Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: manzini region water supply and sanitation project project code: p-sz-ea0-003 country eswatini sector: water supply environmental categorization 1-significant es ri report type: date of report: 15.04.2024 mission: mid -term review 1 from: 04.03.2024 to: 08.03.2024 prepared by task manager: eskendir alemseged demissie alternate task manager : division manager : assefaw mecuria ahws2 project data project financing in zar financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.b. project 523,873,.00 195,815,.00 719,688,.00t o t a l 523,873,.00 195,815,.00 719,688,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2203354 29.11.2018 15.07.2019 13.12.2019 05.03.2020 31.12.2026 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2203354 719,700,.00 37,476,177.09 37,476,177.09 0.00 37,476,177.09 t o t a l 37,476,177.09 37,476,177.09 0.00 37,476,177.09 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2203354 72,861,134.66 3,794,020.82 10.12 33,682,156.26 89.88 t o t a l 3,794,020.82 10.12 33,682,156.26 89.88 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of swazilandguarantor government of swazilandexecuting agency swaziland water services corporation swsperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the development objective of the project will be achieved as corrective actions have been undertaken to realise the achievement of the outcomes. the project scope has been revised and procurement concluded. following the project mtr, based on revised scope the indicators have been adjusted. satisfactory unsatisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project has so far disbursed 10 and this will continue to increase to at least 40 by end of 2024. following the conclusion of the two major works contracts, 99.8 of the loan resources have now been committed to contracts. as the implementation of the major works will go beyond the current completion date december 2024, it will require an extension until dec 2026. satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous overall, the project is rated as satisfactory as the project outputs and outcomes are likely to be achieved and implementation of major works have commenced. non potentialy problematic project problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status rap implementation submit to the bank proof of compensation of all paps ewsc 30.04.2024prior to startup of works in progress low budget committment level in the project singing of contract for lot 1 and lot 2 ewsc 15.03.2024both lots signed completed the water supply works will not be completed by 30th dec 2024 extend the closing date of the project to 31st dec 2026. mofbank 30.11.2024request being processed in progress delay in the commencement of lot 2 works fast track the submission of advance payment to ensure commencement ewscand contractor 15.04.2024 not yet implemented reestablish the baseline for access to basic water and basic sanitation in the four project beneficiary areas undertake survey in the project area ewsc 30.06.2024 not yet implementedmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline delay risk it is expected that the works contracts will be completed by end of 2025. ensure close supervision of the works and the contractor receives all assistance in respect of permits and right of way. close watch on the contractor's staffing, equipment and resources to execute the works approvals and payments are managed timely ewsc 30.12.2024 supervision consultant on board budget shortfall major works contracts above the loan amount and counterpart budget increase is essential.continued sensitisation of the government to allocate resources timely. resources for 2024 has already been allocated. ewsc and mof 30.12.2024 officials sensitised b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the original purpose of the project was to provide improved water supply and sanitation services to the people in manzini region unserved areas covering portions of nhlambeni, manzini south, mthongwaneni, and mafutseni. however, due to buudgetary shorta ll, from the sanitation component the wasewater treatment plant and sewarage system was removed. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment access to safe water supply in project area proportion of people using safe and reliable water supply in the project area 22. 22. 90. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved contracts for water supply systems comprising of intake, water treatment plant, pumping station, transmission main, storage reservoirs and distribution system have been conclded and upon completion the outcome indicator will be achieved by end of 2025. improved access to sanitation in the project area proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities in the project area 35. 35. 75. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions hygiene and sanitation sensitisationpromotion activities are in progress and 20 public sanitation facilities will be constructed. the indicator is likely to be achieved with a sustained effort of mobilising communitiesimproved performance of ewsc ewsc's staff efficiency ratio: nbr 11. 10. 10. 100.00 achievedlikely to be achieved the end of 2022 qpr indicated that the number of employees per 1 connection was 10. the indicator has therefore been fully achieved.outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous the implementation of several activities are ongoing and the outcomes are likely to be achieved. after a long process of procurement which required rescoping and retendering, contractors have been engaged to execute the water supply system and construct the public sanitations. the lot 1 contractor has already mobilised and established its site and pr eliminary activities are in progress. lot 2 contractor is in preparation for mobilisation and commence activities. the supervision contrac t3 2 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment water supply systems constructed intake works nbr 0. 1.00 1. 0.00 0.00 on track contractor engaged and works in progress transmission system raw and clean m 0. 0.00 26,. 0.00 0.00 on track contractor engaged and works in progress water treatment plant capacity m3d 0. 0.00 12,. 0.00 0.00 on track contractor engaged and works in progress service reservoirs m3 0. 0.00 21,. 0.00 0.00 on track contract signeddistribution system km 0. 0.00 700. 0.00 0.00 on track contract signed metered connections nbr 1,051. 1,051.00 6,. 0.00 0.00 on track contract signed water kiosks in peri -urban and rural areas nbr 0. 0.00 25. 0.00 0.00 on track contract signed distribution of roller jerrycans to communities m 0. 0.00 100. 0.00 0.00 on track contract signed sanitation systems constructed public onsite sanitation facilities nbr 0. 0.00 20. 0.00 0.00 on track contract signed improved institutional performance number of internships for female engineerstechnicians nbr 1. 7.00 15. 14.29 6.67 on track 7 interns 3 women engaged of female management staff at ewsc 80. 40.00 40. 500.00 500.00 on track the percentage at the board level is 56 5 out 9 board members are female. executive level is 80 4 out 5 female. water sanitation communication strategy nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track communication strategy in place. study on institutional transformation nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track the institutional transformation study completed and recommendations are under implementation relevant staff trained nbr 60. 0.00 60. 0.00 100.00 on track female staff trained in the use of excel, chlorine handling, institutional transformation exceeds 30 and total staff trained exceeds 60. [women] -relevant staff trained nbr 30. 0.00 30. 0.00 100.00 on track female staff trained in the use of excel, chlorine handling, institutional transformation exceeds 30 and total staff trained exceeds 60. number of beneficiaries sensitised nbr 40,. 25,.00 42,. 160.00 95.24 on track extensive outreach to communities phsically and also through media facebook and radio [women] -number of beneficiaries sensitised nbr 21,. 14,.00 21,840. 150.00 96.15 on track extensive outreach to communities phsically and also through media facebook and radio output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous despite the numerous challenges, the project managed to place the two significan contracts for works that would lead to delivery of the output indicators. the contractor for lot 1 works comprising of the intake works, treatment plant, pumping station and pumping main has commenced its activities. lot 2 works comprising of the storage reservoir, gravity transmission, distribution systems and public sanitation facilities will commence soon as its contract has just been concluded. the works are expected to b e concluded by end of 2025.4 3 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the development objective of the project will be achieved as corrective actions have been undertaken to realise the achievement of the outcomes. the project satisfactory unsatisfactory scope has been revised and procurement concluded. following the project mtr, based on revised scope the indicators have been adjusted. additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value 0-prd

