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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP
MULTINATIONAL
MANO RIVER UNION: LIBERIA-COTE D’IVOIRE: ROAD
DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORT FACILITATION PROGRAMME -
PHASE 2
PICU/RDGW DEPARTMENTS
September 2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Strategic Thrust and Rationale ................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Programme Linkages with National and Regional Strategies ...................................... 1
1.2 Rationale for Bank's Involvement ……...……………………………………………2
1.3 Donors Coordination .................................................................................................... 2 II. Programme Description.......................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Programme Objectives and Components ..................................................................... 3 2.2 Technical Solutions Adopted and Alternative Solutions Considered .......................... 4
2.3 Programme Type……………………………………………………………………..5
2.4 Programme Cost and Financing arrangement .............................................................. 5 2.5 Programme target areas and Population ....................................................................... 7
2.6 Participatory process to Programme Identification, Design and Implementation ....... 7
2.7 Bank Group Experience and Lessons Reflected in Programme Design ...................... 8 2.8 Programme Performance Indicators ............................................................................. 8
III. Programme Feasibility .......................................................................................................... 8 3.1 Economic and Financial Performance.......................................................................... 8
3.2 Environmental and Social Impacts ............................................................................... 9
3.3 Fragility Assessment .................................................................................................. 11
IV. Implementation ................................................................................................................... 12 4.1 Implementation Arrangements .................................................................................. 12 4.2 Monitoring .................................................................................................................. 15
4.3 Governance................................................................................................................. 16
4.4 Sustainability .............................................................................................................. 16
4.5 Road Sector Financing ............................................................................................... 17 4.6 Risk Management ....................................................................................................... 18
4.7 Knowledge Building .................................................................................................. 18 V. Legal Framework ................................................................................................................. 18
5.1 Legal Instrument ........................................................................................................ 18
5.2 Conditions Associated with Bank’s Intervention ....................................................... 18 5.3 Compliance with Bank Policies ................................................................................. 22
VI. RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................... 22 6.1 Recommendations ...................................................................................................... 22
Annex I. Comparative Socio-economic Indicators of the Two Countries
Annex II. Table of Bank Group Operations in the Two Countries Annex III. Programme Costs Annex IV. Map of the Programme Area
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CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS
April 2018
UA 1.00 = LD 132
UA 1.00 = USD 1.42
UA 1.00 = EUR 1.19
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Metric System
1 metric tonne = 2 204 pounds
1 kilogramme (kg) = 2.2 pounds
1 metre (m) = 3.281 feet
1 millimetre (mm) = 0.03937 inch
1 kilometre (km) = 0.621 miles
1 hectare (ha) = 2.471 acres
GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR
1 July – 30 June (Liberia)
1 January – 31 December (Côte d’Ivoire)
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ADF African Development Fund
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AfT Agenda for Transformation
AfIF Africa Investment Facility
COLR Liberia Country Office
CPIA Country Political and Institutional Assessment
CSP Country Strategy Paper
ECOWAS Economic Community for West African States
EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return
FTHRP Fish Town – Harper Road Project
EIB European Investment Bank
ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan
EU-AIP European Union Africa Investment Platform
FM Financial Management
GAC General Auditing Commission
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GoL Government of Liberia
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
ICB International Competitive Bidding
IRR International Rate of Return
JAS Joint Assistance Strategy
JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
LISGIS Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services
M&E Monitoring and Evaluation
MPW Ministry of Public Works
MRU Mano River Union
MRU-
RDTFP
Mano River Union - Road Development and Transport Facilitation Programme
OPA Observatory of Abnormal Practices
PAP Project Affected People
PAGoDA Pillar Assessed Grant or Delegation Agreement
PAR Project Appraisal Report
PBA Performance-based Allocation
PCN Project Concept Note
PCR Project Completion Report
PFMU Project Financial Management Unit
PIDA Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa
PIU Programme Implementation Unit
PAPD Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development
RAP Resettlement Action Plan
RED Road Economic Decision Model
RISP Regional Integration Strategy Paper
ROW Right of Way
SIDA Swedish International Development Agency
TSF Transition Support Facility
UA Unit of Account
USD United States Dollars
VOC Vehicle Operating Costs
WB World Bank
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Programme Information Sheet
Client Information
BORROWERS/RECIPIENTS: Liberia; Côte d’Ivoire
PROGRAMME TITLE: Mano River Union - Road Development and Transport
Facilitation Programme – Phase II
PROJECT AREA: Liberia: Fish Town - Kelipo (River Gee County); and
Sanniquellie Loquatuo (Nimba County)
Côte d’Ivoire/Liberia/ Boarder: Gbeunta
EXECUTING AGENCY: Liberia: Ministry of Public Works (MPW)
Côte d’Ivoire: Ministry of Economic Infrastructures, through
the Agency for Road Management (AGEROUTE) as well as the
ECOWAS Commission, the MRU Secretariat and the Joint
Technical Committee (JTC).
Financing Plan
Source Amount (UA) Instrument ADF (PBA) 4, 400, 000 Loan ADF (PBA) 2, 800, 000 Grant ADF: Regional Envelope (2017) 9, 000, 000 Loan
TSF (PBA) 9, 150, 000 Loan
TSF (PBA) 3, 930, 000 Grant
EU (EUR 20,200,000.00) 16, 974,790 Grant EIB (EUR 17,000,000.00) 14, 290 000 Loan GoL 1, 340, 000 Counterpart Funds
TOTAL COST 61, 884, 790
Key ADF Financial Information
Loan/Grant currency
Unit of Account (UA)
Interest* type Not Applicable
Interest rate margin* Not Applicable
Commitment fee on the ADF loan* 0.5% per year of the undisbursed loan amount 120
days following signature of the Loan Agreement
Service charge on the ADF loan 0.75% per year of the disbursed but unreimbursed
amount
Other charges* Not applicable
Maturity 40 years
Grace period 10 years
Timeframe – Main Milestones (expected)
Concept Note approval July 2017
Programme approval September 2018
Effectiveness January 2019
Completion Date December 2022
Closing Date June 2023
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
I. General Programme Overview
1. The Road Development and Transport Facilitation Programme – Phase 2, is a regional
programme between Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire to develop and pave a total of 67.1 km of road
linking the South-eastern Liberia and western part of Cote D’Ivoire. The road sections
concerned are: (i) Development of 20 km road from Fish Town to Kelipo (River Gee County
in Liberia) and (ii) Development of 47.1 km from Sanniquellie to Loguatuo of Liberia, up to
the Border town of Gbeunta in Cote D’Ivoire. These road sections are still dirt roads, barely 6
metres wide and impassable for most of the year. The bridges spanning the numerous rivers in
the area are built of makeshift timber and they have numerous road checkpoints and ill-adapted
border posts that render journeys long and fastidious. The South Eastern part of Liberia in
particular is one of the least developed and has high poverty levels estimated at 54%. The lack
of road infrastructure is one binding constraint to economic development and activities of the
areas, including the movement of goods and services. To ensure that these roads handle current
and future traffic flows, there is a need to improve their level of service, increase their capacity
to receive traffic throughout the year and reduce the number of police checkpoints. This calls
for the development and paving of the roads, construction of 36.55-meter span bridge on the
Nuon River connecting Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire at the Loguatuo/Gbeunta Border and the
construction of joint border control posts.
2. Over the past 24 years, successive crises within the MRU have aggravated the poverty
rate, which is 21% higher than in other regions of the continent. The programme area has the
economic potential to create about 800 formal and informal jobs, especially in agriculture, and
abounds with natural resources (minerals, coffee, cocoa, gold, diamond, iron, etc.).
Unfortunately, it has become the epicentre of various hotbeds of tension due to its economic
isolation, inequalities and the marginalisation of social groups like women and the youth, and
the lack of trade.
3. The programme will benefit road users, transporters, farmers, the programme area
population of about 790, 000 inhabitants and especially disadvantaged groups such as women
and children who constitute the majority. It will be executed from January 2019 to December
2022 for an estimated total cost of UA 61.88 million, comprising ADF contribution to the
Programme amounting to UA 29.28 million which accounts for (48%) of the total cost of the
project. UA 20.28 million (33%) will come from a combination of ADF 14, TSF Loans and
grants and the amount of UA 9.00 million (15%) will come from the Regional Envelope (RE).
The European Commission through it regional window (Africa Investment Platform) has
approved in grant total amount of EUR 20.20 million, equivalent to UA 16.97 million and the
European Investment Bank (EIB) will also finance part of the Programme in a Loan of EUR 17
million, equivalent to UA 14.29 million.
Needs Assessment
4. The programme features in the poverty reduction strategy frameworks of the two
countries, in the PIDA action plan and in the MRU priority transport programme. It is the
second operation under the Strategic Framework of the Bank's Initiative for the MRU and its
"transport" and "trade facilitation" components cost, estimated at USD 2.53 billion, is short by
USD 1.79 billion, or 71%. In view of the above, the Bank dispatched a preparation mission in
December 2016, which reached an agreement with the countries on the configuration and scope
of the programme. In a joint regional prioritization letter (Annex C3) signed by the two
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countries for the upgrading of Sanniquellie-Loguatuo (Liberia 47.1km) and Danane – Gbeunta
(Côte d’Ivoire, 27 km), it was indicated that Côte d’Ivoire will finance its section in the ADF14
allocation because of the limited allocation in the ADF13 funding cycle then; hence leaving the
two countries regional collaboration only on the bridge and joint border post. In
January/February 2018, the programme was appraised in Liberia with consultation with
authorities in Côte d’Ivoire.
5. The poor state of roads, the isolation of poor regions and insecurity in the programme
area promote cross-border mercenary activities; fuel all forms of trafficking; hinder economic
growth; discourage public and private investments; and limit access to job opportunities. The
volume of trade has dwindled considerably, due to the fastidious checkpoints and border control
posts. The improvement of these roads will boost regional integration, promote peace and
reconciliation, attract investors, increase trade between the countries, and protect the
environment by marginally cutting greenhouse gas emissions during construction and in the
long term at cumulative 21% reduction of CO2 emissions. Cut transport costs, reduce road
accidents, transit time of goods, and open up access to markets, farming areas and social
services.
Value-added for the Bank
6. Given the Bank’s experience and the skills gained from implementing regional
infrastructure projects, the Bank was designated as the lead financier for EU-AIP, formal AfIF
and EIB infrastructure financing. Furthermore, this programme is a continuation of Bank
support to the transport sector in Liberia that includes the development and paving of the Fish
Town-Harper Road, Phase I, approved in October 2013, and the first phase of the MRU Road
Development and Transport Facilitation Programme approved in December 2014. The two
projects are training young engineers and reforming institutions to better sector delivery
systems. Lastly, the Bank took the initiative to set up a Special High Level Panel on Fragile
States that prepared an action plan together with pertinent recommendations that point to
integrating regional states. Consequently, the Bank is best suited to use this programme to
achieve MRU goals and overcome fragility.
Knowledge Management
7. Lessons and knowledge from the programme will be generated through: (i) a joint
border post operational procedure studies. Additionally, a study on mobility and inland
waterway will be carried out (ii) monitoring/evaluation reports on programme impact to be
prepared by a consultant; and (iii) the Observatory of Abnormal Practices (OPA) that monitors,
detects and publishes any violations of community regulations along the international corridors.
The lessons, experiences and knowledge gathered from implementing this programme will be
managed from a database in the public works ministries of the two beneficiary countries and
disseminated in annual reports and on the Bank’s web site.
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Results-based Logical Framework
Country and Programme Name: Multinational (Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire): Mano River Union – Road Development and Transport Facilitation Programme
Purpose of the Project: To Provide efficient road transport access to South East and North West Counties of Liberia and Western part of Côte d’Ivoire
RESULTS CHAIN
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
MEANS OF VERIFICATION RISKS/MITIGATION MEASURES
Indicator
(including CSI) Baseline Target 2022[impact]
IMP
AC
T
Impact
Contribute to Economic Growth
and poverty reduction in the
MRU Region (CI and Liberia)
Contribute to increase in
Regional Trade
between Liberia and Côte
d’Ivoire
GDP per capita growth
(%)
Population below the
poverty line (%) (in the
Programme Area)
Trade Volumes (USD)
Annual volume of Côte
d’Ivoire /Liberia trade
(imports and exports) for
all modes of transport
In 2017: Liberia
2.5%, CI: 7.8%
In 2017: Liberia
54%, CI, 46%
In 2017: Côte
d'Ivoire-Liberia:
445.12 million
tonnes of goods
In 2022: Liberia 5.5%, CI.
