity

building, poverty reduction strategy,

good governance, post-conflict situa-

tions, ICT, energy, environment,

HIV/AIDS, gender, micro-finance, aid

coordination, information exchange

and staff training.

Identification, preparation

Implementation

Review and evaluation

Training






United Nations De-

partment of Technical

Cooperation for Devel-

opment (UNDTCD)

MoU 9 09 1985 _ All sectors Establishment of arrangement neces-

sary for the implementation of the

1977 cooperation agreement.

The cost of activities in projects and

studies are financed by the ADB

except for the technical assistance

component of projects.

Studies and information ex-

change,

Identification and appraisal of

projects,

Preparation, post-evaluation,

Technical assistance execution,

Joint seminars and programs

United Nations Envi-

ronmental Programme

(UNEP)

Cooperation

agreement

06 10 1989 _ Environment Cooperation to increase environmental

awareness and mobilize efforts and

resources to protect the environment in

the RMCs.

Provision of technical assistance to

RMCs for the protection of the envi-

ronment and promotion of sustainable

economic development.

Advice and assistance to RMCs

Advice and assistance in metho-

dologies application

Preparation, implementation,

supervision and post-evaluation.


Cairo Programme implementa-

tion

UNESCO Revised Agree-

ment

1983 _ Education

Communication

Information

Culture

Development promotion of Education,

Science, Culture, Communication &

Information in RMCs.

Collaboration to support RMCs to

achieve MDG goals and respond to

post-conflict situation.

Costs of Identification of projects

shared 50%-50%; Costs of Preparation

of projects shared 70% (Bank) 30%

(UNESCO)

Assistance to RMCs in the identi-

fication & preparation;

Supervision, joint evaluation,

training of nationals, technical

assistance, exchange of informa-

tion.

Institutional building, policy

dialogue and coordination.

United Nations Popula-

tion Fund (UNFPA)

Cooperation

Agreement

16 09 1992 _ Population

Family planning

Gender

Education

Communication

Assistance to RMCs for the formula-

tion, implementation, monitoring and

evaluation of population policies,

plans and programmes.


appraisal, Post-evaluation

Technical and Advisory assis-

tance,

Joint or individual supervision

and follow-up

Training sessions, Seminars,

workshops and symposia

United Nations Popula-

tion Fund (UNFPA)

Amendment to

the Cooperation

Agreement

2003 _ Gender

Health & Educa-

tion

HIV/AIDS

Additional areas of cooperation to

amend the Cooperation Agreement

dated 2003.

Joint activities on reproductive health

(maternal mortality, adolescent repro-

ductive health),

collaboration on HIV/AIDS preven-

tion

coordination of efforts in respect of

displaced populations and refugees to

improve health and living conditions

of war-affected populations, integra-

tion of gender dimension

Data collection and dissemination

capacity building, training and

sensitization

Advocacy and policy dialogue

with implementation projects and

programs.

United Nations High

Commissioner for

Refugees (UNHCR)

Cooperation

Agreement

25 08 1994 _ Humanitarian

material assistance

Humanitarian

Settle-

ment/Resettlement

Water & Sanita-

tion

Environment

Rural develop-

ment

Assistance to RMCs in extending

humanitarian material, in implement-

ing income-generating and settlement

and/or resettlement activities for

refugees, returnees and displaced

persons.


praisal and implementation of

development projects

Supervision and post-evaluation

Training and retraining

Supervision, post-evaluation

Implementation., resources

implementation

Training of professional and

technical staff

Seminars, workshops, courses

and symposia organization

United Nations Child-

ren's Fund (UNICEF)

MoU 01 04 2005 _ Heath & Educa-

tion

Gender

HIV/AIDS

Child Protection

Water & Sanita-

tion

Legal

MoU replaces the 1988 cooperation

agreement.

Collaboration to support RMCs

achieves the MDGs and responds to

humanitarian crises and Post-Conflict

situations.


praisal, implementation, supervi-

sion, evaluation & post-

evaluation.

Design & implementation of

regional and sub-regional pro-

grammes

Procurement of goods, works and

services

Joint advocacy initiatives, Pro-

grammes communication strate-

gies

Institutional strengthening

Evaluation research & analysis

Capacity building, training

Seminars, symposia, conferences

and workshops organization






United Nations Child-

ren's Fund (UNICEF)

MoU 01 04 2005 _ Heath & Educa-

tion

Gender

HIV/AIDS

Child Protection

Water & Sanita-

tion

Legal

MoU replaces the 1988 cooperation

agreement.

Collaboration to support RMCs

achieves the MDGs and responds to

humanitarian crises and Post-Conflict

situations.



sion, evaluation & post-

evaluation.

Design & implementation of

regional and sub-regional pro-

grammes

Procurement of goods, works and

services

Joint advocacy initiatives, Pro-

grammes communication strate-

gies

Institutional strengthening

Evaluation research & analysis

Capacity building, training

Seminars, symposia, conferences

and workshops organization

United Nations Indus-

trial Development

Organization (UNIDO)

Cooperation

Agreement Joint

Annual Working

Plan

12 1987 _ Private sector Promotion of economic development

through industrial investment projects

Studies, Identification, prepara-

tion and appraisal Supervision

and post-evaluation Technical

assistanceTraining of person-

nelExecution of technical assis-

tanceTraining of professional and

technical personnelAssistance in

planning and policies/strategies

formulation

United Nations Indus-

trial Development

Organization (UNIDO)

MoU

Working Ar-

rangements

19 04 2000 _ Private sector Establishment of work arrangement

necessary for the implementation of

the 1988 cooperation agreement.

Execution of the Joint Work Pro-

gramme: execution of cooperation

activity, promotion of technical know-

how transfer.

Execution of technical cooperation

activities

Total cost of the services provided by

the UNIDO is supported entirely by

the beneficiary RMC or beneficiary

regional institution.


appraisal

Supervision, evaluation and post-

evaluation

Seminars, workshops and tech-

nical training organization.