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: isp for customs administration public expenditure management isp -capem project code: p-st-kf0-004 country sao tome sector: institutional support environmental categorization 3-low es risks and report type: date of report: 14.04.2024 mission: launching 1 from: 03.04.2024 to: 04.04.2024 prepared by task manager: fenwick dingiswayo kamanga alternate task manager : division manager : gebre -selassie kalayu ecgf2 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totalfragile states facility inssupregrant 3,997.00 4,996,003.00 5,,.00t o t a l 3,997.00 4,996,003.00 5,,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 5900155018651 28.11.2023 11.12.2023 11.12.2023 03.04.2024 31.12.2027 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 5900155018651 5,,.00 5,,.00 5,,.00 0.00 5,,.00 t o t a l 5,,.00 5,,.00 0.00 5,,.00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 5900155018651 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,,.00 100.00 t o t a l 0.00 0.00 5,,.00 100.00 executing and implementation agencies borrower ministere d u plan et finances la coop.guarantor gouvernemnt de sao tome and principe ministere de economie et des financesexecuting agency ministere d u plan et finances la coop.performance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous outome level targets are rated highly satisfacory while output level targets are rated satisfactory. at output level, there is need for government to expedite the process for finalising the safe -e assessment to pave way for procuring a safe -e consultant. tors for all consulting services have also to be submitted and procure ment processes to be initiated. satisfactoryimplementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous recruitmebt of procurement and fm officers to be expedited. similiarly, annual work plan, training plan and procurement plan have to be submitted for clearance. satisfactoryoverall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous this in a non problematic project. none of the ip level indicators is rated below unsatisfactory for it to qualify to be a potentially problematic project. non potentialy problematic projectissues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status program monitoring -government unresponsiveness to provide updates on progress may affect smooth monitoring and delay attainment of project objectives government strengthen project oversight and ensure there exists strong team for project implementation ministry of planning and finance 31.12.2024end of first year of implementation in progress slowness in considering and approving legal and strategic frameworks may affect timely implementation of project activities, e.g. on development of procurement guidelines government to follow -up with the national assembly and council of ministers on approval of bills and strategic documents ministry of planning and finance 30.06.2024end of first 6 months of implementation in progress absence of procurement and fm officer may affect timely and efficient execution of project activities while waiting to recruit procurement and fm officers, government to designate experienced staff to support the project. ministry of planning and finance 30.05.2024urgent required action to be undertaken in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline macroeconomic stp's vulnerability to external shocks remains a major source of risk. this has been heightened by the war in ukraine, slowing global growth and tightening of global monetary conditions continue implementing reforms designed to contain the fiscal deficit, bring public debt on a declining path, and address structural challenges under the new imf program ministry of planning and finance 31.12.2027 implementation capacity to implement reforms weak project implementation capacity could lead to start -up delays, weaken ownership of reforms, and affect pace of project implementation the bank through isp -capem will provide complementary ta and capacity building in key areas to help implement reforms. this is also with a view to increasing ownership, which is important for a timely implementation of reforms. ministry of planning and finance 31.12.2027 fiduciary risk the updated country fiduciary risk assessment cfra conducted by the bank for stp in 2023 indicates that the overall residual risk level is deemed substantial, taking into account the risk mitigation factors. the project will use bank's financial management and procurement methods and procedures as well as disbursement handbook. the project targets three key areas of weakness, enhancing financial reporting, the procurement framework and strengthening internal a nd external audits. ministry of planning and finance 31.12.2027 operational capacity weak ict and infrastructure may affect performance of automated systems on-going projects on improving ict and energy infrastructure will help in improving internet connectivity and stability ministry of infrastructure and ict 31.12.2027 b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the overarching development objective of the proposed project is to improve revenue collection and strengthen capacity in public expenditure management through modernized customs administration, efficient borrowing framework, robust financial management i nformation systems, transparent public procurement, and oversight. this will be done through a customs administration modernization and sustainable public debt management aimed at increasing collection of trade revenue, improving efficiency and effecti veness in controlling legitimate trade operation, and sustainable borrowing ; and b stren gthening public expenditure management and oversight through development of an integrated financial management information system, enhancing transparency and accou ntability in the use of public resources, and combatting illicit financial flows. the project has three components, namely: a customs administration modernization and sustainable public debt management; b strengthening public expenditure management ; and c project management outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment improved moblisation of customs revenue and public debt sustained cpia score on economic management - debt policy cpia score out of 6 s16 2. 2. 3. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved latest data unavailableincreased tax revenue to gdp taxgdp ratio gp 15.600 15.600 18.600 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved latest data unavailablestrengthened public expenditure management and oversight cpia score on governance [cpia score out of 6] s16 3.200 3.200 3.700 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved latest data unavailableoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous all the three outcome level targets are expected to be achieved. 4output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment customs administration modernized and trade environment improved staff trained and sensitized on use on upgraded customs administration system number of staff nbr 0. 0.00 50. 0.00 0.00 on track awaiting signing of mou between government and unctad to start the upgrade process sydonia world system of 2010 upgraded to window based version data migrated yn no na yes na na on track mou between government and uncatad for system upgrade being processed for signature enhanced capacity and transparency in public debt management staff of dmo and national debt management committee trained and oriented on debt management debt borrowing planning, debt sustainability analysis and reporting nbr 0. 0.00 30. 0.00 0.00 on track training awaiting for operationalisation of debt committee and funds disbursement [women] -staff of dmo and national debt management committee trained and oriented on debt management debt borrowing planning, debt sustainability analysis and reporting nbr 0. 0.00 9. 0.00 0.00 on track waiting for operationalisation of the debt management committee and funds disbursement medium -term debt strategy and borrowing plan developed yn no na yes na na on track mdts being drafted strengthened financial management information system additional institutions connected to safe -e igf,tdc, cossil nbr 0. 0.00 3. 0.00 0.00 not on track waiting for engagement of service provide to develop safe -e system safe -e developed and operational with budget module yn no na yes na na not on track technical assessment for sidonia underway. delay to conclude the assessment pose a high risk to timely engagement of service provider for system development enhancing capacity in management of public resources public procurement regulations and standard bidding documents for goods, works and services developed yn no na yes na na on track development of regulations awaiting approval of the procurement bill strategy on combatting money laundering and financing of terrorism developed yn no na yes na na on track process to engage a consultant to develop the amlcft strategy being initiated framework for climate change mainstreaming in the public sector developed yn no na yes na na on track waiting for submission of tors for engagement of consultant to develop framework for climate change mainstreaming in the public sector development of gender budget guidelines for gender mainstreaming in the public sectoryn no na yes na na on track process to develop guidelines yet to be initiated staff from mpfbe, garfip, dtei, procurement authority, tdc, igf trained nbr 0. 10.00 100. 0.00 0.00 on track waiting for a training needs assessment [women] -staff from mpfbe, garfip, dtei, procurement authority, tdc, igf trained nbr 0. 3.00 30. 0.00 0.00 on track waiting for a training needs assessment output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous save for safe -e related targets two in total, all targets are expected to be achieved. however, government needs to move with speed in submission of tors for engagement of service providers and consultants. 3development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous outome level targets are rated highly satisfacory while output level targets are rated satisfactory. at output level, there is need for government to expedite the process for finalising the safe -e assessment to pave way for procuring a safe -e consultant. tors for all consulting services have also to be submitted and procure ment processes to be initiated. satisfactoryadditional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: institutional support project for the africa union - continental free trade area implementation project code: p-z1-kf0-059 country multi -countries sector: institutional support environmental categorization 3-low es risks and report type: date of report: 15.04.2024 mission: desk supervision 6 from: 13.12.2023 to: 13.12.2023 prepared by task manager: inye nathan briggs alternate task manager : division manager : zangar ep labidi dorsaf pitd1 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. inssupregrant 3,500,.00 0.00 3,500,.00t o t a l 3,500,.00 0.00 3,500,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155039316 01.04.2019 05.08.2019 05.08.2019 07.11.2019 30.06.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155039316 3,500,.00 3,500,.00 3,500,.00 0.00 3,500,.00 t o t a l 3,500,.00 3,500,.00 0.00 3,500,.00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155039316 2,289,316.39 2,289,316.39 65.41 1,210,683.61 34.59 t o t a l 2,289,316.39 65.41 1,210,683.61 34.59 executing and implementation agencies borrower african unionguarantor --executing agency african unionperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the do remains relevant. the project's purpose remained fully aligned with the bank's strategies and the african union's au agenda 2063. dialogue between the secretariat and the bank during the project mid -term review mtr in may 2022 concluded that the project is still relevant as constituted and no re -satisfactoryalignment was required; only a few line items in the procurement plan were repurposed to accommodate some specific needs of the client. the afcfta implementation has realized significant accomplishments and achievement of key milestones, and the bank's con tributions, through the isp, has helped the afcfta secretariat in significant ways to realize these results and achievements. the project financed the establishment and functioning of afcfta secretariat and afcfta institutional structures including the co uncil of ministers responsible for trade, com; senior trade officials, stos; committee on trade in goods; committee on trade in services; committee on investments, and the dispute settlement body, etc., with their respective sub -committees. the isp also f inanced: crucial meetings that prepared relevant documents, frameworks and instruments and improved activities of the afcfta secretariat; high level dialogues, advocacy and sensitization on the afcfta, leading to ratifications of the agreement and submissi ons of provisional schedules of tariff concession pstc and draft schedules of specific commitments as well as meetings on phase ii negotiations on investment, intellectual property rights, digital trade, women and youth in trade. some of the key, nota ble achievements of the afcfta implementation are: * the afcfta secretariat launched the afcfta guided trade initiative gti in october 2022, witnessed by ministers of trade. the gti became necessary because, while trading under the afcfta regime formall y commenced on january 1, 2021, no trade had occurred among the state parties. the gti objective is to facilitate the start of trading under afcfta tariff preferences among interested state parties that met the minimum threshold for the start of commercial ly meaningful trade. the gti aims to: demonstrate efficiency of the legal framework of afcfta instruments as well as effectiveness of the legal and institutional systems in the participating countries, etc. seven 7 state parties cameroon, egypt, ghana, kenya, mauritius, rwanda and tanzania, representing the five regions of africa, participated in the inaugural gti event, which was facilitated by the afcfta secretariat, in close coordination with the national afcfta implementation committees to ensure tr ading under the afcfta through matchmaking of businesses and products for export and import between participating state parties. the gti, however, is not programmed to substitute the role of state parties in implementing the afcfta agreement, but to prove that the afcfta is truly operational. the gains from the gti will be safeguarded for future seamless implementation towards increased inter -regional and intra -afcfta trade that would yield economic development for the continent. * all afcfta implementing institutions have been duly established, in line with the afcfta agreement. these institutions include committees and sub -committees under the protocols on trade in goods, trade in services and the rules and procedures for the settlement of disputes. * signature and ratification of the afcfta agreement: the number of au member states that have signed the agreement has remained at 54 while 47 countries have ratified and deposited their instruments of ratification - unchanged from the previous ipr of june 20 23. * provisional schedules of tariff concession pstc: 48 tariff offers have been received, of which 42 have been technically verified and certified as provisional schedules; 6 under verification process and 7 no offers compared to 47 tariff offers rec eived at the last ipr report. * draft schedules of specific commitments: 48 services offers' have been received, of which 22 have been technically verified and certified as provisional schedule of specific commitment on trade in services i.e., unchanged from the previous ipr report. * rules of origin: negotiations have been completed on about 92.3 of tariff lines in the rules of origin an increase of about 2.3 from the previous ipr report, representing 95.5 intra -africa trade. these developments demonstrate tremendous buy -in and ownership of au member states into the afcfta. given these developments, the project remains relevant to the continental trade and development agenda and the bank's strategies. by the time of the current ipr report, all th e grant's allocations for non -consultancy and goods categories have been fully disbursed into the project account, and fully committed to the activities indicated in the various budgets and work programs against which the disbursements were made. significant progress had also been made on recruitment of consultants, with about half of the allocation to this category committed. increasingly, the project is helping the bank and the afcfta secretariat to work together as two fundamental pillars of africa's modernization, development an d integration into global trade and industrial value chains by amplifying each other's roles and impact for the benefit of the continent. the isp has been the beginning of such synergistic, catalytic relationship between the parties, and provides the frame work for high -level dialogue between the two institutions to further improve collaborations, including support to the bank's regional member countries rmcs or au member states and recs in advancing the au agenda. the project is also an opportunity to inc rease afcfta secretariat's staff knowledge about the bank's mechanisms, rules and procedures on use of funds. implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous the ip is satisfactory, given the initial challenges of covid disruptions; transitioning of the executingimplementing agency from the auc to the afcfta secretariat; the dynamic nature of implementing the afcfta agreement; and the protracted process of neg otiating some elements of the afcfta agreement. project accountability has improved: all outstanding interim financial reports have been submitted and cleared; justifications of funds have been provided for funds disbursed into the project account except f or ua 137,760 us 192,864 of the total amount disbursed ua 2,279,106.43. the first external financial audit has been completed and the audited financial statement and management letter have been accepted and approved by the bank. steps are at an advanc ed stage for the audit exercises for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to be concluded by january 2024. it should be noted that the project closing date was recently extended by six months, to june 30, 2024, which has necessitated two new audit cycles, and the pr oject has taken the right steps to accommodate the additional audits. furthermore, the procurement plan covering the project life, and the 2023 annual procurement plan were submitted and approved by the bank in q1 2023. highly satisfactoryoverall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous the do remains relevant, the ip is considered satisfactory despite some slippages and delays in meeting certain timelines. the project management unit has been fully constituted since september 2022. the project has supported critical schedules in the afcf ta implementation, particularly establishment and functioning of afcfta institutions; meetings of state parties and preparation of core trading documents and related actions, leading to a successful launch of the start of trading under the afcfta on januar y 1, 2021; building capacity of stakeholders on the afcfta implementation; and, development of frameworks for negotiation of phase ii protocols investment, intellectual property rights, digital trade, women and youth in trade. project execution has been successfully transferred from the african union commission to the afcfta secretariat, as envisaged in the project appraisal report. over the project years, the au's approved budgets for the afcfta secretariat and the activities designated for funding under the afdb isp have matched the grant areas, further demonstrating relevance of the project to the needs of the client. the bank disbursed four 4 tranches of fun ds for the non -consulting and goods. one of the major weaknesses noted in the previous ipr r eports was utilization of the grant category for consultancies. progress has been made in this regard as well, and the bank once again extended the project closing date by six 6 months to june 30, 2024. however, with the approaching commitment deadline of december 31, 2023, there were clear doubts that consultant selection processes for a number of consultancy services would be concluded. the total amount paid for consultancy services has increased to us 641,246 and further significant payments are expec ted in the following quarter as contracts have been signed and consultants are actively engaged on various assignments, non potentialy problematic projectincluding firms for development of the ten -year strategic plan for the afcfta secretariat us 199,100 and institutional assessment of the afcfta us 193,532.00 in addition to a number of individual consultancies that closed in q4 2023 and the continuin g services of the pmu staff. consultancy services currently active are six 6, including contracts for three 3 staff in the pmu whose contracts will run to project closing. three 3 consultancy services have recently end -october 2023 closed after com pleting their activities and rendering the required outputs - they are for the ipr expert individual consultant and the digital trade expert individual consultant both in the directorate of trade in services, investments, ipr and digital trade dtiid; and the customs transit expert individual consultant in the directorate for customs administration and trade facilitation. issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status i. slower than expected utilization of grant proportion devoted to consultancy services in spite of the most recent extension of the project closing date to june 30, 2024, and grant commitment deadline of december 31, 2023. i. the project should prioritize the consultancy services that are yet to be contracted out and endeavor to fast -track actions on the consultant selection process in order to make good use of the project's resources in addressing the afcfta implementation gaps. afcfta secretariat 15.12.2023 in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline engagement of consultants for project implementation continues to be a major con engagement of consultants for project implementation continues to be a major concern, although progress has been made. there is a high likelihood that consultant selection processes may not be completed for many of the outstanding consultancy services envisaged in the work plan presented to the bank on june 30, 2023 - basis o f the recent extension of project closing date - before the project's grant commitment deadline of december 31, 2023. the project should endeavor to finalize ongoing consultant selection processes that are at the cusp of being completed. afcfta secretariat 15.12.2023 na b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress to establish solid institutional structure for the effective and efficient implementation of the afcfta agreement outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment enhanced au institutional capacity to manage the afcfta implementation establish afcfta implementation secretariat interim support unit interim support unit fully functional afcfta secretariat established in accordance with na likely to be achieved with correctives actions about us 2.7 million has been disbursed to afcfta agreement dec.2019 cover costs of non -consulting services. the funds have been used in establishing the afcfta institutions and enabling their functions and outputs that are helping to build capacity of the secretariat as well as of au member states, recs and other stakehold ers about the afcfta implementation and negotiation of phase ii protocols. * us 35, has been used to purchase it equipment and furniture for establishing a media center that will help in creating publicity and advocacy on the afcfta. * bid evaluation report has been completed on procurement of additional goods it and furniture amounting to about us148, - to be shared with the bank by december 8, 2023 * recruitment of pmu staff: all pmu staff have been recruited - project manager since october 2020; finance assistant june 1, 2022; procurement specialist september 1, 2022. program coordinator has been seconded from the auafcfta secretariat 2020 to current * consultants have been engaged to provide specialized services to the directorates , including for development of a 10 -year strategic plan for the afcfta secretariat, conducting institutional assessment of the secretariat, supporting negotiations on ipr and digital trade, enhancing customs transit, conducting trade research, supporting i ssues on rules of origin, carrying out audit of financial statements, etc. installation of afcfta implementation no structure in place all no structure in place all all functional afcfta implementation structures installed dec 2019 na likely to be achieved with correctives actions about us 2.7 million has been disbursed to cover costs of non -consulting services. the funds have been used in establishing the afcfta institutions and enabling their functions and outputs that are helping to build capacity of the secretariat as well as o f au member states, recs and other stakeholders about the afcfta implementation and negotiation of phase ii protocols. * us 35, has been used to purchase it equipment and furniture for establishing a media center that will help in creating publicity and advocacy on the afcfta. * bid evaluation report has been completed on procurement of additional goods it and furniture amounting to about us148, - to be shared with the bank by december 8, 2023 * recruitment of pmu staff: all pmu staff have been recruited - project manager since october 2020; finance assistant june 1, 2022; procurement specialist september 1, 2022. program coordinator has been seconded from the auafcfta secretariat 2020 to current * consultants have been engaged to pro vide specialized services to the directorates, including for development of a 10 -year strategic plan for the afcfta secretariat, conducting institutional assessment of the secretariat, supporting negotiations on ipr and digital trade, enhancing customs transit, conducting trade research, supporting issues on rules of origin, carrying out audit of financial statements, etc. enhanced au institutional capacity to manage the afcfta implementation number of ratifications submitted nbr 18. 45. 30. 225.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions grant used to convene workshops, train and build capacity of au member states on the afcfta implementation; establish committees, su b -committees; develop frameworks and other instruments and tools on the afcfta implementation. * all afcfta implementing i nstitutions have been established. * 47 countries have ratified and deposited their instruments of ratification. * pstc: 48 tariff offers have been received. * draft schedules of specific commitments: 48 services offers have been received * rules of o rigin: negotiations have been completed on about 92.3 of tariff lines.no. of countries implementing afcfta nbr 0. 0. 30. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions about us 2.7 million has been disbursed to cover costs of non -consulting services. the funds have been used in establishing the afcfta institutions and enabling their functions and outputs that are helping to build capacity of the secretariat as well as o f au member states, recs and other stakeholders about the afcfta implementation and negotiation of phase ii protocols. * us 35, has been used to purchase it equipment and furniture for establishing a media center that will help in creating publicity and advocacy on the afcfta. * bid evaluation report has been completed on procurement of additional goods it and furniture amounting to about us148, - to be shared with the bank by december 8, 2023 * recruitment of pmu staff: all pmu staff have been recruited - project manager since october 2020; finance assistant june 1, 2022; procurement specialist september 1, 2022. program coordinator has been seconded from the auafcfta secretariat 2020 to current * consultants have been engaged to pro vide specialized services to the directorates, including for development of a 10 -year strategic plan for the afcfta secretariat, conducting institutional assessment of the secretariat, supporting negotiations on ipr and digital trade, enhancing customs tra nsit, conducting trade research, supporting issues on rules of origin, carrying out audit of financial statements, etc. utilization of afcfta trade preferences 0. 0. 80. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions about us 2.7 million has been disbursed to cover costs of non -consulting services. the funds have been used in establishing the afcfta institutions and enabling their functions and outputs that are helping to build capacity of the secretariat as well as o f au member states, recs and other stakeholders about the afcfta implementation and negotiation of phase ii protocols. * us 35, has been used to purchase it equipment and furniture for establishing a media center that will help in creating publicity and advocacy on the afcfta. * bid evaluation report has been completed on procurement of additional goods it and furniture amounting to about us148, - to be shared with the bank by december 8, 2023 * recruitment of pmu staff: all pmu staff have been recruited - project manager since october 2020; finance assistant june 1, 2022; procurement specialist september 1, 2022. program coordinator has been seconded from the auafcfta secretariat 2020 to current * consultants have been engaged to prov ide specialized services to the directorates, including for development of a 10 -year strategic plan for the afcfta secretariat, conducting institutional assessment of the secretariat, supporting negotiations on ipr and digital trade, enhancing customs tran sit, conducting trade research, supporting issues on rules of origin, carrying out audit of financial statements, etc.outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous highly satisfactory 3output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment establishment of the afcfta secretariat and related capacity enhancement recruitment of short -term consultants and staff nbr 0. 5.00 5. 0.00 0.00 on track na trainings and capacity building activities for relevant implementation structure at auc, recs and rmcs nbr 0. 5.00 5. 0.00 0.00 not on track na design and establish afcfta website not yet established na website launched and functional 2020 na na on track na roll out afcfta implementation programstools and stakeholder awareness update tariff schedules to hs17 tariff product classification nomenclature only few countries have migrated to hs17 na all ratified tariffs migrated to hs 2017 na na on track na undertake preference utilization assessment and monitoring using tool assessments not yet conductedtool not yet developed na assessment done by 2020 using preference utilization tool to be developed na na on track na develop and roll out stakeholder sensitization strategy sensitization strategy na strategy developed by 2020 na na on track the communication specialist consultancy was advertised but technical proposals are yet to be evaluated. establish me mechanism me mechanism not yet in place na me mechanism developed and adopted by auc, recs and rmcs na na on track the communication specialist consultancy was advertised but technical proposals are yet to be evaluated. output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous na 3development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the do remains relevant. the project's purpose remained fully aligned with the bank's strategies and the african union's au agenda 2063. dialogue between the secretariat and the bank during the project mid -term review mtr in may 2022 concluded that the project is still relevant as constituted and no re -alignment was required; only a few line items in the procurement plan were repurposed to accommodate some specific needs of the client. the afcfta implementation has realized significant accomplishments a nd achievement of key milestones, and the bank's contributions, through the isp, has helped the afcfta secretariat in significant ways to realize these results and achievements. the project financed the establishment and functioning of afcfta secretariat a nd afcfta institutional structures including the council of ministers responsible for trade, com; senior trade officials, stos; committee on trade in goods; committee on trade in services; committee on investments, and the dispute settlement body, etc., w ith their respective sub -committees. the isp also financed: crucial meetings that prepared relevant documents, frameworks and instruments and improved activities of the afcfta secretariat; high level dialogues, advocacy and sensitization on the afcfta, le ading to ratifications of the agreement and submissions of provisional schedules of tariff concession pstc and draft schedules of specific commitments as well as meetings on phase ii negotiations on investment, intellectual property rights, digital tra de, women and youth in trade. some of the key, notable achievements of the afcfta implementation are: satisfactory* the afcfta secretariat launched the afcfta guided trade initiative gti in october 2022, witnessed by ministers of trade. the gti became necessary because, while trading under the afcfta regime formally commenced on january 1, 2021, no trade had occurre d among the state parties. the gti objective is to facilitate the start of trading under afcfta tariff preferences among interested state parties that met the minimum threshold for the start of commercially meaningful trade. the gti aims to: demonstrate ef ficiency of the legal framework of afcfta instruments as well as effectiveness of the legal and institutional systems in the participating countries, etc. seven 7 state parties cameroon, egypt, ghana, kenya, mauritius, rwanda and tanzania, representing the five regions of africa, participated in the inaugural gti event, which was facilitated by the afcfta secretariat, in close coordination with the national afcfta implementation committees to ensure trading under the afcfta through matchmaking of busine sses and products for export and import between participating state parties. the gti, however, is not programmed to substitute the role of state parties in implementing the afcfta agreement, but to prove that the afcfta is truly operational. the gains from the gti will be safeguarded for future seamless implementation towards increased inter -regional and intra -afcfta trade that would yield economic development for the continent. * all afcfta implementing institutions have been duly established, in line wit h the afcfta agreement. these institutions include committees and sub -committees under the protocols on trade in goods, trade in services and the rules and procedures for the settlement of disputes. * signature and ratification of the afcfta agreement: th e number of au member states that have signed the agreement has remained at 54 while 47 countries have ratified and deposited their instruments of ratification - unchanged from the previous ipr of june 2023. * provisional schedules of tariff concession p stc: 48 tariff offers have been received, of which 42 have been technically verified and certified as provisional schedules; 6 under verification process and 7 no offers compared to 47 tariff offers received at the last ipr report. * draft schedules of specific commitments: 48 services offers' have been received, of which 22 have been technically verified and certified as provisional schedule of specific commitment on trade in services i.e., unchanged from the previous ipr report. * rules of origin: negotiations have been completed on about 92.3 of tariff lines in the rules of origin an increase of about 2.3 from the previous ipr report, representing 95.5 intra -africa trade. these developments demonstrate tremendous buy -in and ownership of au me mber states into the afcfta. given these developments, the project remains relevant to the continental trade and development agenda and the bank's strategies. by the time of the current ipr report, all the grant's allocations for non -consultancy and goods categories have been fully disbursed into the project account, and fully committed to the activities indicated in the various budgets and work programs against which the disbursements were made. significant progress had also been made on recruitment of consultants, with about half of the allocation to this category committed. increasingly, the project is helping the bank and the afcfta secretariat to work together as two fundamental pillars of africa's modernization, development and integration into global trade and industrial value chains by amplifying each other's roles and impact for the benefit of the continent. the isp has been the beginning of such synergistic, catalytic relationship between the parties, and provides the framework for high -level dialog ue between the two institutions to further improve collaborations, including support to the bank's regional member countries rmcs or au member states and recs in advancing the au agenda. the project is also an opportunity to increase afcfta secretariat's staff knowledge about the bank's mechanisms, rules and procedures on use of funds. additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: emergency assistance to white nile state 2018 project code: p-sd-i00-001 country sudan sector: social environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 27.03.2024 mission: desk supervision 7 from: 21.03.2024 to: 22.03.2024 prepared by task manager: yousif mohamed ahmed bashir eltahir alternate task manager : division manager : monyau manneko mary cosd project data project financing in usd financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totals.r.f. emergassistance 1..,00 0,00 1..,00t o t a l 1..,00 0,00 1..,00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 5199005368 06.09.2018 12.02.2019 12.02.2019 23.04.2019 31.12.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 5199005368 1..,00 720.985,73 720.985,73 0,00 720.985,73 t o t a l 720.985,73 720.985,73 0,00 720.985,73 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 5199005368 0,00 0,00 0,00 720.985,73 100,00 t o t a l 0,00 0,00 720.985,73 100,00 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of sudanguarantor --executing agency humanitarian aid commission hac ministry of security social dev. mssdperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project is an emergency project, which was expected to be implemented within a period of one year. however, due to sanctions and difficulty to transfer cash in dollars to sudan, the disbursement process has taken too long to be processed. by june 2021, the project had been able to disburse the entire amount and had started to prepare the procurement for the activities agreed in the project. however, the procurement activities unsatisfactory unsatisfactory have been paused following the military takeover that took place on 25th october 2021. the situation has been further complicated by the war that started in april 2023, which derailed implementation. once a peace deal is reached and the de facto situation is lifted from sudan, the project will commence implementation in consultation with government. implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project team has been recruited and started the implementation, but the difficulty to disburse the funds prevents the procurement process to start in appropriate time. after the project had disbursed the entire amount allocated for the activities in june 2021, the project team prepared the procurement plan and shared with the bank for approval. the project team also undertook a field visit to places where project beneficiaries refugees from south sudan are located and agreed on the location of fac ilities classrooms, water and health centers to be established. the project team held discussions with local government and agreed on the approach to implement the activities and distribution of facilities to ensure that all refugees are covered with t he services provided. the project implementation unit purchased laptops and started to prepare documents for procurement, but these activities have been put on hold following the declaration of de facto government after the military takeover on 25 octobe r 2021. the bank anticipated an improvement following the signature of the framework agreement in december 2022. however, this has not materialized to form a legitimate government that would allow for resumption of project activities. the situation is now exacerbated by the war in april 2023. consultations must be held with authorities following the formation of the government to see the relevance of the project and make sure that the refugees targeted by the project activities are still inside sudan and co ntinue to require the project assistance. unsatisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous overall rating is unsatisfactory. implementation has been prolonged and excessively delayed. initially, the process had been halted by sanctions on sudan, and further interrupted by the de facto government situation since 4 november 2021, following the mil itary takeover in october 2021. implementation has further been complicated by the conflict that erupted on 15 april 2023. as the current conflict in sudan persists, which leads to delay in project implementation, this project is now classified as proble matic project. problematic project problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status the conflict started between sudan armed forces saf and rapid support forces rsf corrective measures became difficult during the current war between saf and rsf. however, the bank is following up on the entire portfolio to make sure that major issues of safeguards are maintained until the war is over to immediately start implementationministry of interior 30.06.2024peace agreement may be signed not yet implemented government contribution to the bank has budgeted for three positions project coordinator, procurement officer and accountant to be given top -ups within the p rojects. however, the mofep ministry of interior 30.06.2024na completedsponsor additional project staff project expressed the need for assistance from supporting staff including a secretary and a driver. since the bank didn't budget for any support staff, the bank asked the ministry of finance and ministry of interior to sponsor any additional needs for staf f and pay them top -ups. locations of the facilities while the government and local people agreed on the location, changes of the activities on sites may create a big problem and could delay the implementation. the bank took measures and requested the project team to undertake a visit to the project area to agree on the location and make sure that these will not change. the project team undertook the proposed visit to the project sites and agreed with the communities and government on the location of the facilities. however, due to the war that has taken place since april 2023, there is a possibility that the sites of the facilities might change and will lead to additional exercise. this may necessitate another field mission to determine the new locations for the facilities. project team white nile state government 30.10.2024agree on location in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline intercommunal conflict: since the area where refugees are settling commonly wit intercommunal conflict: since the area where refugees are settling commonly witness intercommunal conflict, the project may face issues to delay the implementation of activities *the government will intensify security presence to prevent the outbreak of conflict at least during the project implementation period. *the project team will expedite the process of implementing the activities. gos and the project team 30.10.2024 na provision of vehicle by government: the project needs vehicles to travel to the provision of vehicle by government: the project needs vehicles to travel to the project area to follow -up the implementation of activities. the government may not have the capacity to do so. the bank requested the government to make available the vehicles required for project follow -up. however, the bank also gave flexibility for the project team to rent cars in case the government failed to make available the cars. gosthe bank 30.06.2024 continuous follow up rainy season: as the muddy project area is very harsh environment during the rai rainy season: as the muddy project area is very harsh environment during the rainy season, delay of project may negatively affect the project implementation. the bank will coordinate with the project team to finalize all procurement procedures and begin the construction at earnest once a p eace agreement is reached and a new government is formed. cosd and piu 30.06.2024 continuous follow up b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the main objective of the proposed emergency humanitarian assistance is to meet the urgent and immediate needs of the south sudanese refugee children, women and vulnerable groups and to provide them with essential services in white nile state. the camps are overcrowded while the economic situation has put pressure on scarce social services with refugees bearing the brunt. specifically, the bank's intervention will entail providing the refugees wit h a normal life and reinstating their kids in the school system with full meals while at the same time improving their health status through the provision of health services. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment reduction in the risk of poor sanitation -related diseases among affected school pupils number of deaths related to water -borne diseases and dysentery. nbr 16, 16, 0, 0,00 not expected to be achieved the outcome is likely not to be achieved by december 2024. such impact could be realized in the next few years, which could be noticed in post -project surveysreduction in the risk of low school attendance rate and expansion of classroom capacity to accommodate additional 100, pupils. enrolment in affected schools nbr 0, 0, 100., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions the outcome is likely to be achieved in december 2024outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project currently granted and extension to december 2024. the outcomes are likely to be achieved if peace is realized and the project is completed by end of 2024. the activities are simple including construction of classrooms and health centers. 2 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment teaching conditions improved quantity of teaching materials supplied. 30, 100,00 100, 30,00 30,00 on track subject to the peace deal being reached, this will be delivered successfully before the project end period by 31 december 2024.new schools constructed and equipped number of schools completely constructed and classrooms reconditioned. nbr 2, 4,00 4, 50,00 50,00 on track the output will likely be achieved by december 2024 if the war stops in the first half of 2024. water and sanitation improved within affected school premises. number of health centers rehabilitated nbr 0, 4,00 4, 0,00 0,00 not on track the output will likely be achieved by december 2024 if the war stops in the first half of 2024. number of health centers rehabilitated nbr 0, 4,00 4, 0,00 0,00 not on track the output will likely be achieved by december 2024 if the war stops in the first half of 2024. output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous implementation is not satisfactory. implementation has been prolonged and excessively delayed. initially, the process had been halted by sanctions on sudan, and further interrupted by the de facto government situation since 4 november 2021, following the military takeover in october 2021. implementation has further been complicated by the conflict that erupted on 15 april 2023. however, implementation can quickly gain traction since the project funds have been disbursed. this necessitates that the war c omes to an end and a legitimate government is formed. 2 2 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project is an emergency project, which was expected to be implemented within a period of one year. however, due to sanctions and difficulty to transfer cash in dollars to sudan, the disbursement process has taken too long to be processed. by june 2021, the project had been able to disburse the entire amount and had started to prepare the procurement for the activities agreed in the project. however, the procurement activities have been paused following the military takeover that took place on 25th octob er 2021. the situation has been further complicated by the war that started in april 2023, which derailed implementation. once a peace deal is reached and the de facto situation is lifted from sudan, the project will commence implementation in consultation with government. unsatisfactory unsatisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: institutional support project for the africa union - continental free trade area implementation project code: p-z1-kf0-059 country multi -countries sector: institutional support environmental categorization 3-low es risks and report type: date of report: 15.04.2024 mission: desk supervision 5 from: 15.06.2023 to: 30.06.2023 prepared by task manager: inye nathan briggs alternate task manager : division manager : zangar ep labidi dorsaf pitd1 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. inssupregrant 3,500,.00 0.00 3,500,.00t o t a l 3,500,.00 0.00 3,500,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155039316 01.04.2019 05.08.2019 05.08.2019 07.11.2019 30.06.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155039316 3,500,.00 3,500,.00 3,500,.00 0.00 3,500,.00 t o t a l 3,500,.00 3,500,.00 0.00 3,500,.00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155039316 2,149,089.33 2,149,089.33 61.40 1,350,910.67 38.60 t o t a l 2,149,089.33 61.40 1,350,910.67 38.60 executing and implementation agencies borrower african unionguarantor --executing agency african unionperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the do remains relevant. the project's purpose remained fully aligned with the bank's strategies and the african union's au agenda 2063. dialogue between the secretariat and the bank during the project mid -term review mtr in may 2022 concluded that the project is still relevant satisfactory satisfactory as constituted and no re -alignment was required; only a few line items in the procurement plan were repurposed to accommodate some specific needs of the client. the afcfta implementation has realized significant accomplishments and achievement of key miles tones, and the bank's contributions, through the isp, has helped the afcfta secretariat in significant ways to realize these results and achievements. the project financed the establishment and functioning of afcfta secretariat and afcfta institutional str uctures including the council of ministers responsible for trade, com; senior trade officials, stos; committee on trade in goods; committee on trade in services; committee on investments, and the dispute settlement body, etc., with their respective sub-committees. the isp also financed: crucial meetings that prepared relevant documents, frameworks and instruments and improved activities of the afcfta secretariat; high level dialogues, advocacy and sensitization on the afcfta, leading to ratifications of t he agreement and submissions of provisional schedules of tariff concession pstc and draft schedules of specific commitments as well as meetings on phase ii negotiations on investment, intellectual property rights, digital trade, women and youth in trad e. some of the key, notable achievements of the afcfta implementation are: * the afcfta secretariat launched the afcfta guided trade initiative gti in october 2022, witnessed by ministers of trade. the gti became necessary because, while trading under the afcfta regime formally commenced on january 1, 2021, no trade had occurred among the state parties. the gti objective is to facilitate the start of trading under afcfta tariff preferences among interested state parties that met the minimum threshold fo r the start of commercially meaningful trade. the gti aims to: demonstrate efficiency of the legal framework of afcfta instruments as well as effectiveness of the legal and institutional systems in the participating countries, etc. seven 7 state parties cameroon, egypt, ghana, kenya, mauritius, rwanda and tanzania, representing the five regions of africa, participated in the inaugural gti event, which was facilitated by the afcfta secretariat, in close coordination with the national afcfta implementatio n committees to ensure trading under the afcfta through matchmaking of businesses and products for export and import between participating state parties. the gti however is not programmed to substitute the role of state parties in implementing the afcfta a greement, but to prove that the afcfta is truly operational. the gains from the gti will be safeguarded for future seamless implementation towards increased inter -regional and intra -afcfta trade that would yield economic development for the continent. * all afcfta implementing institutions have been duly established, in line with the afcfta agreement. these institutions include committees and sub-committees under the protocols on trade in goods, trade in services and the rules and procedures for the settle ment of disputes. * signature and ratification of the afcfta agreement: the number of au member states that has signed the agreement has remained at 54 while 47 countries have ratified and deposited their instruments of ratification, i.e., an increase of three over the last ipr report. * provisional schedules of tariff concession pstc: 47 tariff offers have been received, of which 42 have been technically verified and certified as provisional schedules compared to 46 tariff offers received and 36 verif ied at the last ipr report. * draft schedules of specific commitments: 48 services offers have been received, of which 22 have been technically verified and certified as provisional schedule of specific commitment on trade in services i.e., an increase of one over the previous ipr report. * rules of origin: negotiations have been completed on about 90 of tariff lines in the rules of origin an increase of about 1.7 from the previous ipr report. these developments demonstrate tremendous buy -in and o wnership of au member states into the afcfta. given these developments, despite the delays experienced earlier in grant disbursement and commencement of trading under the afcfta agreement, the project remains relevant to the continental trade and development agenda and the bank's strategies. by the time of the current ipr report, all the grant's allocations for non -consultancy and goods categories have been fully disbursed into the project account, and fully committed to the activities indicated in the various budgets and work programs against which the disbursements were made. significant progress had also been made on recruitment of consultants, with about half of the allocation to this category committed. therefore, there is a high likelihood of achieving much of the project outcomes and outputs as implementation progresses. increasingly , the project is helping the bank and the afcfta secretariat to work together as two fundamental pillars of africa's modernization, development and integration into global trade and industrial value chains by amplifying each other's roles and impact for th e benefit of the continent. the isp has been the beginning of such synergistic, catalytic relationship between the parties, and provides the framework for high -level dialogue between the two institutions to further improve collaborations, including support to the bank's regional member countries rmcs or au member states and recs in advancing the au agenda. the project is also an opportunity to increase afcfta sec retariat's staff knowledge about the bank's mechanisms, rules and procedures on use of funds.implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous the ip is satisfactory, given the initial challenges of covid disruptions; transitioning of the executingimplementing agency from the auc to the afcfta secretariat; the dynamic nature of implementing the afcfta agreement; and the protracted process of neg otiating some elements of the afcfta agreement. project accountability has improved: all outstanding interim financial reports and expenses justifications have been submitted and cleared. the first external financial audit has been completed and the audite d financial statement and management letter have been accepted and approved by the bank. furthermore, the procurement plan covering the project life, and the 2023 annual procurement plan were submitted and approved by the bank in q1 2023. highly satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous the do remains relevant, the ip is considered satisfactory despite some slippages and delays in meeting certain timelines. the project management unit has been fully constituted since september 2022. the project has supported critical schedules in the afcf ta implementation, particularly establishment and functioning of afcfta institutions; meetings of state parties and preparation of core trading documents and related actions, leading to a successful launch of the start of trading under the afcfta on januar y 1, 2021; building capacity of stakeholders on the afcfta implementation; and, development of frameworks for negotiation of phase ii protocols investment, intellectual property rights, digital trade, women and youth in trade. project execution has been successfully transferred from the african union commission to the afcfta secretariat, as envisaged in the project appraisal report. over the project years, the au's approved budgets for the afcfta secretariat and the activities designated for funding under the afdb isp have matched the grant areas, further demonstrating relevance of the project to the needs of the client. the bank disbursed four 4 tranches of fun ds for the non -consulting and goods. one of the major weakness noted in the previous ipr rep orts was utilization of the grant category for consultancies. progress has been made in this regard as well. the pmu staff are all in place; six other consultants have been recruited including the external financial audit firm, which has completed the fir st audit assignment. since the last ipr report december 2022, consultant recruitment processes for a number of services have been completed in the first half of 2023, notably of firms for preparing the non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project afcfta secretariat's ten -year strategic plan, and conducting institutional assessment of the afcfta secretariat, all aimed at better positioning the secretariat as a viable institution to drive implementation of the afcfta agreement. in addition to the fir ms, individual consultants have been recruited to support various directorates of the secretariat on their priority areas, e.g., intellectual property rights, digital trade, customs transit, and market access tariffs verification. quite a few consultant selection processes, however, are at the cusp of being completed. these activities are at various stages, such as negotiation and draft contract stage, evaluation of technical proposals concerning the request for proposal stage, etc. the specific assignme nts are for a customs cooperation and trade facilitation expert; a second expert on market access tariffs verification; experts on technical assistance and capacity building support on tariff offers verification for sao tome and principe, somalia and dji bouti; specialist on effective coordination with recs on afcfta implementation, as well as 10 assignments under the repurposed consultancy designation for specialists such as a trade economist, trade and competition policy expert, associate legal experts 2 positions, legal expert on dispute settlement, youth in trade expert, junior communication specialist, monitoring and evaluation specialist and facilities manager - all of which are critical to the isp's objectives of establishing the afcfta secretariat as a viable institution to deliver on its mandate of afcfta implementation and rolling out afcfta implementation support to stakeholders. recruitments for these consultancy services directed at providing technical expertise to ongoing implementation acti vities of the se cretariat may not be fully accomplished before the current commitment deadline of june 30, 2023, with respect to the contractual engagements. this may therefore necessitate a request for a six -month extension of the grant commitment deadli ne, from june 30, 2023, to december 31, 2023 and thus the project closing date from december 31, 2023 to june 30, 2024. such extension will allow for execution of outstanding project activities and indeed, utilization of the associated project funds that w ill play a crucial role in achievement of the set project goals and objectives. issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status i. slower than expected utilization of grant proportion devoted to consultancy services. requests for expression of interest eois were published in two lots at the end of 2021, but it has taken longer than expected to execute the other steps in the consultant selection process. at the time of this ipr report june 2023 , of the us 2.221 million ua 1.61 million allocated for consultancy services: a about us 1,134,496 had been paid or already committed for consultancy services; b consultant selection processes are at advance stages for assignments valued at us 470,2 57; and c about us 617,047 is uncommitted but already earmarked for a number of assignments. recruitments for these consultancy services directed at providing technical expertise to ongoing implementation activities of the secretariat may not be fully accomplished before the current commitment deadline of 30 june 2023 with respect to the contractual engagements. i. the grant's funds commitment deadline is 30 june 2023. however, this may need to be extended by about six 6 months, to june 30, 2024 i.e., extension of the project closing date from 31 december 2023 to 30 june 2024 to enable the secretariat to compl ete all pending consultant selection processes. ii. these recruitments will allow for execution of outstanding project activities and indeed, utilization of the associated project funds, worth about usd1m, that will play a crucial role in the achievement of the set project goals and objectives. afcfta secretariat bank project task manager 30.06.2023 in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline engagement of consultants for project implementation continues to be a major con engagement of consultants for project implementation continues to be a major concern, although progress has been made. bank approved the secretariat's work procurement plans including about us 2.221 million ua 1.61 million in consultancy services. the bank published requests for eois on 16 consultancies. twelve other assignments were approved to use shortlist. so far, 12 consultants have been recruited. recruitment of consultants therefore remains a weakness and a risk to the project implementation. purchase of goods however is no longer a weakness of the project implementation. the grant component for purchase of office furniture and office equipment laptops and accessories should be completed within the current project implementation timeframe. the non-consulting category has been fully utilised. of the us 2,701,703 disbursed into the project special account for non -consultancy and goods categories, about us 2.52 million has been spent and the balance in the account represents commitments for repurp osed goods us 148, for it and furniture as agreed during the mtr of may 2022, and about us 35 ,211 for pmu support. a short window of extension of about six 6 months could enable the pmu finalize ongoing activities whose consultant selection processes are at the cusp of being completed. these activities are at various stages, such as negotiation and draft contract sta ge, evaluation of technical proposals concerning the request for proposal stage, etc. bank project manager 30.06.2023 b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress to establish solid institutional structure for the effective and efficient implementation of the afcfta agreement outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment enhanced au institutional capacity to manage the afcfta implementation establish afcfta implementation secretariat interim support unit interim support unit fully functional afcfta secretariat established in accordance with afcfta agreement dec.2019 na likely to be achieved with correctives actions grant used to convene workshops, train and build capacity of au member states on the afcfta implementation; establish committees, su b -committees; develop frameworks and other instruments and tools on the afcfta implementation.installation of afcfta implementation no structure in place all no structure in place all all functional afcfta implementation structures installed dec 2019 na likely to be achieved with correctives actions about us 2.7 million has been disbursed to cover costs of non -consulting services. the funds have been used in establishing the afcfta institutions and enabling their functions and outputs that are helping to build capacity of the secretariat as well as of au member states, recs and other stakeholders about the afcfta implementation and nego tiation of phase ii protocols. * us 35, has been used to purchase it equipment and furniture for establishing a media center that will help in creating publicity and advocacy on the afcfta. * recruitment of pmu staff: all pmu staff have been recruite d - project manager since october 2020; finance assistant june 1, 2022; procurement specialist september 1, 2022. program coordinator has been seconded from the auafcfta secretariat 2020 to current * consultants are being engaged to provide speci alized services to the directorates, including for development of a 10 -year strategic plan for the afcfta secretariat, conducting institutional assessment of the secretariat, supporting negotiations on ipr and digital trade, enhancing customs transit, cond ucting trade research, supporting issues on rules of origin, and carrying out audit of financial statements. enhanced au institutional capacity to manage the afcfta implementation number of ratifications submitted nbr 18. 45. 30. 225.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions grant used to convene workshops, train and build capacity of au member states on the afcfta implementation; establish committees, su b -committees; develop frameworks and other instruments and tools on the afcfta implementationno. of countries implementing afcfta nbr 0. 0. 30. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions 157 grant used to convene workshops, train and build capacity of au member states on the afcfta implementation; establish committees, sub-committees; develop frameworks and other instruments and tools on the afcfta implementation. * all afcfta implementi ng institutions have been established. * 47 countries have ratified and deposited their instruments of ratification. * pstc: 47 tariff offers have been received. * draft schedules of specific commitments: 48 services offers' have been received * rules of origin: negotiations have been completed on about 90 of tariff lines. the communication specialist consultancy was advertised but technical proposals are yet to be evaluated. 157 160 utilization of afcfta trade preferences 0. 0. 80. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions 157 grant used to convene workshops, train and build capacity of au member states on the afcfta implementation; establish committees, sub-committees; develop frameworks and other instruments and tools on the afcfta implementation. * all afcfta implementi ng institutions have been established. * 47 countries have ratified and deposited their instruments of ratification. * pstc: 47 tariff offers have been received. * draft schedules of specific commitments: 48 services offers' have been received * rules of origin: negotiations have been completed on about 90 of tariff lines. the communication specialist consultancy was advertised but technical proposals are yet to be evaluated. 157 160outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous highly satisfactory 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment establishment of the afcfta secretariat and related capacity enhancement recruitment of short -term consultants and staff nbr 0. 5.00 5. 0.00 0.00 on track na trainings and capacity building activities for relevant implementation structure at auc, recs and rmcs nbr 0. 5.00 5. 0.00 0.00 not on track na design and establish afcfta website not yet established na website launched and functional 2020 na na on track na roll out afcfta implementation programstools and stakeholder awareness update tariff schedules to hs17 tariff product classification nomenclature only few countries have migrated to hs17 na all ratified tariffs migrated to hs 2017 na na on track na undertake preference utilization assessment and monitoring using tool assessments not yet conductedtool not yet developed na assessment done by 2020 using preference utilization tool to be developed na na on track na develop and roll out stakeholder sensitization strategy sensitization strategy na strategy developed by 2020 na na on track the communication specialist consultancy was advertised but technical proposals are yet to be evaluated establish me mechanism me mechanism not yet in place na me mechanism developed and adopted by auc, recs and rmcs na na on track the communication specialist consultancy was advertised but technical proposals are yet to be evaluated. output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous highly satisfactory 3 3 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the do remains relevant. the project's purpose remained fully aligned with the bank's strategies and the african union's au agenda 2063. dialogue between the secretariat and the bank during the project mid -term review mtr in may 2022 concluded that the project is still relevant as constituted and no re -alignment was required; only a few line items in the procurement plan were repurposed to accommodate some specific needs of the client. the afcfta implementation has realized significant accomplishments a nd achievement of key milestones, and the bank's contributions, through the isp, has helped the afcfta secretariat in significant ways to realize these results and achievements. the project financed the establishment and functioning of afcfta secretariat a nd afcfta institutional structures including the council of ministers responsible for trade, com; senior trade officials, stos; committee on trade in goods; committee on trade in services; committee on investments, and the dispute settlement body, etc., w ith their respective sub -committees. the isp also financed: crucial meetings that prepared relevant documents, frameworks and instruments and improved activities of the afcfta secretariat; high level dialogues, advocacy and sensitization on the afcfta, leading to ratifications of the agreement and submissions of provisional schedules of tariff concession pstc and draft schedules of specific commitments as well as meetings on phase ii negotiations on investment, intellectual property rights, digital tra de, women and youth in trade. some of the key, notable achievements of satisfactory satisfactory the afcfta implementation are: * the afcfta secretariat launched the afcfta guided trade initiative gti in october 2022, witnessed by ministers of trade. the gti became necessary because, while trading under the afcfta regime formally commenced on janua ry 1, 2021, no trade had occurred among the state parties. the gti objective is to facilitate the start of trading under afcfta tariff preferences among interested state parties that met the minimum threshold for the start of commercially meaningful trade. the gti aims to: demonstrate efficiency of the legal framework of afcfta instruments as well as effectiveness of the legal and institutional systems in the participating countries, etc. seven 7 state parties cameroon, egypt, ghana, kenya, mauritius, rw anda and tanzania, representing the five regions of africa, participated in the inaugural gti event, which was facilitated by the afcfta secretariat, in close coordination with the national afcfta implementation committees to ensure trading under the afcf ta through matchmaking of businesses and products for export and import between participating state parties. the gti however is not programmed to substitute the role of state parties in implementing the afcfta agreement, but to prove that the afcfta is tru ly operational. the gains from the gti will be safeguarded for future seamless implementation towards increased inter -regional and intra -afcfta trade that would yield economic development for the continent. * all afcfta implementing institutions have been duly established, in line with the afcfta agreement. these institutions include committees and sub -committees under the protocols on trade in goods, trade in services and the rules and procedures for the settlement of disputes. * signature and ratificati on of the afcfta agreement: the number of au member states that has signed the agreement has remained at 54 while 47 countries have ratified and deposited their instruments of ratification, i.e., an increase of three over the last ipr report. * provisiona l schedules of tariff concession pstc: 47 tariff offers have been received, of which 42 have been technically verified and certified as provisional schedules compared to 46 tariff offers received and 36 verified at the last ipr report. * draft schedul es of specific commitments: 48 services offers have been received, of which 22 have been technically verified and certified as provisional schedule of specific commitment on trade in services i.e., an increase of one over the previous ipr report. * rule s of origin: negotiations have been completed on about 90 of tariff lines in the rules of origin an increase of about 1.7 from the previous ipr report. these developments demonstrate tremendous buy -in and ownership of au member states into the afcfta. given these developments, despite the delays experienced earlier in grant disbursement and commencement of trading under the afcfta agreement, the project remains relevant to the continental trade and development agenda and the bank's strategies. by the t ime of the current ipr report, all the grant's allocations for non -consultancy and goods categories have been fully disbursed into the project account, and fully committed to the activities indicated in the various budgets and work programs against which t he disbursements were made. significant progress had also been made on recruitment of consultants, with about half of the allocation to this category committed. therefore, there is a high likelihood of achieving much of the project outcomes and outputs as implementation progresses. increasingly, the project is helping the bank and the afcfta secretariat to work together as two fundamental pillars of africa's modernization, development and integration into global trade and industrial value chains by amplifyi ng each other's roles and impact for the benefit of the continent. the isp has been the beginning of such synergistic, catalytic relationship between the parties, and provides the framework for high -level dialogue between the two institutions to further im prove collaborations, including support to the bank's regional member countries rmcs or au member states and recs in advancing the au agenda. the project is also an opportunity to increase afcfta sec retariat's staff knowledge about the bank's mechanisms , rules and procedures on use of funds. additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: lobito corridor trade facilitation project project code: p-z1-kf0-027 country multi -countries sector: institutional support environmental categorization 3-low es risks and report type: date of report: 17.04.2024 mission: desk supervision 5 from: 18.03.2024 to: 19.03.2024 prepared by task manager: gerald cornells ochieng ajumbo alternate task manager : division manager : zangar ep labidi dorsaf pitd1 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.b. struct. adjust. 0.00 0.00 0.00a.d.f. projcyclegrant 972,011.00 5,027,989.00 6,,.00t o t a l 972,011.00 5,027,989.00 6,,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155036122 04.12.2017 17.04.2018 25.06.2018 25.06.2018 30.05.2026 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155036122 6,,.00 6,,.00 6,,.00 0.00 6,,.00 t o t a l 6,,.00 6,,.00 0.00 6,,.00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155036122 2,281,928.65 2,281,928.65 38.03 3,718,071.35 61.97 t o t a l 2,281,928.65 38.03 3,718,071.35 61.97 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of republic of zambia government of republic of angolaguarantor --executing agency ministry of commerce, trade and industry mcti in zambia and ministry of commerce minco angolaperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the development objective is satisfactory. satisfactory satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous implementation progress rating based on the virtual supervision mission conducted on 18 -19 march is satisfactory. satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous the lobito corrdor trade facilitation project is no longer a problematic operation. even though the project if on 3rd extension of the project closure date, the challenges associated with slow disbursement hence slower implementation are being addressed. non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status on procurement, the executing agency ea was requested to revise the procurement plan for 2024. it was also advised to undertake a procurement audit for 2023 and 2024. the procurement auditor should be contracted by august 2024. procurement plan revised and procurement auditor contracted executing agency 30.06.2024executing agency to revert. in progress on financial management, the project was advised to request the bank to cancel outstanding payments on the bank sap accounting system for contracts that are fully paid or expired and not renewed. cancel outstanding payments bankexecuting agency 31.05.2024waiting for ea's request in progress on disbursement: i the project to ensure that the statement of expenditures are submitted to the bank; ii project to reconcile the differences noted between bank records and project records; and the project team to complete the disbursement onlin e course. the course is available on client connection. quiz to be completed by 30th june 2024. furnish all the requirements. executing agency 31.05.2024 not yet implementedmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline implementation delays the project has only disbursed 38.03 as at april 2024. measures and action plan for scaling up implementation have been discussed with the ea. implementation of the action plan to facilitate quicker project execution. executing agency 31.05.2024 in progress b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress to promote domestic and cross -border trade and value chains development along the lobito corridor. trade facilitation between angola, zambia and parts of the dr congo will also improve tremendously thus providing enhanced market access under the african c ontinental free trade area afcfta. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment strengthened coordination and harmonization of trade facilitation instruments trade facilitation tools harmonized on lc none tbc tf tools on border control, transit measures, facilities for transit employees developed na achievedlikely to be achieved the project is on progress in implementing scheduled activities.market access between the lc countries enhanced tbc tbc tf tools and reports na likely to be achieved with correctives actions the project has so far been implementing activities linked to market access along the lobito corridor. upgrades have also been done for the national quality institutions. consequently, there are some achievements being realised.smes linked to large companies nbr 0. 150,. 550. 27,272.73 likely to be achieved with correctives actions considerable trainings were done in 2023. due to a great response more activities are lined up under solwezi trades institute.[women] -smes linked to large companies nbr 0. 40,. 165. 24,242.42 likely to be achieved with correctives actions women have greatly benefited from trainings. in addition to requirements that at least 13 of trainees be women, an additional 80 w omen benefited from training in 2023.turn -around time to day 14. 7. 3. 63.64 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this has been a challenge due to procurement delays. however, corrective actions have been discussed with the executing agency ea, procurement plans prepared and the ea encouraged to always consult with the bank's local country office on procurement matt ers.increase in sme productivity and competitiveness annual value of goods and services procured from targeted smes by large firms in targeted vcs m 70. 70. 100. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved according to the annual procurement plan for 2024 there are activities scheduled for this. achievements are therefore likely.outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous the progress made is satisfactory. 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment 1.1. institutional capacity for corridor development corridor mou adopted no framework for coordinated corridor development na mou negotiated and signed by ministers by 2018 na na on track the corridor mou i.e., the transit transport facilitation agency agreement ttfa has not been ratified following its signature on 27 january 2023. the ratification is important. however, the delay wouldnt hurt the project implementation. specialized corridor coordination and management institutions established specialized corridor coordinating institution exists only for angola na regional cmi and national coordinating secretariat zambiaestablished by 2019 na na on track the relevant institutions might not be established until the ttfa is ratified. 1.2. trade facilitation instruments implemented to facilitate domestic and cross -border trade mobile laboratory units provided in strategic locations in border areas none na mobile labs functional in northwest copperbelt provinces na na on track this had been finalized under the project. simplified trade regime established with trade information desks installed at 2 borders no str on the borders with angola drc na str procedures harmonized with angola drc, trade information desks installed at jimbe and kipushi borders na na on track this activity is still outstanding. one-stop -shop for trade and business facilitation established none business persons obtain all services in lusaka or kitwe na one stop shop established in solwezi, with single electronic access point na na on track following the successful finalization in solwezi, the project will also extend support to kitwe which is also along the lobito corridor. already procurement for equipment is being finalized and staff at kitwe are to be trained in april 2024. roll out asycuda at jimbe border and solwezi asycuda has been piloted in lusaka at 2 agencies revenue authority bureau of na asycuda installed in northwest and aligned with angola's syste na na on track zra has already rolled out asycuda as required. 2.1. smes trained to meet market needs in the agriculture and mining value chains and clusters customized financing none na financing package and linkages established na na on track programmes with financing institutions developed through the ta with: kukula capitalzambiaon track. sme business association members trained in business skills management num 980. 980.00 980. 100.00 100.00 on track this has been finalized. sme business association members trained in business skills management - of which women per 30. 30.00 30. 100.00 100.00 on track earlier training had been finalized. however more training has been programmed for 2024. at least 13 of the trainees will be women. small contractors trained and certified in contract management, and quality standards num 20,. 20.00 20. 100,.00 100,.00 on track this was completed in 2023. small contractors trained and certified in contract management, and quality standards - of which women num 7. 7.00 7. 100.00 100.00 on track completed in 2023. 2.2. business linkages between large scale companies local smes established business linkages programme and incubation programme developed through the technical assistance none na programme developed and vetted by mcti and ceec and anchor firms na na on track on track. output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous the output reporting is highly satisfactory. 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the development objective is satisfactory. satisfactory satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value :16-prd