7.9%
In 2022: Liberia 40% and
CI. 32%
In 2017: Côte d'Ivoire-
Liberia:
560.06 million tonnes of
goods
Nationals Statistics from
both Countries:
Source: Ministries of
Trade, Institutes of
Statistics, Customs.
Ministry of Finance and
Development Planning
(MFDP)
Liberia Institute of
Statistics & Geo-
Information Services
(LISGIS)
Risk: (i) Implementation of Development Agendas is
not successful in both Countries;
Mitigation: (i) The two Countries (CI and Liberia)
and Development Partners commitment will be
geared towards the implementation of the Agendas.
OU
TC
OM
ES
Outcome 1
Reduced transport cost Vehicle
Operating Costs
Vehicle operation
cost(VOC) reduced
(Cost/veh-km)
In 2017:
US$0.52/veh-km
In 2022: US$0.39/ veh-
km (25% reduction) Ministry of Public
Works
(MPW)/AGEROUTE
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Report/MPW/AGEROU
TE
Risks
(i) unwillingness to apply community regulation on
the free movement of persons and goods as swell as
road transit
Mitigation Measures
Awareness raising for local communities, equipment
of checkpoints and bus stations with health control
posts and implementation of the response plan.
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Outcome 2:
Reduced average travel time
between Fish Town and Kelipo;
and Sanniquellie and Loguatuo
Average Travel Time
(Hours) reduced
In 2017: 3 hours
30 minutes
(Sanniquellie –
Loquatuo)
In 2017: 2 Hours,
(Fish Town –
Kelipo)
I hour and 30 minutes
(40% reduction) [2022]
and
1 hour (50% reduction)
[2022] respectively
By inspection/ Driver
Interviews
( MPW)
Risks
Unpredictable spike in the cost of works
Mitigation Measures
Physical and financial contingencies, advance
contracting.
Outcome 3:
Improve living conditions of
Project Affected
Persons/communities
Nos. people formally and
informally employed
during construction on
skilled and unskilled jobs
% women-led enterprises
accessing public
procurement contracts
Nos. women and youth
owned contractors trained
on technical know-how
and financial management
Nos. people trained in
book-keeping and simple
accounting
In 2017
-Sanniquellie -
Loguatuo
road/border: 0
-Fish Town –
Kelipo road: 0
In 2017: 0
In 2017: 0
In 2017: 0
In 2017:
- Sanniquellie –
Loguatuo road/border =
550 people employed
(30% female)
-Fish Town – Kelipo
road = 250
At least 20%
100% entrepreneurs
(60% women)
- 100 traders and shop
owners trained in
booking and accounting
of which 60% women by
2022
Sources: Quarterly reports
from Executing Agencies
including forms for
collecting date on jobs
created
Statistics on household
income
Risks
Fiduciary risks
Mitigation Measures
Project accounting audits, mix security parols
organized by the two countries. Reconciliation
measures will help to mitigate this risk.
Outcome 4:
Obstacles to the free movement
of persons and goods in the two
countries are eliminated
Amount of time taken by a
good truck to cross the
border
Number of checkpoints for
every 10km
In 2017:
Sanniquellie –
Loguatuo 12
hours
In 2017:
-Sanniquellie –
Loguatuo = 4
-Fish Town –
Kelipo = 3
In 2022:
Sanniquellie – Loguatuo
4 hours
In 2012:
-Sanniquellie – Loguatuo
= 2
-Fish Town –Kelipo = 1
Sources: Reports on
monitoring/evaluation of
regional road performance
Reports from the OPA
Risk
i. Late mobilization of counterpart funds
ii. Lack of willingness to apply regional regulations in
road transit.
Mitigation Measures
i. Opening of a counterpart fund account and
providing it with an amount that can cover 6 months
of operation.
ii. the monitoring of performance indicators by the
Technical Committee comparison of members from
the two countries and that of ECOWAS monitoring
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OU
TP
UT
S
Component 1 – Road
Works/Infrastructure
Investment & ESMP: -20 km (Fish Town - Kelipo and
-47.1 km (Sanniquellie -
Loquatuo) road paved
-Construction of the bridge at the
border
-Environmental and Social
Management Plan
Length (km) of road paved
Border bridge build and
commissioned
Percentage of reduction in
CO2 emission
In 2017: 0
In 2017: 0
In 2017: 0
In 2022:
67.1 km (Fish Town -
Kelipo and 47.1 km
(Sanniquellie -
Loquatuo) paved
In 2022: Pre-stressed
bridge constructed and
commissioned
In 2022: 21% reduction
of CO2 emission
By inspection/ Substantial
completion of works Risks:
(i) Increase in construction costs;
(ii) Procurement bottlenects/delays whose impact is
the late commencement of works
(iii) Limited institutional capacity of the Programme’s
Executing Agencies
(iv) Delay in payment of compensation and land
acquisition of border post construction
Mitigation Measures:
(i) Estimate based on current unit prices on the market
taking into account future inflation;
(ii) Use of advance contracting procedure and training
on relevant Bank policies during launching of the
programme
(iii) Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for
the Executing Agencies.
(iv) Borrower/recipient opening a Special Account to
deposit counterpart funds and provide title land for
construction of OSBP
Component 2 – Social
Infrastructure measures and
Institutional Support (1) Construction of road side
markets, separated toilets and
boreholes in safe and secure
spaces
(2)Communities/Workers
Sensitized on: HIV/AIDS,
Malaria, Gender Empowerment,
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Rights (SRHR) and Road Safety.
(3) Institutional Support (i)
Study on Urban Mobility
Improvement Measures in the
city of Monrovia, and (ii)
Professional course/training for
sector
engineers and programme
Implementation unit
Nos. of roadside markets,
separated toilets and
boreholes (water facilities)
constructed in safe and
secure spaces
Nos. of awareness, people
sensitized and educational
campaigns executed.
(i) Progress on completion
of study on Urban
Mobility Improvement
(ii) Nos. of MPW/PIU
engineers trained
In 2017: 0
In 2017: 0
In 2017: 0
In 2017:0
In 2022: 2 roadside
markets at Sanniquellie
and Loquatuo, 3
separated toilets and 5
boreholes
In 2022: Construction
workers, 15 community
towns and villages
sensitized about
HIV/AIDS, malaria,
SRPH, road safety,
gender mainstreaming by
2022.
Study completed and
available
In 2022: 10 engineers
trained in various
engineering disciplines.
At least 30% of women
engineers trained.
-Project Quarterly
Progress Reports
-Project quarterly progress
reports and Annual ESMP
Compliance Monitoring
Report
Project quarterly and
annual progress reports
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Component 3: Trade
Facilitation: (i) Study to examine border
procedure, processes and the role
of women in cross-border trade
and transport
(ii) construction of Joint Border
post and ancillary activities
# of reports on border
procedure, processes and
the role of cross border
women by 2022
One stop border post
constructed be 2022
In 2017: 0
In 2017: 0
In 2022:
(i) Reports on border
procedure and processes
(ii) Border post
constructed and
commissioned at
Loguatuo
(Liberia)/Gbeunta (Cote
d’lovire)
Sources: Ministry of
Public Works,
AGEROUTE, MRU,
ECOWAS
Component 4 – Project
Management (PM) and
Technical Support:
(i) PM Consultancies:
-Financial Audit firm
-Technical and Road Safety firm
-M&E firm
-Procurement TA
-Envirnomental, Gender and
social safeguard TA
(ii) Programme Executing
Agency -Logistical support and top up to
improve their working
conditions
Nos., Quality and
Timeliness of the Reports
Ensure that at least 30% of
women take part in project
Management in particular
M&E
Equipment installed and
logistic facilities
commissioned and used
In 2018: None
In 2018: 0
In 2019:
Reports completed and
validated
In 2022: equipment and
logistics procured and in
use
Ministries in charge of
road works in the 2
countries
KE
Y A
CT
IVIT
IES
COMPONENTS
INPUTS
Component 1: Road development and mitigation of negative environmental impacts Component 2: Social Infrastructure measures and Institutional Support
Ccomponent 3: Transport Facilitation
Component 4: Programme Management
Budget (UA Million) Component 1 49.73
Component 2 1.15
Component 3 3.30 Component 4 2.48
Contingencies 5.22
TOTAL 61.88
Financing Plan (UA Million) ADF Loan 4.40 (7.00%)
ADF Grant 2.80 (5.00%)
ADF Loan (Regional Envelope) 9.00 (15.00%) TSF Loan 9.15 (15.00%)
TSF Grant 3.93 (6.00%)
EU Grant 16.97 (27.00%) EIB Loan 14.29 (23.00%)
GOL 1.34 (2.00%)
TOTAL 61.88 (100%)
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Programme Implementation Schedule
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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF MANAGEMENT TO THE BOARDS OF
DIRECTORS CONCERNING A PROPOSAL TO GRANT LOANS AND GRANT TO
LIBERIA FOR THE ROAD DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORT FACILITATION
PROGRAMME WITHIN THE MRU
Management hereby submits this report and recommendation concerning a proposal for a two
ADF Loans of UA 4,400,000 and UA 9,000,000; one TSF Loan of UA 9,150,000 and two ADF
& TSF Grants of UA 2,800,000 and UA 3,930,000 to finance the Road Development and
Transport Facilitation Programme of the Mano River Union (MRU).
I. STRATEGIC THRUST AND JUSTIFICATION
1.1. Programme Linkages with National and Regional Strategies and
Objectives
1.1.1 The proposed road programme under the Mano River Union Road (MRU) Development
and Transport Facilitation Programme (MRU/RDTFP Phase II): Paving of Fish Town to Kelipo
(20 km) and Sanniquellie to Loguatuo (47.1 km) is a continuation of Bank’s support to the
regional integration of the Mano River Union Member States (Liberia, Cote D’lvoire, Sierra
Leone and Guinea). To improve road transport connectivity as a strategy to address and
minimize fragility, the Bank financed the ongoing first phase of the MRU Transport
Programme covering three MRU countries (Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea and Liberia), in order to
open up countries, and the MRU region, and bring to bear the innumerable economic potentials
of these countries. This second phase of the Programme is a continuation of the first phase in
order to provide the missing Regional and Intra-Regional Road Links in the two countries for
regional integration and trade. The current disbursement ratio on the first phase of the
Programme are 47% (Liberia) and 52% (Côte d’Ivoire) with completion date of December
2020.
1.1.2 The proposed Programme is consistent with: the poverty reduction strategies of the two
countries, and especially Pillar 3 of Côte d’Ivoire's National Development Programme (PND)
2013-2018 which focuses on "the development of infrastructure and transport services to
become an emerging economy. The Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development 2018 to
2023 (PAPD) is the second in the series of National Development Plans (NDP) anticipated
under the Liberia Vision 2030 framework. It follows the Agenda for Transformation 2012-
2017 (AfT) which focused on Infrastructure Development and Basic Services. Pillar 2 of the
Bank’s Country Strategy Paper (CSP) (2013-2017) for Liberia extended to December 2018;
and CSP (2013-2017) and National Development Plan (NDP) (2016-2020) for Côte d’Ivoire
are very much in line with the development objectives of the two countries.
1.1.3 The Programme is consistent with the Bank's 2013-2022 Ten-Year Strategy (which
gives priority to infrastructure), as refined in the High 5s and will support 4 of the 5 High 5s
which include Feed Africa, Industrialize Africa, Integrate Africa and Improve the Quality of
Life of the People of Africa. The road sections are also included in the Bank's Regional
Integration Strategy for West Africa, which is currently under consideration for extension. The
road sections are included in ECOWAS Plan of Action for deepening regional integration and
the MRU - Region Transport Priority Programme.