World Food Program

(WFP)

Cooperation

Agreement

02 08 1991 _ Food Aid for

Development and

Promotion of

Agricultural and

Rural Develop-

ment


appraisal of development

projects, Study

Supervision, monitoring and post

evaluation of development

projects, Training of officials of

Eligible Countries

Seminars and Courses related to

food aid

Planning and formulating policies

World Health Organi-

zation (WHO)

Cooperation

Agreement

21 04 1994 _ Heath & Educa-

tion

Food & Nutrition

Water & Sanita-

tion

Gender

Medicine

Environment

Poverty reduction

Health Assistance, improvement of

health conditions and health standards

improvement in RMCs.



sion & post-evaluation; research

& training.

Nordic Development

Fund (NDF)

Cofinancing

Agreement

05 12 1995 _ _ Concessional and interest free loans

for projects and programmes

Identification, Preparation, Ap-

praisal, Monitoring, Supervision,

Post-Evaluation

MoU: Memorandum of Understanding EL: Exchange of Letters LA: Letter of Agreement


Bilateral Agreements

Overview of Bilateral Agreements



B I L A T E R A L A G R E E M E N T S A s o f A p r i l 2 0 1 1

COUNTRY TITLE SIGNING

DATE

EXPIRY

YEAR

AMOUNT

TIED/

UNTIED SECTOR

AGREEMENT

SUMMARY ACTIVITIES

Australia Letter of

Commit-

ment

12.10.2010 A$

10 million

100%

Untied

Infrastructure

Investments,

Water and

Sanitation,

Energy

Australian contribution to

Zimbabwe Trust Funds

Financial and Technical

support to activities that are

consistent with the recovery

priorities of the Government

and linked to effective coor-dination and complementary

with other related activities

funded outside the trust fund.

Austria Letter of

Agreement

20 06 2008 INDEFI-

NITE

All Promote co-financing

through exchanges of

information, at an early

stage.

Project appraisal and risk

analysis of pipeline projects

Austria Letter of

Commit-

ment

19 08 2008 €300,000 100%

Untied

Water Austrian Contribution to


Integrated Water Resources

Management

Capacity Building Policy, Legal and Institu-

tional Reforms

Developing and Implement-

ing a Regulatory framework

Effective Management of

Shared Waters

Monitoring and Evaluation Environment Management

Austria (Austrian

Develop-

ment Bank)

Letter for Participation

10 11 2010 INDEFI-NITE

€1 million 100% Untied

Private Sector Grant used to finance projects, programmes and

activities for development

of private sector in RMCs.

The funds named FAPA

used for studies, technical

assistance and capacity

building, reforms of judi-cial systems, assistance to

governments and private

sector operators in infra-

structure development.

Studies, Technical assis-tance, capacity building to

governments, Business

development, business train-

ing.

Austria

(Ministry of

Finance)

Letter of

Participation

29 11 2010 INDEFI-

NITE

€1 million 100%

Untied

Private Sector Grant used to finance

projects, programmes and

activities for development


The funds named FAPA used for studies, technical


building, reforms of judi-

cial systems, assistance to

governments and private

sector operators in infra-


Studies, Technical assis-

tance, capacity building to

governments, Business


ing.

Canada Grant

Agreement

19 12 2003 _ CAD10 mil 100%

Untied

Infrastructure

Development

Contribution to the NE-

PAD IPPF Multi - Donors Fund to support to

strengthen the capacity of

leading African Institu-

tions and Governments to

develop high quality

viable project proposals in

the area of infrastructure

development that can attract development fi-

nancing from public and

private sectors for the

benefit of Regional Mem-

ber Countries.

Eligible activities are mis-

sions, advisory services, studies, Technical Assis-

tance, workshops and semi-

nars and, generally any other

activity of an advisory or

technical or operational

nature related to preparation

of development projects in

the area of infrastructure development within the

framework of the New Part-

nership for Africa's Devel-

opment (NEPAD)

Canada Instrument

of Contribu-

tion

2004 CAD20 mil 100 Un-

tied

Water Contribution to the Afri-

can Water Facility


Management

Capacity Building Policy, Legal and Institu-

tional Reforms




Shared Waters

Monitoring and Evaluation Environment Management





DATE

EXPIRY

YEAR

AMOUNT

TIED/

UNTIED SECTOR

AGREEMENT

SUMMARY ACTIVITIES

Canada Technical

Cooperation

Arrange-

ment

Canada-ADB Trust

Fund Ar-

rangement

(CATF)

26 03 2008 2015 CAD 5 mill 100%

Untied

Promotion of

Good Gover-

nance, Re-

gional Eco-

nomic Integra-tion, Devel-

opment of

Private sector,

Advancement

of environ-

mental sustai-

nability, Pro-

motion of gender equali-

ty

Following the AfDBs

Board approval of the

TCFR Program in Sep-

tember 2006, the Govern-

ment of Canada expressed its intention to provide the

Bank with CAD 5 million

in the form of bilateral

Trust Fund over a seven –

year period.

Policy articulation and im-

plementation of studies for

identification, preparation,

implementation and evalua-

tion of projects financed by the Bank in RMCs, streng-

thening the Bank‟s institu-

tional capacity in key areas

such as development effec-

tiveness, financial opera-

tions, human resources

management and operations

evaluation.

China Technical

Cooperation

Agreement

04 1996 Until re-

sources

are fully

utilized,

unless ter-

minated

USD 2 mill 90% Tied

10%

Untied

All Financing services of

Chinese consultants and

consulting firms to carry

out studies and technical

assistance to RMCs.

Financing consultants

from RMCs up to 10% of the fund provided for each

single project.

Financing local cost in-

curred in short term as-

signment up to 40,000

USD.

Identification, preparation,

appraisal, implementation,

supervision & training,



Training, Institutional sup-

port

China

(Develop-

ment Bank)

MoU 01 09 2008 2013 Enhance economic and

trade relations between

African Countries and China and Facilitate har-

monious and sustainable

economic and market

development in African

countries via CDB‟s

means of financial sup-

port.