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: projet d'appui a la competitivite de l'economie et a la gestion financiere project code: p-ne-k00-014 country niger sector: multi -sector environmental categorization 3-low es risks and report type: date of report: 15.04.2024 mission: desk supervision 7 from: 06.02.2024 to: 07.02.2024 prepared by task manager: alain fabrice ekpo alternate task manager : division manager : lumbila kevin numbi ecgf1 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. inssupregrant 3.951.544,00 5.258.456,00 9.210.,00t o t a l 3.951.544,00 5.258.456,00 9.210.,00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155040418 03.09.2019 07.11.2019 07.11.2019 26.11.2019 31.08.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155040418 9.210.,00 9.210.,00 9.210.,00 0,00 9.210.,00 t o t a l 9.210.,00 9.210.,00 0,00 9.210.,00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155040418 3.729.638,84 3.729.638,84 40,50 5.480.361,16 59,50 t o t a l 3.729.638,84 40,50 5.480.361,16 59,50 executing and implementation agencies borrower gouvernement du nigerguarantor gouvernement du nigerexecuting agency ministere du planperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous les objectifs de developpement du projet restent pertinents et les progres vers l'atteinte des objectifs sont encourageants. une revision des activites a toutefois ete rendu necessaire pour tenir compte de l'evolution des priorites du gouvernement. il s'ag it notamment de l'elaboration d'une strategie de diversification des exportations, la realisation d'etudes de faisabilite de projets, dont le programme des poles agro - industriels. une satisfactory highly satisfactory prorogation de la date limite de decaissement sera necessaire pour l'atteinte de tous les objectifs. implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous le projet affiche un niveau de realisation satisfaisant. le cumul des realisations physiques au 31decembre 2023 se chiffre a 79 activites realisees sur une prevision globale de 98, soit un taux de 80,61. parmi les realisations majeures du projet, l'on peu t citer : l'elaboration de la politique industrielle nationale ; le recensement des unites industrielles et la creation d'une base de donnees ; la formulation du statut juridique de la nouvelle zone industrielle de niamey ; l'etude de prefaisabilite des filieres porteuses pour les femmes ; l'actualisation du document de politique commerciale du niger ; l'appui au secretariat permanent de l'initiative pour la transparence des industries extractives itie dans l'elaboration des rapports pays 2016, 2017 et 20 18 ; le renforcement des systemes de controle a la cour des comptes et a l'assemblee nationale et aux marches publics par des formations. la direction generale des impots a egalement beneficie de formations sur les revenus des valeurs mobilieres irvm et en fiscalites.highly satisfactory highly satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous le projet n'est pas proplematique non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status suspension des decaissements les decaissements ont ete suspendus depuis juillet 2023 a la suite du renversement du regime au pouvoir. suite a la levee des sanctions de la cedeao, les dicussions sont en cours pour la levee de la suspension des decaissements. bad 30.06.2024la date butoire est indicative in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline risque de non realisation de certaines activites la suspension des decaissements pourraient affecter la poursuite de certaines activites deja engagees. les prestataires pourraient a bandonner les activites pour factures impayees. discussions en cours pour lever la mesure de suspension des decaissements bad 30.06.2024 b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress contribuer a l'amelioration de la competitivite economique du niger a travers le renforcement du cadre macroeconomique, l'amelioration de la gouvernance dans les secteurs productifs et la promotion du secteur prive outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment amelioration de la mobilisation des ressources internes recettes fiscales sur pib 14,900 10,300 17, - 219.05 likely to be achieved with correctives actions le taux de pression fiscale a baisse en raison de l'insecurite et des sanctions prises par la cedeao sur les flux financiers et la fermeture des frontieres.amelioration de la gestion financiere et de la transparence pourcentage en valeur des marches publics passes en entente directe 46,030 31, 15, 48,44 achievedlikely to be achieved le pourcentage en valeur des marches publics passes par entente directe est en baisse par rapport a l'annee de reference 2017.situation du pays dans le processus itie pays suspendu le niger a integre l'itie en 2020 pays candidat na achievedlikely to be achieved apres une periode de suspension, le pays a reintegre l'itie en 2020.amelioration du niveau d'industrialisation du pays valeur ajoutee de l'industrie manufacturiere, en proportion du pib 5,700 8,600 7, 223,08 achievedlikely to be achieved la cible est atteinte depuis 2020. les principaux secteurs de l'industrie au niger sont l'industrie extractive, l'industrie manufact uriere et l'energie. en ce qui concerne l'industrie manufacturiere, le niger mise essentiellement sur l'agro -industrie. le pays fait cependant face a une faib le competitivite en raison des couts de production eleves.outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous les progres vers l'atteinte des resultats sont acceptables. deux cibles sur quatre sont deja atteintes. cependant, la situation socio -politique du pays fait peser des risques sur l'atteinte des resultats en matiere de mobilisation des recettes fiscales. 3 4 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment deploiement sur l'ensemble du territoire du systeme integre d'information sur les impots et les contribuables sisic nombre de regions ayant acces a sisic nbr 8, 8,00 8, 100,00 100,00 on track le deploiement de sisic dans les huit 8 chefs lieu des regions est effectif. la cible est atteinte. formation des agents de la dgi sur l'impot sur les revenus des valeurs mobilieres irvm ; fiscalite generale ; comptabilite des assurances nombre d'agents formes nbr 150, 80,00 80, 187,50 187,50 on track la cible est atteinte mise en place d'un systeme de marquage des hydrocarbures pour limiter la fraude systeme de marquage des hydro nbr 0, 1,00 1, 0,00 0,00 not on track l'activite a ete annulee suite a la restructuration du projet. une partie des ressources a ete reaffectee a des activites de renforcement de capacites au profit de la direction generale des douanes. elaboration d'un document de politique et d'une strategie d'industrialisation du pays avec la prise en compte du genre etude portant document de politique et strategie industrielle nbr 1, 1,00 1, 100,00 100,00 on track rapport provisoire disponible mise en place d'une base de donnees des unites industrielles pour assurer leur accompagnement base de donnees nbr 1, 1,00 1, 100,00 100,00 on track version provisoire et base de donnees disponible formation des agents du ministere des mines en negociation des contrats, analyse des modeles et etudes de faisabilite nombre de formations realisees nbr 9, 4,00 4, 225,00 225,00 on track 9 formations ont ete deja realisees. la cible est atteinte elaboration de textes reglementaires pour assurer une exploitation durable des ressources naturelles petrolieres en preservant l'environnement textes reglementaires nbr 0, 2,00 2, 0,00 0,00 on track texte non encore prepare. prevu pour 2024 elaboration du document de programme - cadre national de promotion du secteur prive pcnpsp au niger document portant programme cadre national de promotion du secteur prive nbr 0, 1,00 1, 0,00 0,00 on track recrutement du cabinet devant appuyer les structures nationales est en cours. elaboration d'une etude et d'un cahier de charge en vue de la mise en place d'un guichet unique dematerialise pour les formalites du commerce exterieur etude et cahier de charge nbr 1, 1,00 1, 100,00 100,00 on track le guichet unique est operationnel depuis mai 2022. le deploiement sur l'ensemble du territoire est effectif depuis 2023. etude de faisabilite de filieres porteuses pour les femmes et business plan d'un projet au profit des femmes handicapees de niamey etude de faisabilite et business plan nbr 1, 1,00 1, 100,00 100,00 on track realise formulation du pdes 2022 -2026 pdes 2022 -2026 nbr 1, 1,00 1, 100,00 100,00 on trackrealise. l'assistance technique a ete recrute et a apporte son appui a la formulation du plan de developpement economique et social pdes 2022 -2026. le pdes 2022 -2026 est disponible mise en place d'un nouveau systeme informatise de gestion de la dette publique sygade 6 nbr 0, 1,00 1, 0,00 0,00 not on track la convention avec la cnuced a ete approuvee le 15 fevrier 2023 pour un delai d'execution de quinze 15 mois a partir de la date de mise en vigueur du contrat. la convention a pour objet la mise en oeuvre du sygade 6 et renforcement des capacites de gestio n de la dette publique. le contrat est en cours d'execution. cependant, des missions d'appui du prestataire ont ete annulees suite aux evenements du 26 juillet 2023. mise en place d'un systeme informatise de gestion et de controle des declarations des biens a la cour des comptes systeme d'information de la cour des comptes nbr 1, 1,00 1, 100,00 100,00 on track le marche : n 17i.c.d.b.cdcpacegef2022 approuve le 19082022 a ete signe avec pour objet informatisation du controle des declarations des biens au profit de la cour des comptes. l'activite a ete realisee. elaboration des rapports itie 2016, 2017, 2018 rapports itie nbr 3, 3,00 3, 100,00 100,00 on track le contrat n 18rap.itiepacegef2022 a ete approuve le 23082022 pour l'elaboration des rapports de conciliation 2016, 2017 et 2018 de l'itie - niger. le contrat a ete execute. les rapports pays 2016, 2017 et 2018 ont ete realise par l'administrateur i ndependant. mise en place a la centif, d'un systeme de traitement de declarations de soupcons et d'echanges d'informations systeme de traitement de declarations de soupcons et d'echanges d'informations nbr 0, 1,00 1, 0,00 0,00 not on track un projet de convention a ete transmis a l'onudc depuis mars 2022. il est a noter que malgre les multiples echanges entre la cep, le beneficiaire et l'onudc, les negociations n'ont pas abouti. deploiement du systeme integre de gestion des marches publics sigmap ii sigmap ii nbr 1, 1,00 1, 100,00 100,00 on track realise depuis 2022 output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous le cumul des realisations physiques du pacegef au 31decembre 2023 se chiffre a 79 activites realisees sur une prevision globale de 98, soit un taux de 80,61. les realisations se repartissent entre les composantes operationnelles comme suit : i 54 real isations au titre de la composante 1: appui a l'amelioration de la gestion financiere et la transparence dans les politiques publiques et ii 25 realisations de la composante 2 : appui a l'amelioration de la competitivite de l'economie et a l'amelioratio n de i 'environnement des affaires. au titre du ptba 2023, 37 activites ont ete programmees et 30 realisees, soit un taux de 3 4 81,08. les realisations se repartissent comme suit :i 21activites pour la composante 1 et ii 9 activites pour la deuxieme composante. parmi les realisations majeures du projet, l'on peut citer : l'elaboration de la politique industrielle nationale ; le recensement d es unites industrielles et la creation d'une base de donnees ; la formulation du statut juridique de la nouvelle zone industrielle de niamey ; l'etude de prefaisabilite des filieres porteuses pour les femmes ; l'actualisation du document de politique commerciale du niger ; l'appui au secretariat permanent de l'initiative pour la transparence des industries extractives itie dans l'elaboration des rapports pays 2016, 2017 et 2018 ; le renforcement des systemes de controle a la cour des c omptes et a l'assemblee nationale et aux marches publics par des formations. la direction generale des impots a egalement beneficie de formations sur les revenus des valeurs mobilieres irvm et en fiscalites. development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous les objectifs de developpement du projet restent pertinents et les progres vers l'atteinte des objectifs sont encourageants. une revision des activites a toutefois ete rendu necessaire pour tenir compte de l'evolution des priorites du gouvernement. il s'ag it notamment de l'elaboration d'une strategie de diversification des exportations, la realisation d'etudes de faisabilite de projets, dont le programme des poles agro - industriels. une prorogation de la date limite de decaissement sera necessaire pour l'at teinte de tous les objectifs. satisfactory highly satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: drought recovery and agriculture resilience project project code: p-mz-aa0-033 country mozambique sector: agriculture environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 27.03.2024 mission: achievement mission 1 from: 05.03.2024 to: 12.03.2024 prepared by task manager: cesar augusto tique alternate task manager : division manager : vij neeraj ahai6 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. projcyclegrant 8,070,.00 10,,.00 18,070,.00governmentbeneficiary projcyclegrant 0.00 1,,.00 1,,.00t o t a l 8,070,.00 11,,.00 19,070,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155036468 18.01.2018 21.02.2018 21.04.2018 05.06.2018 31.03.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155036468 10,,.00 10,,.00 10,,.00 0.00 10,,.00 t o t a l 10,,.00 10,,.00 0.00 10,,.00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155036468 9,842,716.15 9,842,716.15 98.43 157,283.85 1.57 t o t a l 9,842,716.15 98.43 157,283.85 1.57 executing and implementation agencies borrower governement of mozambique ministry of financeguarantor banco de mocambiqueexecuting agency ministerio da funcao publicaperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project concluded the following activities 1. construction of 16 small earth dams out of 14 and construction 13 multifunctional boreholes out of 14. highly satisfactory highly satisfactory 2. training of local 29 out of 30 disaster management committees to ensure sustainability and productivity of provided infrastructures. the missing once refers to the tititi multifunctional borehole that has not finished yet due the need to install a desal ination unit. the unit will be provided under climate insurance finance and resilience project being implemented by the same executing agency implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project has implemented key activities at a very good rate regarding the works that constitute the project. the training of management committees ensures sustainability of the project activities and promote resilience of the communities against drought s. satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project implemented the key activities at a very good rate regarding the works that constitute the project all the project activities were done within the schedule and within the provide budget. the constitution and training of management committees en sures sustainability of the project activities and promote resilience of the selected communities against droughts. non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status lack of community and local government ownership. assure community ownership for provided infrastructures by training of local disaster management committees in good use and productive use of provided infrastructures ingc 31.03.2024continuous in progress lack of capacity to provide sustainability of infrastructures. promote good and productive use of available water infrastructures through the local disaster management committees ingcdistrict governments 31.03.2024continuous in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline delay on environmental audit. noncompliance with environmental and social standards and requirements accelerate the provision of environmental audit. piuea 31.03.2024 loi sent to the accredited consultants. b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress to strengthen the capacity of the rural communities to address the inter -linked challenges of climate change, rural poverty, food in security and land degradation. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment increase in income per household resulting from the interventions increase annual income usd 250. 541.500 400. 194.33 achievedlikely to be achieved these are national income indicators unlikely to be affected solely by the project activities. however a local assessment indicate increase on food crops availability and increased number of cattle due availably of waterimproved food security and marketing to increase resilience to climate change increased annual yields th 2. 2. 4. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved these are national income indicator referring to rice crop and unlikely to be affected solely by the project activities since there were no rice cultivation activity during the project implementation. however a local assessment indicate increase on food cr ops availability and increased number of cattle due availably of waterdegraded landscapes restored. reduction of degraded areas ton 3,. 512. 1,. 124.40 achievedlikely to be achieved the plotted indicator refers to areas devastated by construction activities during the project worksoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous the expected outcomes are on track. 4 4 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment scaled up water infrastructure development area rehabilitated under small -scale irrigation ha 523.250 557.00 557. 8.78 8.78 on track achieved. the project increased the area of irrigated are in almost 8 area developed with irrigation kits ha 363.250 530.00 530. 1.91 1.91 on track the project increased the area developed by irrigation kits by 2. n of surface and subsurface reservoirs num 16. 31.00 31. - 15.38 - 15.38 on track exceeded 14 due the construction of two additional excavated reservoirs n of water troughs num 30. 30.00 30. 100.00 100.00 on track achieved by 100 since water troughs are parts of constructed water supply infrastructures. n of multinational boreholes num 13. 48.00 48. - 150.00 - 150.00 on track achieved by 93 due de need for installation of desalinization equipment in one borehole. n of rainwater harvesting systems including solar panels in the roof of the buildings num 0. 34.00 34. - 41.67 - 41.67 on track cancelled and the resources redirected to enable the construction of two additional excavated reservoirs. improved agriculture production and marketing to increase resilience to climate change n of farmers adopting new agriculture techniques num 6,210. 5,.00 5,. 186.43 186.43 on track management committees approach which allowed massive participation of community members 18 people by committee. n of farmers adopting new agriculture techniques - of which women per 6,210. 60.00 60. 10,350.00 10,350.00 on track exceeded due the use of local disasters management committees approach which allowed massive participation of community members 18 people by committee being a least 60 women. n women men trainers with nutrition's skills num 6,210. 1,500.00 1,500. 1,042.00 1,042.00 on track management committees approach which allowed massive participation of community members 18 people by committee. n women men trainers with nutrition's skills - of which women per 3,610. 20.00 20. 18,050.00 18,050.00 on track management committees approach which allowed massive participation of community members 18 people by committee. n of small agro processing units installed num 0. 150.00 150. - 42.86 - 42.86 on track cancelled and the resources redirected to deal with emergency arising from covid 19 pandemic. centre for artificial insemination num 0. 1.00 1. 0.00 0.00 on track cancelled and the resources redirected to enable the construction of two additional excavated reservoirs. n of youth incubation centers rehabilitate num 0. 2.00 2. 0.00 0.00 on track cancelled and the resources redirected to enable the construction of two additional excavated reservoirs. project management no of pmu staff including those from the districts coordinating the project trained in me num 20. 20.00 20. 100.00 100.00 on track archieved 100 n of studies on climate issues num 2. 5.00 5. 0.00 0.00 on track achieved. 3 of the planned studies were packaged into a symposium in order to generate more powerful results output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project implemented the key activities at a very good rate regarding the works that constitute the project all the project activities were done within the schedule and within the provide budget. the constitution and training of management committees ensures sustainability of the project activities and promote resilience of the selected communities against drought s 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project concluded the following activities 1. construction of 16 small earth dams out of 14 and construction 13 multifunctional boreholes out of 14. 2. training of local 29 out of 30 disaster management committees to ensure sustainability and produ ctivity of provided infrastructures. the missing once refers to the tititi multifunctional borehole that has not finished yet due the need to install a desalination unit. the unit will be provided under climate insurance finance and resilience project bein g implemented by the same executing agency highly satisfactory highly satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value d