1.2. Rationale for Bank Involvement
1.2.1 The Mano River Union is a fragile region. Ethic, cultural and social ties in the West
African region transcend national boundaries, thus promoting social cohesion. Paradoxically,
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the MRU area, comprising Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, is one of the
hotbeds of fragility and social instability on the continent, just like the Great Lakes region and
the Horn of Africa. Over the past twenty years, successive crises have undermined the socio-
economic development of the three countries in the programme and rolled back public and
private investments in sectors that have the potential to generate inclusive economic growth.
This has aggravated the region's poverty, which is 21% higher than in other regions of Africa.
1.2.2 Analyses by the Bank on poverty under the fragility spectrum, concluded that the causes
of fragility in Africa are due, inter alia, to (i) the economic isolation of countries and regions;
(ii) inequalities and the exclusion of particular social groups such as women and youth; (iii)
climate disturbance and resource control conflicts; (iv) rapid urbanization, which is an
opportunity that could also lead to social conflict; and (v) failure to take regional approaches
into account in solving problems. Intra-State trade has remained limited due to the absence of
paved highways linking these three countries, insecurity, lack of safety and onerous border
crossing procedures. The programme will tackle these challenges by linking Côte d’Ivoire to
Guinea and Liberia with paved roads for the very first time, thus boosting trade, reducing
poverty and social inequalities, and consolidating peace and security.
1.2.3 Apart from the abovementioned development issues, the Bank's intervention is
justified by: (i) the alignment of Programme goals, aimed at promoting regional integration, on
those of NEPAD and on the Bank's Long-Term Strategy 2013-2022, which focuses on
infrastructure, regional integration, governance and the private sector. Moreover, roads to be
developed under the Programme are included in West Africa's Regional Integration Strategy
and in the strategic framework of the Bank's special initiative for MRU countries ("connect
Mano River countries, build peace and accelerate development"), which is going through the
approval process; (ii) the experience and skills accumulated by the Bank in the design, financing
and implementation of regional transport facilitation projects in partnership with regional
economic communities (RECs) including ECOWAS; (iii) the primacy of the current
Programme among the operations scheduled for Bank financing under the above Initiative; (iv)
the need to back up the reconstruction and reconciliation efforts initiated by the MRU with a
regional initiative that seeks to sustainably tackle the regional causes of fragility; and lastly (v)
the value-added of the Programme to the consolidation of cross-border peace and security, the
development of economic opportunities and the connection of isolated regions to national
economies.
1.3. Donors Coordination
1.3.1 Development Partners (DPs) activities in the sector in the two countries include support
to road sector institutions and Road Rehabilitation and Upgrading Programmes/Projects. The
DPs include: AfDB, EU, JICA, MCC, the World Bank (WB), KUWAIT Fund, IDB, China,
SIDA, USAID and GIZ. The EU and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have pledged to co-
finance the Programme with the Bank. The World Bank is already committed on some missing
section of the Trans-African Highway Corridor in Liberia between Ganta and Zwedru. In both
Cote D’Ivoire and Liberia, coordination mechanisms exist for the Transport Sector
Development Partners. Meetings are carried out regularly (monthly) to harmonise development
interventions, monitor progress of the Projects and Programmes and for policy dialogue with
the Borrowers/recipients on key issues affecting the sector performance such as Transport
Sector Reforms and Institutional Capacity Building.
1.3.2 The "transport" thematic group in Liberia comprises the Bank, EU, World Bank (WB),
JICA, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), SIDA etc. As the executing agency, the
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Ministry of Public Works chairs the monthly coordination meetings of road sector donors.
Although these meetings facilitate the sharing of relevant information on ongoing actions, they
do not effectively serve as a platform that guides the strategic decision-making of various
partners.
Table 1.1: Donor Coordination
* Figures obtained from Aid Management Unit and the Public Investment Unit/ Liberia Ministry of Finance
1.3.3 During the programme appraisal mission fielded in Liberia, the Bank informed the
DPs of the programme activities and ensured that there would be the necessary synergies,
complementarity and adherence of the other DPs to this operation. Furthermore, consultations
were held on measures pertaining to axle load limits as well as the facilitation and promotion
of actions within the sector that can generate inclusive growth and gender equality.
II. PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
2.1. Programme Objectives and Components
2.1.1 Programme Objective: The Programme Objective is to provide efficient road transport
access to South East and North West Counties of Liberia and Western part of Côte d’Ivoire.
These objectives will be achieved through the implementation of the below components.
2.1.2 Programme Components: The Programme has four (4) components as shown in table
2.1 below.
Table 2.1: Programme Components
Components Description of Components Indicati
ve cost
(M
UAC)
Financier
by
Compone
nt
Road
development
and mitigation
of negative
environmental
impacts
Road works and ESMP:
Construction of a total 67.1 km section of road as follows:
i. Sanniquellie – Loquatuo: A total of 47.1 km gravel road will be
paved to asphaltic concrete
ii. Construction of the bridge at Loguatuo/Gbeunta Border
iii. Fish Town – Kelipo: A total of 20 km gravel road will be paved
to asphaltic concrete
Implementation of Environmental & Social Management Plan (ESMP);
Implementation of RAPs; and
49.73 AfDB, EU,
EIB
Players – Public Annual Expenditure (Average) 2017/2018*
Government Donors WORLD BANK
AfDB
EU
KfW
MCAL
SIDA
GIZ
JICA
Others
51%
25%
8%
5%
4%
2%
1%
2%
2%
UA 6.2 million
7.6%
UA 81.25 million
92.4%
Level of Donor Coordination
Existence of Thematic working Group YES
Existence of SWAPs or Integrated Sector approaches NO
AfDB’s involvement in donor group YES
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Civil Works control and Supervision for road and design and supervision
for border post
Social
Infrastructure
measures and
Institutional
support
Social Infrastructure Measures:
Construction of 2 road side markets, 3 separated toilets and 3 boreholes
along the Sanniquellie Loguatuo road section;
Communities/Workers Sensitized on: HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Gender
Empowerment, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and
Road Safety.
Study on Urban Mobility Improvement Measures in the city of
Monrovia
Professional course/training for sector engineers and programme
Implementation unit.
1.15 AfDB, EU
Transport and
Trade
facilitation
Transport and Trade Facilitation:
Study: Examination of Border Procedures and Processes along the
corridor including awareness-raising of road users and border control
officers on inter-State road transport facilitation measures.
Construction and equipment of 1 One-Stop Joint Border Post, including
weighing/toll stations and health control posts, between Côte d’Ivoire and
Liberia at Loguatuo/Gbeunta Border Post
3.30 AfDB
Programme
management
Programme Management and Consultancies:
Socio-economic impact monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the
Programme;
Financial and accounting audit of the programme;
Technical and Road Safety Audit of the Programme
Support an Accountant at the Project Financial Management Unit at the
Ministry of Finance and Development Planning
Support with Project Procurement officer
Develop visibility and communication plan
Support with Environmental, Social and Gender safeguards
Support to regional coordination of the Transport Facilitation Component
Material and logistical support to the Programme executing agency (EA
2.48 AfDB, EU
2.2. Technical Solutions Adopted and Alternatives Considered
2.2.1 The technical solution adopted for roads to be built under the programme is
development and paving with bituminous concrete in line with ECOWAS geometric guidelines
and the American Association of State Highway Official (AASHO). To remain consistent with
the design of adjacent sections for MRU/RDTFP Phase 1, the same design parameters, i.e.
50mm Asphalt wearing course, 50mm Asphalt binder course, 200mm base of crushed rock and
200mm sub-base of gravel has been adopted. Three (3) design options with respect to the road
geometry were considered and subjected to economic and Technical analysis to determine the
most feasible. These included: (i) pavement width of 3.65m with shoulders of 2.0m to meet
minimum ECOWAS requirements; (ii) Concrete pavement width of 3.65 and 2.0m shoulders
(iii) pavement width of 3.65m and 2m to meet design standards of the MRU RDTFP Phase I
and that of the FTHRP Phase I.
2.2.2 All three (3) options were economically feasible with the only difference between
options 2 and 3 being concrete pavement, which was rejected by GoL. The Government of
Liberia has made a preference for option three to ensure that it remains compliant to ECOWAS
guidelines as well as the geometric standards of adjacent sections including the Fish Town
Karloken being financed by the Bank. Option III will include construction of road with an
asphaltic concrete of depth 50mm Asphalt wearing course, 50mm Asphalt binder course,
200mm base of crushed rock and 200mm sub-base as indicated in the table below.
2.2.3 The designs for the North Eastern road section, Sanniquellie to Loquatuo (47.1km) was
finalized in October 2017. The upgrading from laterite to inverse pavement structure of low-
module (Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course 5cm, crushed stone base course of 15cm and
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cement stabilized subbase course of 20cm). The inverse structure will be two lanes of 3.75m
plus two paved shoulders of 1.50m, provides a better response to the environmental agents
because the cement stabilized subbase moisture susceptibility is very low. The better response
to the environmental agents shall occasion lower maintenance costs in the mid-term and in the
long-term as well. This design was the preferred option selected by the two countries. The
alternative solutions considered and reasons for rejection is summarized in table 2.2.
2.2.4 The structure of the roads is described in the table below:
2.2.5 The bridge at the Loguatuo/Gbeunta border (Nuon river) is a 12 panel 36.55m through
truss baily bridge, 4 panel in width and 1 panel in height. The new bridge to be constructed is
a pre-cast, pre-stressed girder bridge 2x20m span.
Table 2.2: Alternative Solutions Considered and Reasons for Rejection
Roads Alternative Solution Brief Description Reason for Rejection
Fish Town -
Kelipo
Option 1: Development of a dual
lane 2x3.5 road surface on the Fish
Town – Kelipo road: 50mm+200mm+200mm+150mm
- Double-layer surface course, base course
in crushed granite (200mm), and sub-base
course in natural lateritic gravel (200mm).
Stabilisation is incompatible with
the level of rainfall observed in
the programme area.
Option 2: Development of a dual lane 2x3.65 rigid road surface on the
Fish Town Kelipo road segment:
50mm+150mm
- Surface course in rigid concrete: 50mm- - Sub-base course: 150mm of lateritic
Difficult implementation, high Cost of construction, twice the
amount for a flexible payment
Sanniquellie Loguatuo
Inverse low modulus surface with dual lane 2x3.5 metre road surface,
-BWC 5cm
-CG 15cm -NGC 20cm
- Wearing Course (Asphalt concrete) 50 mm – Base (Crushed Stone) 150
mm – Subbase (Cement Stabilized Natural
Gravel) 200 mm
Low capacity to sustain future traffic. Rainfall data cannot
support structure
Nuon bridge Loguatuo/Gb
eunta border
Option 1: Girder bridge in pre-
stressed reinforced concrete
6 concrete beams casted in situ, topped by concrete slab.
A 1.5m wide foot walk and 1.5m-wide shoulder The carriageway of
equal to 7.5m, for a total width of 13.5m
Difficult implementation High cost
2.3. Programme Type
2.3.1 This is an autonomous regional investment operation. The resources requested from the
ADF will be used to finance known social and economic infrastructure. Moreover, the
investments for which funds will be disbursed will be specific and clearly defined. Hence, the
specific loan is the best instrument for the Bank's intervention in this programme.
2.4. Programme Cost and Financing arrangements
2.4.1 The detailed design reports for the two road sections provided guidance on the
indicated cost of the principal programme components. Other costs are based on estimates
provided by GoL and agreed with the Bank. The estimated total programme cost, net of taxes
Fish Town – Kelipo (20 km) Sanniquellie Loquatuo (47.1 km) and bridge
Surface course Bituminous Asphalt Concrete (AC) layer,
50mm thick Bituminous Asphalt Concrete (AC) layer, 50mm
thick Binder Course Asphalt binder course 50mm thick No binder
Base course Crushed stone base, 200mm thick Crushed stone-gravel aggregate, 200mm thick
Sub-base course Natural gravel, 200mm thick Lateritic gravel stabilized with 4% of cement
Sub-grade
course Natural ground Natural ground
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and customs duties is UA 61.88 million of which UA 16.62 million (US$23.68 million) is for
Lot 1: Paving Fish Town –Kelipo Section and UA 45.26 equivalent to EUR 53.85 and US 64.26
million (at the current rate of exchange) is for Lot 2: Paving Sanniquellie Loguatuo section.