Appraisal, implementation,

supervision and evaluation

of projects within a co-financing arrangement,

Economic, financial and

policy development in Afri-

ca, Business development

and exchange of business

information on Africa, The

economy of the Borrower or of the Borrower‟s country

China

(Exim

Bank)

MoU 14 05 2008 INDEFI-

NITE

_ All Joint efforts and maintain

a continuous working

relationship for the

achievement of their

common objectives of

assisting the RMCs in

improving their living

standards with a focus on development activities.

Exchange of information,

sharing of development

knowledge and experience,

providing co-financing or

guarantee of public and

possibly private sector in-

vestment projects, exchange

of or secondment of profes-sional staff, joint regional,

country, economic and sector

studies, aid harmonization

Denmark Technical

Cooperation

Agreement

15 04 2002 Until re-

sources

are fully

utilized,

unless ter-

minated

DKK

15mil

25%

Untied

75% Tied

Untied in

2009

Water &

Sanitation

Health

Environment

Energy

Natural Re-source

Agriculture

Fisheries

Transportation

Infrastructure

Urban devel-

opment

Rural devel-opment

Human re-

source

Private sector

Funding Consultancy

services and technical

assistance.

Pre-feasibility & feasibility

studies, appraisal, implemen-

tation & supervision, post-

evaluation & training, insti-

tutional support & technical

assistance

Denmark Instrument

of Participa-

tion

14 12 2005 DKK 30 mil 100%

Untied

Water Danish Contribution to

AWF, RWSSI, MDWPP

Missions, advisory services,

studies, technical assistance,

workshops and seminars





DATE

EXPIRY

YEAR

AMOUNT

TIED/

UNTIED SECTOR

AGREEMENT

SUMMARY ACTIVITIES

Denmark Letter of

Commit-

ment to

NEPAD

IPPF

18 12 2008 2011 DKK 20

mill

100%

Untied

Infrastructure

Development

Danish Contribution to

NEPAD IPPF

Eligible activities are mis-

sions, advisory services,


workshops and seminars and,

generally any other activity of an advisory or technical or

operational nature related to

preparation of development

projects in the area of infra-

structure development within

the framework of the New

Partnership for Africa's

Development (NEPAD)

Denmark Letter of Commit-

ment

04.10.2010 INDEFI-NITE

DKK 30 million

100% Untied

Infrastructure Investments

Water and

Sanitation

Energy

Denmark contribution to the Zimbabwe Multi

Donor Trust Funds

Financial and Technical support to activities that are



and linked to effective coor-

dination and complementary



Egypt MoU 07 03 1998 INDEFI-

NITE

_ 100 %

Tied

All Provision of institutional

support by EFTAC and

extension of other forms

of technical assistance to RMCs in the studies and

project cycle activities.

Identification, preparation

and appraisal of develop-

ment projects;

supervision & post-evaluation.

Pre-investment and econom-

ic studies,

Seminars, workshops, confe-

rences and symposia organi-

zation.

Training

Finland Third

Amendment to the Ex-

change of

Letters

23 10 2008 €1,35 mill 100%

Untied

Environment,

Climate Change Adap-

tation and

Mitigation,

Science and

Technology

related to

Renewable

and Clean EnergyFore-

stry Manage-

ment

The Finnish Government

agrees to make available to the Bank and the Fund

additional grants funds in

the amount of Euro

1,350,000

Studies, technical assistance,

implementation of develop-ment projects, seminars.

Finland Fourth

Amendment

to the Ex-

change of

Letters

28 12 2009 INDEFI-

NITE

€10 mil 100%

Untied

Environment

Climate

Change Adap-

tation and

Mitigation,

Science and Technology

related to

Renewable

and Clean

Energy Fore-

stry Manage-

ment Water and Irrigation

The Finnish Government

agrees to make available

to the Bank and the Fund


the amount of Euro

10,000,000


implementation of develop-

ment projects, seminars.

Finland Fifth

Amendment

to the Ex-

change of

Letters

02 11 2010 €50,000 100%

Untied

All The Finnish Government

agrees to make available

to the Bank and the Fund


the amount of Euro 50,000


implementation of develop-

ment projects, seminars.

France MoU 03 07 1997 INDEFI-

NITE

_ Trade Enhance collaboration to

promote enterprises on

international market espe-

cially on African market.


France Technical

cooperation agreement

04 02 2000 Until re-

sources are fully

utilized,

unless ter-

€3,35 mill 75%

Untied 25% Tied

All Grant to finance

-The Development Pro-gramme of Nigeria.

-Services of French con-

sultants in economic and

Studies, Identification, prep-

aration, appraisal Technical assistance





DATE

EXPIRY

YEAR

AMOUNT

TIED/

UNTIED SECTOR

AGREEMENT

SUMMARY ACTIVITIES

minated sector work.

ADB can use up to 25% of

the Grant to contract

consultants from RMCs to

work with the French consultants.

Maximum 153,000 Euros

per request

France MoU 04 02 2000 INDEFI-

NITE

All Reinforce the partnerships

between the ADB and the

CFCE through regular

information exchange

destined to French enter-

prises in order to increase their presence in the Afri-

can continent

France Instrument

of Participa-

tion

2005 €12 mil 100%

Untied

Water French contribution to



Management

Capacity Building

Policy, Legal and Institu-

tional Reforms


ing a Regulatory framework Effective Management of

Shared Waters

Monitoring and Evaluation

Environment Management

France Accord

Multi Dona-

teur de Don

23 10 2009 2014 €6 mill 100%

Untied

Migration and

Development

Studies, Technical Assis-

tance

Germany Second

extension of

the Memo-randum of

Understand-

ing

20 06 2009 2011 _ Environment

Water &

sanitation Good Gover-

nance

1 year extension of the

MoU dated 9 February

2006

Co-financing, Studies, Train-

ing & capacity building,

appraisal; Technical Assis-tance

India Technical

Cooperation

Agreement

27 07 1998 2011 DIR 150

mill

95% Tied

5% Un-

tied

All Agreement to strengthen

the 1984 technical cooper-

ation agreement between

India and the Bank. Fi-

nancing for studies execu-

tion, technical assistance to RMCs.