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: mkhondvo ngwavuma water augmentation program phase i part a mnwap -1a project code: p-sz-a00-005 country eswatini sector: agriculture and rural development environmental categorization 1-significant es ri report type: date of report: 02.04.2024 mission: field mission 2 from: 28.02.2024 to: 05.03.2024 prepared by task manager: wael mohamed roshdy soliman alternate task manager : division manager : vij neeraj ahai6 project data project financing in zar financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.b. project 2,800,,.00 0.00 2,800,,.00government project 0.00 700,,.00 700,,.00t o t a l 2,800,,.00 700,,.00 3,500,,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2205202 17.12.2021 29.08.2022 22.09.2022 18.07.2023 31.12.2028 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2205202 2,684,,.00 121,992,236.86 121,992,236.86 0.00 121,992,236.86 t o t a l 121,992,236.86 121,992,236.86 0.00 121,992,236.86 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2205202 232,844,161.63 10,583,152.06 8.68 ,409,084.80 91.32 t o t a l 10,583,152.06 8.68 ,409,084.80 91.32 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of swaziland ministry of financeguarantor government of swaziland ministry of financeexecuting agency ministry of agriculture - co-operativesperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous project on course highly satisfactory highly satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous on course satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous on course potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status none compliance with safeguard requirements timeline of actions needed to rectify all noncompliances is agreed with the contractor. contractor 31.03.2024issues are addressed in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline labor issues contractor didn't have enough capacity to deal with local labor. contractor will appoint local qualified supervisors contractor 31.03.2024 on course b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the overall objective of mnwap is to enhance food security, poverty reduction and resilience to climate change, through supporting water and irrigation infrastructure development in eswatini. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment income generation szl 0. 0. 32,940. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved on course [women] -income generation szl 0. 0. 50. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved on course outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous on course 4 4 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment construction of mpakeni dam nbr 0.020 0.15 1. 13.33 2.00 on track works ongoing constrution of the mpakeni dam 0.02 na dam completed and tested na na on track ongoing output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous ongoing 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous project on course highly satisfactory highly satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: fisheries sector support project project code: p-ao-aaf-002 country angola sector: fisheries maritime food environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 02.04.2024 mission: achievement mission 1 from: 19.06.2023 to: 23.06.2023 prepared by task manager: nnaemeka innocent korie alternate task manager : division manager : garba laouali ahai2 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. project 15.167.940,00 19.984.832,06 35.152.772,06governmentbeneficiary project 1.192.970,00 4.297.030,00 5.490.,00t o t a l 16.360.910,00 24.281.862,06 40.642.772,06processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100150029045 15.05.2013 02.12.2013 29.10.2014 29.10.2014 30.06.2023 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100150029045 20..,00 20..,00 20..,00 0,00 20..,00 t o t a l 20..,00 20..,00 0,00 20..,00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100150029045 18.396.495,98 18.396.495,98 91,98 1.603.504,02 8,02 t o t a l 18.396.495,98 91,98 1.603.504,02 8,02 executing and implementation agencies borrower gouvernement de la republique d angola ministere des financesguarantor gouvernement de la republique d angola ministere des financesexecuting agency ministere des pechesperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project was established with the objective of improving the income and livelihoods of artisanal fishing communities through enhanced fisheries management. assessing the project's effectiveness involves analyzing key indicators, particularly focusing on the positive impact it has highly satisfactory satisfactory on the living conditions of these communities. the project's efforts were evident in empowering local fishermen through various training and capacity -building initiatives. these programs aimed to encourage the adoption of sustainable fishing practices, emp hasizing environmentally friendly techniques such as utilizing the most sustainable forms of fishing and appropriate net dimensions tailored for target fish. additionally, the project prioritized the reduction of post -harvest losses, a significant challe nge faced by small -scale artisanal f isheries. through guidance and technical assistance, the project supported fishing communities in implementing measures to minimize these losses. consequently, there was an improvement in fish quality and quantity avail able for trade. fishermen and processors gained access to new preservation methods, reducing waste significantly. this not only benefited the fishing industry but also ensured a more sustainable supply of fish for consumers, leading to economic growth and food security in the region. the project's targeted training initiatives, technical assistance, and the introduction of a community -based catch assessment survey cas system were instrumental in empowering minagripipa to effectively oversee and assist artisanal fisheries. however, a notable obstacle encountered was the insufficient funding within minagrip to support their local teams and implement the practices learned during training. despite the efforts to enhance the agency's capacity by bolstering i ts institutional and technical capabilities, this financial limitation hindered minagripipa's ability to fully capitalize on the acquired knowledge and skills in the project target areas. however, challenges arose, particularly concerning the lack of re liable data related to the artisanal fishery sector and the absence of progress monitoring by milestones. these challenges hindered the accurate assessment of the project's impact and decision -making processes. to overcome these challenges and enhance the project's effectiveness, it is crucial to prioritize the collection and utilization of reliable data related to the artisanal fishery sector. this can be achieved through improved data collection methodologies, regular assessments, and the establishment of a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system. clear milestones and a robust monitoring framework should be set to ensure timely progress tracking and adjustment of activities as needed. for instance, the income of fishermen and processors could be e nhanced if the project monitors this indicator through baseline and midline surveys, comparing data before and after project implementation and utilizing a control group to measure this outcome. furthermore, the project could have improved its flexibility during the design phase, especially in cases where specific activities were cancelled. ensuring that outcomes associated with these activities still have measurable indicators would have been essential to assess progress toward the end goal. for example, in areas where the project aimed to enhance sea safety, exploring alternative measurement methods would have been advantageous. unforeseen setbacks like these, which are not anticipated during the design phase, can significantly compromise the program's eff ectiveness. by addressing these challenges and incorporating reliable data and milestone monitoring into the project's design and implementation, the fisheries sector support project can enhance its effectiveness in achieving its development goals and ul timately improve the well -being of artisanal fishing communities in angola. implementation progress performance rating summary of key findings current previous rating on implementation progress ip satisfactory satisfactory according to the latest implementation progress report ipr, the project has received a satisfactory rating. this assessment was based on an evaluation conducted alongside the preparation of the project completion report pcr. the ipr took into account a comprehensive set of criteria categorized into three main areas: compliance with covenants, project systems and procedures, and project execution and financing. notably, all individual ratings within these categories were uniformly classified as satisfact ory, highlighting the project's overall positive performance. here is a summary of key findings related to specific project components: nzeto fishing centre: this infrastructure is almost complete, with only the installation of fish milling equipment a nd landing sites remaining. the center boasts essential amenities like running water, freezing chambers, and ice flaking machines powered directly from the national grid. it is well -utilized, particularly by the local fishing community, serving as a proces sing hub for fish cleaning, salting, drying, freezing, and storage. however, the absence of a landing site presents a challenge. on average, the center processes 1.5 mt of fish monthly, with 28 cooperatives and 45 functional boats. while it generates incom e, high management costs are a concern. yembe fishing centre: equipped with freezing facilities, solar panels, and tap water, this center is underutilized, primarily by three cooperative groups. proper record -keeping and enhanced management training are required to improve its efficiency. barra do dande fishing centre: completed in 2010, this center functions as a service hub, offering storagefreezing space, fuel, repairs, and ice production. under private management, it efficiently supports a large number of fishers and maintains comprehensive records. feeder road of ngolome: funded by the bank, the construction of a 30km road has significantly reduced commuting times and supported agricultural and aquaculture activities. however, the ngolome fishing centre focuses more on caged tilapia, training only about 20 individuals annually, and faces challenges in finding buyers for its harvest. buraco fishing centre: after rehabilitation, this center now includes cooling chambers, fish processing equipment, and solar panels. it operates with three cooperatives but encounters difficulties with limited running water. it generates revenue from ice sales. kikombo fishing centre: built in 2010, kikombo is one of the most active centers, offering various service s such as ice and fish meal production. it exports fish to luanda and nearby provinces and maintains two cooperatives. challenges include the need for additional equipment and processing space. salinas fishing centre: delivered to cooperatives in may 202 2, salinas is the newest center, equipped with water and electricity connections to the public grid. the salina da gunza cooperative manages it, benefiting nearby villages with access to electricity. overall, these findings highlight specific areas where improvements and enhancements can further contribute to the success of the project and the communities it serves. overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous according to the latest implementation progress report ipr, the project has received a satisfactory rating. this assessment was based on an evaluation conducted alongside the preparation of the project completion report pcr. the ipr took into account a comprehensive set of criteria potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project categorized into three main areas: compliance with covenants, project systems and procedures, and project execution and financing. notably, all individual ratings within these categories were uniformly classified as satisfactory, highlighting the project's overall positive performance. here is a summary of key findings related to specific project components: nzeto fishing centre: this infrastructure is almost complete, with only the installation of fish milling equipment and landing sites remaining. the center boasts essential amenities like running water, freezing chambers, and ice flaking machines powered directly from the national grid. it is well -utilized, particularly by the local fishing community, serving as a processing hub for fish cleaning, sal ting, drying, freezing, and storage. however, the absence of a landing site presents a challenge. on average, the center processes 1.5 mt of fish monthly, with 28 cooperatives and 45 functional boats. while it generates income, high management costs are a concern. yembe fishing centre: equipped with freezing facilities, solar panels, and tap water, this center is underutilized, primarily by three cooperative groups. proper record -keeping and enhanced management training are required to improve its efficie ncy. barra do dande fishing centre: completed in 2010, this center functions as a service hub, offering storagefreezing space, fuel, repairs, and ice production. under private management, it efficiently supports a large number of fishers and maintains c omprehensive records. feeder road of ngolome: funded by the bank, the construction of a 30km road has significantly reduced commuting times and supported agricultural and aquaculture activities. however, the ngolome fishing centre focuses more on caged t ilapia, training only about 20 individuals annually, and faces challenges in finding buyers for its harvest. buraco fishing centre: after rehabilitation, this center now includes cooling chambers, fish processing equipment, and solar panels. it operates with three cooperatives but encounters difficulties with limited running water. it generates revenue from ice sales. kikombo fishing centre: built in 2010, kikombo is one of the most active centers, offering various services such as ice and fish meal pro duction. it exports fish to luanda and nearby provinces and maintains two cooperatives. challenges include the need for additional equipment and processing space. salinas fishing centre: delivered to cooperatives in may 2022, salinas is the newest center , equipped with water and electricity connections to the public grid. the salina da gunza cooperative manages it, benefiting nearby villages with access to electricity. overall, these findings highlight specific areas where improvements and enhancements can further contribute to the success of the project and the communities it serves. issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status environmental and social aspects submit final es compliance audit report borrower 31.12.2023na completed environmental and social management aspect share root cause analysis report of the accident occured in one of the fishing centers as indicated on 21 june borrower 30.06.2023na completed pcr consulting firm and ea to ensure pcr is thoroughly reviewed and submitted borrower 20.08.2023na completed initiate cancellation cancel loan balances bank 30.06.2023na in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline fishing centers sustainability sustainability of fishing centers and management model. the current management model is week. in the long run the local cooperatives will not be able to ensure sustainable management of the fishing centers and they may end up abandoned. here may be a need to to allow private entities to join forces with the cooperatives for a sustainable management of the fishing centers. xecuting agency 28.02.2023 na ak counterpart fund disbursement oved fnds not disbursed by govenment even after approval. oved fnds not disbursed by govenment even after approval. orrower 28.02.2023 na b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress increase income of fishing communities through investments in fishery infrastructure and their management including marine resources management and safety at sea. the project was established with the objective of improving the income and livelihoods of artisanal fishing communities through enhanced fisheries management. assessing the project's effectiveness involves analyzing key indicators, particularly focusing on the positive impact it has on the living conditions of these communities. the project's e fforts were evident in empowering local fishermen through various training and capacity -building initiatives. these programs aimed to encourage the adoption of sustainable fishing practices, emphasizing environmentally friendly techniques such as utilizing the most sustainable forms of fishing and appropriate net dimensions tailored for target fish. additionally, the project prioritized the reduction of post -harvest losses, a significant challenge faced by small -scale artisanal f isheries. through guidanc e and technical assistance, the project supported fishing communities in implementing measures to minimize these losses. consequently, there was an improvement in fish quality and quantity available for trade. fishermen and processors gained access to new preservation methods, reducing waste significantly. this not only benefited the fishing industry but also ensured a more sustainable supply of fish for consumers, leading to economic growth and food security in the region. the project's targeted training initiatives, technical assistance, and the introduction of a community -based catch assessment survey cas system were instrumental in empowering minagripipa to effectively oversee and assist artisanal fisheries. however, a notable obstacle encountered w as the insufficient funding within minagrip to support their local teams and implement the practices learned during training. despite the efforts to enhance the agency's capacity by bolstering its institutional and technical capabilities, this financial li mitation hindered minagripipa's ability to fully capitalize on the acquired knowledge and skills in the project target areas. however, challenges arose, particularly concerning the lack of reliable data related to the artisanal fishery sector and the absence of progress monitoring by milestones. these challenges hindered the accurate assessment of the project's impact and decision -making processes. to overcome these challenges and enhance the project's effectiveness, it is crucial to prioritize the colle ction and utilization of reliable data related to the artisanal fishery sector. this can be achieved through improved data collection methodologies, regular assessments, and the establishment of a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system. clear miles tones and a robust monitoring framework should be set to ensure timely progress tracking and adjustment of activities as needed. for instance, the income of fishermen and processors could be enhanced if the project monitors this indicator through baselin e and midline surveys, comparing data before and after project implementation and utilizing a control group to measure this outcome . furthermore, the project could have improved its flexibility during the design phase, especially in cases where specific activities were cancelled. ensuring that outcomes associated with these activities still have measurable indicators would hav e been e ssential to assess progress toward the end goal. for example, in areas where the project aimed to enhance sea safety, exploring alternative measurement methods would have been advantageous. unforeseen setbacks like these, which are not anticipated during t he design phase, can significantly compromise the program's effectiveness. by addressing these challenges and incorporating reliable data and milestone monitoring into the project's design and implementation, the fisheries sector support project can enha nce its effectiveness in achieving its development goals and ultimately improve the well -being of artisanal fishing communities in angola. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment increase of fishers and fish processors income percentage increase of income of fishers sex disaggregated 0, 13, 20, 65,00 achievedlikely to be achieved the 13 increase in the average income of fishermen has significant implications for development objectives. it can contribute to various aspects of development, such as poverty reduction, economic growth, and sustainable livelihoods. there are only men fi shing in angola. the percentage of women is irrelevant.[women] -percentage increase of income of fishers sex disaggregated 0, 13, 20, 65,00 achievedlikely to be achieved the 13 increase in the average income of fishermen has significant implications for development objectives. it can contribute to various aspects of development, such as poverty reduction, economic growth, and sustainable livelihoods. there are only men fi shing in angola. the percentage of women is irrelevant.percentage increase of income of fish processors sex disaggregated 0, 15,400 20, 77,00 achievedlikely to be achieved the 15.4 increase in the average income of fish processors in the project target areas, has significant implications for development objectives. it can contribute to various aspects of development, such as poverty reduction, economic growth, and sustainab le livelihoods. the survey that was conducted did not interviewed any men in the processing activities. the percentage of men in this activity is very low or irrelevant.[women] -percentage increase of income of fish processors sex disaggregated 0, 15,400 20, 77,00 achievedlikely to be achieved the 15.4 increase in the average income of fish processors in the project target areas, has significant implications for development objectives. it can contribute to various aspects of development, such as poverty reduction, economic growth, and sustainab le livelihoods. the survey that was conducted did not interviewed any men in the processing activities. the percentage of men in this activity is very low or irrelevant. increase safety at sea reduction of lives lost 0, 50, 50, 100,00 achievedlikely to be achieved according to the most recent data published by ine angola, there have been three reported fatalities in fishing activities over the past three years. it's important to note that this specific indicator is not influenced by the project's activities. however, this data does suggest a favorable trend towards enhanced workplace safety within the sector.improve sustainability of fishery management no. of incursions illegal entries into the artisanal fishery zone per year frequent daily frequent daily 50 reduction of incursions at mcs -covered sites na achievedlikely to be achieved project completion me exercise to provide all outcome achievement datareduction of post -harvest losses value percentage reduction of post -harvest losses value 0, 20, 20, 100,00 achievedlikely to be achieved he project encountered challenges when trying to identify a suitable proxy for the specified indicator areas, resulting in a shortage of reliable data for assessing its progress. nevertheless, feedback from the beneficiaries indicates a significant decreas e in post -harvest losses. almost 60 of the respondents to our survey have stated that they had a reduction in the post -harvest losses. the majority of fish cooperatives utilizing the centers reported only a 10 loss of fish between harvesting and sellin g at fish markets. this means a 50 cut in the initial losses. for the purpose of comparison, the losses were computed using the same annual fishing quantities as those referenced in the appraisal report however it remains crucial to introduce additional measures for efficient management and reduction of fish losses within these communities. it's worth noting that all the information regarding fish harvest losses was directly collected from the beneficiaries and the cooperatives responsible for managing the fish centers.outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous although there were difficulties in establishing initial measurements for certain indicators, which affected the precise assessment of progress, the project has delivered impressive results with a notable reduction in poverty and enhanced food security among the coastal population, surpassing the established targets.. the project's endeavors to improve the income levels of fisheries and fish processors were calculated based on the information provided by the beneficiaries at the conclusion of the project, and these calculations suggest that the results have surpassed the end target according to our best estimates. moreover, the latest report from ine angolan statistical institute highlights a significant reduction in lives lost in the artisanal fisheries sector. while it cannot be directly attributed to the project's intervention, this data indicates an overall positive trend and sug gests an improvement in safety practices within the sector. 4 3 the project has achieved noteworthy advancements in reducing post -harvest losses within the targeted fishing communities. many of the cooperatives utilizing the support centers now report fish losses of approximately 10. nevertheless, there remains a req uirement for continued focus on enhancing post -harvest loss management. this will ensure that upcoming baseline and target values truly mirror the country's situation. finding effective approaches to oversee and minimize these losses is paramount, involvi ng the implementation of control measures and training programs for the local communities nevertheless, these achievements underscore the project's effectiveness in supporting outcome 1, 2, 5, and income increases, which will effectively contribute to c rucial development objectives related to poverty alleviation, food security, and income generation, despite the challenges posed by limited baseline data availability. the project has demonstrated having made significant strides in improving the well-bein g of coastal communities and has the potential to continue driving positive change in the fisheries sector output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment sustainable exploitation of marine fishery resources through monitoring, control mgmt. coverage of inshore area by vhf mcs system, no. of towers built num 0, 4,00 4, 0,00 0,00 on track due to challenges in the tender process caused by the covid -19 pandemic, the activity was cancelled no. of vessels equipped with a vessel tracker unit num 0, 100,00 100, 0,00 0,00 on track due to challenges in the tender process caused by the covid -19 pandemic, the activity was cancelled reduction of lives lost 0, 50,00 50, 0,00 0,00 on track project completion me exercise to provide all outcome achievement data no. of haccp systems implemented at landing sites num 14, 16,00 16, 87,50 87,50 on track the project provided training on haccp systems for 320 individuals at the landing sites and produced manuals and flyers of good practices and fish handling for each center. however, it encountered difficulties in implementing haccp at these sites once the capacity was reached. to ensure the success of the activities, it is essential to involve local people in these initiatives. no. of fish quality samples taken and tested num 4, 20,00 20, 20,00 20,00 on track during the haccp training sessions, only four samples of fish were collected by fao. however, the project faced difficulties in conducting the sample analyses due to limited resources at the institute of fisheries investigation. no. of incursions illegal entries into the artisanal fishery zone per year frequent daily na 50 reduction of incursions at mcs -covered sites na na on track insufficient data on this. number of functioning fishery resource management committees at project sites num 14, 16,00 16, 87,50 87,50 on track the activity was successfully implemented in 14 fishing centers, demonstrating significant progress. however, it is noted that the p articipation of women in these centers remains below the target of 50. nonetheless, the project has made substantial effor ts to promote gender inclusion and increase women's participation, aiming to achieve the desired output. percentage of fishery resource management committee at project sites [which are women] 0, 50,00 50, 0,00 0,00 on track project completion me exercise to provide all outcome achievement data national frame survey num 1, 1,00 1, 0,00 0,00 on track the national survey was carried out by fao. a total of 149 fishing centers were registered. the population in the fishing centers is about 380 people. the number of artisanal fishing vessels is about 7 900. there are about 17 200 woman fish processor s. catch and effort assessment survey established at sites num 4, 4,00 4, 100,00 100,00 on track fishing communities expressed a willingness to cooperate in the catch assessment data -collection activities. an artisanal fisheries cas team was appointed from minagrip staff and given the sole task of leading and supervising the cas activities in the diff erent landing sites. socio -economic survey at sites sex -disaggregated num 16, 16,00 16, 100,00 100,00 on track a national fisheries survey was carried out by fao from august 2016 to october 2017. the survey included a socio -economic assessment of 151 fishing communities in 7 coastal provinces. fishery infrastructure development number of landing sites constructed num 4, 4,00 4, 100,00 100,00 on track achieved. however, it is important to note that the landing sites lack a mechanism to effectively monitor and control the presence of a minimum of 40 vessels utilizing the fishing centers fc. number of landing sites improved num 10, 12,00 12, 83,33 83,33 on track successfully accomplished. nevertheless, it's imperative to mention that the landing sites lack a mechanism to effectively monitor and control the presence of a minimum of 40 vessels utilizing the fishing centers fc. it's worth noting that these centers are equipped with toilets serving both workers and the local community, i n addition to solar panels and fuel pumps. additionally, the project did not identify a feasible approach to establish kindergartens. number of landing sites with fishery infrastructure management established num 16, 16,00 16, 100,00 100,00 on track fully achieved. the number of men and women from the community trained on basic landing site management and maintenance of infrastructure is 240, with 20 individuals trained in each of the fssp -supported landing sites. this training conducted by fao aimed to equip community members with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively manage and maintain the infrastructure at the landing sites. number of landing sites with fishery infrastructure management established - of which women 0, 50,00 50, 0,00 0,00 on track project completion me exercise to provide all outcome achievement data project management quaterly progress reports submitted timely num 1, 1,00 1, 100,00 100,00 on track all reports submitted timely. mtr num 0, 30,00 30, 0,00 0,00 on track na esmp on track na esmp clearance certificates na na on track according to the bank's environmental and social assessment procedures, the project was classified as category ii. the objective of the environmental and social compliance audit esca was to assess the project's compliance level with the applicable e s requirements and international best practices iibp of the project's sector. for the esca development, it was necessary to review all key project documents and conduct a site visit site inspections and interviews with the stakeholders. the informati on collected was sufficient to draw several conclusions about the project's performance: 1. the project is expected to generate positive socio -economic and environmental benefits by improving fishing communities' conditions in the project sites jobs, income, services, training, and organization. however, incomplete execution of the project, setbacks, and failures are causing risks and negative impacts these risksimpacts are not properly identified, and preventive measures are needed to cope with those possibilities. 2. due to the inexistence of an es specialist in the piu, the esmps for the project and subprojects had low performance and no implementation. the preparation of the esmps for all the centres is currently underway. because of this, the environmental and social sustainability of the projec t is not guaranteed at the moment e.g. gender issues affecting women were not included in the project, which is a serious gap. 3. in response to the identified problems, the corrective action plan cap was presented to maximize the positive impacts and mitigate the negative ones. its correct implementation will significantly increase the social and environmental sustainability of the project. supervision num 7, 8,00 8, 87,50 87,50 on track project completion me exercise to provide all outcome achievement data procurement plan num 6, 6,00 6, 100,00 100,00 on track project completion me exercise to provide all outcome achievement data audit report completed na 6 months after financial year na na on track no issues reported annual work plan num 7, 9,00 9, 77,78 77,78 on track project completion me exercise to provide all outcome achievement data disbursement rate 73, 95,00 95, 76,84 76,84 on track project completion me exercise to provide all outcome achievement data output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous although several outputs faced challenges in implementation due to factors such as the impact of covid -19 and borrower afdb procurement procedures. while the project achieved noteworthy results in terms of its intended outputs, some proposed activities could benefit from a more robust system to ensure long -term sustainability, while others lacked a well -defined strategic plan for implementation. 4 4 through the implementation of these project components, minagripipa and the fishing communities have gained the necessary tools and knowledge to effectively manage their fisheries resources. this has resulted in the adoption of sustainable fishing practi ces, leading to improved catch quality and better post -fish handling techniques. additionally, the project has conducted training programs in public health, specifically focusing on hiv prevention. the aim is to mitigate the spread of the disease within the target communities, with a particular emphasis on young girls and women. by addressing this health challenge, the project is contributing to the overall well -being and safety of the community members. furthermore, these advancements have generated i ncreased economic opportunities for the project beneficiaries. by improving fishing practices and enhancing the value of their catches, the project has helped to boost the income and livelihoods of the fishing communities. development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project was established with the objective of improving the income and livelihoods of artisanal fishing communities through enhanced fisheries management. assessing the project's effectiveness involves analyzing key indicators, particularly focusing on the positive impact it has on the living conditions of these communities. the project's efforts were evident in empowering local fishermen through various training and capacity -building initiatives. these programs aimed to encourage the adoption of sustai nable fishing practices, emphasizing environmentally friendly techniques such as utilizing the most sustainable forms of fishing and appropriate net dimensions tailored for target fish. additionally, the project prioritized the reduction of post -harvest losses, a significant challenge faced by small -scale artisanal f isheries. through guidance and technical assistance, the project supported fishing communities in implementing measures to minimize these losses. consequently, there was an improvement in fish quality and quantity available for trade. fishermen and processors gained access to new preservation methods, reducing waste significantly. this not only benefited the fishing industry but also ensured a more sustainable supply of fish for consumers, lea ding to economic growth and food security in the region. the project's targeted training initiatives, technical assistance, and the introduction of a community -based catch assessment survey cas system were instrumental in empowering minagripipa to eff ectively oversee and assist artisanal fisheries. however, a notable obstacle encountered was the insufficient funding within minagrip to support their local teams and implement the practices learned during training. despite the efforts to enhance the agenc y's capacity by bolstering its institutional and technical capabilities, this financial limitation hindered minagripipa's ability to fully capitalize on the acquired knowledge and skills in the project target areas. however, challenges arose, particular ly concerning the lack of reliable data related to the artisanal fishery sector and the absence of progress monitoring by milestones. these challenges hindered the accurate assessment of the project's impact and decision -making processes. to overcome these challenges and enhance the project's effectiveness, it is crucial to prioritize the collection and utilization of reliable data related to the artisanal fishery sector. this can be achieved through improved data collection methodologies, regular assessmen ts, and the establishment of a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system. clear milestones and a robust monitoring framework should be set to ensure timely progress tracking and adjustment of activities as needed. highly satisfactory satisfactory for instance, the income of fishermen and processors could be enhanced if the project monitors this indicator through baseline and midline surveys, comparing data before and after project implementation and utilizing a control group to measure this outcome . furthermore, the project could have improved its flexibility during the design phase, especially in cases where specific activities were cancelled. ensuring that outcomes associated with these activities still have measurable indicators would have been e ssential to assess progress toward the end goal. for example, in areas where the project aimed to enhance sea safety, exploring alternative measurement methods would have been advantageous. unforeseen setbacks like these, which are not anticipated during t he design phase, can significantly compromise the program's effectiveness. by addressing these challenges and incorporating reliable data and milestone monitoring into the project's design and implementation, the fisheries sector support project can enha nce its effectiveness in achieving its development goals and ultimately improve the well -being of artisanal fishing communities in angola. additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: fiscal sustainability and economic resilience support program fsersp project code: p-st-k00-013 country sao tome sector: multi -sector environmental categorization 3-low es risks and report type: date of report: 05.04.2024 mission: launching 1 from: 12.02.2024 to: 13.02.2024 prepared by task manager: fenwick dingiswayo kamanga alternate task manager : bernadette nakabuye kizito division manager : gebre -selassie kalayu ecgf2 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. struct. adjust. 0.00 4,,.00 4,,.00t o t a l 0.00 4,,.00 4,,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155043119 01.12.2023 11.12.2023 11.12.2023 14.12.2023 30.06.2025 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155043119 4,,.00 4,,.00 4,,.00 0.00 4,,.00 t o t a l 4,,.00 4,,.00 0.00 4,,.00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155043119 4,,.00 4,,.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 t o t a l 4,,.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 executing and implementation agencies borrower gouvernemnt de sao tome and principe ministere de economie et des financesguarantor gouvernemnt de sao tome and principe ministere de economie et des financesexecuting agency gouvernemnt de sao tome and principe ministere de economie et des financesperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous all four outcome and 15 output level targets are expected to be achieved subject to approval of bills and strategic documents. there is need to fast -track in undertaking audits for nantional accounts and approval of bills and strategic actions by national assembly and council of ministers. satisfactoryimplementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous all ip related targets are on track. there is need however to conclude in updating the covid -19 procurement audit and in undertaking a flow of funds audit. highly satisfactoryoverall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous the pbo is non problematic operation. do ratings are rated satisfactory. ip ratings are rated highly satisfactory since this is a pbo which has fully disbursed. non potentialy problematic projectissues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status program monitoring -government unresponsive to provide updates on progress may affect smooth monitoring and attainment of program measures government to designate a senior officer for program monitoring and reporting. ministry of planning and finance 30.05.2024before appraisal of phase ii of the pbo not yet implemented slowness in considering and approving legal and strategic frameworks may affect attainment of program measures and appraisal of phase ii of the operation government to follow -up with the national assembly and council of ministers on approval of bills and strategic documents ministry of planning and finance 30.05.2024before appraisal of phase ii of the pbo in progress absence of an imf program due to financing gap in the 2024 budget may affect timely processing of phase ii of the pbo government to move with speed in mobilising resources to cover the financing gap and conclude its discussions with imf ministry of planning and finance 30.05.2024before appraisal of phase ii of the pbo in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline macroeconomic stp's fragile fiscal sustainability insufficient domestic resource mobilization, rigid current expenditures, and a strong dependence on external financing remains a major source of risk. also, stp's energy sector continues to be characterized by complex institutional arrangements, leading to mounting financial losses for the government. continue implementing reforms designed to contain the fiscal deficit, bring public debt on a declining path, and address structural challenges under the new imf program supported by fserp. adopt the restructuring plans for the energy sector, reducing ineff iciencies. ministry of planning and finance 30.06.2025 program closing date implementation capacity to implement reforms weak project implementation capacity could lead to start -up delays, weaken ownership of reforms, and affect pace of project implementation the bank through the isp -capem that is being processed in parallel will provide complementary technical assistance and capacity building in key areas to help implement reforms. other ongoing isps also help strengthen government capacity for implementation of the reforms under the fserp. ministry of planning and finance 30.06.2025 program closing date fiduciary risk the updated country fiduciary risk assessment cfra conducted by the bank for stp in 2023 indicates that the overall residual risk level is the program targets two key areas of weakness, enhancing the procurement framework and strengthening internal and external audits. the provision of technical assistance and capacity building support under the isp will help to mitigate the risks. to further mitigate against the risk, some ministry of planning and finance 30.06.2025 program closing date deemed substantial, taking into account the risk mitigation factors. performance measures, including undertaking a flow of funds audit, shall be implemented. b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the program objective is to improve fiscal sustainability and energy sector governance through strengthened pfm systems and energy sector reforms. it will support the government in its efforts to implement reforms to accelerate economic growth by creatin g a more conducive environment for the private sector, enhancing transparency and accountability, and boosting governance in the energy sector while building climate resilience. the set of reforms under the proposed program is organized around two mutua lly reinforcing and complementary components. component 1, improving fiscal transparency and sustainability, will support enhancing domestic revenue, improving public expenditure efficiency, and enhancing debt transparency and sustainability. component 2 , improving energy sector governance and transition to renewable energy, will support reforms in the energy sector and help in transitioning to green energy. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment fiscal transparency and sustainability improved tax revenue taxgdp ratio gp 13.100 13.100 15. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved no data for 2023 availableinternational budget partnership index on transparency scr 31. 31. 40. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved no current data availableenergy sector governance and transition to renewable energy improved electricity production by emae mw 19.850 19.850 24. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions no current data availablerenewable energies in the energy matrix 5. 5. 7. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved no current data availableoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous all outcome level targets expected to be achieved. 3output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards progress towards end of assessment annual target project target strengthened fiscal sustainability income tax law amended to increase the number of tax brackets ameded yn yes na yes na na on track income tax law increasing the number of tax brackets to improve domestic revenue mobilization submitted to the national assembly and got approved. this was a prior action. regulations to operationalize the national debt management committee approv edyn no na yes na na not on track no informamtion available the council of ministers approval of the regulations to operationalize the national debt management committee to strengthen coordination and the exchange of information across different budget units, ministries and agencies updated and amended customs legal framework approved yn yes na yes na na on track updated and amended customs legal framework was approved by council of ministers . this was a prior action. revised customs tariff approved in 2023 budget yn yes na yes na na on track revised customs tariff were approved in 2023 budget strengthened public expenditure efficiency and accountability 2020, 2021, and 2022 government financial audit reports completed, and submitted by the tdc to the national assembly nbr 1. 2.00 3. 