These costs are calculated based on final design studies and the unit prices of bids for works
and similar services in 2016. It includes a physical contingency provision of 5.6% of the cost
of attendant works and services and a price escalation provision of 3.5% of the base cost. The
summary of costs by component, category and road section by lots is presented in Tables 2.3
and 2.4 below. The summary of costs by category and the disbursement schedule by source are
presented in Annex III. The detailed cost by component, expenditure category and expenditure
schedule are presented in Annex B2.
Table 2.3: Cost Estimates by Component [in EUR/UA million]
COMPONENTS
EUR Million UA Million
F.E. L.C. Total F.E. L.C. Total
1. Road development, Bridge and mitigation of negative
environmental impacts 47.34 11.84 59.18 39.78 9.95 49.73
2. Social Infrastructure, Related Measures and Institutional
Support 1.10 0.27 1.37 0.92 0.23 1.15
3. Transport & Trade Facilitation 3.14 0.79 3.93 2.64 0.66 3.30
4. Programme Management 2.36 0.59 2.95 1.98 0.50 2.48
Base Cost 53.94 13.49 67.43 45.32 11.34 56.66
Physical contingencies 3.07 0.77 3.83 2.58 0.64 3.22
Price escalation 1.90 0.48 2.38 1.60 0.40 2.00
Total cost 58.91 14.74 73.64 49.50 12.38 61.88
Table 2.4: Cost Estimates by Component a n d Road Section [in EUR/UA million]
COMPONENTS
Lot 1: Fish Town – Kelipo
(20 km) Lot 2: Sanniquellie Loguatuo
(47.1km)
EUR Million UA million EUR million UA million
1. Road development and mitigation of negative
environmental impacts 16.16 13.58 43.02 36.15
2. Social Infrastructure and Related Measures 0.18 0.15 1.19 1.00
3. Transport & Trade Facilitation 0 0.00 3.93 3.30
4. Programme management 1.52 1.28 1.43 1.20
Base Cost 17.86 15.01 49.57 41.65
Physical contingencies 0.96 0.81 2.38 1.99
Price escalation 0.95 0.80 1.90 1.60
Total costs 19.77 16.62 53.85 45.26
2.4.2 The programme will be jointly financed by the Bank, the Government of Liberia,
European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The total indicative AfDB’s
ADF contribution to the Programme amounts to UA 29.28 million equivalent to USD41.58
which accounts for (48%) of the total cost of the project. UA 20.28 million (33%) will come
from a combination of ADF 14, TSF Loan and grant and the amount of UA 9.00 million (15%)
will come from the Regional Envelope (RE). The European Commission has approved in grant
total amount of EUR 20.20 million, equivalent to UA 16.97 million. The European Investment
Bank (EIB) will also finance part of the project in Loan of EUR 17 million, equivalent to UA
14.29 million to the GoL. The financing plan is presented in Table 2.5 below.
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Table 2.5: Sources of Financing [in EUR/UA million]
Financier Instrument EUR UA %
ADF
ADF Loan 5.24 4.40 7%
ADF Grant 3.33 2.80 5%
ADF-XIV Regional Env. Loan 10.71 9.00 15%
TSF Loan 10.89 9.15 15%
TSF Grant 4.68 3.93 6%
European Union(EU) PAGoDA Grant 20.20 16.97 27%
European Investment Bank
(EIB) EIB Loan 17.00 14.29
23%
GoL Counterpart contribution 1.59 1.34 2%
Total 73.64 61.88 100
2.5. Programme target area and population
2.5.1 Location, The Programme roads (see map in Appendix VI), namely Fish Town-Kelipo
(20 km), and Sanniquellie - Loguatuo (47.1 km), link the South-eastern and North eastern parts
of Liberia with the north-western part of Côte d’Ivoire. In Liberia, the Fish Town – Kelipo (20
km) road segment is situated in River Gee County. The population of River Gee County is
estimated at 66,789 and the road runs through Kaweaken District with a total population of
23,228 inhabitants (51.35% male and 48.65% female). This section of road runs through 18
communities and branches out to Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, with a population of
approximately 400,000 inhabitants. The Sanniquellie – Loguatuo (47.1 km) is located west of
Côte d’Ivoire where a One-Stop Border Post will be constructed at Loguatuo/Gbeunta Border
under the Programme, which will facilitate regional trade in the MRU Region.
2.5.2 Beneficiaries. Overall, the programme will benefit almost 790,694 inhabitants (of
which 49.5% on average are women) within the communes along the project roads. Other
beneficiaries are the socio-professional groups present in the programme area (anglers, farmers,
women associations, and suppliers, entrepreneurs, engineering consultancy firms, transporters
and miners). The indirect beneficiaries are the people of the two programme countries and of
the neighbouring countries, especially Guinea and, by extension, West African countries.
2.6. Participatory Approach to Programme Identification, Design and
Implementation
2.6.1 The participatory approach was adopted during programme preparation, technical
studies, environmental and social assessments, and programme preparation missions. The
adherence and participation of local authorities and local communities in the programme was
secured through preliminary information sessions and consultations organized in Sanniquellie,
Seykempa, Loguatuo and Fish Town during the preparation and appraisal missions in
December 2016 and February 2018 respectively. The consultations focused on arrangements to
inform and ensure the participation of representatives of the various social groups in the
programme area, transport sector stakeholders (drivers, transporter associations and officials of
the porous border post at Loguatuo), non-governmental organisations, women’s groups and
local representatives of the technical services of ministries involved (Public Works, Transport,
and Environmental Protection Agency). The communities were very supportive of the proposed
programme and pledge to fully participate in such development coming in their community.
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2.7. Bank Group Experience and Lessons Reflected in Programme Design
2.7.1 The factors of fragility to be reflected in the programme design are: (i) the low
competitiveness of the construction sector due to the perceived high risk of doing business in
the area (ii) the limited implementation capacity of project executing agencies due to weak
private and public sector services, the brain drain, and more recently, the change of government
in Liberia; (iii) the relatively high cost per kilometre of roads (over 50%) compared to costs in
other regions of the continent, due to the high cost of insurance premiums and difficulties in
obtaining supplies of materials and bad road accessibility to project sites; (iv) high demand for
social infrastructure (schools, health centres, maternity wards, etc.) due to the pillaging and
plunder that followed the war; and (v) poor political and financial governance due to disruptions
resulting from the war. In addition to lessons specific to fragile countries, the lessons learnt
from implementing regional operations completed in West Africa relate to the need to have
quality studies, anticipate procurement procedures, assess ownership, concomitantly apply
community regulations in all member States and ensure the mobilisation of the national
counterpart funds by States.
2.7.2 The Programme design has also taken into consideration lessons learned from
completed and ongoing (Phase 1 of the MRU Programme and Fish Town Harper road Project)
Bank and other Development Partners’ operations. The implementation of ongoing operations
has been characterized by long delays in fulfilling effectiveness, disbursement and procurement
conditions, and insufficient counterpart contributions and implementation capacities. Fragility
arising out of the prolonged civil war weakened the institutional capacities in both countries.
These lessons have been taken into consideration as follows: Procurement delays will be
addressed through the use of Advance Contracting to avoid delays in Programme
commencement.
2.8. Programme Performance Indicators
2.8.1 The key expected outcomes are: 67.1 km of road paved including a border bridges and
2 juxtaposed checkpoints (PCJ) or as maybe applicable. An off loading and storage facilities,
2 markets, 3 toilets and 3 boreholes/water facilities will also be constructed. Lastly, it is
expected that community measures will be applied to facilitate transport and trade along the
corridors.
2.8.2 The main results indicators of this programme are: (i) travel duration; (ii) number of
checkpoints within 10 km; (iii) vehicle operation costs (VOC); (iv) LV traffic at the border; (v)
volume of trade between the countries; (vi) duration of customs procedures at the Côte
d’Ivoire/Liberia borders; and (vii) number of jobs created during the works.
III. PROGRAMME FEASIBILITY
3.1. Economic and Financial Performance 3.1.1 The methodology for the economic analysis is based on cost-benefit analysis by
comparing the “with” and “without “ project scenarios for each of the two Project Road Section
over a period of 20 years, using the Highway Development and Management Model (HDM-4).
The analysis adopted a discount rate of 12%, a residual value of 30% and construction period
of three (3) years starting in January 2019. The economic costs consist of: (i) the capital
investment costs and (ii) the routine and periodic maintenance expenses. The benefits consist
of savings in: (i) vehicle operating costs; (ii) motorized traffic travel time for passenger and
cargo; (iii) maintenance costs; and (iv) exogenous benefits including boosting agriculture
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production and employment during construction period. The details of the traffic and economic
analysis results for each road (Sanniquellie – Loguatuo and Fish Town – Kelipo) are presented
in Annex B7. The summary of the economic analysis is shown in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1: Economic Analysis Result
Scenario Fish Town – Kelipo Section Sanniquellie- Loguatuo section
AC Option NPV
(US $ Million
EIRR
(%)
NPV
(US $ Million
EIRR
(%)
Base Results 6.14 13.8 12.537 16.90
3.2. Environmental and Social Impact
Environment and Social Aspects
3.2.1 The project is expected to have adverse environmental and social (E&S) impacts some
of which may be irreversible; therefore, it has been classified as a Category 1 in accordance
with the Bank’s ISS requirement standards. The project has a road length of more than 50km;
it is 67.1 km long (20 km Fish Town to Kelipo road section and the 47.1 km Sanniquellie –
Loguatuo road section) and it will have involuntary resettlement and loss of cultural sites
impacts. A full Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) with a detailed
Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and a full Resettlement Action Plan
(RAP) have been developed and for the 20 km Fish Town to Kelipo road section they were
finalised in November 2017 and the 47.1 km Sanniquellie – Loguatuo Road Section finalised
in April 2018. The ESIA/ESMP and RAP reports were cleared and have been disclosed on the
Bank’s website for the two road sections since November 2017 and May 2018 respectively.
3.2.2 The main environmental and social adverse impacts during construction and operation
include: impacts on flora and fauna due to clearance of vegetation, vibration and noise; land
and soil degradation and pollution due to excavation and construction activities; air quality
impacts due to dust and emissions; impacts on surface and ground water resources due to soil
erosion, siltation and pollution; noise impacts from vehicles and construction equipment;
involuntary resettlement leading to physical and economic displacement; impacts on sacred
cultural sites; graveyards and religious places; public and community health and safety impacts;
Occupational Health and Safety and labour conditions; waste generation impacts; and social
cultural impacts resulting from influx of migrant workers.
3.2.3 The anticipated positive impacts include: creation of employment opportunities both
directly and indirectly during construction and operational phase; increased growth and
development of the local and national economy; ease of road transport in River Gee and
between Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire resulting in regional integration and facilitation of trade and
movement; improved access to health and education services and other social services;
increased road safety due to improvements in road alignments and road safety campaigns and
awareness activities; empowerment of women to easily access markets and social services
including sanitation facilities since the road section between Sanniquellie and Loguatuo will
include construction of two road side markets and 3 latrines and 3 boreholes; increased
frequency of private sector investment and other businesses due to ease of access; and
stimulation of the development of other social amenities, and major development agenda.
3.2.4 Mitigation measures for the above mentioned adverse impacts covering both
construction and operation phases include inter alia: (i) implementation of the full RAP; (ii)
development and implementation of an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
by the Borrower/recipient in line with Bank’s OS requirements; (iii) preparation and
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implementation of a construction environmental and social management plan (CESMP) by the
contractor. The CESMP will include specific management plans - Environment, Health and
Safety (EHS), earth and cuts material, waste management, vegetation restoration, erosion and
sedimentation control, emergency response, water quality management, human resources
management, cultural heritage protection and chance finding procedures, in addition a
stakeholder engagement plan that includes a grievance mechanism will be developed for the
project. Submission and implementation of the RAP, ESMP, CESMP and its sub-management
plans and subsequent monitoring and reporting requirements will be part of the loan conditions.
The ESMP/CESMP implementation costs for the 20 km Fish Town to Kelipo road section will
be included in the contract and the 47.1km Sanniquellie – Loguatuo Road Section is estimated
at USD 1,259,510. The total costs for the RAP of the 20 km Fish Town to Kelipo Kanweaken
is estimated at USD 900,000 and that of the 47.1km Sanniquellie – Loguatuo Road Section is
estimated at USD 2,470, 141.76.