supervision and post-

evaluation of development

project;

Training technical assistance

India

(Exim

Bank)

MoU 29 11 2009 2014 All Exim Bank will provide

financial assistance in the

form of loans to be used to

co-finance projects in the

territory of RMCs

India Technical Cooperation

Agreement

28 05 2010 2015 INR 300 mil 100% Untied

Infrastructure including

development

of Railway

Network

Private Sector

Development

Information and Commu-

nication Tech-

nology

Trade

Knowledge

sharing on

India's Eco-

nomic devel-opment expe-

rience

Italy Technical

Cooperation

Agreement

30 10 1998 Until re-

sources

are fully

utilized,

unless ter-

minated

ITL 500 mill 50% Tied

50%

Untied

Economy

Social

Financing of experts from

RMCs recruited by the

Bank up to 50%.


preparation, appraisal, im-

plementation, supervision,

evaluation & post-

evaluation, training.





DATE

EXPIRY

YEAR

AMOUNT

TIED/

UNTIED SECTOR

AGREEMENT

SUMMARY ACTIVITIES

Italy EL 04 06 2008 €150,000 100%

Untied

Infrastructure Italy's contribution for the

Financing of the costs of

the Secretariat of the

Infrastructure Consortium

for Africa

Financing of the Work pro-

gramme

Japan Record of

Consultation

(PHRDG)

23 03 1994 Until re-

sources

are fully

utilized,

unless ter-

minated

JPY 254,3

mill

100%

Untied

Human Re-

sources De-

velopment

Grant to finance technical

assistance in respect of the

preparation and formula-

tion of the bank supported

projects/Programmes, to

finance to help human resources development

and policy implementa-

tion.

Technical assistance and

co-financing grants

Human resources devel-

opment grants

Identification, preparation, ,

appraisal, evaluation & post-

evaluation

Studies, Training, Capacity

building


Japan Exchange of

letters Administra-

tion and

Manage-

ment of the

Fund for

African

Private

Sector Assistance

(FAPA)

24 01 2006 - USD 20 mill 100%

untied

Private Sector Grant used to finance

projects, programmes and activities for development


The funds named FAPA

used for studies, technical


building, reforms of judi-

cial systems, assistance to

governments and private sector operators in infra-


Studies, Technical assis-

tance, capacity building to governments, Business


ing.

Japan Guidelines

for Imple-

mentation of

the Accele-

rated Co-

financing

Facility for Africa

(ACFA)

24 01 2006 - JPY 100,000

mill

Private Sector Loans that in relation to

private sector:

-Create enabling environ-

ment

-Strengthen financial

systems

-Build competitive eco-nomic & social infrastruc-

ture

-promote micro-small &

medium enterprises

-promote trade and foreign

direct investment


appraisal, approval, pro-

curement, project supervi-

sion, completion,

Confirmation of environ-

mental and social considera-

tions

Japan Loan

Agreement

Private sector assis-

tance loan

under the

joint initia-

tive EPSA

for Africa

20 02 2007 _ JPY 11,500

mill

- Private Sector Loan to finance a program

designed to contribute to

private sector led econom-ic development under

EPSA initiative (Enhanced

Private Sector Assistance

for Africa). Repayment

period 30 years

Disbursement period 2

years





DATE

EXPIRY

YEAR

AMOUNT

TIED/

UNTIED SECTOR

AGREEMENT

SUMMARY ACTIVITIES

Japan (JI-

CA)

MoU 29 10 2008 2011 (auto-

matically

renewed

every 3

years unless terminated)

Regional

Infrastructure

Development

Improvement

of Agriculture productivity

Private Sector

Development

Environment

and Climate

Change

Water and

Sanitation Support for

post conflict

fragile states

Facilitate Collaboration

between the ADB and

ADF and the Japanese

Government in matters of

common interest, includ-ing contributions to the

process of New Partner-

ship for Africa's Devel-

opment and Steady im-

plementation of Yokoha-

ma Action Plan adopted at

the Fourth Tokyo Interna-

tional Conference on African Development

(TICAD IV) held in May

2008 in Yokohama, Japan

Establish the institutional

framework necessary to

achieve the former and to

replace OECOs - related provisions under the JBIC

MOU signed on 9 No-

vember 2004

Poverty Reduction Strate-

gies, Sectoral Policy Devel-

opment,, Studies, Economic

and Institutional Reforms,

Joint Evaluation of Projects and Aid Harmonization

Japan MoU 14 05 2009 automatical-

ly renewed

every 3

years unless

terminated

Private Sector

Trade

Facilitate collaboration

between the Parties hereto

in matters of common

interest, including contri-

butions to the process of

the New Partnership for Africa‟s Development

initiative and the steady

implementation of the

“Yokohama Action Plan”

adopted at the Fourth

Tokyo International Con-

ference on African Devel-

opment (TICAD IV) Establish the institutional

cooperation framework

Energy and natural resources

development and related

infrastructure projects

Renewable energy develop-

ment and related infrastruc-

ture projects, Infrastructure projects which improve

business environment of

private sector, Other projects

which contribute to private

sector development of the

African countries Trade

facilitation programs; and

ézs ccccc Liquidity support for private

sector in mitigating the

impact of the global financial

crisis

Conducting joint evaluations

of projects;

Japan –

TSUKUBA

University


NITE

Education

Human Re-

sources

Establishment of Know-

ledge Partnerships be-

tween RMCs and Japan

Capacity building in higher

education

Collaborative Research and joint Forum Exchange of

Knowledge and informa-

tion on Research and Educa-

tion, South - South Coopera-

tion in Science and Technol-

ogy

Korea Technical

Cooperation

Agreement on Korea-

Africa

Economic

Cooperation

07 12 2007 2012 USD 5 mill 100%

Untied

Infrastructure

Natural Re-

sources Infor-mation

Communica-

tion Technolo-

gy

Human re-

sources devel-

opment

Grant with the name of

KOAFEC (Korea-Africa

Economic Cooperation). Approval from Korea for

financing activities less

than 100,000 USD is not

necessary. The maximum

amount to be charged to

the Korea contribution

should not exceed 300,000 USD.