50.00 33.33 on track 2020 -finalised and submitted to national assembly tdc processing the 2021 report final report to be submitted to national assembly in april 2024 mpf preparing the financial statement for 2022 and expected to submit to tdc by may 2024 for audit. the 2 023 financial statement expected to be submitted to tdc by december 2024 amended public procurement law approved by the council of ministers and submitted to the national assembly yn yes na yes na na on track council of ministers approved the amended public procurement law which was submitted to the national assembly. this was a prior action. e-gp strategy approved by the cabinet yn no na yes na na on track the e -gp strategy was completed and submitted to council of ministers for approval. however, the strategy cannot be approved before approval of the procurement bill by the national assembly amendment to the inspectorate general of finance igf 562006 decree law approved by the council of ministers yn yes na yes na na on track council of ministers approved the amendment to the inspectorate general of finance igf 562006 decree law . this was a prior action. approval of national amlcft risk assessment by council of ministers yn no na yes na na on track the national amlcft risk assessment report was drafted and submitted to ministry of planning, finance and blue economy in early february for approval. what remains is approval by council of ministers. approval of gender budget guidelines for gender mainstreaming in the public sector yn no na yes na na on track process underway for guideliness development strengthened energy sector governance and oversight improvement planturnaround strategy for emae approved by council of ministers yn yes na yes na na on track the council of ministers approved the improvement planturnaround strategy for emae with the objective of achieving financial viability, operational efficiency, and improvement in corporate governance practices . this was a prior action. renewable energy roadmap approved by council of ministers yn no na yes na na on track renewable energy roadmap approved by council of ministers but evidence yet to be submitted to the bank circular issued by the minister of infrastructure, natural resources, and environment mirna regarding decree 232022 on emae specifying key performance indicators yn yes na yes na na on track circular was issued. this was a prior action. joint ministerial order from mirna and mpfea approving application of the new tariff methodology for determining cost-recovery electricity tariff yn yes na yes na na on track joint ministerial order from mirna and mpfea approving application of the new tariff methodology for determining cost -recovery electricity tariff was issued. this was a prior action. ndc action plan 2022 -2030 approved by council of ministers yn no na yes na na on track ndc action plan 2022 -2030 in place and waiting for approval by council of ministers output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous government is on track in undertaking reforms and most of them are expected to be achieved subject to approval of bills by parliament and strategic actions by council of ministers 3development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous all four outcome and 15 output level targets are expected to be achieved subject to approval of bills and strategic documents. there is need to fast -track in undertaking audits for nantional accounts and approval of bills and strategic actions by national assembly and council of ministers. satisfactoryadditional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: shire valley transformation project project code: p-mw -aa0-024 country malawi sector: agriculture environmental categorization 1-significant es ri report type: date of report: 02.04.2024 mission: field mission 5 from: 11.03.2024 to: 20.03.2024 prepared by task manager: wael mohamed roshdy soliman alternate task manager : division manager : vij neeraj ahai6 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. project 18,,.00 2,,.00 20,,.00n.t.f. project 4,,.00 500,.00 4,500,.00government project 1,750,.00 0.00 1,750,.00opec fund project 10,060,.00 1,,.00 11,060,.00t o t a l 33,810,.00 3,500,.00 37,310,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 6540654001382 12.04.2019 12.04.2019 02.07.2019 02.07.2019 31.08.2024 2100150040548 04.12.2018 06.02.2019 11.06.2019 11.06.2019 31.12.2025 2200162239 04.12.2018 06.02.2019 11.06.2019 12.06.2019 31.12.2025 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 6540654001382 15,,.00 10,789,193.54 10,789,193.54 0.00 10,789,193.54 2100150040548 20,,.00 20,,.00 20,,.00 0.00 20,,.00 2200162239 4,500,.00 4,500,.00 4,500,.00 0.00 4,500,.00 t o t a l 35,289,193.54 35,289,193.54 0.00 35,289,193.54 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 6540654001382 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,789,193.54 100.00 2100150040548 18,162,737.63 18,162,737.63 90.81 1,837,262.37 9.19 2200162239 4,079,571.92 4,079,571.92 90.66 420,428.08 9.34 t o t a l 22,242,309.55 63.03 13,046,883.99 36.97 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of malawiguarantor government of malawiexecuting agency ministry of agriculture food securityperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous highly satisfactory highly satisfactory highly satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous highly satisfactory highly satisfactory highly satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous highly satisfactory non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status no issues none pmt 31.03.2024on course completedmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline no risks no risks none pmt 31.03.2024 done b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress to contribute to poverty reduction through increased value addition and provision of infrastructure for increased agricultura l productivity and climate adaptation. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment annual tonnage per hectare of cotton th 0.500 0.500 5. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved on course annual tonnage per hectare of pigeon peas th 0.200 0.200 2.500 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved on course annual tonnage per hectare of soya beans th 0.400 0.400 4. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved on course annual tonnage per hectare of maize th 1. 1. 5. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved on course annual tonnage per hectare of dry bean th 1. 1. 2.500 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved on course energy saved due to converting from pumping to gravity irrigation mw 0.001 0.001 15. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved on course annual average income y 177. 177. 1,224. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved on course outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous on course 4 4 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment area provided with newimproved irrigation and drainage services ha 10,. 0.00 22,800. 0.00 43.86 on track on course no. of gom staff trained nbr 50. 0.00 50. 0.00 100.00 on track on course [women] -no. of gom staff trained nbr 25. 0.00 25. 0.00 100.00 on track on course members of community trained on scheme management nbr 1,,. 0.00 1,. 0.00 100,.00 on track on course [women] -members of community trained on scheme management nbr 350,. 0.00 500. 0.00 70,.00 on track on course scada system installed nbr 0. 0.00 1. 0.00 0.00 on trackon course development of traditional land management areas nbr 5. 0.00 5. 0.00 100.00 on track on course number of smallholder owned commercial farm enterprises established with formal land tenure nbr 0. 0.00 10. 0.00 0.00 on track on course areas brought under enhanced biodiversity protection ha ha 250,. 0.00 273,637. 0.00 91.36 on track on course number of smallholder owned commercial farm enterprises socfe with financing plans approved nbr 9. 0.00 10. 0.00 90.00 on track on course number of socfe provided with start -up kits seeds, fertilizer, soils and water management skills nbr 0. 0.00 10. 0.00 0.00 on track on course number of women, men, youth getting access to credit nbr 0. 0.00 62,. 0.00 0.00 on track on course [women] -number of women, men, youth getting access to credit nbr 0. 0.00 30,. 0.00 0.00 on track on course number of extension workers trained on modern crop production technologies including seed inspection and quality controls nbr 20. 0.00 20. 0.00 100.00 on track on course [women] -number of extension workers trained on modern crop production technologies including seed inspection and quality controls nbr 10. 0.00 10. 0.00 100.00 on track on course number of farmers using recommended fertilizer blends and adoption of improved seeds nbr 0. 0.00 56,. 0.00 0.00 on track on course percentage of out grower contracts executed 0. 0.00 90. 0.00 0.00 on track on course no of private sectorsvalue addition entities networked nbr 6. 0.00 12. 0.00 50.00 on track on course no. of farm investment and business plan nbr 12. 0.00 12. 0.00 100.00 on track on course mechanized land preparation ha ha 0. 0.00 22,800. 0.00 0.00 on track on course no. of scofe trained on good agricultural practices nbr 9. 0.00 10. 0.00 90.00 on track on course number of foundation seed unit eablished nbr 1. 0.00 1. 0.00 100.00 on track on course number of seed certification and quality control systems established nbr 1. 0.00 1. 0.00 100.00 on track on course number of staff trained on seed health testing nbr 6. 0.00 6. 0.00 100.00 on track on course [women] -number of staff trained on seed health testing nbr 5. 0.00 5. 0.00 100.00 on track on course number of companies trained on proper seed handling and marketing nbr 18,. 0.00 28. 0.00 64,285.71 on track on course pmt recruited nbr 1. 0.00 1. 0.00 100.00 on track on course development and implementation of the site specific esmps nbr 1. 0.00 1. 0.00 100.00 on track on course annual audit nbr 3. 0.00 6. 0.00 50.00 on track on course me system nbr 1. 0.00 1. 0.00 100.00 on track on course no. of technical and progress reports prepared annually nbr 4. 0.00 4. 0.00 100.00 on track on course [women] -no. of technical and progress reports prepared annually nbr 2. 0.00 2. 0.00 100.00 on track on course output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous on course 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous highly satisfactory highly satisfactory highly satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: projet d'appui au delivery unit du senegal, le bos project code: p-sn-ka0-017 country senegal sector: public sector management environmental categorization 3-low es risks and report type: date of report: 09.04.2024 mission: desk supervision 2 from: 31.01.2024 to: 02.02.2024 prepared by task manager: alain fabrice ekpo alternate task manager : division manager : lumbila kevin numbi ecgf1 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totalm.i.c.f techassistmic 430.605,00 0,00 430.605,00t o t a l 430.605,00 0,00 430.605,00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 5500155013851 25.11.2020 23.12.2020 23.12.2020 25.03.2021 30.08.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 5500155013851 430.605,00 430.605,00 430.605,00 0,00 430.605,00 t o t a l 430.605,00 430.605,00 0,00 430.605,00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 5500155013851 235.110,80 235.110,80 54,60 195.494,20 45,40 t o t a l 235.110,80 54,60 195.494,20 45,40 executing and implementation agencies borrower gouv. du senegal ministere de l'eco. des finances et du planguarantor gouv. du senegal ministere de l'eco. des finances et du planexecuting agency --performance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous le projet a de bonnes perspectives d'atteindre tous ses objectifs. l'organisation de la conference internationale du reseau africain des dus a dakar les 9 et 10 novembre 2023 a jete les bases d'une cooperation et entre les differents pays. le centre d'exc ellence du bos esr a pied d'oeuvre pour apporter son assistance a plusieurs du. highly satisfactory highly satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous le niveau d'execution du projet est satisfaisant. le lab sur la structuration d'un plan de relance du secteur de l'industrie pharmac eutique au senegal a ete un succes, de meme que la mise en place d'un dashboard pour le suivi des projets dans le secteur d e la sante. le projet a realise des plusieurs formations en gestion de projet au profit des acteurs du pse. l'audit operationnel du bos est sou cours, en vue de sa certification. satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous le projet n'est pas potentiellement problematique non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status suspension des decaissements finaliser les procedures internes pour lever le blocage sur les decaissements banque 16.04.2024 in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline retard dans la reprise des decaissements le retard de la reprise des decaissements pourrait entraine un report d ela mise en oeuvre de certaines acitivites residuelles. accelerer la reprise des decaissements banque 16.04.2024 b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress promouvoir le modele de delivery units sur le continent a travers l'experience du bureau operationnel de suivi bos du plan senegal emergent pse. trois impacts sont attendus : i la mise en oeuvre et l'efficacite des projets dans les pays membres re gionaux dans lesquels existe un du est amelioree ; ii les capacites du bos sont renforcees pour une mise en oeuvre des projets facilitee ; et le bos joue un role de leader en matiere de delivery unit au niveau sous regional. ces impacts sont mesures par les indicateurs ci -apres : projets epingles pour non -performance parmi les pays cibles 26 a 20; taux global de resolution des problemes 70 a 90; nombre de delivery units appuyes par le bos 0 a 3 ; nombre de demandes d'appui recues 0 a 6. a ce stade du projet, les progres vers l'attente des resultats d'effet ne peuvent pas etre mesures. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment le bos est certifie iso certification obtenue non certifie audit diagnostic en cours certifie na achievedlikely to be achieved le cabinet bim consultance sa a ete recrute en septembre 2023 pour conduire un audit organisationnel et operationnel du bos. le cabinet a deja realise la note d'orientation et l'approche methodologique qui ont ete validees. a l'issue de l'audit en cours, le bos mettra en oeuvre le plan d'actions qui en decoulera avant d'entamer la procedure de certification. la mise en oeuvre des projets de la bad est facilitee nbre de projets de la bad suivi par le bos epingles aucun projet epingle aucun projet epingle aucun projet epingle na achievedlikely to be achieved il etait prevu que le bos travaille avec le delivery unit de la bad sndr.2, en relation avec la direction de l'ordonnancement des depenses publiques dodp, afin d'ameliorer le suivi de l'etat d'execution financiere des projets finances par la banque. un mecanisme d'echange de donnees informatisees avec le systeme de suivi de la banque devait etre mis en place dans une logique de partage d'informations bidirectionnelle sur les etats d'execution physique et financier desdits projets dashboard. cette activite a ete abandonnee.les capacites des acteurs clefs du pse sont renforcees de participants certifies 0, 67, 50, 134,00 achievedlikely to be achieved au 31 decembre 2023, 20 participants sur les 30 formes en prince 2 ont obtenu la certification .de nouveaux dus sont crees avec l'appui du centre d'excellence nombre de delivery units crees nbr 0, 1, 2, 50,00 achievedlikely to be achieved l'etat d'ondo au nigeria, a travers la banque africaine de developpement, a sollicite l'assistance technique at du centre d'excellence dans la creation d'une delivery unit pour le suivi de l'execution de leur plan economique appele redeemed. l'at a ete f ournie a travers la priorisation de leur portefeuille de projets et la structuration de 2 projets prioritaires. une mission de cadrage pour une assistance technique de la cseps de la mauritanie est prevue du 28 janvier au 2 fevrier 2024.le reseau africain des delivery units est fonctionnel nombre de missions d'at aupres de du qui ont atteint leurs objectifs nbr 0, 7, 6, 116,67 achievedlikely to be achieved le bos a recu en 2021 et 2023 des delegations de du de sept 07 pays africains a savoir la republique democratique du congo rdc, le mali et le maroc, le gabon, le burundi, la mauritanie et le camerounoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous l'objectif global du projet est de promouvoir le modele des unites de prestation delivery unit et des centres d'excellence sur le continent. les objectifs specifiques sont les suivants : i renforcer les capacites du bureau operationnel de suivi bos pour lui permettre de jouer son role de modele pour les unites de pres tation au niveau continental ; ii mettre en place un centre d'excellence pilote au sein du bos, destine a soutenir les pays desireux de mettre en place une unite de prestation de services, mais aussi a faciliter le partage d'experiences entre ces pays ; dans le cadre de l'apres -covid19, d'aider a la 4 4 relance du secteur pharmaceutique au senegal a travers un projet phare dans ledit secteur. a ce jour, le projet a atteint la plupart de ses objectifs. le centre d'excellence a ete mis en place et plusieurs unites de prestation ont beneficie du partage d'e xperiences. output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment renforcement des capacites du bos audit operationnel du bos audit en cours de realisation na audit realise na na on track le consultant recrute a demarre l'audit. des ateliers de stabilisation et de validation des elements du smq ont eu lieu. un atelier de validation de la situation cible et du plan d'actions de deploiement s'est tenu. developpement d'un dashboard commun avec la bad dashboard covid disponible na developpe et operationnel na na on track la realisation d'un dashboard avec la bad a ete abandonnee. par contre, dans le cadre de la gestion de la crise sanitaire causee par la pandemie du covid 19 en 2020, le bos a mis en place un dashboard covid -19 afin de suivre au mieux les investissements et les effets de cette crise. ce tableau de bord a ete un important outil d'aide a la decision a la haute autorite avec le suivi du programme de resilience economique et sociale defini pour faire face a la pandemie du covid -19 nombre d'acteurs cles du pse formes nbr 41, 45,00 45, 91,11 91,11 on track 40 acteurs cle du pse ont ete formes, dont 30 en prince 2 et 10 en pmp 1 personne formee sur les procedures de decaissement de la bad mise en place d'un centre d'excellence africain pilote sur les delivery units ceadu nb de missions d'assistance menees aupres de du naissantes nbr 3, 6,00 6, 50,00 50,00 on track des missions d'assistance a l'exterieure ont eu lieu au nigeria. un consultant a ete recrute a cet effet pour accompagner le bos nombre d'examens par les pairs realisees nbr 6, 2,00 2, 300,00 300,00 on track des partages d'experiences ont eu lieu entre les du de sept 07 pays africains a savoir la republique democratique du congo rdc, le mali , le maroc, le gabon, le burundi, la mauritanie et le cameroun entre 2021 et 2023. il s'agissait pour le bureau oper ationnel de suivi du mali de s'impregner des textes, techniques et methodes de suivi et evaluation appliques au bospse ; de partager des experiences pratiques afin de trouver des solutions adequates aux difficultes rencontrees dans le cadre de leur mission ; et d'acquerir les outils necessaires pour achever les reformes engagees depuis sa creation en 2015. la rdc a sollicite le bos pour une mission d'etudes de cinq 5 jours au senegal aux fins de profiter de son experience dans la mise en place et l'operationnalisation de la delivery unit du plan senegal emergent et d'echanger sur la perspective d'une assistance technique. quant a l'unite de suivi -evaluation du programme du gouvernement usepg marocain, il a ete recu a deux reprises en 2021 et 2022 par le bos pour le partage d'experiences. le forum du reseau africain des dus s'est tenu les 9 et 10 n ovembre 2023 avec la participation de 14 pays africains reponse a la crise et soutien aux activites post -covid19 - structuration du projet de relance du secteur de l'industrie pharmaceutique orientation strategique du plan de relance realise na document d'orientation strategique pret na na on track le projet a contribue a hauteur de 41 millions de francs cfa a l'atelier intensif lab de la structuration du plan de relance de l'industrie pharmaceutique au senegal, qui s'est deroule du 20 septembre au 23 octobre 2021. sous la coordination du bureau op erationnel de suivi du plan senegal emergent bos, l'atelier intensif de structuration technique et financiere, denomme lab , du plan de relance du secteur de l'industrie pharmaceutique a ete conduit sur une duree de cinq semaines d'affilee. neuf 9 r eformes critiques pour la relance du secteur ont fait l'objet d'approfondissement. elles concernent notamment i la revision du cadre juridique regissant la production pharmaceutique ; ii la revision du cadre institutionnel de la direction de pharmacie et du medicament et du laboratoire national de controle des medicaments ; et l'application d'une fiscalite specifique a l'industrie pharmaceutique. organisation du lab sur l'industrie pharmaceutique lab organise na lab organise na na on track le lab de la structuration du plan de relance de l'industrie pharmaceutique au senegal, qui s'est deroule du 20 septembre au 23 octo bre 2021. il a vu la participation active de plus d'une centaine d'acteurs representant le secteur prive pharmaceutique, la profession, l'administration, les institutions financieres et les universitaires. les objectifs poursuivis ont ete atteints. il a permis de definir les modalites d'operationnalisation des reformes prioritaires pour la relance du secteur de l'industrie pharmaceutique, d'evaluer les volumes des investissements prives attendus, le niveau des financements publics necessaires, le nombre d'emplois projetes, les mesures d'accompagnement requises ainsi que le plan detai lle de mise en oeuvre du projet assorti d'un plan de mitigation des risques. ces resultats ont ete partages avec l'ensemble des parties prenantes output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous le projet a realise la quasi totalite des activites prevues. entre 2021 et 2023, le bos a recu des delegations des du de plusieurs pays africains, dont la republique democratique du congo, le mali et le maroc. en outre, le bos a fourni une assistance tech nique pour l'operationnalisation d'une du au nigeria, dans l'etat d'ondo. d'autres activites d'assistance sont prevues, notamment en appui a la mauritanie, au burkina faso et au benin. le bos a organise une reunion des du a dakar en novembre 2023, qui a a bouti a la formalisation du forum du reseau africain de du. dans le cadre de la gestion de la crise sanitaire provoquee par la pandemie de covid -19 en 2020, la bos a mis en place un tableau de bord covid -19 afin de mieux suivre les investissements et les effets de cette crise. en assurant le suivi du programme de resilience economique et sociale defini pour faire face a la pandemie de covid -19, ce tableau de bord a ete un outil d'aide a la decision important pour les autorites. en ce qui concerne le sect eur pharmaceutique, le bos a organise en octobre 2021 l'elaboration d'un plan de relance de l'industrie ph armaceutique au senegal. cela s'est fait avec la participation active de plus d'une centaine d'acteurs representant le secteur pharmaceutique prive, l'administration, les institutions financieres et les universitaires. les objectifs ont ete atteints. le plan a permis de definir les modalites de mise en oeuvre des reformes prioritaires pour la relance de l'industrie pharmaceutique, d'evaluer le volume des investissements prives attendus, le niveau de financement public necessaire, le nombre d'emplois prevus, les mesures de soutien necessaires et le plan detaille de mise en oeuvre du projet, ainsi qu'un plan d'attenuation des risques. 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous le projet a de bonnes perspectives d'atteindre tous ses objectifs. l'organisation de la conference internationale du reseau africain des dus a dakar les 9 et 10 novembre 2023 a jete les bases d'une cooperation et entre les differents pays. le centre d'exc ellence du bos esr a pied d'oeuvre pour apporter son assistance a plusieurs du. highly satisfactory highly satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: programme de rehabilitation du reseau routier national phase :rehabilitation de troncons project code: p-km-d00-002 country comoros sector: transport environmental categorization 1-significant es ri report type: date of report: 13.03.2024 mission: desk supervision 1 from: 04.12.2023 to: 06.12.2023 prepared by task manager: pamphile stanislas codo alternate task manager : division manager : mammo zerfu tessema picu7 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. projcyclegrant 0,00 10..,00 10..,00fragile states facility projcyclegrant 0,00 5.338.400,00 5.338.400,00t o t a l 0,00 15.338.400,00 15.338.400,00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155041476 31.03.2022 06.05.2022 06.05.2022 29.08.2022 31.12.2026 5900155017005 31.03.2022 06.05.2022 06.05.2022 29.08.2022 31.12.2026 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155041476 10..,00 10..,00 10..,00 0,00 10..,00 5900155017005 5.338.400,00 5.338.400,00 5.338.400,00 0,00 5.338.400,00 t o t a l 15.338.400,00 15.338.400,00 0,00 15.338.400,00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155041476 1.574.353,70 1.574.353,70 15,74 8.425.646,30 84,26 5900155017005 900.310,14 900.310,14 16,86 4.438.089,86 83,14 t o t a l 2.474.663,84 16,13 12.863.736,16 83,87 executing and implementation agencies borrower gouvernement des comoresguarantor gouvernement des comoresexecuting agency gouvernement des comoresperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous le projet est en cours d'execution. l'achevement des activites financees permettra de moderniser les infrastructures de transport du pays et augmenter ses echanges commerciaux. le retard accuse dans la mise en oeuvre des activites susmentionnees, du fait des acquisitions de firmes et de consultant plus longues que prevues, est en train d'etre rattrape. satisfactory satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous la realisation des activites financees suit son cours. les clauses contractuelles sont satisfaites. les acquisitions de firmes pour l'execution des travaux de rehabilitation des troncons ouroveni -foumbouni 7,2 km, domoni -m'remani 14 km et wallah -niouma choua 9 km ainsi que celles des cabinets pour le controle desdits travaux sont achevees. les travaux ont demarre en juillet 2023. satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous les activites financees ont certes accuse un retard de mise en oeuvre, mais elles seront menees a leur terme. non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status le principal probleme lie a l'execution de ce projet etait le retard dans les processus d'acquisition des services de consultant. mais, comme mesure corrective, la banque apporte un soutien regulier a l'organe d'execution du projet en ce qui concerne la preparation convenable des differents documents d'acquisition et contra ts y afferents na na 31.12.2025na in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline gestion inappropriee de l'organe d'execution du projet en ce qui concerne la mis gestion inappropriee de l'organe d'execution du projet en ce qui concerne la mise en oeuvre des activites financees en raison d'un manque de capacites renforcement des capacites de l'organe d'execution du projet en matiere de gestion de projet et des contrats prevus au titre des activites financees par la banque dans le cadre du projet cep banque 31.12.2025 ongoing b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress ameliorer la mobilite et les conditions de transport des personnes et des biens dans la zone d'influence des amenagements envisages le long des routes rn2, rn21 et rn32 outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment le cout de transport et le temps de parcours sont reduit sur les routes rehabilitees vehicle operating cost voc of light vehicles lv vd 1., 1., 700, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions les travaux routiers seront lances durant le mois de juillet 2023.vehicle operating cost voc of heavy vehicles hv vd 1.500, 1.500, 1., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions les travaux routiers seront lances durant le mois de juillet 2023.temps moyen de parcours sur les routes min 60, 60, 30, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions les travaux routiers seront lances durant le mois de juillet 2023.trafic moyen journalier annuel tmja vd 4.200, 4.200, 5.360, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions les travaux routiers seront lances durant le mois de juillet 2023.les conditions de vie des populations sont ameliorees dans la zip revenu annuel moyen par menage vkm 0, 0, 20, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions l'etude d'impact sera lancee plus tard.emplois directs crees nbr 0, 0, 50, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions l'etude d'impact sera lancee plus tard. emplois directs et induits crees nbr 0, 0, 1.150, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions l'etude d'impact sera lancee plus tard. outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous a la lumiere des informations recueillies lors de la mission de supervision du projet, l'on retient que la realisation des principales activites financees dans le cadre du present projet debutera durant le mois de juillet 2023. il convient de noter que les effets escomptes de la mise en oeuvre du projet ne seront obtenus qu'apres 3 3 l'achevement des travaux de rehabilitation routiere et la mise en service des routes rehabilites output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment les routes en projet sont rehabilitees lineaire de routes rehabilitees km 0, 0,00 30,200 0,00 0,00 not on track activites en cours avec des retards d'execution. les activites d'appui a l'autonomisation des femmes et en faveur des jeunes sont realisees femmes formees au management des activites commerciales et associatives nbr 800, 0,00 800, 0,00 100,00 on track activites achevee locaux equipes etou equipements fournis aux groupements des femmes du secteur de l'agriculture nbr 9, 0,00 9, 0,00 100,00 on track activites achevee locaux equipes etou equipements fournis pour les groupements des femmes impliquees dans les groupements des femmes impliquees dans les nbr 9, 0,00 9, 0,00 100,00 on track progres appreciable jeunes diplomes ingenieurs ou techniciens superieurs inseres dans l'entreprise adjudicataire des travaux routiers et le bureau d'etudes en charge du controle et de la surveillance desdits travaux nbr 12, 0,00 12, 0,00 100,00 on track na les capacites de l'organe d'execution sont renforcees personnel cle de l'organe d'execution forme en gestion de contrats, passation des marches, et administration des projets nbr 10, 0,00 10, 0,00 100,00 on track activites achevee personnel cle de la dgef et de l'organe d'execution forme en sauvegarde es et en gestion des risques climatiques nbr 10, 0,00 10, 0,00 100,00 on track activites achevee personnes sensibilisees aux ist, a la covid -19 et autres pandemies, a l'hygiene alimentaire, au genre et aux violences basees sur le genre vbg, a la protection de l'environnement et a la securite ro nbr 350., 0,00 350., 0,00 100,00 on track activites achevee output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous la livraison des produits attendus de la mise en oeuvre du projets devrait commencer sous peu, etant donne que les acquisitions pour les travaux sont achevees 3 3 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous le projet est en cours d'execution. l'achevement des activites financees permettra de moderniser les infrastructures de transport du pays et augmenter ses echanges commerciaux. le retard accuse dans la mise en oeuvre des activites susmentionnees, du fait de s acquisitions de firmes et de consultant plus longues que prevues, est en train d'etre rattrape. satisfactory satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: projet de developpement des competences et des ressources humaines pdcrh project code: p-cg-iae-001 country congo cg sector: technical vocational education environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 04.04.2024 mission: field mission 7 from: 11.03.2024 to: 18.03.2024 prepared by task manager: raymond eyoh besong alternate task manager : division manager : gueye mouhamed ahhd3 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. project 1.574.,00 5.726.,00 7.300.,00government project 0,00 0,00 0,00t o t a l 1.574.,00 5.726.,00 7.300.,00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100150033294 18.12.2014 14.09.2015 23.08.2016 23.08.2016 30.06.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100150033294 7.300.,00 7.500.,00 7.300.,00 0,00 7.300.,00 t o t a l 7.500.,00 7.300.,00 0,00 7.300.,00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100150033294 4.583.580,46 4.583.580,46 62,79 2.716.419,54 37,21 t o t a l 4.583.580,46 62,79 2.716.419,54 37,21 executing and implementation agencies borrower gouvernement de la republique du congo ministere du plan et des finances etat -bad -pareguarantor gouvernement de la republique du congo ministere du plan et des finances etat -bad -pareexecuting agency gouvernement de la republique du congo ministere du plan et des finances etat -bad -pareperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous avec la poursuite de la mise en oeuvre des travaux du projet, les objectifs de developpement du projet sont susceptibles d'etre atteints a sa cloture. toutes les activites menant a la realisation des resultats du projet sont en cours. satisfactory satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous l'avancement de la mise en oeuvre des activites cle du projet s'est poursuivi ce trimestre avec les travaux de construction et l'equipement des centres de metiers. la plupart des resultats du projet seront atteints en 2024. satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous l'avancement de la mise en oeuvre s'est ameliore avec poursuite des travaux de construction et d'equipement des centres des metiers et la plupart des resultats du projet seront atteints en 2024. non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status retards dans la realisation des travaux des centres des metiers l'organe d'execution a ete demande de de prendre des mesures pour assurer l'achevement des travaux par l'entreprise avant le 15 mai 2024. organe d'execution oe 05.04.2024 in progress retard dans la livraison des equipements aux centres de metiers a trois mois de la cloture du projet, le contrat de fourniture des equipements du centre des metiers de souanke n'est pas encore signe pour les equipements dont il faut un minimum de 6 mois pour livrer - l'organe d'execution a ete demande de suivre de pres l'acquisition des equipements et de prendre des mesures pour assurer la livraison des equipements avant la cloture du projet. une ultime prorogation du projet de quelques mois est a considerer si les travaux sont acheves avant le 30 mai 2024. organe d'execution oe 15.04.2024 in progress retard arrete ministeriel creant les centres des metiers de mossendjo et souanke. il a ete rappele au metp d'accelerer le traitement de l'arrete ministeriel creant les centres des metiers de mossendjo et souanke afin de faciliter l'operationnalisation desdits centres. organe d'execution oe 15.04.2024 in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline retards dans la livraison des equipements la non -livraison a temps des equipements risque compromettre l'operationnalisation des centres avant la cloture du projet. l'organe d'execution a ete appele a accelerer la livraison des equipements aux centres afin de permettre leur operationnalisation avant la cloture du projet. organe d'execution oe 30.05.2024 manque de frais de fonctionnement de la cellule d'execution du projet cep apre manque de frais de fonctionnement de la cellule d'execution du projet cep apres la date de cloture du projet. conformement a l'accord de pret du projet, les frais de fonctionnement de la cep pour la realisation des activites a realiser apres la cloture du projet, ne peuvent pas etre finances avec les ressources du pret. ainsi, ces frais doivent etre finances par l e budget de l'organe d'execution. il a ete rappele au metp de budgetiser le fonctionnement de la cep pour un minimum de 04 mois apres la cloture du projet. organe d'execution oe 30.05.2024 b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress contribuer a une croissance plus inclusive a travers l'amelioration de la pertinence de la formation professionnelle outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment amelioration de l'employabilite des formes taux de chomage des 25-34 ans sortants de l'etpfq hommes 18, 18, 12, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions les travaux de construction et d'equipement des centres des metiers se poursuivant, les taux seront ameliores a l'operationnalisation des centres en 2024.taux de chomage des 25-34 ans sortants de l'etpfq femme 42,500 42,500 30, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions les travaux de construction et d'equipement des centres des metiers se poursuivant, les taux seront ameliores a l'operationnalisation des centres en 2024.outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous malgre les retards dans la mise en oeuvre, les objectifs de developpement du projet sont susceptibles d'etre atteints. toutes les activites menant a la realisation des resultats du projet sont en cours. 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment les centres de formation sont crees, equipes et operationnels nombre de centres construits ou agrandis, equipes et fonctionnels nbr 0, 2,00 2, 0,00 0,00 on track les travaux de construction etant en cours, le taux de ce produit sera atteint en 2024. des referentiels metiers -competences sont elabores nombre de referentiels metiers -competences elabores nbr 2, 2,00 2, 100,00 100,00 on track activite achevee - les 2 referentiels retenues pour le projet ont ete preparees et valides. activite achevee - les 2 referentiels retenues pour le projet ont ete preparees et valides. des referentiels de formation sont elabores nombre referentiels de formation elabores nbr 2, 2,00 2, 100,00 100,00 on track activite achevee - les 2 referentiels retenues pour le projet ont ete preparees et valides. des referentiels de certification sont elabores nombre de referentiels de certification elabores nbr 2, 2,00 2, 100,00 100,00 on track les referentiels certifiants sont elabores par un nouveau ministere en charge de la formation qualifiante et emploi les enseignants sont formes dans les filieres proposees nombre d'enseignants, hommes formes nbr 30, 30,00 30, 100,00 100,00 on track la formations des formateurs sur deux sessions est achevee. nombre d'enseignants, femmes formees nbr 5, 30,00 30, 16,67 16,67 on track il n'a pas ete possible de trouver un nombre suffisant de formateurs femmes a former. les formations sont assurees au sein des centres de formation nombre de jeunes hommes formes nbr 0, 225,00 225, 0,00 0,00 on track le demarrage de la formation des jeunes -hommes est retarde par les retards dans les travaux de construction et d'equipement des centres des metiers et la formation commencera en q4, 2024. nombre de jeunes femmes formees nbr 0, 225,00 225, 0,00 0,00 on track le demarrage de la formation des jeunes femmes est retarde par les retards dans les travaux de construction et d'equipement des centres des metiers et la formation commencera en q4, 2024. la strategie du secteur de l'etpfqe est mise a jour adoption d'une nouvelle strategie nationale de l'etpfq nbr 1, 1,00 1, 100,00 100,00 on track la strategie du sous -secteur enseignement technique et professionnel a ete preparee et validee. l'effet de l'autonomie des centres de formation est evalue nombre de centres de formation ou l'autonomie est evaluee nbr 0, 20,00 20, 0,00 0,00 on track l'evaluation de la performance des centres de metiers est retardee par la non -operationnalisation des centres prevus dans le projet - activite a realiser en 2024. l'effet de l'implication du secteur prive dans l'etpfqe est evalue nombre de centres de formation ou l'implication 0, 20,00 20, 0,00 0,00 not on track du secteur privee est evaluee nbrl'evaluation de la performance des centres de metiers est retardee par la non -operationnalisation des centres prevus dans le projet - activite a realiser en 2024 l'effet du financement base sur sur les resultats dans l'etpfqe est evalue nombre de centres de formation ou le financement base sur les resultats est evalue nbr 0, 20,00 20, 0,00 0,00 not on track l'evaluation de la performance des centres de metiers est retardee par la non -operationnalisation des centres prevus dans le projet - activite a realiser en 2024. output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous l'avancement de la mise en oeuvre du projet s'ameliore avec la poursuite des travaux de construction des centres des metiers et la livraison des equipements ; et la plupart des resultats du projet seront atteints en 2024. 3 3 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous avec la poursuite de la mise en oeuvre des travaux du projet, les objectifs de developpement du projet sont susceptibles d'etre atteints a sa cloture. toutes les activites menant a la realisation des resultats du projet sont en cours. satisfactory satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: baixo limpopo irrigation climate resilience project project code: p-mz-az0-003 country mozambique sector: more than one agri. rural development sub -sector environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 03.04.2024 mission: achievement mission 1 from: 23.03.2024 to: 26.03.2024 prepared by task manager: cesar augusto tique alternate task manager : division manager : vij neeraj ahai6 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. project 15,420,.00 1,110,.00 16,530,.00strategic climate fund project 8,362,256.20 3,.00 8,365,256.20strategic climate fund projcyclegrant 1,627,491.10 141,520.96 1,769,012.06government projcyclegrant 0.00 1,480,.00 1,480,.00t o t a l 25,409,747.30 2,734,520.96 28,144,268.26processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 5565155051 26.09.2012 08.11.2012 08.12.2012 20.06.2013 31.03.2024 5565131 26.09.2012 08.11.2012 03.04.2013 20.06.2013 31.03.2024 2100150027693 26.09.2012 08.11.2012 03.04.2013 20.06.2013 31.03.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 5565155051 2,750,.00 1,800,197.69 1,800,197.69 0.00 1,800,197.69 5565131 13,,.00 8,510,025.46 8,510,025.46 0.00 8,510,025.46 2100150027693 16,530,.00 16,530,.00 16,530,.00 0.00 16,530,.00 t o t a l 26,840,223.15 26,840,223.15 0.00 26,840,223.15 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 5565155051 2,370,898.01 1,552,030.96 86.21 248,166.74 13.79 5565131 12,724,785.27 8,329,865.13 97.88 180,160.34 2.12 2100150027693 16,475,073.51 16,475,073.51 99.67 54,926.49 0.33 t o t a l 26,356,969.60 98.20 483,253.57 1.80 executing and implementation agencies borrower governement of mozambique ministry of financeguarantor banco de mocambiqueexecuting agency ministry of agriculture and fisheriesperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project do rating is hghly satisfactory highly satisfactory highly satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous the ip rating is fully satisfactory, as the average ip rating is 3.53. highly satisfactory highly satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project needs to complete all activities and process payments to all suppliers so far, disbursements are a bit delayed. non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status none none no action is necessary on either side 31.12.2022none completedmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline payment delays the piu has submiitted applications which are being processed by the bank. there for the extension of the ldd. extend the project to allow processing all payments. piu bank 31.12.2022 ldd required b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the objective of the project is to contribute to poverty reduction through increased value addition and the creation of a climate -resilient cr infrastructure to increase agricultural productivity by supporting the development of 3,050 ha for cash crops and the creation of commercial and agro - industrial infrastructures. beneficiaries: aound 8200 farmers families in which 60 are women outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment national poverty rate national poverty rate 54.700 49.100 42. 44.09 achievedlikely to be achieved collected through national statistics. the fieldwork survey on poverty and well -being in mozambique is completed, waiting for the results. .annual output of rice and vegetables rice and vegetables national production th 313,100. 4,738,177. 1,273,080. 460.96 achievedlikely to be achieved 278,418 tons for rice 4,459,759 tons for vegetableannual incomes increase of small -holder farmers and rural entrepreneurs average farmer m 300. 750. 450. 300.00 achievedlikely to be achieved the achievement in 2017 corresponded to 67.outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous all outcomes are expected to be reached. 4 4 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment no of upgraded agrarian centers no of upgraded agrarian centers nbr 7. 7.00 7. 100.00 100.00 on track the agrarian centers are fully upgraded since 2016 however the agrarian house of nhocoene, siaia and poiombo has suffered by 2017 dineo cyclone effects. med -size cold storage room med -size cold storage room nbr 14. 1.00 1. 1,400.00 1,400.00 on track delivered and installed, 7 cold storage rooms in agrarian centers and 6 in the agro -processing plant cephol and 1 in chongoene community. area of new small -and medium scale irrigation cr schemes developed area of new small -and medium scale irrigation cr schemes developed ha 1,050. 1,050.00 1,050. 100.00 100.00 on track infrastructure completed in 2017 magula block, and it is operational. area id infrastructure rehabilitated and more adapted to flooding conditions area id infrastructure rehabilitated and more adapted to flooding conditions ha 2,. 2,.00 2,. 100.00 100.00 on track completed and operational since 2014. kilometers of rural roads rehabilited area id infrastructure rehabilitated and more adapted to flooding conditions ha 0. 2,.00 2,. 0.00 0.00 on trackthis indicator is duplicated and should be deleted. kilometers of rural roads rehabilited km 17.400 47.70 47.700 36.48 36.48 on track completed and operational since 2017 no of farmers trained no of farmers trained nbr 204. 2,.00 2,. 10.20 10.20 on track concluded the activities of service provides. the contract of research grant closed. the two service providers trained in total 399 204 men and 195 women farmers, where 204 are men. [women] -no of farmers trained nbr 195. 1,200.00 1,200. 16.25 16.25 on track concluded the activities of service provider and close the contract with research grant. the two services providers trained in total 399 farmers, where 195 are women no of rblep staff trained no of rblep staff trained nbr 17. 20.00 20. 85.00 85.00 on track the trainings were under service providers and research grant. the two service providers trained 17 staff where 1 from rbl and 16 from sdaes servicos de actividades economicas. sch ool and clinic rehabilitation school and clinic rehabilitation nbr 2. 2.00 2. 100.00 100.00 on track completed one clinic and one school reahabilited and operational. output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous cr infrastructure are coming neat and solid. 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project do rating is hghly satisfactory highly satisfactory highly satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: lower usuthu smallholder irrigation project ii project code: p-sz-aac -005 country eswatini sector: irrigation and drainage environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 02.04.2024 mission: field mission 0010 from: 28.02.2024 to: 05.03.2024 prepared by task manager: wael mohamed roshdy soliman alternate task manager : division manager : vij neeraj ahai6 project data project financing in zar financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.b. project 692,656,110.00 162,474,890.00 855,131,.00t o t a l 692,656,110.00 162,474,890.00 855,131,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2202 04.05.2016 26.10.2016 23.02.2017 06.04.2017 31.12.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2202 855,131,.00 45,006,657.86 45,006,657.86 0.00 45,006,657.86 t o t a l 45,006,657.86 45,006,657.86 0.00 45,006,657.86 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2202 754,086,011.73 39,688,528.57 88.18 5,318,129.29 11.82 t o t a l 39,688,528.57 88.18 5,318,129.29 11.82 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of swaziland ministry of financeguarantor government of swaziland ministry of financeexecuting agency --performance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous highly satisfactory highly satisfactory highly satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous highly satisfacotry satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous highly satisfactory non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status no issues no issues ewade 31.12.2024all done completedmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline no risks no risks identified no need ewade 31.12.2024 project end b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress aleviate poverty in the project area by transforming the existing subsistence farmers into commercial farmers on irrigated la nds producing both food and cash crops principally sugarcane. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment crop output sugarcane mtd 0. 440,. 440,. 100.00 achievedlikely to be achieved achieved crop production banana mtd 0. 14,790. 14,790. 100.00 achievedlikely to be achieved achieved crop production maize mtd 0. 5,792. 5,792. 100.00 achievedlikely to be achieved achieved crop output sugar bean mtd 0. 1,622. 1,622. 100.00 achievedlikely to be achievedachieved outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous all achieved 4 4 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment mcs siphon m 5,988. 5,988.00 5,988. 100.00 100.00 on track completed mcs lined main canal m 33,262. 33,262.00 33,262. 100.00 100.00 on track completed mcs bulk reservoirs nbr 5. 5.00 5. 100.00 100.00 on track completed scada system nbr 0. 1.00 1. 0.00 0.00 on track on course output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous on course 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous highly satisfactory highly satisfactory highly satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value 2024 -12:47:12 -prd