3.2.5 Climate Change: The project will contribute to climate change impacts through
emissions as a result of vehicles and equipment during the construction and operation phases.
In the long term, there will be a cumulative 21% reduction of CO2 emissions. In addition, it
may aggravate flooding impacts if there is a lack of proper water drainage in the designs and
due to lack of rehabilitation of the construction areas. However, the ESMPs that have been
developed for the project will mitigate these impacts. In line with the Bank’s requirements, an
appropriate team will be recruited to support the implementation, monitoring and reporting of
the ESMP and RAP in the MPW PIU and CESMP for the Contractors. Grievance redress
mechanisms have been developed for both projects indicating the procedures and composition
of Grievance Local Committees as well as the monitoring and reporting arrangements.
3.2.6 Gender: Ivory Coast and Liberia are characterised by a high level in term of Gender
Inequality Index; they are placed respectively in 171 and 177 places out of 188 countries, on
the 2016 UNDP Human Development Report, therefore it has been classified as a Category 2
in accordance with the Bank’s policy on gender. Gender inequality in rural areas of the two
countries stems from social and cultural norms that restrict women’s access to land and other
economic resources.
3.2.7 In term of the gender distribution of the primary occupation, 39% and 32% of women
are respectively traders and farmers. However, statistics do not include unpaid workers involved
in business and farming, of whom the majority are women. As in the rest of the countries,
Women in Informal Cross border Trade (WICBT) dominate both the trade in industrial (60%)
as well as agricultural products (70¨ %) as opposed men. This category of women, face an array
of daunting challenges when trading across the border including violence and harassment at the
border supply-side obstacles and lack of entrepreneurial skills. A World Bank assessment in
Liberia stressed that the most serious obstacles for women small-scale farmers are the lack of
access to agricultural production inputs finance, capacity building and technology. In term of
transport, women have to walk long distances in terms of conveying produce home. Sometime
children are unable to make it to school due to infrequent transportation to location of schools,
especially higher levels of education. In addition, women have to take sick wards to hospitals
due to lack of frequent vehicular traffic.
3.2.8 Taking into account the gender differences between men and women in the project area
and the specific constraints that women face in the region covered by the programme, the gender
mainstreaming strategy in the project will focus on increasing access to programme activities
for women, increasing their participation in programme implementation, community
representation and decision making as well as ensure that all the plans (Safety plan, etc.)
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developed for the project to be mainstreamed for gender and inclusive. The project will seek to
ensure economic empowerment and involvement in decision making to improve livelihoods for
both gender and will contribute to achieving the following for women beneficiaries: (i) ensure
access for women to decent employment and gender-responsive procurement; (ii) ensure
equitable access to financial and technical resources allocation as well as extension and
advisory services; (iii) facilitating women led business cooperatives/SMES and the
development of their technical, leadership entrepreneurial skills; (v) Promote gender sensitive
information education communication; (iv) ensuring women's involvement in the community-
based and private sector management structures through community-level decision making (at
least 30% of women) and gender-adapted training; (vi) construction of gender sensitive
facilities such as special sanitation facilities to positively improve the welfare of women; (vii)
Gender disaggregation data will be a regular process for all the activities of the project; (viii)
deliberate efforts would be made to have a gender balanced in the PIU composition.
Partnerships will be established with other ongoing projects in the region.
Although women will participate in and benefit from all programme activities, aggregate funds
allocated to their main specific activities are about UA 760,000 (approximately 2.6% of the
total budget provided by the Bank.
3.2.9 Involuntary Resettlement: The project will result in involuntary resettlement on both
roads as follows: an estimated 677 PAPs, approximately 345 persons on the 20 km Fish Town
to Kelipo road section; and an estimated 332 PAPs on the 47.1 km Sanniquellie – Loguatuo
road section. The 20 km Fish Town to Kelipo road section will affect 241 structures and farms
and tree crops, 2 hand pumps; seven graves; a church, clinic and a school. The 47.1km
Sanniquellie – Loguatuo Road Section will affect 433 structures (173 residential & 260)
commercial); 13 government buildings; 7 communal buildings; 8 water sources; 12 concrete
graves; and 7 sacred places. A Full RAP has been prepared that includes differentiated
measures based on gender and vulnerabilities and a Livelihoods Restoration Plan which will be
implemented to mitigate this risk. The overall costs of implementing the RAPs for the two roads
are estimated at USD 900,000 for the 20 km Fish Town to Kelipo and USD 2,470,141.76 for
the 47.1km Sanniquellie – Loguatuo road section. The RAP Implementation Committee is
located within the MPW and however, there is lack of capacity in the PIU to handle
environmental and social safeguards for these two road projects. Therefore the project has
included both an Environmental Officer and a Social Safeguards and Gender Officer as part of
strengthening the PIU to implement the ESMP and RAP and CESMP by the Contractor. This
will also ensure that the current challenges being experienced by the MPW/PIU on ensuring
that compliance with monitoring and reporting requirements by the PIU and Contractors and
that corrective and remedial actions are implemented for all identified E & S noncompliance
issue. The supervision missions of the Bank will validate and crosscheck the ESMP
implementation and the payment of compensation and implementation and monitoring of the
RAP activities.
3.3. Fragility Assessment
3.3.1 Historical Context: Liberia is a nation of approximately 4.2 million people. Founded as
a freed nation in Africa by Americo-Liberians (descendants of freed slaves from America) in
1822 and eventually gained independence in 1847. These descendants of the freed slaves
generally remained in social and political control of the country until 1980. This Socio-political
control translated into centralized power in Monrovia with very limited provision of basic social
services and infrastructure development in the rural areas containing about 95 percent of the
population mainly indigenous people. The unequal distribution of power and wealth resulting
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from Liberia’s social structure is largely at the centre of conflicts that lasted for more than a
decade. Liberia has made remarkable progress since the end of its civil war in 2003: maintained
peace and security, attracted foreign investment and much of the diaspora has returned to
support the recovering economy, and state institutions are being gradually rebuilt. Despite this
level of success, significant challenges remain to address the root causes of the conflict.
3.3.2 Development context: President George Manneh Weah’s administration assumed
office on 22 January 2018 when the nation experienced the first peaceful transition of state
power from a democratically elected Government to another cover seven decades. Headline
economic growth was strong until mid-2014, when the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak
escalated simultaneously as international commodity prices dropped. Post-conflict growth has
not yet led to significant job creation. The previous Government made some clear progress in
rehabilitating infrastructure in and around Monrovia, paving from Monrovia to Ganta and some
part of the South-eastern region. Notwithstanding, progress has been very limited in
reconciliation and developing a mutually supported social contract.
3.3.3 Political Context: Since the return to peace in 2003, Liberia has undergone three
combined democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2005, 2011 and 2017. The most
recent presidential and legislative elections were held in October 2017 with a presidential run-
off on 26 December 2017. President George Manneh Weah took over from Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf on 22nd January 2018 as President and established the foundation to implement the new
Government Pro Poor Agenda. The key to President Weah’s victory in Liberia rest in the hands
of the unskilled youth and indigenous population at the bottom of the pyramid. The “paradox”
is that the President’s Pro Poor agenda (Power to the People; Economy and Jobs; Sustaining
the Peace; and Governance and Accountability) weighs more heavily on infrastructure
development (Roads) which has opportunities to provide immediate jobs for the youth. These
are anchored around the highest priority of rapid infrastructure development.
3.3.4 Social and Security Context: Some 50.9% of the population of 4.2 million lives below
the poverty line, and 16.5% lives in extreme poverty. This translates into more than 2.2 million
Liberians that are unable to meet their basic needs. The country ranks 177th of 188 countries in the
2016 UNDP Human Development Index. An estimated 78% of the labor force holds vulnerable
employment without an assured salary (2010 Labor Force Survey). Skills, especially among
youth, are limited with some 62% of the labor force between the ages of 15 and 24 having either
less than full primary or no education. The conflict created a “lost generation” who could neither
access education nor develop vocational skills. The “Drivers of Fragility” include: large rural
population excluded from the provision of basic social services, the lack of social cohesion,
limited reconciliation, as well as the under-employment of a sizeable youth population,
including former combatants. The high rate of youth unemployment in the two countries is a
major driver of fragility and a security threat.
IV. IMPLEMENTATION
4.1. Implementation Arrangements
Implementation Arrangements at the National Level
4.1.1 In Côte d'Ivoire, the Executing Agency of the Programme will be the Ministry of
Economic Infrastructures, through the Agency for Road Management (AGEROUTE). In
Liberia, the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) will execute the project. The two Executing
Agencies are currently implementing the ongoing Phase I of Bank funded Programme
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(MRU/RDTFP). Both executing agencies have experience in donor-funded projects and are
familiar with the implementation requirements of the Bank.
4.1.2 The European Union (EU) and European Investment Bank (EIB) are the co-financing
partners of the proposed programme. A Grant Agreement for the EU Grant will be signed
between the African Development Bank Group and the Republic of Liberia as per the
Framework arrangement between the European Commission and the African Development
Bank Group signed on 25 September 2017 on actions administered by the Bank Group and
funded or co-funded by the European Union. On the other hand, A separate Financing
Agreement with be signed between the Republic of Liberia and the EIB for the Loan for the
Programme. The Bank Group shall thereafter sign a Project Implementation Agreement with
the EIB in respect to the Procedural Framework between the AfDB and EIB for procurement
in joint co-financed public sector project in Liberia.
4.1.3 A Joint Co-financing arrangement has been agreed with the financing partners, which
essentially make full use of AfDB procedures for environment, safeguards, financial
management, procurement and disbursement rules. Therefore, different separate agreements
will be entered into between the EU and the EIB separately authorising the AFDB to act as the
lead financier, which defines in detail, implementation arrangement to facilitate coordination,
supervision and reporting.
Implementation Arrangements at the Regional Level
4.1.4 Implementation arrangements for the Transport and Trade Facilitation will be
implemented by a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) comprising of the Technical Ministers in
charge of roads and transport in Liberia and the Director General of AGEROUTE in Cote
d'Ivoire or their respective representatives with technical guidance from the MRU Secretariat
and the ECOWAS Commission. Other Ministries such Liberia Ministry of Finance and
Development Planning and Agencies from Liberia and Ivory Coast shall be co-opted as need
arises. The two Governments shall prepare a Memorandum of Understanding detailing how the
Regional Component shall be coordinated as part of the start-up activities of the Programme.
The chair of the JTC will be held on rotational basis between the two countries Technical
Ministers in charge of roads and transport. The JTC will meet quarterly and will be responsible
for the execution of the "transport facilitation" component and serve as the interface and
coordinating unit between national facilitation structures and the regional facilitation committee
of ECOWAS. The appropriate community regulations of ECOWAS will serve as the
benchmark for monitoring the "transport facilitation" component of the programme.
4.1.5 Procurement Arrangements: All procurements of goods and works through
international competitive bidding (ICB) and selection of consultancy services jointly co-
financed by the AfDB, EIB, and EU will be done in accordance with the Procurement
Framework for Bank Group-financed Operations, October 2015 edition, and the provisions set
forth in the Financing Agreement. Specifically, procurement will be done as follows: Bank
standard procurement methods and procedures (PMPs), using the relevant standard bidding
documents (SBDs) for procurement of some goods, works and consultancy services given that
the BPMs have been considered to be better adapted to these types of procurement. The
procurement of goods and works through national competitive bidding (NCB) will be
conducted in accordance Bank Procurement framework, using the Bank standard bidding
documents and in accordance with the provisions set out in the financing agreements. The
European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union have agreed through an MRA and
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PAGoDA respectively to follow African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy and
Methodology for Bank Group Funded Operations” (BPM), dated October 2015 and following
the provisions stated in the Financing Agreement.
4.1.5.1 Other procurement Arrangements
1. The Bank approved the Government's request to resort to advance contracting (AC)
(Technical Annex C4) to carry out (AC) amongst other: (i) road works (ii) roads works
and supervision consultancy Services (iii) the recruitment of a consultant tasked with
monitoring/evaluation of the programme's socioeconomic impact and Technical
Assistance. The programme procurement plan (PP) was prepared over a period of 18
months, based on the Bank’s model and it would be agreed to with the EIB.