Policy dialogue,


Capacity building and devel-oping HR,

Research, Studies and ana-

lytical work,

Consultation, seminars and

workshops.

Training

Korea MoU 28 10 2008 INDEFI-NITE

USD 200 mill

_ Sectors mu-tually agreed

Co-financing of projects agreed annually among the

representatives of the

ADB and the Government

and EXIMBANK of Ko-

rea


Korea

(The Korea

Communi-cations

Commis-


NITE

ICT enabling

policy

ICT Technol-ogy

ICT infrastruc-

Facilitate Collaboration

between the ADB and

ADF and the KCC in matters of common inter-

est

Development and Exchange

of human resources through

training programs, second-ment of experts and organi-

zation of seminars, work-





DATE

EXPIRY

YEAR

AMOUNT

TIED/

UNTIED SECTOR

AGREEMENT

SUMMARY ACTIVITIES

sion) ture

IT industry

sector

shops, study tours.

Korea Supplemen-tary Tech-

nical Coop-

eration

Agreement

on Korea

Africa

Economic Cooperation

14 05 2009 2012 USD 4,935,706

100% Untied

Infrastructure Natural Re-

sources Infor-

mation Com-

munication

Technology

Human re-

sources devel-opment

Grant with the name of KOAFEC (Korea-Africa

Economic Cooperation)

Approval from Korea for

financing activities less

than 100,000 USD is not

necessary. The maximum

amount to be charged to the Korea contribution

should not exceed 300,000

USD.

Policy dialogue Technical assistance Capacity building

and developing HR Re-

search, Studies and analyti-

cal work Consultation, semi-

nars and workshops Train-

ing

Korea

(Public

Procurement

Services)

MoU 29 09 2009 2014 Public Pro-

curement

Memorandum of Under-

standing to provide coor-

dinated and harmonized

services to RMCs in cost

effective and efficient

manner.

Support to public policy

making, Institutional devel-

opment and capacity build-

ing in RMCs

Support to multinational and

other Special Initiatives and Networks on Public Pro-

curement Reforms in Africa

Technical Assistance, Feasi-

bility Studies on potential

projects involving Public

Procurement reforms in

particular e-procurement

Devepment and Exchange of Human Resources through

training programs, second-

ment Experts and Organiza-

tion of Seminars, Work-

shops, Study Tours

Korea Technical

Cooperation

Agreement

28 05 2012 2012 USD 7,29

mil

100%

Untied

Infrastructure

Natural Re-

sources Infor-

mation Communica-

tion Technolo-

gy

Human re-

sources devel-

opment

Supplementary Coopera-

tion Agreement to foster

further opportunities for

mutual cooperation be-tween the Bank and the

Government of Korea. The

Government of Korea

desires to provide to the

Bank once again addition-

al grant funds for the

purpose specified in the KOAFEC Trust Fund

Agreement.

Policy dialogue,


Capacity building and devel-

oping HR, Research, Studies and ana-

lytical work,

Consultation, seminars and

workshops.

Training

Korea

Trade-

Investment

Promotion

Agency

MoU 15 09 2010 Trade Under this MOU, Korea

and the Bank will jointly

work with RMCs in pro-

moting trade and invest-

ment, including technical

cooperation for capacity

building

Korea MoU 15 09 2010 INDEFI-NITE

- - Agriculture SME Devel-

opment

Re-

sources/Infrast

ructure Devel-

opment

ICT

Green Growth in RMCs

Under this MOU, know-ledge sharing/joint analyt-

ical work as well as capac-

ity building will be carried

out in such areas as agri-

culture, SME develop-

ment, re-

sources/infrastructure

development, ICT and green growth in RMCs

Knowledge Sharing Joint analytical work

Capacity Building

Korea Exchange of

Letters

15 05 2010 USD 200

mil

Public Sectors Further to the MOU on co-

financing of US$200

million signed with the

Korean Ministry of Strate-

gy and Finance in October

2008, additional US$200

million has been ear-

marked to co-finance public sector projects in

2011-13. Pipeline






DATE

EXPIRY

YEAR

AMOUNT

TIED/

UNTIED SECTOR

AGREEMENT

SUMMARY ACTIVITIES

projects are being consoli-

dated

Libya MoU 06 06 2008 INDEFI-

NITE

_ _ Memorandum of Under-

standing concerning co -

financing arrangements

between the Libyan Africa

Investment Portfolio and

the African Development Bank

Exchange and share of in-

formation on co-financed

transactions

Netherlands Contribution Letter

05 12 2008 €100,000 100% Untied

Finance Net-work

Contribution for financing costs of partnership for

Making Finance Work for

Africa Secretariat

Activities to strengthen financial sector development

in Africa

Nigeria Memoran-

dum of

Understand-

ingAmendm

ent of cer-tain terms of

Provisions

of the

Agreement

establishing

the Nigeria

Trust Fund

22 09 2003 _ 80% Tied

20%

Untied

Amendment to Agreement

establishing the Nigeria

Trust Fund (NTF) dated

26 February 1976:-Adjust

interest rate from 4% to a range 2% to 4%- Author-

ize the allocation of 10%

of the annual net income

of the NTF for a purpose

of a NTF contribution to

the HIPC (heavily in-

debted Poor Countries)

trust fund.-Authorize grant not exceeding

25,000,000USD out of the

NTF as initial fund for the

Technical cooperation

agreement.