The Rural Livelihood’s Adaptation to Climate Change in the Horn of Africa – Phase II (RLACC II) project is a multinational program that covers Somalia and Sudan. The program activities are country-driven and will be implemented through two Projects respectively in Sudan and Somalia.

1 i basic data a report data report date date of report: 31012024 mission date if field mission from: 10 to: b responsible bank staff positions at completion regional director mohamed el azizi deputy director general malinne blomberg sector director martin fregene sector manager vincent castel task manager rafaa marouki c project data project name: studies on risk management and the establishment of an agricultural insurance and micro -insurance system in tunisia project code: p-tn-a00-008 country: republic of tunisia sector: agriculture executing agency: directorate-general for financing, investments and professional organisations dgfiop of the ministry of agriculture, water resources and fisheries . processing milestones taf-mic grant date approved: 2 august 2016 original disbursement deadline: 31 december 2018 date signed: 9 august 2016 revised if applicable disbursement deadline : 30 september 2023 date of entry into force : 9 august 2016 original closing date: 31 december 2018 date effective for 1st disbursement: 31 march 2017 revised if applicable closing date: 30 september 2023 date of actual 1st disbursement: 8 february 2017 cancelled amounts: 0 financing sourceinstrument disbursed amount ua: percentage disbursed : undisbursed amount ua: percentage undisbursed : mic-taf grant 325, 60.68 127,776.20 39.32 government: na na na na total 325, 60.68 127,776.20 39.32 taf-mic project completion report pcr african development bank group 2 ii project performance assessment a relevance relevance of project development appropriateness of objectives, terms of reference, executing arrangements, and implementation schedule narrative assessment max 250 words tunisia's agricultural sector is deeply vulnerable, jeopardising the development and, sometimes, the very survival of farms, and discouraging private investment, especially in the development of value chains. its low resilience to shocks was particularly highlighted by the global crisis in the agricultural and food markets, especially in 2007 -2008, which highlighted its sensitivity to a range of hazards climatic hazards, natural resources depletion, plant and animal diseases, fluctuating global prices and their upward trend, etc.. the lack of an integrated risk management policy and an appropriate agricultural insurance system is harming investment, access to adequate financing and the adoption of production techniques enabling the optimum use of the agricultural potential and adaptation to climate change. in this context, this study aims to strengthen the understanding of the insurance aspects and the definition of an agricultural insurance and micro -insurance system which will impr ove the business climate in the sector, using a differentiated approach tailored to each stak eholder and targeting both high -performance, profitable agriculture and small-scale farming, where human development is a major issue . regarding alignment, the project aligned with the priorities of the government 's programme, as set out in the orientation note of the 2016 -2020 strategic development plan, improving the productivity and competitiveness of economic sectors and reducing regional disparities. the study also aligned with the bank 's intervention pillars in tunisia, the bank's high-5s, especially, feed africa, and with the action plan for african agricultural transformation from the dakar high -level conference. it was also incl uded in the list of projects in the interim csp 2014-2016. the project's main objective is to provide tunisia with an insurance risk management system which will enable it to speed up the country 's agricultural sector's development and ensure its sustainability. it is divided into two main parts: i identification of insurable agricultural risks and suitable instruments for their monitoring; and ii the proposal of an insurance system for insurable agricultural risks which would provide operators with guarantees against adverse economic repercussions arising from the damage caused by risks inherent in their activities. t he study's design was relevant and met a real need. indeed, the study helped to lay the regulatory and legal foundations for the creation and operation of the agricultural damage compensation fund law creating the fidac fund and three implementing texts and to fe ed the fund measure recommended by the bank -financed parise budget support. an insurance code has also been developed by the insurance general committee cga in 2019. this study was an integral part of the bank 's cooperation programme in tunisi a interim country strategy paper 2014 -2016. in addition, it should be noted that fidac covers damage which is not included in the scope of traditional insurance, such as damage caused by drought, floods, hail and storms. this will help to mitigate risks, improve attractiveness, mobilise investment and open up new prospects for the agricultural sector . b effectiveness progress towards the project 's development objective comments context: tunisia's agricultural insurance sector still has a low penetration rate of just over 3, resulting in a very high risk borne by the private sector operating in the agricultural sector. this significantly hampers the sector 's competitiveness both nationally and internationally. as part of the dialogue between tunisian authorities and the african development bank csp 2014 -2016, it was agreed that agricultural insurance should be priorit ised to boost the agricultural private sector . results: all the study deliverables were completed according to schedule 4 deliverables. these deliverables provided input for the regulatory framework article 17 - act no 2017-66 of 18 december 2017 on the finance act 3 of 2018 and the following implementing texts 3 implementing decrees - reference j.o.r.t 82 of 12 october 2018: i government decree no. 729 of 16 august 2018 establishing the list of products subject to the solidarity tax due for the benefit of the agricultural damage compensation fund due to natural disasters see attached; ii governme nt decree no. 821 of 9 october 2018, establishing the activities concerned by the interventions of the agricultural damage compensation fund due to natural disasters as w ell as the modalities of its operation and the conditions of its intervention; and government decree no. 822 of 9 october 2018, setting the contribution of clearing agents to the fund for the compensation of agricultural damage caused by natural disasters and the criteria, conditions and mechanisms for compensation and the procedures for its calculation . the fidac fund is operational with a budget of tnd 30 million and was supported as part of the recent budget support operation parise approved by the bank in june 2020 for eur 180 million. this also contributed to the launch of a supplementary insurance mechanism for employees in the agricultural and fisheries sectors, enabling vulnerable segments, particularly those not covered by the social security system or members of the ahmini mechanism, to benefit from accident insurance, a death benefit with a ceiling of tnd 10, and reimbursement of health care costs. parise also supported this scheme . there were also awareness-raising campaigns to promote the products developed. other initiatives were identified to consolidate the gains made. these include the digitisation of the agricultural insurance system, which represents a major opportunity for the transformation of the agricultural sector. the promotion of communication to improve the penetration rate of agricultural insurance and micro -insurance, and the building of institutional and stakeholder capacities are key elements in enhancing the value of the existing system . sap code: p-tn-a00-008 sras poi year or approval year : 1. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf; add more rows as needed baseline value yeara most recent value b end targetcexpected value at project completion progress towards target realized [b-ac-a] narrative assessment indicative max length: fifty words per outcome outcome 1: agricultural sector insurance penetration rate 3 2015 8 2023 10 2025 71 given that there are no formal statistics on the sector, these estimates are based on supervisory missions. it was noted that there was a growing awareness of the need to increase the number of insurance users in the agricultural sector. outcome 2: micro-insurance penetration rate 0 2015 2 2022 6 2025 32 also, given the lack of formal statistics on the sector, these estimates were based on supervisory missions. there is an increasing awareness that the number of users of micro -insurance in the agricultural sector is growing. narrative assessment of each outcome, highlighting the reasons why the objectives were not achieved, and the key lessons learned. the study's outcomes are tangible, and the regulatory framework is in place law creating the natural disaster compensation fund - fidac and its implementing texts. this has helped to raise awareness among producers especially small ones and to promote agricultural insurance and micro -insurance. the launch of this fund in october 2019 is a guarantee of security for farmers. this fund will provide the tunisian agricultural mutual insurance fund ctama, the insurer responsible for managing fidac, with a new insurance instrument . indeed, this new fund, included in the 2018 finance act , has been set up and is expec ted to play the role of a genuine safety net for the various players in the agricultural and fisheries sector. it should be re called that this new approach to agricultural insurance was a logical choice, given the scale of adverse effects of climate change on the agricultural sector regarding the cost of agricultural losses over the last eight years, estimated at almost tnd 350 million. the overall state support for the compensation of farmers is estimated at around tnd 131 million or tnd 16.4 million per year, according 4 to marhpm. similarly, the fund 's operation has coincided with the peak and prolonged periods of drought experienced by tunisia for more than six agricultural seasons. as a result, it encountered difficulties in meeting all its needs and coping with the difficult economic situation. financial resources are underpinned by three pillars: state subsidies of about tnd 30 million a year, tax revenues a joint duty of 1 on a certain ca tegory of agricultural products and, finally, total member contributions, the rate of which was set at 2.5 of the cost of production or the value of the product declared. in addition, the damage reimbursement ceiling was set at 60 of the production cost or value of the declared product. since the administration did not provide any data, the assessment of the impact on the penetration rates of insurance and micro -insurance in the agricultural sector was an estimate based on discussions with the coordination team, the ministry of agriculture, water resources and maritime fisheries m arhpm and the ministry of finance. 2. output reporting output indicators as per rlf; add more rows as needed baseline value yeara end targetb expected value at project completion progress towards target realized abnarrative assessment indicative max length: fifty words per output output 1: phase 1 of the study in-depth and concerted diagnosis of the agricultural risk insurance sector in tunisia and ongoing projects designed.assessment report prepared and validated assessment report drawn up and validated. 100 the assessment phase report was drawn up and approved by the study steering committee on 28022018. it enabled us to i identify and assess the insurance mechanisms in use; ii analyse the farm expenses structure; identify insurable risks and prioritise them according to their frequency and severity . output 2: phase 2 of the study proposal of instruments suitable for monitoring insurable risks and adapting to climate change completed report on proposals of instruments suitable for the monitoring of insurable risks and to the cca prepared and validated. report on proposals of instruments suitable for the monitoring of insurable risks and the cca prepared and validated 100 the report on this phase on the proposal of suitable instruments for the monitoring of insurable risks and adaptation to climate change was prepared and approved by the study steering committee on 27072018 . during this phase, the directorate general for investment financing and professional bodies dgfiop received support, especially in the definition of the study framework, expectations concerning agricultural insurance for strategic sectors, an international benchmark of agricultural insurance and micr o-insurance models recognised as successful in other countries, and proposals for the creation of a unit within the dgfiop . output 3: phase 3 of the study selection of possible options for the covering of insurable risks completed. report on possible options prepared and validated. report on possible options prepared and validated. 100 this phase's report on possible options was prepared and approved by the study steering committee on 30102018. during this phase, a critical analysis of the potentially insurable risks identified in the 5 previous phase phase 1 was conducted. similarly, insurance and micro-insurance options for the insuring of these risks were proposed, with a ranking of the options selected based on their assessment in terms of cost and impact on agricultural and agri -food production. output 4: phase 4 of the study in-depth analysis of the selected insurance and micro-insurance options and implementation arrangements completed. report on selected options and implementation arrangements prepared and validated. report on the selected options and implementation arrangements prepared and validated. 100 the report on this phase, relating to the selected options and implementation arrangements, was prepared, and approved by the study steering committee in september 2019. during this phase, a review of the legal and regulatory aspects was conducted to define the insurance and micro -insurance products selected, as well as their technical and commercial feasibility. output 5: the audit report one report only on completion produced by the general financial controller cgf together with a letter to management on internal control will be sent to the bank for review no later than six 6 months after the project closing date. 0 0 1 steps have been taken to prepare the audit report a single report to be completed to be conducted by the general financial controller cgf in accordance with the letter of agreement and the assessment report paragraph 4.3.2. narrative assessment of each output, completed or not, and key lessons learned the four 04 quality deliverables relating to the various phases of the study were prepared, validated by the study steering committee and the corresponding payments made. regarding the status of the activities, all the deliverables relating to the four phases of the study have been prepared, received, and validated by the study steering committee. payment of finactu international, the consulting engineer, was also made on time. the project set up highly relevant complementary activities: the organisation of awareness-raising and capacity-building workshops, support for the fidac fund's operations, the promotion of good practice and experience -sharing, etc. despite these extensions, the project failed to support the digitisation of the agricultural insurance system or the transformation of the agricultural sector. lastly, the audit repo rt had not yet been submitted to the bank and the dgfiop was requested to start preparing it with the support of the cgf ministry of finance . it should also be noted that the project expired on 30092023, while the related special account is still not closed. the special account in the bank 's books reports an amount of eur 8,, relating to the only advance received, which is still unjustified. the pcu was requested to take the necessary steps to ensure that the repayment was made as quickly as possible message from the bank dated 22 january 2024. c efficiency timeliness6 planned project duration -years a as per par actual implementation time -years b 21 months 78 months 6.5 years narrative assessment of key lessons learned the project was implemented by the general directorate of financing and professional bodies dgfiop of the ministry of agriculture, water resources and maritime fisheries marhpm, considered to be the implementing body designated by the government to conduct the activities of this project under the mic grant. indeed, the dgfiop is the department in charge of all matters relating to financing within this ministry, including agricultural insurance. the project was implemented over 78 months against a forecast of 21 months. three extensions were granted by the bank to the project following requests for extensions made to the bank to enable the project to finalise its activities, consolidate its achievements and undertake new actions in response to new n eeds. the initial 2-year period for the implementation of the four phases of the technical assistance was very ambitious. it took a long time to validate the outputs of the four phases, as agricultural insurance assistance was particularly innovative in the region and in tunisia . it should be noted that these four phases were sequential, which slowed down the implementation of the phases, due to the successive validation processes. however, it was possible to complete all the technical studies before the end of 2 019. the final validation of the studies in a workshop was, however, severely impacted in 2020 and 2021 by the restrictive social distancing measures imposed during the covid-19 pandemic. it should also be recalled that in a context of major project implem entation challenges, technical assistance was heavily impacted, as the government focused on investments during social distancing periods. however, it should be noted that significant achievements have been made in this regard, including the creation of the fidac fund agricultural damage compensation fund and the replenishment of this fund by the support programme for covid -19 response through social inclusion and employment parise . for the remaining 40 of the grant based on a very competitive technical and financial proposal justifying the latest extensions, the government initially wanted to hold a dissemination workshop at the regional level, which would have enabled the bank to disseminate the adrifi approach in a climate change -sensitive region. however, this approach was impacted by changes in the country 's strategic orientations in 2022 and 2023. with the country 's dependence on wheat imports on the rise, the authorities were focusing their attention mainly on managing the cereals sector. d sustainability institutional sustainabilitynarrative assessment these achievements will clearly help to mitigate risks, improve the sector 's attractiveness and, above all, help to increase the share of private investment in total agricultural investment, thereby strengthening production and post -production activities. the project's institutional sustainability is guaranteed as it was implemented by the beneficiaries dgfiopmarhp who were heavily involved in all the study 's implementation phases and whose results fed into the 2018 finance act and the implementing texts. the choice of service providers and the technical specifications for the services were also drawn up by the beneficiaries, taking into consideration their needs. the beneficiary structures are public administrations , characterised by their relative stability. this ensures that the benefits will last. performance of stakeholders bank performance narrative assessment and lessons learned to guide future mic taf grants the bank supported the beneficiaries at all stages of project implementation, including during the procurement process. technical support was provided to enable the pcu, hosted in the ministry of agriculture, water resources and fisheries, to apply bank rules and procedures. the bank attempted to address the government's requests and 7 to incorporate the pcu 's participation in the various bank training courses and fiduciary clinics organised in conjunction with the government. stakeholders' performance narrative assessment and lessons learned to guide future mic taf grants the project was well managed, and the government set up a multi -sectoral study steering committee and approved all four deliverables: i diagnostic report; ii report on proposals for suitable instruments for monitoring insurable risks; report on possible options; and iv report on options selected and implementation arrangements. project implementation was somewhat delayed at the outset, mainly due to instability in the project team and the quality of coordination. similarly, the covid 19 crisis sign ificantly contributed to the freezing of project activities for several months. it was also unclear whether the available balance would be used for any additional activities other than the deliverables received practical work to design a digital insurance system versus strategic work to iden tify the foundations of the agricultural sector strategy. this had a negative impact on project implementation towards the end, in the absence of a counterpart funding to decide on project development and close proje ct activities by making the most of the available resources a balance of ua 127,776.20 remained and could not be used within deadline. key lessons learned and recommendations for the country, sector, instrument chosen, etc. key lessons learned key recommendationsconsolidating the insurance system through digitisation is an opportunity to be harnessed to make the agricultural insurance system more efficient, transparent, and effective. therefore, the initiative to digitise the agricultural insurance system is a great opportunity and will make a significant contribution yet to be implemented through one of the future projects submitted for bank financing in support of the agricultural sector. to ensure continuity in efforts and consolidate achievements planned in future projects submitted for bank financing in support of the agricultural sector, the initiative to digitise the agricultural insurance system and supporting measures needed to make this digitisation operational. there are two key determinants for the success of the insurance system created and the guarantee of its impact: i the target population 's adherence to the system created; ii the upgrading and building of the capacity of those involved insurers, administrative bodies -crda, inter-professions, farmers' groups, etc.. as part of future projects submitted for bank financing, include a communication support component for farmers and a capacity-building programme for those involved to ensure that the target population buys into the project and that the achievements are bet ter promoted and supported, as well as the dynamic involvement of the agricultural sector in the economic cycle . climate change has affected and will continue to affect the agricultural sector, as will extreme weather events such as droughts and floods, which have caused severe losses in recent years. they have particularly affected natural resources water, soil, vegetation, etc. and have had a negative impact on the income of farmers and fishermen. the absence of a structured and inclusive insurance system to compensate farmers and fishermen for the losses caused by these risks will expose the most vulnerable to even greater vulnerability and exacerbate these losses. due to the scale of climate change and to mitigate risks and support the attractiveness of and investment in the agricultural sector, it is recommended that agricultural insurance tools and instruments be promoted to extend coverage and develop a more appropriate approach index insurance, parametric insurance, etc..the multiple crises which characterise the current context, highlight the need to improve the resilience of the agricultural and rural sectors. to eradicate rural poverty and make target populations more responsible, rural populations must be able and capable of managing risks, preparing for shocks and coping with them. indeed, development actions associated with functional and efficient insurance systems can promote the mobilisation future development programmes and projects should include a component to promote agricultural insurance with all its dimensions cultural, communication, technical support for all stakeholders, etc. iv summary of key lessons and recommendations8 of the private sector and professional structures, which helps to improve access to insurance, agricultural productivity and food security. mobilising insurers as part of the development programmes can also promote the development of sustainable markets an d investment in agricultural and rural areas. the insurance system follows an ecosystemic approach based on the interaction and complementarity of tools, insurance instruments and institutional stakeholders. support initiatives to set up supplementary insurance mechanisms. the launch of a supplementary insurance scheme, which will benefit employees in the agricultural and fisheries sectors, is a good example. it will enable vulnerable segments of the populatio n, particularly those not covered by social security or members of the ahmini scheme, to benefit from accident insurance, a death benefit with a ceiling of tnd 10,, and reimbursement of health care costs. this is justified given the increase in road a ccidents and the movement of women workers in agricultural and rural areas in recent years in the country. meeting the fiduciary requirements is crucial for this transaction to be completed. regarding financial management, the following two requirements have not yet been met: - failure to produce an audit report; provision has been made for a single audit report to be produced by the general financial controller cgf and sent to the bank for review no later than six 6 months after the project closing date; - failure to provide evidence of working capital of eur 8, disbursed over the past 7 years 13 march 2017. the fulfilment of these two requirements should be a prerequisite for the closing of this operation. a reminder letter will be sent to the manager to meet these two requirements. 9 annex 1 results-based logical framework tunisia: grant from the technical assistance fund for middle -income countries for the financing of studies on risk management and the establishment of an agricultural insurance and micro -insurance system in tunisia project objective: help tunisia to set up an insurance management system for agricultural risks results chain performance indicators means of verification risks and mitigation measures indicator including isc baseline situation target impact increased private agricultural investment share of private investment in overall agricultural investment 54 of gdp in 2015 60 of gdp in 2025 ministry of agriculture data outcomes better insurance coverage for agricultural risks insurance penetration rate in the agricultural sector 3 in 2015 10 in 2025 agricultural insurance sector reports. micro-insurance products are available micro-insurance penetration rate. 0 6 in 2025 agricultural insurance sector reports. outputs diagnostic report report on proposals for suitable instruments for the monitoring of insurable risks. report on possible options. report on the options selected and implementation arrangements. various study reports available. na na dgfiop has approved the four study reports. agricultural insurance sector reports. risk: procurement delays in the recruitment of the consultant. mitigation measure: the dgfiop requested the bank's authorisation to use . the bank also supported the government in the preparation of the terms of reference of the study. activities cles study on setting up an agricultural insurance system . component 1: ua 344, sources of financing: * mic grant: ua 325, * government: ua 19.