2. During project appraisal, the Borrower prepared a procurement plan on which the
project’s procurement arrangements are based. This plan in consultation with the EIB
(per the MRA) was agreed upon by both the Borrower and the Bank team tasked with
the project. It will also be available in the project database and on the Bank's website.
The procurement plan will be updated annually or as needed by the Borrower’s project
to reflect actual project implementation and institutional capacity building needs. Any
proposed review of the procurement plan is subject to the Bank’s prior approval, on a
lapse-of-time basis. The Borrower will implement the procurement plan as agreed with
the Bank (Procurement Arrangements are presented in Annex B5).
3. Special Considerations: Liberia is on the harmonized list of Fragile and Conflict affected
Situations (FCS) countries and therefore the Project will trigger paragraph 12 of OP
10.00 Investment Project Financing in order to apply flexibilities and simplification to
facilitate procurement implementation. The procurement arrangements therefore will
draw on the Bank Guidance on Procurement Procedures in situations of urgent need of
Assistance or Capacity Constraints issued on July 1, 2016.
4.1.6 Financial Management: Both the Ministry of Finance (MFDP) – Project Financial
Management Unit (PFMU) and Ministry of Public Works (MPW) – Project Implementation
Unit (PIU) will have responsibility for project - led components, while overall responsibility
for financial control and payment for eligible project activities will be handled by PFMU. The
PFMU already handles financial management for some on-going Bank financed and all World
Bank financed projects in the country, apart from having handled the first phase of the project.
Both the MPW and PFMU have in place controls that provide reasonable assurance on the
accuracy and timeliness of reports generated by either. The project will support PFMU with
one additional local accounting professional responsible for the MPW portfolio.
4.1.7 Disbursement: Since most of the project core activities would be carried out through
consultancy related contracts; therefore, Direct Payment Method of disbursement which
consists of making a disbursement at a request of the Borrower/recipient to a contractual
beneficiary will be used for the proposed project. Accordingly, EU funds and most AfDB funds
will be disbursed through direct payment method to the beneficiaries. In addition, a Revolving
Fund method of disbursement which, herein consists of providing advance payments to a
Special Account for use by the Borrower/recipient to defray authorized eligible expenses will
be available for use only in the following circumstances:
A Special Account opened exclusively to receive replenishment of AfDB funds for
minor operational costs and fully justified.
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A Special Account opened exclusively to receive replenishment of the PAGoDA
funds for minor operational costs and fully justified.
4.1.8 The Special Accounts would be managed by PFMU and opening of the Special
Accounts is need prior to the commencement of the project activities. Authorized signatories at
MPW-PIU and a designated Minister at the Ministry of Public Works would manage processing
of eligible expenditure payments. The authorized payments with all relevant supporting
documents would be transferred to PFMU for payment execution in accordance with the PFMU
financial management manual. Interim Payment requests processed for EIB-managed Special
Account by PFMU must only be executed when AfDB advises payment no-objection. The
PFMU managed Special Accounts will use the AfDB Disbursement handbook procedures for
requesting advances and subsequent replenishments will be based on adequate justification
provided for prior advances. Government contributions would be paid to PFMU-managed
Special Account for RAP. Although the AfDB will monitor utilization of funds provided by the
EIB, it will not assume fiduciary responsibility over the administration of the said funds.
4.1.9 Environmental and Social Safeguards: The MPW/PIU will have both an
Environmental Officer and a Social Safeguards Officer to oversee implementation of the ESMP
and RAP respectively. They will be responsible for carrying out E & S monitoring and reporting
and ensuring that corrective actions are being implemented where there is noncompliance by
both the PIU and the Contractors during project implementation.
4.1.10 Reporting: MPW-PIU will report progress on a quarterly basis to the AFDB showing
specific progress on activities implemented and financial utilization reports. In addition, PFMU
will be responsible for producing Interim Unaudited Financial Reports showing sources and
usage of funds submitted to the Bank within 30 days following the end of every calendar
quarter. All reports must be shared with co-financiers. In terms of E & S the PIU will be required
to submit to the Bank Quarterly E & S reports as part of Project Progress Reporting based on
the agreed format. The Contractors will be required to report Monthly to the PIU on E & S
monitoring and corrective actions being implemented for all identified non-compliance issues.
4.1.11 Audit: The General Audit Commission Liberia (GAC) is constitutionally mandated to
audit all government funds including donor funded projects. The proposed programme will be
audited by the Auditor General or a competitively recruited independent audit firm acceptable
to the Fund. The audit will be conducted annually in accordance with international auditing
standards and audit TOR acceptable to the Fund. The audit reports (comprising of the audited
financial statements and related management letter) will be submitted to the Fund within six
months following the year audited. The audit reports will be reviewed and cleared by the Fund
and the outcome of the review shared with joint co-financiers. While related audit fees will not
be paid for GAC’s audit, reasonable incidental expenses could be paid upon review and
approval by the Fund.
4.1.12 Overall Conclusion: The assessment of both the MPW and PFMU concluded that
there is sufficient FM capacity to ensure: (a) that project funds are used only for the intended
purposes in an efficient and economical way; (b) the preparation of accurate, reliable and timely
periodic and annual financial reports; (c) any assets purchased using project funds are
adequately safeguarded. The project FM Risk as noted below is moderate.
4.1.13 Implementation and Supervision Schedule: The programme will be executed from
January 2019 to December 2022. As soon as the financing is approved, the Bank will launch
the programme and subsequently organize supervision missions.
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4.2. Monitoring
4.2.1 Monthly and quarterly progress reports will be prepared by consultants tasked with
work control and supervision, and submitted to the executing agencies. The executing agencies
will regularly submit quarterly programme status reports which also cover ESMP
implementation, based on the Bank's standard template and covering all programme activities.
These reports will also cover physical, financial, social and environmental aspects, thus making
it possible to measure the degree of attainment of programme objectives. Furthermore, the
Bank's supervision mission will be conducted every 6 (six) months, in accordance with the
Bank's operations manual. Provision is also made for a mid-term review, as appropriate, and a
final evaluation, including completion reports to the Bank, EU and EIB.
Programme Implementation Monitoring Schedule Duration Stages Monitoring Activities/Feedback Loop 4rd Quarter - 2018 Programme launch Supervision report and progress reports
4th Quarter - 2018 Completion of procurements for civil
engineering works Procurement plan/progress report
1st Quarter - 2019 Mobilisation of service providers Supervision report and progress reports
4th Quarter - 2019 Civil engineering works execution rate
of 25% Supervision report and progress report
3rd Quarter - 2020 Civil engineering works execution rate
of 60% Mid-term review and progress report
3rd Quarter - 2021 Completion of civil engineering works Supervision and progress reports
4th Quarter - 2021 Expiry of guarantee period Supervision report and progress report
4th Quarter - 2022 Programme completion Programme completion report
4.3. Governance
4.3.1 Despite the financial management progress made by Liberia as regards the
establishment of the Project Financial Management Unit at the Ministry of Finance and
Development Planning, improvements are necessary in the annual financial audit and reports,
expenditure policy efficiency, internal audit efficiency and domestic resource mobilisation. A
firm political will and commitment to improve governance reforms and consolidate peace and
stability have significantly improved performance indicators since 2005, but these efforts are
undermined by capacity constraints and, the 2015 Ebola epidemic. An update of the countries
fiduciary risk assessment conducted in 2016 revealed that this risk remains high.
4.4. Sustainability
4.4.1 The following interrelated regional activities and agreements help to guarantee the
commitment of countries, MRU and ECOWAS to ensure ownership and maintenance of the
achievements of the proposed programme: (i) ECOWAS regional instruments (PTRR 2003,
etc.) endorsed by the 2 programme countries are the perennial framework for several donors;
and (ii) MRU instruments (Operational Plan of the MRU Peace and Security Committee,
consolidated Mano River agreement protocols on the establishment of an "economic
development and regional integration" commission and a "transport and communications"
commission), which are essential to guarantee programme viability.
4.4.2 As regards road infrastructure sustainability, the technical designs were done with EU
financing by consulting firms recruited on a competitive basis and were validated after review
by the executing agencies and confirmed during programme appraisal. Road works will be
executed by companies that have fulfilled the technical and financial criteria in accordance with
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Bank rules, as appropriate, and controlled by an engineering firm chosen among those that have
proven experience and staff with the requisite technical qualifications and competence.
Furthermore, a technical audit will be conducted by a panel of experts and the executing
agencies will closely monitor the works. To preserve programme roads from early destruction,
community regulations governing axle load limits will be applied at the border post, which will
be equipped with weighing equipment to that end. The sustainability of the corridor through
operational and maintenance framework will be executed through the National Road Fund
following the establishment of the Roads Authority/Roads Agency by Liberian Government
expected to be in operations by July 2018.
4.5. Road Sector Financing
4.5.1 As a strategy of ensuring sustainable financing for road maintenance, good progress has
been made on the process of establishment of a Road Fund, is as part of other ongoing Road
Sector Reforms in Liberia. The Road Fund Act was passed by the Legislature in September
2016 and the appraisal Mission established that even though the Fund is accruing fund from
fuel levy, the Fund is not yet operational. An office of the road fund has being setup at the
Ministry of Finance and Development Planning with a Fund Manager recently hired.
4.5.2 During the appraisal mission, the Bank observed that creating a dedicated Road
Maintenance Unit in addition to the existing Infrastructure Implementation Unit (IIU) currently
responsible for Road Development Activities financed by Development Partners, strongly
justifies the need to form a Roads Authority to be responsible for both Road Development and
Maintenance. Hence, while the proposed Maintenance Unit in MPW could be an interim
measure, scaling up and fast tracking the formation of the Roads Authority is a more long-
lasting solution as the case is with the other two Mano River Union Member States (Sierra
Leone and Ivory Coast).
4.6. Risk Management
4.6.1 Successful implementation of the programme and attainment of its objectives depend
on several factors that could each constitute a risk for the programme. Apart from risks linked
to governance and sustainability, the main ones are:
Risks Pertaining to Outcomes
4.6.2 Lack of willingness to apply regional regulations in road transit: This is a moderate
risk, mitigated by the pressure exerted by ECOWAS, MRU and donors as well as awareness
raising for transporters, border control officers and users on their rights and obligations relating
to international road transit. Lastly, the monitoring of performance indicators that will be
instituted by the Technical Committee and that of ECOWAS is likely to mitigate this risk.
Risks Pertaining to Activities (Outputs)
4.6.3 Unpredictable spike in the cost of works: This risk, deemed high mainly because of
the scarcity of road construction materials in the programme area (forest zone) is mitigated by
the conclusive results of the relatively recent geotechnical studies (2017), a provision for price
escalation and the use of advanced contracting, which will make it possible to launch
consultations prior to programme approval, with procurement modes that guarantee broad
competition.
4.6.4 Fiduciary risks (contract award and financial management): This is a high risk that
will be mitigated through regular supervisions, annual account audits, the implementation of
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monitoring systems (reports, etc.) and launching of the programme, which will provide an
opportunity to have an in-depth exchange on the programme implementation arrangements.
4.6.5 Late provision of counterpart funds for payment of RAP: This risk is substantial given
the election of a new government in Liberia and budget shortfall. It is mitigated by the financing
conditions that provide for the opening of a counterpart account, in the name of the programme,
and payment of resettlement prior to the commencement of works.
4.7. Knowledge Building
4.7.1 It is generally known that investments in transport infrastructure have a favourable
impact on certain factors (transport costs, increased cross-border trade, etc.) which influence
the cost of consumer goods and community living conditions. To verify this relationship in
context, the programme includes an agreed set of performance indicators for the efficient
measurement of outcomes and results. These indicators are defined previously in paragraph 2.1.
4.7.2 The operational mechanism to be established for monitoring/evaluation of programme
impact will facilitate knowledge acquisition and dissemination. A consulting firm that will
confirm the baseline situation prior to the commencement of programme activities and affect
assessment at the end of the programme will monitor the national indicators. Impact assessment
by the beneficiaries will specifically help to determine how the improvement of accessibility
and the reduction of transport costs promote peace and security in fragile and conflict situations.