Debt ReliefCapacity Build-

ing

Nigeria Technical

Cooperation

agreement

05 04 2004 2014 USD 25 mill 80% Tied

20%

Untied

Science

Technology

Health

Finance Agriculture

Education

public admin-

istration

Regional

integration

No approval is required

for financing proposals not

exceeding 50,000 USD per

project and not 250,000 USD per year

Commitments from the

resources of the grant

cannot exceed 2,500,000

USD per year.



supervision, and post-

evaluation Pre-feasibility and feasibility

studies

Institutional and technical

support


Training and capacity build-

ing

Norway Agreement 30 06 1976 INDEFI-NITE

- Rural devel-opment

Infrastructure

Education

Population

Nutrition

Joint-financing of devel-opment projects on a

reimbursable basis

-

Norway Letter of

Commit-

ment

04 12 2008 - NOK 500

mill

100%

Untied

Environment:

Reduce de-

forestation and

degradation, poverty reduc-

tion, sustaina-

ble forest

management,

sustainable

development,

capacity build-

ing

Contribution to the Congo

Basin Forest Fund

Assessment and funding of


CBFF secretariat and sys-

tems, Governing Council meetings, Preparation of

annual work plan and budg-

et, monitoring missions of

CBFF projects. Sensitiza-

tion workshops and semi-

nars. Establish Monitoring

& Evaluation system.

Norway Technical Cooperation

Agreement

11 02 2010 NOK 21 mil 100% Untied

Gender Untied Trust Fund for financing activities for the

benefit of Regional Mem-

bers Countries in:

i) acquisition of consul-

tancy services

ii) support for the Bank‟s

Gender Equality and

Women's Empowerment Initiatives

iii) provision of technical

assistance in the prepara-

Acquisition of consultancy services

Gender Equality and Wom-

en's Empowerment initia-

tives

Provision of Technical assis-

tance in the preparation of

policy and sector studies





DATE

EXPIRY

YEAR

AMOUNT

TIED/

UNTIED SECTOR

AGREEMENT

SUMMARY ACTIVITIES

tion of policy and sector

studies

iv) Other technical assis-

tance activities.

The Bank will prepare annual work programmes,

which will be submitted to

the Government of Nor-

way for consideration

Norway Letter of

Commit-

ment

13.10.2010 INDEFI-

NITE

NOK

41 million

100%

Untied

Infrastructure

Investments

Water and Sanitation

Energy

Norway contribution to

the Zimbabwe Multi-

Donor Trust Fund



consistent with the recovery priorities of the Government





Portugal Extension of MoU Exten-

sion MoU

terms signed

in 1995

09 07 1997 1998 100% Tied

The arrangements set forth in the 1995 MoU are

extended for a new period

at one year.

Identification, preparation, implementation, appraisal,

supervision & post-

evaluation, Technical assis-

tance, Experts mobilization

Pre-investment studies,

sector studies

Portugal Technical

Cooperation

Agreement

01 12 2008 2013 € 2 mill 100%

Untied

Private sector

development

Infrastructure

Renewable

Energy and

Energy Effi-

ciency

Good gover-nance and

Capacity

building

Water and

Sanitation

Promotion of

Portuguese language in the

Bank's opera-

tions

Agriculture

Establishment of a new

framework of cooperation

between the ADB/ADF

and the Government of

Portugal for the benefit of

the Regional Members

Project cycle activities in-

cluding pre-feasibility and

feasibility studies, Capacity

building and human resource

development, policy and

sector studies, Institution and

policy dialogue

Senegal Letter of

Contribution

2008 € 100,000 100%

Untied

Water Senegal contribution to



Management

Capacity Building

Policy, Legal and Institu-

tional Reforms Developing and Implement-



Shared Waters

Monitoring and Evaluation

Environment Management

Spain MoU 09 03 1999 _ 100%

Untied

Private Sector

Infrastructure

Loans to facilitate financ-

ing for individual projects

by the ADB, to cooperate with the ADB in promo-

tional activities including

exchange of information

& publications in relation

with business and invest-

ment opportunities, pro-

viding logistic support to

officials visiting each other for field survey,

organizing workshops,

seminars and meetings.


appraisal and supervision






DATE

EXPIRY

YEAR

AMOUNT

TIED/

UNTIED SECTOR

AGREEMENT

SUMMARY ACTIVITIES

Spain Letter of

Commit-

ment

08 10 2008 INDEFI-

NITE

€ 12 mill 100%

Untied

Water Sector Contribution to the AWF

Fund

Technical Assistance, Stu-

dies, Operational Support

Spain Exchange of

Letters

concerning the Exten-

sion of the

Technical

Cooperation

Agreement

dated July

25, 1995

26 06 2009 € 300,000 100%

Untied

Technical

Assistance

Extension of the Technical

Cooperation Agreement

dated 25 July 1995

Technical Assistance

Spain Technical

Cooperation Agreement

Microfin-

ance Ca-

pacity

Building

Funds

30 07 2009 € 15 mill 100%

Untied

Microfinance The Microfinance Fund

seeks to fundamentally scale-up capacity building

efforts to financial inter-

mediaries for the benefit

of poor and low income

people, wit a special em-

phasis on women in Africa

Consultancy Services, Train-

ing and Capacity Building, Technical Assistance in the

Preparation of Policy and

Sector Studies

Spain Instrument

of Participa-

tion

20 12 2010 INDEFI-

NITE

€ 2 mil 100% Infrastructure

Regional

Integration

Contribution to the NE-

PAD IPPF Multi - Donors

Fund

Missions, advisory services,



Sweden Letter of

Agreement

16 06 2009 1,041,212

SEK

100%

Untied

Urban Devel-

opment

Financing the gap of the

Bank's Integrated Urban

Development Strategy and the Publication of the

Bank's 2008 Annual Meet-

ings and Seminars Papers

on Urban Development

Development of Strategy and

Publication

Sweden Letter of Commit-

ment

26.11.2010 INDEFI-NITE

SEK 40 million

100% Untied

Infrastructure Investments

Water and

Sanitation

Energy

Contribution to the Zim-babwe Multi-Donor Trust

Fund

Financial and Technical support to activities that are







Switzerland Cooperation

Agreement

13 12 1988 1990 (auto-

matically renewed

every year

unless ter-

minated)