This combined Mid-Term Review Report (MTR) and 2023 Regional Portfolio Performance Review assesses the implementation and results of the Southern Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (SA-RISP) 2020-2026 .

African development bank group nigeria development bank of nigeria plc dbn project summary note november 2014 p-ng-haa-004 project summary - development bank of nigeria plc dbn use of funds provision by the african development bank group afdb group of long -term financing, in a combination of sovereign loans to the federal republic of nigeria frn and equity into the development bank of nigeria plc dbn. the funds from the afdb group will support the dbn to engage in wholesale lending to participating financial institu tions pfis which will in turn on lend the borrowed funds to micro, small and medium -sized enterprises msmes and small and medium -sized corporates operating in various sectors of the nigerian economy 80 of the afdb group funding is earmarked for m smes though. the dbn is being established by the federal government of nigeria fgn in close partnership with international dfis, notably the afdb group and the world bank. development bank of nigeria recognizing the limitations of the existing dfis, the frn has decided to establish a new development finance institution dfi, which will be better regulated and more clearly aligned with development priorities. to ensure sustainable impact and scale, t he mandate, governance and operations of the dbn will be grounded in internationally recognized good practice principles. in fact, the structure and operational design of the dbn have been informed by global experience and the design of successful dfis fro m across the globe including brazil's banco nacional de desenvolvimento economico e social bndes and germany's kreditanstalt fur widerafbau kfw and have taken into account all the factors that led to the underperformance of the existing dfis in nig eria. financing plan the liabilities of the dbn are expected to initially comprise usd 250 million in equity contribution from the frn and the afdb usd 200 million from the frn and usd 50 million from the afdb and eventually around usd 1 billion of loans sourced from the federal ministry of finance fmof through loans provided by the world bank, the afdb group and other international institutional investors. equity will be provided by the frn via the fmof and it is envisaged that the afdb will contribute usd 50 million. it is envisaged that funds for on -lending will be provided through the f mof in parallel by the world bank and the afdb group in the amount of usd 500 and usd 450 million, respectively. other institutions that have expressed preliminary interest in supporting the dbn with debt finance include kfw usd 200 million and agence fr ancaise de developpement afd usd 130 million. the frn has initiated the process of soliciting potential international institutional investors to augment investment in the dbn in the medium term. the financing from the different mdbs the world bank, the afdb group, kfw and afd will be provided in parallel via separate but complementary projects and through a coordinated approach, but without co -mingling of funds.bank's role the role of the afdb is to provide long -term financing in a combination of sovereign loans and equity for a total amount of usd 500 million. in addition to providing financing, the afdb group, in close collaboration with the other development partners, suc h as the world bank, is already assisting the frn with the design of the dbn particularly its corporate governance structure. cognizant that governance failures contributed to thwarting the effectiveness of the existing dfis, the various stakeholders, incl uding the afdb, are fully committed to establishing a robust governance structure for the dbn. implementation arrangements the loan and equity agreements will explicitly govern the use of the funds from the afdb group to ensure that the funds are deployed for their designated purpose according to the project design as well as reflect the disbursement triggers, the reporting requirements and environmental and social compliance, among othe rs. market msmes are critical to the development of the nigerian economy as they possess great potential for employment generation, output diversification, development of indigenous entrepreneurship and forward integration with large -scale industries. msmes in nigeri a cover the entire range of economic activity; nevertheless, there has been gross underperformance of these enterprises and this has undermined their contribution to economic growth. the key issues affecting them can be grouped into the following: low acce ss to funding and credit, low market access, poor information flow, discriminatory legislation, poor access to land, weak linkage among different segments of the operations in the sector, weak operating capacities in terms of skills as well as a lack of in frastructure. among these issues, the shortage of finance, particularly investment finance, occupies a very central position. it is estimated that less than 10 of nigerian msmes had a loan or line of credit in 2011 and bank financing of working capital an d fixed assets was estimated to fill respectively only 3 and 2 of outstanding needs which are estimated at almost usd 114.8 billion. therefore, through the proposed dbn, the afdb will contribute to mobilizing long-term financing to an underserved sector with high development potential. justifications for the bank's involvement: strategic alignment the project aligns with the renewed strategy of the frn to revitalize the economy by developing its msme sector. it also aligns with the afdb's country assistance strategy to support private sector led growth in nigeria and the establishment of the dbn. furthermore, it is consistent with the afdb's strategy to support msmes through sound and reputable financial intermediaries. finally, it aligns with the afdb's new inclusive growth priority by supporting msmes operating in critical sectors of the nigerian economy.ivit will, at the end of this investment period, have the option to exit from the dbn through at the afdb's discretion either i the dbn's buy -back of the afdb's shares at a pre -determined fixed price acceptable to the afdb and backed by a sovereign guaran tee from the frn meaning that the latter would buy the afdb's shares in the event that the dbn cannot do so or ii the sale of its shares to interested third parties. additionally, if the dbn, at some point in time, undertakes an initial public offering ipo of its shares, the afdb will be able participate in the ipo and sell all or part of its shares. with regard to the dbn buy -back option, the pre -determined fixed price is currently under discussion and the buy -back option will require the approval of the dbn's board of directors while the frn sovereign guarantee of the dbn's buyback option will be subject to terms of a guarantee agreement between the afdb and the frn. development outcomes the proposed intervention will contribute to mobilizing significant financial resources for banks and non -bank financial intermediaries, ultimately increasing msmes' access to finance, increasing their productive capacity in the country and stimulating growth in various sectors of the economy. this will increase economic output, improve the country's competitiveness, generate government and export revenues and create employment opportunities. the proposed intervention will also underpin national poverty reduction efforts as well as facilitate national development. additionality and complementarity the afdb's financial additionality lies in the provision of risk capital equity which will contribute to enhancing the financial capacity of an institution whose aim will be to mobilize long -term financing to an underserved sector with high development p otential. additionality also stems from the role that it has played in the design of the dbn particularly its corporate governance structure to ensure that the dbn is insulated from political interference and capture despite being majority government -owned . furthermore, the participation of the afdb in the equity of the dbn will act as a catalyst for attracting other equity investors, particularly other multilateral and bilateral international financial institutions, so cial and development impact investors, pension funds and eventually private sector investors, as it would provide a degree of political and governance risk mitigation in line with the definition of political risk mitigation in paragraph 3.3.4. of t he 2008 adoa framework. the participation of o ther investors would in turn contribute to the diversification of the dbn's shareholding and thus strengthen its governance further. finally, the proposed intervention complements the efforts of frn to establish the dbn and to support msmes and small and m edium -sized corporates in nigeria.v

The Cabo Verde Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2019-2024 Mid-Term Review (MTR) report combined with the 2023 Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) assesses the extent to which the objectives and results expected by the strategy have been achieved at midterm. It takes stock of CSP implementation and assesses the relevance of its Priority Areas for the remaining strategy period in view of new developments .

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: technical assistance for agricultural transformation in transition countries project code: p-z1-az0-016 country multi -countries sector: more than one agri. rural development sub -sector environmental categorization - report type: date of report: 02.04.2024 mission: field mission 1 from: 30.05.2023 to: 02.06.2023 prepared by task manager: nnaemeka innocent korie alternate task manager : innocent musabyimana division manager : garba laouali ahai2 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totalfragile states facility tsf - pillar 3 1.598.560,00 401.439,00 1..,00t o t a l 1.598.560,00 401.439,00 1..,00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 00.00.0 00.00.0 07.10.2011 00.00.0 31.12.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 t o t a l 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 t o t a l 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 executing and implementation agencies borrower international institute of tropical agriculture iitaguarantor --executing agency --performance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous cdto: the activities of cdto will contribute in minimizing the constraints preventing the private sector and other relevant institut ions from deploying widespread agriculture solutions. through the instrumentality of ip networks, packaging and dissemination of training and extension materials, cdto shall work with tsf partners to contribute to catalyzing large -scale increases in agricultural p r oductivity and commodity production in africa's most fragile countries. highly satisfactory policy: the compact has prepared an implementation workplan that will deploy activities focussed on engaging recs on seed cerfication, and phytosanitary measures enhanced among regulators and will deploy workshops to engage seed companies in this regard. e cowas, comesa, coraf and actesa will be engaged to ensure they are equipped and able to deploy these guidance measures across their member countries. enable: the compact has prepared an implementation plan to deploy activities that bring together and em power youth with the business planning knowledge to kick start their roles in agribusiness. the activities of enable will focus on building capacity of youth ag ripreneurs and will focus on ensuring gender inclusion so that recipients of the training and c apacity building are at least 50 female. by prioritizing youth -focussed capacity building activities, it becomes possible to leverage the energy, creativity, and adaptability of young people who are more receptive to innovation and have a greater inclinat ion towards entrepreneurship. partnering with youth allows for the development of tailor -made solutions that align with their aspirations, interests, and knowledge, ultimately fostering a more inclusive and sustainable agricultural sector that meets the ne eds of both the present and future generations. hib: the compact has prepared the workplan and budget and their subsequent approval, sign the sub -agreement, prepare the procurement plan and its approval, identify partners to work with in the two implemen ting countries of burundi and zimbabwe, prepare terms of r eference tor of for the partners in burundi and zimbabwe, and raised an invoice for the first disbursement equal to 30 as per the sub -agreement. maize: the procurement plan was prepared and submitted as well as the capacity building activities identified in alignment with the bank -set kpis. ofsp: this tsf is mainly based on the premises to create enabling environment ee that focuses on supporting processes to develop, implement and enforc e policies, regulations and other institutional practices conducive for a productive, inclusive and sustainable agricultural transformation. up to date, all the administrative and operational related work to support the implementation is on track, and the technical team already started the identification of the potential partnersinstitutions and participants suitable for the capacity building under the value addition and marketing related segments of the sweetpotato value chain. wheat: the project suppor ts capacity development and technical assistance activities to deliver innovative, highly impactful, and lo ng -lasting agricultural development outcomes in four beneficiary countries with transition features, i.e., mali, sudan, south sudan, and somalia. si nce the official approval and launch of the project the following activities have been undertaken: work plan and bud get revised and submitted; beneficiary countries contacted and potential asmes identified; procurement plan developed and submitted; separa te bank account for the project opened and communicated; and tors for consultants developed and submitted. implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous component 1: creation of enabling policy and regulatory environment ee pec: the policy enabler compact finalized a workplan and tor that will guide 1 engagement of regional economic communities recs and private sector actors in compilation and updating of regional crop variety catalogs essential for enhancement of cross border movement and trade in seed, 2 capacity strengthening efforts fo r national regulatory agencies on seed certification, variety evaluation and phytosanitary inspection in target fragile beneficiary countries, and 3 advocacy and engagement of policy makers in showcasing climate -smart crop varieties during the coming mon ths. satisfactory rice: an activity under this component is strengthen the capacity of asmes in good agricultural practices and rice seed quality standards hybrid - partly in -person, partly virtual: a concept note with an agenda has been developed and participants have be en identified in four countries gambia, liberia, guinea and guinea bissau, awaiting the nominations from burkina faso. expected output is 30 asmes trained in nursery management, land preparations, plant spacing, roguing, pest control, harvesting, proce ssing and storage in five countries - burkina faso, gambia, guinea, guinea bissau, liberia. wheat: the project will fundamentally strengthen the seed policy enabling environments and regulatory frameworks of sudan and south sudan to enhance their ability to deliver high quality seed of improved varieties within and outside their borders involving the comesa region. two countries for comesa seed trade harmonization regulation identified: south sudan and sudan. tors for pilot study of comesa seed trade harm onization regulation developed and shared for approval. to deliver seed and allied technologies at scale, the planned trainings will focus on technical component of seed business. it consists of sharing experiences, discussing basic of seed production, pla nning, quality assurance and seed preservation with specific examples from participants' professional experiences. to date contacts have been made with nars partners and asmes providing agricultural services particularly seed have been identified from mali , somalia, south sudan and sudan. training modules for the regional course on technical aspects of in being under preparation. component 2: regional technology delivery infrastructure rtdi cassava: discussions with purpa -drc piu were initiated on the possibility to assist purpa train their field extension specialists on available technologies. a follow -up planning meeting with purpa piu, senasem, snv, and inera is being organized to take place by end of april 2023. cdto: this component focuses on 2.1 strengthen innovation platform ip networks and stakeholders such as agricultural extensions that focus on agribusiness for access to proven agricultural and food production technologies as well as the cooperant factors that help ensure productivity in creases. key achievements recorded during the reporting period include updating of existing ips and informal engagement as a prompt ahead of implementation and development of concept notes, tor and draft programs for workshops. maize: the capacity buildi ng plan was developed and waiting for funds to execute. pec: compact has enlisted the partnership and collaboration of several institutions including the regional economic communities comesa and ecowas specialized agencies coraf and actesa, seed comp anies and seed traders associations. rice: sub -agreements have been developed and shared with the five target countries, with two of them gambia and guinea signed by the respective nars and africarice, with the expectation of receiving the remaining th ree soon. expected outputs are: i ten ips involved in rice production, processing, and marketing identified, ii rice production and post -harvest training materials produced and translated in the language commonly spoken by value chain actors, 10 ips 100 championsmembers capacity strengthened through training in current yield boosting and post -harvest practices to increase production and market access and iv 800 8 pager of gap and facts sheets produced and distributed to two rice ips per cou ntry. component 3: deployment of appropriate agricultural technologies dat cdto: this component has three activities, namely: 3.1. support technical assistance ta programs on business plan development and marketing to agripreneurs geared towards mor e effective involvement in the delivery of agricultural technologies and 3.2. develop a network of digitally connected agro -dealers and link them with related private sector providers in the agricultural value chain to build a complete ecosystem of services for farmers to boost their productivity a nd resilience. key achievements recorded by the compact on this component during the reporting period include identification of country institutions and partners for the delivery of ta. rice: thirty seed enterprises are to be engaged on an e -planform for seed business development and delivery in the five target countries - burkina faso, gambia, guinea, guinea bissau, liberia. tor and reoi for engaging a consultant to carry out this activity has been developed. the responsibility of the consultant is to pr ovide training to 30 smes in the use of a digital tool for inputting and monitoring seed production and marketing data coming from the respective smes. expected outcomes are: i knowledge and capacity of 30 seed enterprises strengthened in the use of the digital tool e -prod for the management of data and information related to the production and marketing of foundation, and certified seeds of rice and ii knowledge and capacity of seed enterprises strengthened on best practices of seed quality assurance a long the seed production chain. wheat: the project supports capacity development and technical assistance activities to deliver innovative, highly impactful, and lo ng -lasting agricultural development outcomes in four beneficiary countries with transition features, i.e., mali, sudan, south sudan, and somalia. contacts were made with nars partners and asmes providing agricultural services particularly seed have been identified from mali, somalia, south sudan and sudan, training modules for the regional cour se on business plan and development and enterprise management is being under preparation. component 4: project management and co -ordination pmc cassava: from jan -march, the team focused on preparing work plans, and discussions with some of the project partners on project implementation strategy. the project workplan and budget were approved 05042023, which led to the ongoing review of the procurement plan. cdto: the component entails coordinating and managing the activities, ensuring timely monitor ing and providing quarterly and annual reports submissions. key achievements recorded during the reporting period include engagement with piu to develop procurement plan, report progress and submit all fiduciary relevant instruments and submission of the q uarterly report. hib: the tsf hib expert, dr josey kamanda left ciat by end of 2022. since then, justin mabeya who was the technology transfer officer tto has been the acting expert. meanwhile, ciat has developed a job description for the position and shared the same with piu for no objection and subsequent advertising for the position of the tsf hib expert. once the no objection decision from the bank is received, ciat will proceed with the advertising and filling the position. maize: tsf workplan, bu dget and procurement plan were prepared and submitted. the project implementation agreement was recently signed. ofsp: in preparation for the project implementation several activities were conducted including drafting of the work plan and budget, opening a special account with the bank account confirmation letter shared, grant agreement between cip and iita completed was signed with inclusion of the approved work plan, recruitment process of project staff - expert is ongoing with an advert scheduled for circulation by the end of the month. lastly, a procurement plan was drafted and shared with iita alongside the work plan with all activities scheduled to be conducted in house. pec: the workplan was recently approved and implementation of activities wil l commence shortly. during the quarter, the compact has participated alongside tsf partners in consultations with taat piu in the finalization of workplans and procurements. sm: the compact team has managed to get the agreement signed between iita and icrisat for the implementation of the program on 21st november 202 and special accounts of the sorghum and millet compact for tsf program opened. further, a letter commitment of icrisat has been signed and submitted to the implementing institution iita and a workplan, budget, plus a procurement plan developed and approved by the donor. in the target countries, draft tors for the implementation of the activities have been prepared and discussion launched with the rmc partners to agree on activitie s implementation procedures. partner agreement are being prepared as the compact awaits funds disbursement to start implementation. wheat: the compact has revised and submitted its workplans, budgets and procurement plans to piu besides opening separate b ank account for tsf. further, a tor for an accountant developed and shared for approval. overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous he mission assessed the project implementation and the main finding was that staff were still being recrited and major activities yet to fully launch as compacts were yet to receive first disbursements from the ea. non potentialy problematic projectissues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status the adf grant disbursement rate is currently 54.33. it was noted that given the delayed implementation, 8 of the funds received could be justified at this time therefore, a no -cost extension will be sought by the borrower to extend the project end date thereby allowing for time to utilise, justify, and request for the fund balance wi th the bank 6 months prior to grant closing date in line with disbursement rules. pmu to provide justification of funds and request project extension to enable full funds utilization. pmu 31.07.2023na completedmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline incomplete disbursement before initial closing date the adf grant disbursement rate is currently 54.33. there is a risk that disbursement may not reach 100 percent by the closing date and delayed activities implementation. develop a revised work plan and disbursement schedule to enable fast fund utilization. accelerate procurements, and extend project closing date to allow disbursement completion. pmu 31.07.2023 na b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the purpose of the project is to effectively contribute to agricultural transformation in africa's transition contexts. the p roject will support capacity development and technical assistance activities to bolster innovative, highly impactful and long -lasting agricultural development outcomes in 22 beneficiary countries with transition features. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment increased participation of the private sector enterprises in the delivery of agricultural and food technologies number of private sector enterprises participating in the delivery of agricultural and food technologies sex-disaggregated nbr 0, 0, 220, 0,00 achievedlikely to be achieved likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization.increased intra -regional trade in africa number of private sector enterprises engaged in intra -regional trade nbr 0, 0, 44, 0,00 achievedlikely to be achieved likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization.uantity of food marketed regionally nbr 0, 0, 110, 0,00 achievedlikely to be achieved likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization.increased employment inclusively number of jobs created sex -disaggregated nbr 60., 60., 250., 0,00 achievedlikely to be achieved likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization.[women] -number of jobs created sex-disaggregated nbr 10., 10., 75., 0,00 achievedlikely to be achieved likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization.outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous overall, progress was made in planning as disbursement had just been received. most compacts were yet to receive funds for mobilization but planning was on good course. 4output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment capacity of agribusiness small and medium -sized enterprises asmes is built on good agricultural practices gaps for effective delivery of agricultural services to farmers number of asmes receiving capacity building in gaps sex -disaggregated nbr 0, 1.,00 2.500, - 566.67 - 51.52 on track likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization. [women] -number of asmes receiving capacity building in gaps sex -disaggregated nbr 0, 500,00 825, - 66.67 - 32.00 on track likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization. institutions that collaborate with regional economic communities recs and their specialized institutions that are involved in the provision of services to optimize the benefits of the project are supported number of institutions supported that collaborate with recs and their specialized institutions nbr 0, 25,00 44, 0,00 0,00 on track likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization. innovation platform ip networks and stakeholders strengthened such as agricultural extensions with a focus on agribusiness for access to proven agricultural and food production technologies and the cooperant factors that help ensure productivity incre number of innovation platforms strengthened and supported nbr 0, 30,00 100, 0,00 0,00 on track likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization. the capacity of young agribusiness owners is strengthened for effective agribusiness operations i.e. mentorship, partnershipsnetworking and links to finance number of capacity building programs completed nbr 1, 2,00 5, 50,00 20,00 on track likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization. number of young agribusiness owners enrolled and completing capacity building programs sex -disaggregated nbr 7, 10,00 25, 70,00 28,00 on track likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization. [women] -number of young agribusiness owners enrolled and completing capacity building programs sex-disaggregated nbr 3, 4,00 12, 75,00 25,00 on track likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization. technical assistance ta programs in business plan development and marketing provided to agripreneurs' for their effective involvement in the delivery of agricultural technologies number of agripreneurs receiving technical assistance nbr 0, 10,00 25, 0,00 0,00 on track likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization. [women] -number of agripreneurs receiving technical assistance nbr 0, 4,00 12, 0,00 0,00 on track likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization. a network of digitally connected agro -dealers is established and linked to private sector providers in the agricultural value chain to build a complete ecosystem of services for farmers to boost their productivity and resilience number of seed companies, seed producer associations, andor agro -dealers producing certified and climate -resilient seeds linked to technology providers nbr 0, 44,00 60, - 214.29 - 100.00 on track likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization. functional coordination and management of the project activities number of quarterly, and annual reports prepared and submitted regularly. nbr 1, 4,00 10, 25,00 10,00 on track likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization. number of work programs, budgets and audits prepared and submitted regularly nbr 2, 2,00 4, 100,00 50,00 on track likely to be achieved. project had just received disbursement and was in work planning and mobilization. output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous given that the project was just lanched and work programs were just getting cleared, including compacts yet to receive disbursements, outputs were still close to baseline level. the outputs will be very likely to be achieved by the end of the project. the disbursement and financial management arrangements in place remain satisfactory and in line with the bank's fiduciary requirements. the financial management system is adequate and should be used to continuously fulfil the fiduciary requirements of the pr oject for the bank. 4development objective do rating progress towards development objective performance rating summary of key findings rating on development objective do current previous cdto: the activities of cdto will contribute in minimizing the constraints preventing the private sector and other relevant institut ions from deploying widespread agriculture solutions. through the instrumentality of ip networks, packaging and dissemination of training and extension mater ials, cdto shall work with tsf partners to contribute to catalyzing large -scale increases in agricultural p roductivity and commodity production in africa's most fragile countries. policy: the compact has prepared an implementation workplan that will dep loy activities focussed on engaging recs on seed cerfication, and phytosanitary measures enhanced among regulators and will deploy workshops to engage seed companies in this regard. ecowas, comesa, coraf and actesa will be engaged to ensure they are equipp ed and able to deploy these guidance measures across their member countries. enable: the compact has prepared an implementation plan to deploy activities that bring together and empower youth with the business planning knowledge to kick start their roles in agribusiness. the activities of enable will focus on building capacity of youth ag ripreneurs and will focus on ensuring gender inclusion so that recipients of the training and capacity building are at least 50 female. by prioritizing youth -focussed c apacity building activities, it becomes possible to leverage the energy, creativity, and adaptability of young people who are more receptive to innovation and have a greater inclination towards entrepreneurship. partnering with youth allows for the develop ment of tailor -made solutions that align with their aspirations, interests, and knowledge, ultimately fostering a more inclusive and sustainable agricultural sector that meets the needs of both the present and future generations. hib: the compact has pre pared the workplan and budget and their subsequent approval, sign the sub -agreement, prepare the procurement plan and its approval, identify partners to work with in the two implementing countries of burundi and zimbabwe, prepare terms of r eference tor of for the partners in burundi and zimbabwe, and raised an invoice for the first disbursement equal to 30 as per the sub-agreement. maize: the procurement plan was prepared and submitted as well as the capacity building activities identified in alignm ent with the bank -set kpis. ofsp: this tsf is mainly based on the premises to create enabling environment ee that focuses on supporting processes to develop, implement and enforce policies, regulations and other institutional practices conducive for a productive, inclusive and sustainable agricultural transformation. up to date, all the administrative and operational related work to support the implementation is on track, and the technical team already started the identification of the potential partner sinstitutions and participants suitable for the capacity building under the value addition and marketing related segments of the sweetpotato value chain. wheat: the project supports capacity development and technical assistance activities to deliver inn ovative, highly impactful, and lo ng -lasting agricultural development outcomes in four beneficiary countries with transition features, i.e., mali, sudan, south sudan, and somalia. since the official approval and launch of the project the following activiti es have been undertaken: work plan and bud get revised and submitted; beneficiary countries contacted and potential asmes identified; procurement plan developed and submitted; separate bank account for the project opened and communicated; and tors for cons ultants developed and submitted. highly satisfactoryadditional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value 9:15:04 -prd

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: support to sadc on sustainable financing for regional infrastructure and industrial projects project code: p-z1-ke0-025 country multi -countries sector: infrastructure environmental categorization 3-low es risks and report type: date of report: 25.03.2024 mission: desk supervision 1 from: 23.05.2023 to: 26.05.2023 prepared by task manager: lufeyo banda alternate task manager : division manager : afrika jean guy kiwanuka rdri project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. inssupregrant 15,,.00 0.00 15,,.00t o t a l 15,,.00 0.00 15,,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155039676 20.05.2019 16.08.2019 16.08.2019 16.08.2019 31.12.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155039676 1,500,.00 1,500,.00 1,500,.00 0.00 1,500,.00 t o t a l 1,500,.00 1,500,.00 0.00 1,500,.00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155039676 1,189,450.86 1,189,450.86 79.30 310,549.14 20.70 t o t a l 1,189,450.86 79.30 310,549.14 20.70 executing and implementation agencies borrower rtaf -sadc dfis sovereign operationguarantor --executing agency rtaf -sadc dfis sovereign operationperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous two of the five outcome indicators are off -track but with new results expected from the operationalisation of the sadc regional development fund, all outcomes are expected to be achieved by the end of the project satisfactoryimplementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous the overall implementation although initially slow, picked up and almost all activities except for the validation and planning meeting on infrastructure projects. implementation of these two activities is expected to be finalised in q4, 2023. satisfactoryoverall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous 9 output indicators out of 12 have been completed and three are on -track despite the delays in the implementation of activities due to covid -19. also, all outputs are expected to be achieved at the end of the project non potentialy problematic projectissues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status piu set up by the ea has little experience in the bank's rules and procedures: bank systems will be used as much as possible and adequate sadcafdb 30.09.2023 in progress agreement of sadc rdf not being ratified by 23 member countries bank to develop a discussion paper which will spell out options to operationalise the sadc rdf afdbsadc 30.09.2023 in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline na na na na 30.09.2023 na b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress to assist sadc develop and implement instruments and mechanisms for developing and financing regional infrastructure and industrial projects sustainably outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment capacity for mobilisation of resources for regional infrastructure industrial projects enhanced financial resources mobilised through the sadc rdf and other financial instruments. mi 0. 0. 100. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions on track subject to the sadc rdf being operationalisedfinancial resources mobilised from the gcf mi 0. 0. 100. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions on track subject to the sadc rdf being operationalisedregional vcs in mining developed rvcs in mining sector identified nbr 0. 0. 20. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions target archivedenhanced sadc capacity to develop number of regional infrastructure projects ready for financial closure nbr 0. 0. 160. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions target achievedoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous achievement of the two remaining outcomes is subject to the operationalisation of the sadc rdf, which is on track 3output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment operationalise sadc regional development fund and develop financial diagnostic note on sadc rdf developed and shared with sadc countries nbr 1. 0.00 1. 0.00 100.00 on track achieved: diagnostic note on sadc rdf developed and results shared with sadc rmcs. implementation plan for sadc rdf developed nbr 1. 0.00 1. 0.00 100.00 on track afdb.rdf developed and results shared with sadc rmcs. number of financial instruments for resource mobilisation developed nbr 0. 0.00 5. 0.00 0.00 on track off-track: more recent results based on bank assistance should show improvement number of green bankable infrastructure projects nbr 8. 0.00 8. 0.00 100.00 on track off-track: however, initial diagnostic study on financial instruments has now been completed. rvcs in the mining sector identified and prepared of rvc projects in copper and cobalt identified nbr 2. 0.00 2. 0.00 100.00 on track achieved: out of expected rvcs of 3, three have been identified of pre -feasibility studies in copper and cobalt vcs conducted nbr 20. 0.00 20. 0.00 100.00 on track achieved: 20 rvcs out of the expected 3 have been identified of ag reement signed by sadc member states on rvcs nbr 0. 0.00 3. 0.00 0.00 not on track off-track: only one rvc has had an agreement on drc -zambia electric value chain sadc capacity in infrastructure and value chain project development improved frameworktool for prioritising regional projects nbr 1. 0.00 1. 0.00 100.00 on track achieved: the framework developed, validated and used to prioritising the project pipeline of priority infrastructure projects nbr 1. 0.00 1. 0.00 100.00 on track achieved: pipeline of 23 regional projects developed number of regional bankable infrastructure projects prepared for financial close and financed through sadc rdf using its innovative financial instruments nbr 8. 0.00 8. 0.00 100.00 on track achieved: 8 regional projects out of the expected 5 have been prioritized for financing aifsadc bankable projects nbr 0. 0.00 2. 0.00 0.00 not on track off-track: more recent results based on bank assistance should lead to projects being show cased at the next aif enhanced capacityskills of member states in project development number of sadc member countries subjected to skills audit nbr 16. 0.00 16. 0.00 100.00 on track achieved: 16 ms have all been subjected to skills gap analysis of official trained from sadc member countries on how to prepare regional projects and access climate funds nbr 100. 0.00 100. 0.00 100.00 on track achieved: 100 officials have been trained against the planned 50 output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous 9 out of 14 64 output indicators have been achieved despite the delays in the commencement of activities. also, two remaining outputs are expected to be achieved at the end of the project. 3development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous two of the five outcome indicators are off -track but with new results expected from the operationalisation of the sadc regional development fund, all outcomes are expected to be achieved by the end of the project satisfactoryadditional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value 25.03.2024 -11:41:18 -prd