4.7.3 The main national knowledge will be disseminated through a participatory national
workshop and stored in the database of the Ministry of Public Works in Liberia. Summaries of
this knowledge will be published on the Bank's web site.
V. LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AND AUTHORITY
5.1. Legal Instrument
The instruments that will be used to finance this Programme are ADF and TSF Concessional
Loans and Grants, EU Grant as part of the EU- Africa Investment Platform (AIP) and EIB Loan.
5.2. Conditions Associated with Bank’s Intervention
I) ADF AND TSF GRANTS FOR THE PROGRAMME
A. Conditions Precedent to ADF and TSF Grant Effectiveness
The Protocol of Agreements for the Grant shall become effective subject to the Recipient’s
fulfilment of the conditions provided for in Section 12.0.1 of the General Conditions.
B. Conditions Precedent to First Disbursement of ADF and TSF Grants
Apart from Grant effectiveness, the first disbursement of the Grant resources shall be subject
to fulfilment by the Recipient of the following conditions to the complete satisfaction of the
Fund:
i) The execution and delivery of a Co-financing Agreement on terms and
conditions acceptable to the Fund or the submission of evidence that the
Recipient has secured financing from alternative sources to cover the financing
gap resulting from failure to obtain the Co-financing.
C. Other Conditions
The Borrower must also provide the Fund, to its full satisfaction, with:
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(i) Submission of satisfactory evidence that all PAPs in respect of civil works for
the first twenty (20) kilometers for the Sanniquellie- Loguatuo Road and the
first ten (10) Kilometers for the Fish Town – Kelipo Road have been
compensated and/ or resettled in accordance with the Environmental and Social
Management Plan (“ESMP”), the RAP and or the agreed Works and
Compensation Schedule and in such lot and in any case before the PAPs actual
move and/ or taking of land and related assets;
D. Undertakings
The Borrower undertakes to execute the following activities to the full satisfaction of the fund:
i) Execute the Programme, the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and
the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and have them implemented by its contractors
in accordance with national laws, recommendations, prescriptions and procedures
contained in the ESMP and the RP, and with the applicable ADF rules and
procedures and Bank’s integrated Safeguard Policies;
ii) Provide the Fund with quarterly reports on ESMP and RP implementation, including,
where applicable, any weaknesses and corrective actions initiated or to be initiated;
iii) Appoint or assign a team with qualification and terms of reference acceptable to the
Bank to support the implementation, monitoring and reporting of the ESMP and
RAP in the MPW PIU and CESMP for the Contractors; and
iv) Appoint or assign an accountant to support the PFMU and undertake the responsibility
for the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) portfolio with terms of reference and
qualifications acceptable to the Bank.
II) ADF AND TSF LOANS FOR THE PROGRAMME
A. Conditions Precedent to ADF and TSF Loan Effectiveness
The loan agreements shall become effective subject to the Borrower’s fulfilment of the
conditions provided for in Section 12.0.1 of the General Conditions.
B. Conditions Precedent to First Disbursement of ADF and TSF Loans
Apart from loan effectiveness, the first disbursement of the loan resources shall be subject to
fulfilment by the Borrower of the following conditions to the complete satisfaction of the Fund:
i) The execution and delivery of a Co-financing Agreement on terms and
conditions acceptable to the Fund or the submission of evidence that the
Recipient has secured financing from alternative sources to cover the financing
gap resulting from failure to obtain the Co-financing.
C. Other Conditions
The Borrower must also provide the Fund, to its full satisfaction, with:
i) Submission of satisfactory evidence that all PAPs in respect of civil works for the first twenty
(20) kilometres for the Sanniquellie- Loguatuo Road and the first ten (10) Kilometres for
the Fish Town – Kelipo Road have been compensated and/ or resettled in accordance with
the Environmental and Social Management Plan (“ESMP”), the RAP and or the agreed
Works and Compensation Schedule and in such lot and in any case before the PAPs actual
move and/ or taking of land and related assets;
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D. Undertakings
The Borrower undertakes to execute the following activities to the full satisfaction of
the fund:
i) Execute the Programme, the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and
the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and have them implemented by its contractors
in accordance with national laws, recommendations, prescriptions and procedures
contained in the ESMP and the RP, and with the applicable ADF rules and
procedures and Bank’s integrated Safeguard Policies;
ii) Provide the Fund with quarterly reports on ESMP and RP implementation, including,
where applicable, any weaknesses and corrective actions initiated or to be initiated;
iii) Appoint or assign a team with qualifications and terms of reference acceptable to the
Bank to support the implementation, monitoring and reporting of the ESMP and
RAP in the MPW PIU and CESMP for the Contractors; and
iv) Appoint or assign an accountant to support the PFMU and undertake the responsibility
for the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) portfolio with terms of reference and
qualifications acceptable to the Bank.
III) EU GRANT (EU – AFRICA INVESTMENT PLATFORM) FOR THE
PROGRAMME
A protocol of Agreement for the EU Grant will be signed between the African Development
Bank Group and the Republic of Liberia as per the Framework arrangement between the
European Commission and the African Development Bank Group signed on 25 September 2017
on actions administered by the Bank Group and funded or co-funded by the European Union.
A. Conditions Precedent to EU Grant Effectiveness
The Protocol of Agreement for the Grant shall become effective subject to the Recipient’s
fulfilment of the conditions provided for in Section 12.0.1 of the General Conditions.
B. Conditions Precedent to First Disbursement for the EU Grant
Apart from Grant effectiveness, the first disbursement of the Grant resources shall be subject
to fulfilment by the Recipient of the following conditions to the complete satisfaction of the
Fund:
(a) The execution and delivery of a Co-financing Agreement on terms and conditions acceptable to
the Fund or the submission of evidence that the Recipient has secured financing from alternative
sources to cover the financing gap resulting from failure to obtain the Co-financing.
C. Other Conditions
The Borrower must also provide the Fund, to its full satisfaction, with:
(i) Submission of satisfactory evidence that all PAPs in respect of civil works for the first
twenty (20) kilometres for the Sanniquellie- Loguatuo Road and the first ten (10)
Kilometres for the Fish Town – Kelipo Road have been compensated and/ or resettled
in accordance with the Environmental and Social Management Plan (“ESMP”), the
RAP and or the agreed Works and Compensation Schedule and in such lot and in any
case before the PAPs actual move and/ or taking of land and related assets;
D. Undertakings
The Borrower undertakes to execute the following activities to the full satisfaction of the fund:
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i) Execute the Programme, the Environmental and Social Management Plan
(ESMP) and the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and have them implemented
by its contractors in accordance with national laws, recommendations,
prescriptions and procedures contained in the ESMP and the RP, and with the
applicable ADF rules and procedures and Bank’s integrated Safeguard
Policies;
ii) Provide the Fund with quarterly reports on ESMP and RP implementation,
including, where applicable, any weaknesses and corrective actions initiated or
to be initiated;
iii) Appoint or assign a team with qualification and terms of reference acceptable to
the Bank to support the implementation, monitoring and reporting of the ESMP
and RAP in the MPW PIU and CESMP for the Contractors; and
iv) Appoint or assign an accountant to support the PFMU and undertake the
responsibility for the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) portfolio with terms of
reference and qualifications acceptable to the Bank.
IV) EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK (EIB) LOAN
A separate Financing Agreement with be signed between the Republic of Liberia and the EIB
for the Loan for the Project.
The Bank Group shall thereafter sign a Project Implementation Agreement with the EIB in
respect of the Procedural Framework between the AfDB and EIB for procurement in joint co-
financed public sector project in Liberia.
5.3. Compliance with Bank Policies
* No provision is made for exceptions to the policies.
* The proposed Programme complies with all applicable Bank policies.
VI. RECOMMENDATION
Management recommends that (i) the Boards of Directors approve the proposed ADF (PBA) &
Regional Envelope Loans of UA 4,400,000 and UA 9,000,000 respectively; TSF Loan of UA
9,150,000; two ADF & TSF Grants of UA 2,800,000 and UA 3,930,000 respectively for
Liberia; and (ii) the Boards of Directors approve a EU PAGoDA Grant of EUR 20.20 million
to the Government of Liberia for the purpose of financing Phase II of the Mano River Union
Road Development and Transport Facilitation Programme as described and in accordance with
the conditions stipulated in this report and also that (iii) the Boards approve the universal waiver
of the Rule of Origin concerning the PAGoDA funding to provide for universal procurement
so as to match the ADF regime as the funds will co-finance the same contracts as ADF
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Annex I. Comparative Socio-economic Indicators of the Two Countries
Year Liberia Africa
Develo-
ping
Countries
Develo-
ped
Countries
Basic Indicators
Area ( '000 Km²) 2017 111 30,067 80,386 53,939Total Population (millions) 2017 4.7 1,184.5 5,945.0 1,401.5Urban Population (% of Total) 2017 50.5 39.7 47.0 80.7Population Density (per Km²) 2017 49.1 40.3 78.5 25.4GNI per Capita (US $) 2016 370 2 045 4 226 38 317Labor Force Participation *- Total (%) 2017 61.0 66.3 67.7 72.0Labor Force Participation **- Female (%) 2017 57.9 56.5 53.0 64.5Sex Ratio (per 100 female) 2017 101.8 0.801 0.506 0.792Human Dev elop. Index (Rank among 187 countries) 2015 177 ... ... ...Popul. Liv ing Below $ 1.90 a Day (% of Population) 2014 38.6 39.6 17.0 ...
Demographic Indicators
Population Grow th Rate - Total (%) 2017 2.5 2.6 1.3 0.6Population Grow th Rate - Urban (%) 2017 3.3 3.6 2.6 0.8Population < 15 y ears (%) 2017 41.7 41.0 28.3 17.3Population 15-24 y ears (%) 2017 19.6 3.5 6.2 16.0Population >= 65 y ears (%) 2017 3.0 80.1 54.6 50.5Dependency Ratio (%) 2017 80.9 100.1 102.8 97.4Female Population 15-49 y ears (% of total population) 2017 23.7 24.0 25.8 23.0Life Ex pectancy at Birth - Total (y ears) 2017 61.9 61.2 68.9 79.1Life Ex pectancy at Birth - Female (y ears) 2017 62.9 62.6 70.8 82.1Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000) 2017 33.8 34.8 21.0 11.6Crude Death Rate (per 1,000) 2017 8.2 9.3 7.7 8.8Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 2016 51.2 52.2 35.2 5.8Child Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 2016 67.4 75.5 47.3 6.8Total Fertility Rate (per w oman) 2017 4.5 4.6 2.6 1.7Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100,000) 2015 725.0 411.3 230.0 22.0Women Using Contraception (%) 2017 21.2 35.3 62.1 ...
Health & Nutrition Indicators
Phy sicians (per 100,000 people) 2010 2.3 46.9 118.1 308.0Nurses and midw iv es (per 100,000 people) 2010 45.6 133.4 202.9 857.4Births attended by Trained Health Personnel (%) 2013 61.1 50.6 67.7 ...Access to Safe Water (% of Population) 2015 75.6 71.6 89.1 99.0Access to Sanitation (% of Population) 2015 16.9 51.3 57 69Percent. of Adults (aged 15-49) Liv ing w ith HIV/AIDS 2016 1.6 39.4 60.8 96.3Incidence of Tuberculosis (per 100,000) 2016 308.0 3.8 1.2 ...Child Immunization Against Tuberculosis (%) 2016 97.0 245.9 149.0 22.0Child Immunization Against Measles (%) 2016 80.0 84.1 90.0 ...Underw eight Children (% of children under 5 y ears) 2013 15.3 76.0 82.7 93.9Prev alence of stunding 2013 32.1 20.8 17.0 0.9Prev alence of undernourishment (% of pop.) 2015 42.8 2 621 2 335 3 416Public Ex penditure on Health (as % of GDP) 2014 3.2 2.7 3.1 7.3
Education Indicators
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
Primary School - Total 2015 94.1 106.4 109.4 101.3 Primary School - Female 2015 89.3 102.6 107.6 101.1 Secondary School - Total 2015 37.4 54.6 69.0 100.2 Secondary School - Female 2015 32.6 51.4 67.7 99.9Primary School Female Teaching Staff (% of Total) 2015 13.1 45.1 58.1 81.6Adult literacy Rate - Total (%) 2007 42.9 61.8 80.4 99.2Adult literacy Rate - Male (%) 2007 60.8 70.7 85.9 99.3Adult literacy Rate - Female (%) 2007 27.0 53.4 75.2 99.0Percentage of GDP Spent on Education 2012 2.8 5.3 4.3 5.5
Environmental Indicators
Land Use (Arable Land as % of Total Land Area) 2015 5.2 8.6 11.9 9.4Agricultural Land (as % of land area) 2015 28.0 43.2 43.4 30.0Forest (As % of Land Area) 2015 43.4 23.3 28.0 34.5Per Capita CO2 Emissions (metric tons) 2014 0.2 1.1 3.0 11.6
Sources : AfDB Statistics Department Databases; World Bank: World Development Indicators; last update :
UNAIDS; UNSD; WHO, UNICEF, UNDP; Country Reports.