CHF 4,

000,000

100%

Untied

All Swiss contribution for the

execution of studies, the provision of experts and

the financing of other

technical assistance activi-

ties, including those re-

lated to the preparation

and the implementation of

development projects and

programmes in RMCs

Project identification, prepa-

ration, evaluation, pre in-vestment studies, pre-

evaluation activities, Train-

ing, Seminars, Conference

(resource persons)

Switzerland Grant Con-tribution

Arrange-

ment

18 12 2009 CHF 3,000,000

100% Untied

Governance Swiss contribution to Governance Trust Funds

Studies, Workshops and Seminars

Switzerland Grant Con-

tribution

Arrange-

ment

18 12 2009 CHF

3,150,000

100%

Untied

Water and

Sanitation

Swiss contribution to

RWSSI

Policies and strategy docu-

ment, capacity building,

training, programmes and

project preparation

UK Technical

Cooperation

Agreement

17 09 2007 2012 GBP 13 mill 100%

Untied

Infrastructure

Water

Governance Energy

Environment

The contribution is used

for the benefits of the

RMCs through consulting services and technical

assistance.

Studies, identification, ap-

praisal, implementation,

Supervision, monitoring, evaluation & post-evaluation

policy & sector studies

-Training, capacity building

and provision of institutional

support

UK MoU 24 07 2009 GBP 50 mil 100%

Untied

Environment:

Reduce de-

forestation and

degradation,

poverty reduc-

tion, sustaina-ble forest

UK contribution to CBFF Assessment and funding of


CBFF secretariat and sys-

tems, Governing Council

meetings, Preparation of

annual work plan and budg-et, monitoring missions of





DATE

EXPIRY

YEAR

AMOUNT

TIED/

UNTIED SECTOR

AGREEMENT

SUMMARY ACTIVITIES

management,

sustainable

development,

capacity build-

ing

CBFF projects. Sensitiza-

tion workshops and semi-

nars. Establish Monitoring

& Evaluation system.

UK MoU 06 02 2008 2011 GBP 6 mill 100% Untied

Infrastructure Development

Contribution to the NE-PAD IPPF Multi - Donors

Fund

Missions, advisory services, studies, technical assistance,


UK Letter of

Commit-

ment

19.10.2010 INDEFI-

NITE

GBP

10 million

100%

Untied

Infrastructure

Investments

Water and

Sanitation

Energy

UK Contribution to the

Zimbabwe Multi-Donor

Trust Fund







with other related activities funded outside the trust fund.

USA MoU con-cerning the

Principles of

Cooperation

04 12 1998 INDEFI-NITE

_ Private sector Development

USA

(Millennium

Challenge

Corporation)


NITE

- - Infrastructure

Water and

Sanitation

Land

Agriculture

Transportation

Environment Health and

Gender inte-

gration

ADB/ADF and MCC

agree to cooperate and

work together, wherever

possible for the achieve-

ment of their common

objectives of assisting

African countries in their development effort within

the limitations of the

relevant Millennium

Challenge Corporation,

their respective resources,

allocated budget, man-

dates and policies.

Reduce global Poverty

Promotion of cooperation

Promotion of sustainable

economic growth


Private Sector Agreements

Overview of Agreements with the Private Sector


Private Sector Agreements

P R I V A T E S E C T O R A G R E E M E N T S A s o f A p r i l 2 0 1 1

Institute Title Date Amount Sector Summary Activities

Microsoft Corpo-

rate

MoU 08.07.2008 _ IT Development

of Informa-

tion and

Communica-

tion technolo-

gy (ICT) in

RMCs

Institutional capacity building

for the Bank and Regional

Members; Development of E-

government and ICT for de-

velopment (ICT4D)

Business capacity building

through ICT Education, e-

Learning and e-schools ICT

skills develop-

ment Enhancing technology

access


Partnerships Checklist

The AfDB’s Partnerships Agreements Flowchart

Concerned Technical Depts. to submit to ORRU

a Concept Note on the Partnership:

a. Objective and Mutual Benefit;

b. Nature/Status of the External Partner;

c. Review of Past Cooperation Experiences;

d. Proposed Areas of Cooperation;

e. Methods of Collaboration;

f. Cost Implications and resource needs (if any);

g. Comparative Advantages;

h. Proposed Joint Action Plan(*)

ORRU to clear a Concept Note and Action Plan and ensure the alignment with the

Bank’s strategic focus (MTS) and verify the need for proposed Partnership

ORRU to consolidate Technical Inputs by Technical Departments and External

Partners and request Legal Department (GECL)to draft a Suitable Legal Instrument (e.g. MOU)

Technical Depts to implement the Partnership

Agreement

GECL to finalize Partnership Agreements for

ORRU to verify with Technical Departments and External Partner

ORRU monitors the progress of

Partnership Agreement and maintains partnership

with the partner

Further consultations and clarification among ORRU/GECL/Technical Depts and

Partner to finalize the Agreement as needed

(*) issues of confidentiality, potential conflicts of interest, etc. should be clarified in the Concept

Note, relevant Org. Units should be consulted (see attached).

ORRU to obtain approval by the Vice President and President

And arrange the signing of Agreements with External Partner and AfDB

Partnerships and Cooperation Unit (ORRU)

The AfDB’s Partnerships Agreements Flowchart

Formal request to ORRU to formalize Partnership

Agreement by Technical Departments or External Partners

If not aligned with the Bank’s focus, ORRU will request

additional information from Technical Department and

External Partner or decline the

proposed PartnershipAgreement


Partnerships Checklist


Partnerships and Coordination Unit

ANNEX - PARTNERSHIPS AND COOPERATION UNIT As of April 2011

Kazumi Larhed – Head of Unit

Joanna Oduro-Mintah – Secretary to the Head

Focal Point

Alternate

Thematic,

Regional Responsibilities and

Focus Areas

Bilateral

Trust Funds

and Donors

Related Thematic Trust

Funds/Initiatives

(administered by)