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: au-upstream project for digital market developement in africa up4dmda - phase 1 project code: p-z1-gb0-035 country multi -countries sector: telecommunications environmental categorization 3-low es risks and report type: date of report: 08.12.2023 mission: desk supervision 1 from: 07.12.2023 to: 07.12.2023 prepared by task manager: samatar omar elmi alternate task manager : division manager : williams nicholas thurstan pitd2 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. inssupregrant 5.600.,00 1.400.,00 7..,00governmentbeneficiary inssupregrant 705.600,00 176.400,00 882.,00t o t a l 6.305.600,00 1.576.400,00 7.882.,00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155041870 15.09.2022 17.11.2022 17.11.2022 10.03.2023 31.12.2026 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155041870 7..,00 7..,00 7..,00 0,00 7..,00 t o t a l 7..,00 7..,00 0,00 7..,00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155041870 126.247,26 126.247,26 1,80 6.873.752,74 98,20 t o t a l 126.247,26 1,80 6.873.752,74 98,20 executing and implementation agencies borrower commision de union africaineguarantor commision de union africaineexecuting agency commision de union africaineperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the development objective is unlikely to be achieved until the project implementation starts after the completion of the piu staff recruitment. highly unsatisfactoryimplementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous no implementation has been undertaken thus far. since more than 08 months, the bank is waiting for the evaluation reports on the piu staff coordinator, technical and me expert, procurement specialist, accountant and administrative assistant recruitment. the bank has sent so far tones of reminders emails, mainly which haven't produced any concrete result. highly unsatisfactoryoverall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous the bank has only disbursed the operating costs for the piu staff for the first six months of the project. problematic projectissues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status the recruitment of the piu staff is delayed for a long period of time. auc should submit the evaluation reports as soon as possible auc 31.12.2023 not yet implementedmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline the implementation of the project has not yet started the implementation of the project has not yet started as the piu staff are not yet in place. an official complaint from the bank should be sent to auc secretariat to urge them to react on the outstanding evaluation reports that are expected by the bank for months now by the bank. bank 15.01.2024 b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress strengthen the overall strategic, policy, regulatory and conceptual frameworks and cross -cutting gender, climate change and fragility and resilience dimensions for the development of africa's digital economy outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment enhanced access to innovative financing , in particular schemes tender notices related to broadband development fibre optic, mobile and alternative networks published nbr 2, 2, 5, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this is not going to be achieved on time if the project doesn't start implementing in the first quarter of 2024increased data storage facilities for promoting and developing african data market digital regional and datacentre projects announced nbr 2, 2, 15, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this is not going to be achieved on time if the project doesn't start implementing in the first quarter of 2024improved cybersecurity capacities value of losses due to cyberattacks nbr 3.500.., 3.500.., 3..., 0,00 not expected to be achieved naoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous lack of progress because of the absence of piu staff to implement the project 2output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment resource materials on concepts, financing models, governance schemes, etc. developed support programmes for msmes and startups upgrade and digital trade and ecommerce designed and delivered nbr 0, 0,00 10, 0,00 0,00 not on track this is not going to be achieved on time if the project doesn't start implementing in the first quarter of 2024 support programmes for digital trade and e-commerce promotion in collaboration with african postal services, designed and delivered nbr 0, 0,00 10, 0,00 0,00 not on track this is not going to be achieved on time if the project doesn't start implementing in the first quarter of 2024 networking and digital capabilities through african organizations put in place platforms and networks of african players researchers, entrepreneurs, etc. set up and operationalised nbr 0, 0,00 5, 0,00 0,00 not on track this is not going to be achieved on time if the project doesn't start implementing in the first quarter of 2024 project deliverables reviewed nbr 0, 0,00 35, 0,00 0,00 not on track this is not going to be achieved on time if the project doesn't start implementing in the first quarter of 2024 gender and climate change responsiveness in the african digital sector mainstreamed policy dialogue event to promote the participation of women and youth msmes in digital trade nbr 0, 0,00 1, 0,00 0,00 not on track this is not going to be achieved on time if the project doesn't start implementing in the first quarter of 2024 training and mentorship sessions for women and youth msmes on digital trade nbr 0, 0,00 2, 0,00 0,00 not on track this is not going to be achieved on time if the project doesn't start implementing in the first quarter of 2024 in-house training sessions on gender mainstreaming in digital trade nbr 0, 0,00 2, 0,00 0,00 not on track this is not going to be achieved on time if the project doesn't start implementing in the first quarter of 2024 knowledge product on the nexus between the digital economy and climate change in africa, highlighting trends, opportunities for climate action, risks and mitigative measures. nbr 0, 0,00 1, 0,00 0,00 not on track this is not going to be achieved on time if the project doesn't start implementing in the first quarter of 2024 output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous lack of progress because of the absence of piu staff to implement the project 1development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the development objective is unlikely to be achieved until the project implementation starts after the completion of the piu staff recruitment. highly unsatisfactoryadditional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value 13:15:53 -prd

OBJECTIVE To support Türkiye energy transition through the expansion of solar photovoltaic installed capacity. DESCRIPTION The Project comprises the development, construction, and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with 100 MW of installed capacity (134MWp) in the municipality of Erzin, in the province of Hatay. The Sponsor of the Project is IC Içtas Group (the Group), a Turkish conglomerate founded in 1969. The Group owns and operates 1,450 MW of installed capacity, mainly thermal and hydropower plants, and distributes approx. 6.57 billion kWh per annum of electricity. The Project was awarded to IC İçtaş Enerji in June 2022 through the YEKA GES-4 reverse auction under a license period of 30 years. The auction allocated 700 MW of capacity across 12 solar PV projects under a ceiling price of up to TRYkr 95/kWh. The Project secured an inflation and foreign exchange (FX)-linked tariff of TRYkr 58.4/kWh (the Tariff) whereas tariff bids ranged between TRYkr 49-59.7 /kWh. The Project is entitled to sell up to 23 GWh per MW of capacity installed at the Tariff. The Project agreements were signed between IC İçtaş Enerji and the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR) in August 2022.

OBJECTIVE To help the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) implement critical structural reforms to mainstream climate change adaptation and mitigation actions for a sustainable, resilient and inclusive growth. DESCRIPTION The proposed Program will support the GoB undertake key policy reforms to mainstream climate adaptation, mitigation, and disaster resilience in critical sectors and unlock climate investments in Bangladesh. The Program supports implementation of the GoB-led national climate objectives as articulated in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP), 2023–2050 and the Nationally Determined Contributions 2021 update (NDC-U) by strengthening the intergovernmental policy and institutional framework, mobilizing climate finance, and mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion (GESI). The Program will include three policy Reform Areas (RAs): (i) enabling environment for climate change actions; (ii) reinforcing climate change adaptation actions; and (iii) accelerating climate change mitigation actions to address some of the critical binding constraints.

OBJECTIVE Mobilize private capital to support the development of India’s private equity and venture capital markets, with an emphasis on emerging, new fund managers investing in sustainable infrastructure projects. DESCRIPTION The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIF), a quasi-sovereign investment manager backed by the Government of India (GoI), is launching a second Private Markets Fund (PMF II), targeting USD 1.0 billion to invest in infrastructure assets supporting India’s environmental, social and economic priorities. Focused sectors include renewable energy, electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, waste management, urban and social infrastructure, technology, and financing and manufacturing activities targeting these sectors and related supply chains. NIIF will continue the strategy of its first private markets fund (PMF I) by leveraging its on-the-ground presence and market intelligence in India. AIIB anchored PMF I (Board approved in 2018) and has been working closely with NIIF in the monitoring of the Bank’s investments. NIIF has demonstrated professional approach and skills in both investment and management of portfolio funds.

OBJECTIVE To increase delivery, reliability, and efficiency of power supply in selected areas of Chattogram and Sylhet Divisions in Bangladesh. DESCRIPTION Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB), one of the major state-owned entities in the energy sector in Bangladesh, is responsible for extending electricity distribution services to the rural areas of the country. The entity, through its 80 “Palli Bidyut Samities” (PBSs) (i.e., rural electricity clusters) organized under eight divisions, collectively serves more than 77 percent of the country’s electricity consumers. Out of 80 PBSs, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions have 19 PBSs that provide services to around 9.2 million consumers (including industrial and commercial users). These two divisions have developed socio-economically at an accelerated pace in the last 15 years. The Government of Bangladesh’s (GoB) has targeted developing 25 Economic Zones (EZs) and other mega infrastructure in the Chattogram division and expanding industrial opportunities in the Sylhet division. BREB anticipates an increase in consumer demand for reliable electricity supply in these two divisions. In order to (i) cater to the expected additional demand, (ii) decongest the network, and (iii) reduce the distribution losses, BREB has initiated this project to increase the capacity and modernize the distribution network. The following activities are planned in the project scope: Installation and augmentation of approximately 135 nos. of 33/11 kilovolt (kV) substations (2,062 megavolt-amperes (MVA)); Construction and modernization of around 30,000 kilometers (km) of 33/11 kV distribution lines; and Installation of River-crossing Towers, Switching Stations, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System, and Fault Locators

OBJECTIVE The objective of the Project is to promote clean energy generation in Thailand through the development of a portfolio of solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants and the installation of battery energy storage systems (BESS). DESCRIPTION The Project involves the development, construction, and operation of eight solar PV power plants with a total capacity of 393-megawatt (MW) and four solar PV power plants with a total capacity of 256 MW integrated with BESS.

OBJECTIVE The Project objective is to increase access to sustainable and clean energy in the Republic of Rwanda. DESCRIPTION The Project will increase access of households and businesses to less carbon intensive and lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting sources of energy by increasing grid electrification and enhancing the availability of and access to clean cooking solutions. The Project comprises: (i) provision of grid-based electricity connections through grid densification in areas already covered by the grid and through grid extension to new areas; (ii) provision of off-grid electricity solutions; and (iii) provision of clean cooking solutions. Specifically, the Project scope involves: 1. Provision of 420,000 grid connections including related backbone infrastructure. 2. Upgrade of four 110/30kV and two 110/15kV transformers in five existing substations; construction of one 110/30kV substation, two 20 megavolt-amperes (MVA) transformers and one 110kV transmission line (21km); construction of one 220kV transmission line (56km); construction of four 30/15kV, 5MVA substations and associated medium voltage (MV) feeder lines; construction of three MV switching cabins; and extension and/or upgrade of 160km of MV lines and rehabilitation of low voltage (LV) lines in Kigali City, Southern Province and Western Province, to reinforce the transmission and distribution system and increase system efficiency and reliability. 3. Provision of at least 50,000 solar home systems (SHS), 80,000 household clean cooking technologies and 60 institutional clean cooking solutions. The Project will be jointly co-financed with the World Bank (WB) as the lead cofinancer.

Hybrid interfaces enable information and communication technology at the nanoscale The EU-funded SINFONIA project plans to develop technology that allows information storage and transport at the nanoscale and at operating frequencies in the terahertz range. The technology will be realised by manipulating hybrid interfaces formed by organic molecules and antiferromagnetic materials. Researchers will exploit the hybridised states created at these hybrid low-dimensional interfaces, coupling an external optical stimulus to the propagation of magnetic perturbations (spin waves). Unlike conventional CMOS technology, this new information technology approach has an exceptionally low energy consumption since it does not require electrical currents or electrodes to store and transmit information.Objective SINFONIA - “Selectively activated INFOrmation technology by hybrid Organic Interfaces” – is an interdisciplinary research project that envisions a technology allowing to store and transport information on the nanometer length scale and at operational frequencies in the THz regime. Such a technology will be realized through an optical manipulation of hybrid molecular/antiferromagnetic interfaces, which will enable a selective activation of information emitters and detectors. Such a selectivity will be ensured by the local nature of the hybridized electronic states that develops at the interface between an antiferromagnet (AF) and a molecular system. The main objective of SINFONIA is to exploit the hybridized states created at such interfaces to couple an external optical stimulus to the propagation of magnetic perturbations (namely spin waves) in the AF layer. This way, SINFONIA proposes a completely new approach to information technology, based on hybrid organic/inorganic low-dimensional systems. Among the breakthroughs offered by such a change of paradigm, there are: low power consumption (no electrical currents), high-frequency responses (ensured by AF materials), tunability (ensured by molecular materials), scalability and miniaturization, on account of the intrinsic low-dimensionality of our interface-based approach. SINFONIA also envisions the long-term perspective of realizing fully organic devices, thurough the development of organic AF films. The proof-of-concept of the proposed technological approach will be sought in the development of magnonics prototypical devices, such as logic gates. Magnonics is widely recognised as one of the most promising technological approaches to go beyond CMOS technology, which represents the state-of-the-art in information and communication technology.

Keeping road users and workers safe through collaborative robotics and modularisation There are many health and safety risks when it comes to using and working on roads. The EU-funded InfraROB project will focus on automating, robotising and modularising road construction and maintenance work. More specifically, it will develop, among others, autonomous robotised systems and machinery to carry out line marking, repaving, and the repair of cracks and potholes. It will also develop collaborative robotised safety systems for construction workers and road users. The project further aims to integrate pavement management system and traffic management system solutions for a holistic, unified management of road infrastructure and live traffic.Objective With the aim to reduce workers’ exposure to live traffic and construction machines, increase the availability of the transport network, reduce the cost of repetitive tasks, and increase the safety of road users, InfraROB promotes significant advances in automating, robotising and modularizing the construction, upgrade and maintenance of the road infrastructure. By focussing on the road bed and, particularly, on roads paved with asphalt (the most widely applied type of pavement in Europe, accounting for 90% of all paved roads and highways ), the project will develop autonomous robotized systems/machinery for (i) (re)paving, (ii) repairing cracks/potholes in the road surface, and (iii) line marking. In addition, it will develop (iv) robotized safety systems for workers and road users. It will then develop (v) integrated one-piece precast construction elements for the roadside drainage serving a major degree of modularization in road design and construction/upgrade.In order to cope with optimal road maintenance planning, the project will furthermore upgrade existing Pavement Management Systems (PMS) to use digital twin models of road networks that track changes of their physical counterparts in real time, to give support for maintenance planning based on dynamic predictive modeling and the acquisition of real-time data on pavement conditions. Finally, yet evenly important, to provide for the safe and coordinated deployment of automated road maintenance robots, the project will attempt the integration of Pavement Management System (PMS) and Traffic Management System (TMS) solutions in order to allow for a holistic, integrated management of road infrastructure and traffic over the whole lifespan.

Investigating the human ability to understand others’ actions Despite the great progress in cognitive neuroscience and related disciplines, there is a lack of a computationally and neurobiologically plausible model of humans’ interpretation of other people’s behaviour. The EU-funded TrackingMinds project will implement a multi-modal and mathematically precise approach to shed light on humans’ mental capacity to track others’ minds and to infer their hidden beliefs and preferences. TrackingMinds will focus on how we observe others as well as how we predict and learn from their decisions. The project also aims to contribute to the development of better interactive artificial intelligence systems, equilibrium predictions in economic theory and even innovative approaches against social impairments in mental disorders.Objective A core research question in cognitive neuroscience and many other disciplines is to understand how humans interpret the behavior of others. Despite the plethora of empirical work on human Theory of Mind, we still lack a computationally and neurobiologically plausible model. The goal of the current project is to fill this gap by leveraging our extensive knowledge of decision making, which has been formalized as a process of evidence accumulation. Thus, my central hypothesis is that humans utilize their own evidence-accumulation machinery to track others’ minds and to infer their hidden beliefs and preferences. Importantly, my theory goes far beyond previous accounts (e.g. the mirror neuron system), as it specifies not only how we observe others, but also how we predict and learn from their decisions.I will subject this hypothesis to a series of studies that test its behavioral, physiological and neurobiological implications. Thereto, I will employ cutting-edge cognitive neuroscience tools, including cognitive modeling, eye tracking, functional magnetic resonance imaging, and electroencephalography (EEG). Moreover, I will use EEG hyperscanning to probe the synchronization of brain signals related to evidence accumulation in interacting people. Finally, I will develop a multi-agent artificial intelligence (AI) system that can infer the hidden beliefs of other agents on the basis of their decision processes. I will then show that this AI system provides superior performance in coordinating its actions with human partners.The multi-modal and mathematically rigorous approach of TrackingMinds will advance our understanding of human mentalizing abilities profoundly. Thereby, it will stimulate further research and applications. First, it can help to devise better interactive AI systems. Second, it has strong implications for equilibrium predictions in economic theory. Third, it can foster new interventions of social mental disorders such as autism and social anxiety.

Advanced memory system could bring exascale computing closer to reality The EU-funded IO-SEA project plans to provide a novel data management and storage platform for exascale computing based on object stores, hierarchical storage management and on-demand provisioning of storage services. The platform will efficiently make use of storage tiers, including non-volatile memory express (NVMe) and non-volatile random-access memory (NVRAM), all the way down to tape-based technologies. Use of ephemeral data nodes and data accessors should allow users to flexibly operate the system using various well-known data access paradigms. These ephemeral resources will eliminate the problem of treating storage resources and system components as static. The newly developed data management methods could be applied to data-intensive applications over exascale platforms.Objective IO-SEA aims to provide a novel data management and storage platform for exascale computing based on hierarchical storage management (HSM) and on-demand provisioning of storage services. The platform will efficiently make use of storage tiers spanning NVMe and NVRAM at the top all the way down to tape-based technologies. System requirements are driven by data intensive use-cases, in a very strict co-design approach. The concept of ephemeral data nodes and data accessors is introduced that allow users to flexibly operate the system, using various well-known data access paradigms, such as POSIX namespaces, S3/Swift Interfaces, MPI-IO and other data formats and protocols. These ephemeral resources eliminate the problem of treating storage resources as static and unchanging system components – which is not a tenable proposition for data intensive exascale environments. The methods and techniques are applicable to exascale class data intensive applications and workflows that need to be deployed in highly heterogeneous computing environments.Critical aspects of intelligent data placement are considered for extreme volumes of data. This ensures that the right resources among the storage tiers are used and accessed by data nodes as close as possible to compute nodes – optimising performance, cost, and energy at extreme scale. Advanced IO instrumentation and monitoring features will be developed to that effect leveraging the latest advancements in AI and machine learning to systematically analyse the telemetry records to make smart decisions on data placement. These ideas coupled with in-storage-computation remove unnecessary data movements within the system.The IO-SEA project (EuroHPC-2019-1 topic b) has connections to the DEEP-SEA (topic d) and RED-SEA (topic c) project. It leverages technologies developed by the SAGE, SAGE2 and NextGEN-IO projects, and strengthens the TLR of the developed products and technologies.

Improving AAV gene therapy vector efficiency Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a non-enveloped virus that can be engineered to deliver DNA of interest to target cells for gene therapy purposes. However, pre-existing immunity renders AAV vectors inefficient as they get eliminated from the host. The EU-funded ARDAT project is bringing together experts in the field of gene therapy to fill the knowledge gaps regarding the immunogenicity of AAV vectors in gene therapy applications. Moreover, partners will study the metabolism of AAV gene therapy vectors, their degradation rate and their capacity to persist in episomal form. The long-term vision of ARDAT is to improve AAV vector efficiency in gene therapy trials.Objective Major current hurdles for wide clinical use of AAV vectors are attributable primarily to: (i) host elimination by both immune and non-immune sequestering mechanisms – such neutralization by host antibody responses critically limits the possibility of repeated AAV delivery; (ii) AAVs are prevalent in the environment and hence a large proportion of the population carry AAV antibodies (up to 80%)– this pre-existing immunity renders AAV unable to infect target cells forcing substantial patient cohorts to be excluded from clinical trials. The current proposal is founded on compelling track record in the field and brings together a ‘best-with-best’ multidisciplinary team of international leading academic and EFPIA partners with complimentary expertise in gene therapy, immunology, chemistry, engineering, biotechnology, drug safety, viral vector production, regulatory and clinical trials. The overall goal is to analyse the currently available clinical data and then design preclinical and clinical studies to fill the knowledge gaps in advanced therapies development. Our main aims are to: 1) Develop improved model systems for predicting product immunogenicity in humans. This will be achieved by generating human and NHP 3D hepatic models; 2) Enhance our understanding of gene/cell therapy drug metabolism inside a host of cell types. The plan is to define metabolism of the therapeutic vector genome in different cell types to understand whether rates of degradation, episomal maintenance, or integration, and metabolic stress induced by AAV vector transgene expression vary from cell to cell. We will then adopt strategies to mitigate the loss of vector genomes and improve persistence; 3) Use diverse clinical expertise to establish the clinical factors around pre-existing immunity limiting patient access to advanced therapies therapy; 4) Engage regulators to ensure that the concepts and the data generated through this IMI programme will fill the gaps and support furture trials.

Understanding microbial competition for the benefits of infection treatment Our bodies host an enormous number of microbes which are crucial for our health. The composition and function of these microbial communities are shaped by how the microbes influence each other's growth. Pathogens interact with the existing microbial communities, and the native microbes can repel or support the pathogens. The EU-funded BugDrug project aims to develop a microscopy method to define interaction networks within complex communities. The project will answer how interactions between pathogens and native gut microbiota can protect a host from infections. This technology will help to identify bacteria in the native gut community that can outcompete pathogens, revolutionising the usage of probiotics and offering new ways to prevent and treat infectious diseases.Objective Our body is inhabited by an enormous number of microbes which are crucial for our health. The bacteria in our gut for example help us to digest food but can also make us sick in case of an infection. The overall composition and function of those communities are strongly shaped by the interactions of the microbes within them e.g. how the microbes influence each others growth. These interactions are especially important in the case of microbial infections. Since pathogens have to interact with the microbial communities that already inhabit the host, the native microbes can repel or support the pathogens and thus protect the host from diseases or even facilitate them. Although microbial assemblages are pivotal for our health we have currently no satisfying way to get a mechanistic understanding of them which would be crucial to specifically manipulate these communities e.g. for therapeutic interventions. The aim of this proposal is to develop a microscopy method that allows to obtain interaction networks within complex communities. Since bacteria can only share the same space if they tolerate each other but avoid each other in case of competition, interaction networks of complex communities can be derived from the spatial co-occurence of the bacteria that form them. With this technology I especially want to investigate how pathogens embed into the native gut microbial community of the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. I want to understand how interactions between pathogens and native gut microbiota can protect a host from infections. Finally, I want to use this technology to identify bacteria in the native gut community that can outcompete pathogens and work as specific probiotic against microbial infections. This approach could revolutionize the usage of probiotics and offer completely new ways to prevent and treat infectious diseases, which are especially valuable in times where we see more and more pathogens become resistant against antibiotics.

Artificial synaptic input restoring sight Age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa are common eye diseases, caused by the degeneration of photoreceptors, which deprives bipolar cells (BCs) of light-dependent synaptic input. Treatment today is focused mainly on delaying vision loss. However, the neuronal damage affects only the presynaptic side of the synapse, while the possibility of activation of the denervated postsynaptic side remains preserved. Therefore, the EU-funded HyVIS project aims to combine several technologies to achieve the groundbreaking restoration of synaptic light-mediated input to BCs. It will conduct an artificial reproduction of basic processes responsible for the formation of the retinal image using an optically driven hybrid connection between a nano-sized neurotransmitter-releasing device and the denervated postsynaptic cell.Objective "Degenerative diseases of the retina, such as Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), hit light-sensitive photoreceptors and leave bipolar cells (BCs) deprived of light-dependent synaptic input. Neuronal degeneration starts affecting the presynaptic side of the synapse, while the denervated postsynaptic side preserves the ability to be activated. This project targets the recovery of the lost synaptic light-mediated input to BCs by artificially reproducing two of the key mechanisms involved in retinal image formation: glutamate release and high spatial resolution. BCs will be interfaced with plasmonic nanochannels filled with smart polymers able to release glutamate in response to optical stimuli, mimicking neurotransmitter release sites on presynaptic terminals. The functionalization of the nanochannels with appropriate adhesion molecules together with single cell genetic engineering will re-create the synaptic machinery and mediate contact formation between pre- and postsynaptic partners. No other attempts to recreate lost synapses by making an optically driven hybrid connection between a nano-sized neurotransmitter releasing device and the denervated postsynaptic cell have been attempted thus far. We propose stimulating neurons with a drastically novel method that surpasses the concept of electrical stimulation and that can go beyond single cell resolution to recreate lost synaptic connections with ""hybrid nanosynapses"". Moreover, the synergic combination of the proposed technologies paves the way for the breakthrough development of retinal prosthetics able to rescue the natural cell-specific connectivity of the inner retinal neurons."

Paving the way for industrial adoption of exascale computing There’s a push towards exascale computing. Imagine a computing system capable of more than one exaflop (about a billion billion calculations per second). Research into exascale computing has shown the potential of parallel-in-time integration as a powerful algorithmic paradigm. In this context, the EU-funded TIME-X project will enable efficient parallel-in-time integration for real-life applications. Bringing together leading scholars from numerical analysis and applied mathematics, computer science and the selected application domains, the project will launch a joint strategic research effort. Its aim is to advance parallel-in-time integration from an academic/mathematical methodology into a widely available technology with a convincing proof of concept.Objective Recent successes have established the potential of ​parallel-in-time integration as a powerful algorithmic paradigm to unlock the performance of Exascale systems. However, these successes have mainly been achieved in a rather academic setting, without an overarching understanding. TIME-X will take the next leap in the development and deployment of this promising new approach for massively parallel HPC simulation, enabling​ ​efficient​ ​parallel-in-time​ ​integration​ ​for​ ​real-life​ ​applications.​ ​We​ ​will: ● Provide software for parallel-in-time integration on current and future Exascale HPC architectures, delivering​ ​substantial​ ​improvements​ ​in​ ​parallel​ ​scaling​; ● Develop ​novel algorithmic concepts ​for parallel-in-time integration, deepening our mathematical understanding​ ​of​ ​their​ ​convergence​ ​behaviour​ ​and​ ​including​ ​advances​ ​in​ ​multi-scale​ ​methodology; ● Demonstrate the impact of parallel-in-time integration, ​showcasing the potential on problems that, to date, cannot be tackled with full parallel efficiency in three diverse and challenging application fields with​ ​high​ ​societal​ ​impact:​ ​weather​ ​and​ ​climate,​ ​medicine​ ​and​ ​fusion. To realise these ambitious, yet achievable goals, the inherently inter-disciplinary TIME-X Consortium unites top researchers from numerical analysis and applied mathematics, computer science and the selected application domains. Europe is leading research in parallel-in-time integration. ​TIME-X unites all relevant actors at the European level for the first time in a joint strategic research effort. A strategic investment from the European Commission would enable taking the necessary next step: ​advancing parallel-in-time integration from an academic/mathematical methodology into a widely available technology with a convincing proof of concept, maintaining European leadership in this rapidly advancing​ ​field​ ​and​ ​paving​ ​the​ ​way​ ​for​ ​industrial​ ​adoption.

A governance model bringing public administrations and private actors closer Governments face many obstacles such as data privacy that limits their ability to reuse and share services with private partners. The EU-funded INTERLINK will offer an innovative solution – a collaborative governance model, merging the enthusiasm and flexibility of grassroot initiatives with the legitimacy and accountability of top-down e-government frameworks. Coupled with Interlinkers, which are a set of digital building blocks, the solution will be delivered within a technological framework and operational platform that is based on an open software system. It will then be customised, deployed and evaluated on three use-cases within partner public administrations.Objective INTERLINK aims to overcome the barriers preventing administrations to reuse and share services with private partners (including citizens) by developing a novel collaborative governance model that merges the enthusiasm and flexibility of grassroot initiatives with the legitimacy and accountability granted by top-down e-government frameworks. We believe that a solution incorporating the strengths of these two approaches will be able to overcome their individual limitations, namely lack of involvement of private actors, transparency and trust for “top-down” and lack of sustainability, accountability, and legitimacy for “bottom-up” initiatives. To enable this, INTERLINK will provide a set of digital building blocks, called “Interlinkers”, that implement the defined governance model and standardize the basic functionalities needed to enable private actors to co-operate in the delivery of a service (organization, communication, scheduling, monitoring, etc.). In this way, the new shared service will maintain the effectiveness of digital solutions adopted in grassroots initiatives to support self-organization and make collective decisions, and at the same time fulfill the technical and legal requirements necessary for adoption by Public Administrations (PAs). The INTERLINK multidisciplinary consortium will deliver the new governance model and Interlinkers within a technological framework and operational platform based on an open software system leveraging on mobile communications, facilitating the co-production of services between PAs and private stakeholders. The solution will be customised, deployed and evaluated on three use-cases within the partner PAs: the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Latvian Ministry of Regional Development, and the City of Zaragoza. Lessons learned in the three use-cases will be generalized to deliver a re-usable solution across Europe.