Multilateral, Regional,

Academic and Private

Partners

Sylvie Anne Conde

Lead

Khadidia Diabi Principal

Coordination of Co-financing/Trust

Funds (TF) Resource Mobilization,

Regional Integration, Monitoring of

Implementation Progress of Special

Initiatives, Monitoring of Implementa-

tion of Audit Recommendations on

TFs and Grants, Northern African

Regions (ORNA/ORNB)

Egypt, Libya - Proposed Regional Integra-

tion Trust Fund (ONRI)

AU/NEPAD, RECs, Kuwait

Fund, Saudi Fund, OPEC

Fund for Intern. Dev., Arab

Fund for Socio-Economic

Dev., Arab Bank for Eco-

nomic Development in Africa,

Islamic Development Bank,

Arab Funds Coordination

Group, Arab League

Khadidia Diabi

Principal

Mamoru Endo Partnerships Consultant

Agriculture, Natural Resources Man-

agement, Water, Climate Change,

Environment, Trade, Southern African

Regions (ORSA/ORSB)

Portugal, Nigeria,

South Africa, Swit-

zerland, USA

'- African Water Facility

(OWAS)

- Rural Water Supply and

Sanitation Initiative (OWAS)

- Water Partnership Pro-

gramme (OWAS)

- Congo Basin Forest Fund

(OSAN)

IFAD, FAO, WFP, UNCTAD,

UNCCD, UNEP, ITC, ECA,

EBRD, CILSS, Indian Oceans

Committee, Development

Bank of Southern Africa

(DBSA), Arab Organization

for Agricultural Development,

OIF, WCO, Chirac Founda-

tion, Millennium Challenge

Corporation (MCC)

Mamoru Endo

Partnerships Consultant

Khadidia Diabi Principal

Infrastructure, Coordination of TF

Reform Evaluation

Italy, The Nether-

lands, UK

- NEPAD IPPF (ONRI) -

Special Fund for Reconstruc-

tion and Development of the

Great Lakes Region (ONRI)

World Bank, IMF, AsDB,

Commonwealth Secretariat,

ICA Secretariat

Laurence GIELEN

Principal

Belinda CHESIRE Senior

Knowledge Management, Higher

Education, Science and Technology,

Health, TF

Accreditation System, IT-based TF

Reporting System, Management In-

formation System on Partnerships

Agreements/MOUs, West African

Regions (ORWA/ORWB)

Austria, Belgium

(incl. Walloon),

India, Turkey

'- Proposed Higher Education,

Science and Technology Trust

Fund (OSHD)

- Proposed Knowledge Man-

agement Trust Fund (ECON)

WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS,

AFRICARE, UNESCO,

ISESCO, ADEA

Belinda CHESIRE

Senior

Laurence GIELEN Principal

East African Regions (OREA/OREB) Canada, France,

Korea, Spain

'- Migration and Development

Trust Fund (OIVP/OPSM)

- Microfinance Trust Fund

(OPSM)

- Proposed Trust Fund for Aid

for Trade (ONRI)

UNCDF

Veronica Giardina

Principal

Bakary Sanogo Senior

Governance, Fragile States, Gender,

Central African Region (ORCE)

Denmark, Finland,

Germany, Japan,

Norway, Sweden

- Governance Trust Fund

(ORPC/OSGE/ORRU) -

Fund for African Private

Sector Assistance - FAPA

(OPSM)

UNHCR, Tsukuba University,

Making Finance Work for

Africa Secretariat

Bakary Sanogo

Senior

Pointer Chinyerere Cooperation Officer

Global Partnerships Outreach Pro-

gram, Partnerships Mapping, Commu-

nications/Web Coordinator

Proposed TA Facility

(ORRU)

Civil Society Organizations,

Corporate Social Responsi-

bilities, Philanthropies


Partnerships and Coordination Unit

Kazumi Larhed – Head of Unit

Joanna Oduro-Mintah – Secretary to the Head

Focal Point

Alternate

Thematic,

Regional Responsibilities and

Focus Areas

Bilateral

Trust Funds

and Donors

Related Thematic Trust

Funds/Initiatives

(administered by)

Multilateral, Regional,

Academic and Private

Partners

Pointer Chinyerere

Cooperation Officer

Belinda Chesire Senior

Innovative Financing and Knowledge

Partnerships, AfDB-Korea Co-

financing

China China Development Bank,

China Exim Bank, China-

Africa Development Fund,

Industrial and Construction

Bank of China, Agriculture

Bank of China, Kore Exim

Bank, Africa Investment

Bank, Africa Finance Corpo-

ration, UNIDO, ILO, IFC,

MIGA, Microsoft, Intel, Gates

Foundation, Nokia/Siemens,

Coca-Cola Foundation, Stan-

dard Bank, Harvard Univ,

African Legal Support Facility

Sonia Sanchez Quintela

Spanish Technical Assis-tant

Bakary Sanogo Senior

South South Cooperation, Urban

Development

Argentina, Australia,

Singapore

Brazil Trust Fund on South

South Cooperation (ORRU)

European Commission, Euro-

pean Investment Bank,

OECD, UNDP, UN-

HABITAT, Cities Alliance

Moussa Ouattara

Cooperation Officer

Dominique Mesnil

Consultant

Monitoring of Trust Funds Disburse-

ment, Coordination of Processing of

TF Requests, SAP-based Trust Funds

Management System and Staff Train-

ing

Susan Emiko Team Assistant

Moussa Ouattara Cooperation Officer

ORRU Budget Coordinator, Monitor-

ing of Donor-funded TAs/Secondees,

Coordinator for Business Opportuni-

ties Seminars, Logistical Management

related to Partnerships

Events/Delegations Pro-

grams/Consultants, ORRU Newsletters

Farma Diabate

Research Assistant

Dominique Mesnil

Consultant

Co-financing Management Informa-

tion System

Contact Name Email Telephone

Kazumi Larhed Joanna Oduro-Mintah Sylvie Anne Conde Khadidia Diabi Laurence Gielen Veronica Giardina Bakary Sanogo Belinda Chesire Sonia Sanchez Quintela Moussa Ouattara Pointer Chinyerere Dominique Mesnil Mamoru Endo Susan Emiko Farma Diabate

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