Note : n.a. : Not Applicable ; … : Data Not Available. * Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)
** Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+)
LiberiaCOMPARATIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS
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Basic Indicators
Area ( '000 Km²) 2017 322 30 067 80 386 53 939Total Population (millions) 2017 23,8 1 184,5 5 945,0 1 401,5Urban Population (% of Total) 2017 51,9 39,7 47,0 80,7Population Density (per Km²) 2017 74,9 40,3 78,5 25,4GNI per Capita (US $) 2016 1 520 2 045 4 226 38 317Labor Force Participation *- Total (%) 2017 67,1 66,3 67,7 72,0Labor Force Participation **- Female (%) 2017 52,6 56,5 53,0 64,5Sex Ratio (per 100 female) 2017 103,2 0,801 0,506 0,792Human Dev elop. Index (Rank among 187 countries) 2015 171 ... ... ...Popul. Liv ing Below $ 1.90 a Day (% of Population) 2015 27,9 39,6 17,0 ...
Demographic Indicators
Population Grow th Rate - Total (%) 2017 2,4 2,6 1,3 0,6Population Grow th Rate - Urban (%) 2017 3,5 3,6 2,6 0,8Population < 15 y ears (%) 2017 42,1 41,0 28,3 17,3Population 15-24 y ears (%) 2017 20,4 3,5 6,2 16,0Population >= 65 y ears (%) 2017 3,0 80,1 54,6 50,5Dependency Ratio (%) 2017 82,5 100,1 102,8 97,4Female Population 15-49 y ears (% of total population) 2017 23,6 24,0 25,8 23,0Life Ex pectancy at Birth - Total (y ears) 2017 52,6 61,2 68,9 79,1Life Ex pectancy at Birth - Female (y ears) 2017 53,6 62,6 70,8 82,1Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000) 2017 36,4 34,8 21,0 11,6Crude Death Rate (per 1,000) 2017 12,9 9,3 7,7 8,8Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 2016 66,0 52,2 35,2 5,8Child Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 2016 91,8 75,5 47,3 6,8Total Fertility Rate (per w oman) 2017 4,8 4,6 2,6 1,7Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100,000) 2015 645,0 411,3 230,0 22,0Women Using Contraception (%) 2017 20,5 35,3 62,1 ...
Health & Nutrition Indicators
Phy sicians (per 100,000 people) 2008 14,3 46,9 118,1 308,0Nurses and midw iv es (per 100,000 people) 2008 47,9 133,4 202,9 857,4Births attended by Trained Health Personnel (%) 2012 59,4 50,6 67,7 ...Access to Safe Water (% of Population) 2015 81,9 71,6 89,1 99,0Access to Sanitation (% of Population) 2015 22,5 51,3 57 69Percent. of Adults (aged 15-49) Liv ing w ith HIV/AIDS 2016 2,7 39,4 60,8 96,3Incidence of Tuberculosis (per 100,000) 2016 153,0 3,8 1,2 ...Child Immunization Against Tuberculosis (%) 2016 95,0 245,9 149,0 22,0Child Immunization Against Measles (%) 2016 77,0 84,1 90,0 ...Underw eight Children (% of children under 5 y ears) 2012 15,7 76,0 82,7 93,9Prev alence of stunding 2012 29,6 20,8 17,0 0,9Prev alence of undernourishment (% of pop.) 2015 15,4 2 621 2 335 3 416Public Ex penditure on Health (as % of GDP) 2014 1,7 2,7 3,1 7,3
Education Indicators
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
Primary School - Total 2016 96,7 106,4 109,4 101,3 Primary School - Female 2016 91,3 102,6 107,6 101,1 Secondary School - Total 2016 46,1 54,6 69,0 100,2 Secondary School - Female 2016 38,8 51,4 67,7 99,9Primary School Female Teaching Staff (% of Total) 2016 28,0 45,1 58,1 81,6Adult literacy Rate - Total (%) 2014 43,9 61,8 80,4 99,2Adult literacy Rate - Male (%) 2014 50,7 70,7 85,9 99,3Adult literacy Rate - Female (%) 2014 36,8 53,4 75,2 99,0Percentage of GDP Spent on Education 2015 4,8 5,3 4,3 5,5
Environmental Indicators
Land Use (Arable Land as % of Total Land Area) 2015 9,1 8,6 11,9 9,4Agricultural Land (as % of land area) 2015 64,8 43,2 43,4 30,0Forest (As % of Land Area) 2015 32,7 23,3 28,0 34,5Per Capita CO2 Emissions (metric tons) 2014 0,5 1,1 3,0 11,6
Sources : AfDB Statistics Department Databases; World Bank: World Development Indicators; last update :
UNAIDS; UNSD; WHO, UNICEF, UNDP; Country Reports.
Note : n.a. : Not Applicable ; … : Data Not Available. * Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)
** Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+)
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Annex II. Table of Bank Group Operations in the Two Countries
Liberia: Bank Operations as of 18/03/2018
Liberian Portfolio as at March, 2018
Project Name Date
Approved
Closing
Date
Amount
Approved
(UAm )
Amount
(USD)
Agriculture and Rural Development
Smallholder Agriculture Productivity Enhancement and
Commercialization Project (SAPEC) 02.05.2012 31.12.2019 33.08 46.97
Banking
Equity in ACCES Bank Liberia 23.04.2008 31.03.2018 0.91 1.22
Energy
CLSG-Rural Electrification -Liberia 06.11.2013 31.12.2018 16.84 23.92
CLSG Electricity Interconnection Project 06.11.2013 31.12.2018 8.1 11.94
Liberia Energy Efficiency and Access Project 13.12.2016 31.12.2020 31.38 44.56
Governance
Institutional Support for the Integrated Public Finance
Management Project Phase II 30.01.2017 31.12.2019 6.26 8.89
Transport
Paving Fish Town - Harper Road Phase I 04.09.2013 31.12.2019 42.04 59.7
MRU Road Construction and Facilitation Project 18.12.2014 30.06.2020 76.88 109.17
Water and Sanitation
Urban Water and Sanitation Project 18.05.2010 31.05.2018 26.09 37.05
Multisector Technical Assistance/Capacity Building
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building to LISGIS 11.11.2013 30.03.2018 0.50 0.71
Program of Assistance to Trade Support Institutions in
Liberia 10.10.2013
31.12.
2019 0.66 0.94
Liberia Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Project 04.05.2016 30.06.2019 1.74 0.17
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Côte d'Ivoire: Bank Operations as of 18/03/2018 Intitulé du projet Montant (en millions d'UC)
Taux de décaissement
Principales dates
Approuvé Décaissé approbation Signature
Date de clôture
PROJETS NATIONAUX (Privé et Public) SECTEURS
1. Projet d‘expansion de la centrale d'AZITO Energie 24,99 25,00 100,00% 19-déc-12 18-oct-13 15-nov-15
2. Projet d'extension de la Centrale Electrique (CIPREL)
42,34 42,34 100,00% 24-juil-13 14-aôut-13 31-déc-16
3. Projet d'extension de la Centrale Electrique – cycle combiné (CIPREL)
13,20 0,00 0,00% 04-nov-15 14-0ct-16 13-août-28
4. Projet de renforcement des réseaux électriques de transport et de distribution
117,59 8,40 7,10% 16-nov-16 20-déc-16 31-déc-20
5. Projet de centrale hydroélectrique de Singrobo 42,66 0,00 0,00% 06-déc-17
Sous-Total Energie 240,80 75,70 31,40%
6. Projet d'Appui aux Infrastructures Agricoles dans la région de l'Indénié-Djuablin (PAIA-ID)
Agriculture 21,60 14,76 68,33% 01-mars-12 20-mars-12 28-févr.-19
7. Projet de pôle agro-industriel dans la région Bélier (2PAI-BELIER)
54,66 0,00 0,00%
17-oct-14 09-fev-15 12-juil-17
8. Sucden Soft Commodity Facility 84,93 84,93 100,00% 10-juil-15 07-dec-15 31-mars-16
9. PPF – Enable Youth Côte d’Ivoire 1,00 0,11 10,52% 07-juil-16 14-fév-17 31-déc-18
10-Projet de développement de chaîne de valeur dans la région de l'Indénié
4,00 0,00 0,00%
21-oct-16 14-fév-17
30-juin-20
11. Projet de pôle agro-industriel dans la région Bélier (2PAI-BELIER)
26,04 0,44 1,67%
25-jan-17 14-fév-17 31-déc-22
12. Projet de pôle agro-industriel dans la région Bélier (2PAI-BELIER)
3,40 0,00 0,00%
28-jan-17 14-fév-17 31-déc-22
Sous-Total Agriculture 198,30 101,30 51,10%
13. Henri Konan Bédié Toll Bridge Transport 9,01 0,00 0,00% 04-nov-15 14-oct-16 28-juin-27
14. Projet de transport urbain d'Abidjan 207,54 0,00 0,00% 16-déc-16 29-déc-16 31-déc-21
15. Projet Air Côte d’Ivoire 96,21 34,76 36,13% 08-nov-17 10-nov-17 31-déc-23
Sous-Total Transport 312,76 34,76 11,11%
16. Projet d’appui au renforcement de la compétitivité du secteur industriel (PARCSI)
Gouvernance 10,00 1,10 11,32% 30-sept-15 11-déc-15 30-nov-19
17. Projet d’appui à la gestion économique et financière (PAGEF)
16,40 0,10 0,61% 30-mar-17 14-juil-17 31-déc-19
18. Programme d’appui à la gouvernance économique et à la croissance (PAGEC)
36,23 36,23 100,00% 14-juil-17 14-juil-17 31-déc-17
Sous-Total Gouvernance 63,29 37,78 59,69%
19. Projet d’appui au développement de l’entreprenariat Finance 0,65 0,30 45,15% 16-déc-14 04-sep-15 30-juin-18
Sous-Total Finance 0,65 0,30 45,15%
21. Projet d'appui valorisation déchet liquide et promotion emploi à Bouake et Katiola (African Water Facility)
Eau et assainissement
1,07 0,22 20,25% 04-sept-13 13-juin-14 31-déc-18
Sous-Total Eau et Assainissement 1,07 0,22 20,25%
Total Projets nationaux (public et privé) (A) 816,87 249,98 30,60%
PROJETS REGIONAUX SECTEURS
22. Programme d'aménagement des routes et de facilitation du transport dans les pays du Fleuve Mano (CI/Guinée et CI/Liberia)
Transport 65,46 9,88 15,09% 18-déc-14 04-juin-15 30-juin-20
23. Prêt additionnel - Programme d'aménagement des routes et de facilitation du transport dans les pays du Fleuve Mano (CI/Guinée et CI/Liberia)
31,18 4,73 15,17% 03-juin-15 02-mars-15 30-juin-20
24. Projet d'aménagement et de facilitation de transport sur le corridor Bamako-Zantiebougou-Boundiali-San Pedro (CI/Mali)
72,70 8,90 12,24% 26-nov-15 03-mai-16 30-juin-21
25. Projet d’interconnexion des réseaux électriques de la Côte d’Ivoire, du Liberia, de la Sierra Leone et de la Guinée (CLSG).
Energie 33,0 2,09 6,30% 06-nov-13 22-nov-13 31-déc-18
26. Programme d'adhésion à l'Assurance du Commerce en Afrique (ACAATIA)
Finance 9,93 9,93 100,00% 23-sept-15 03-mai-16 31-déc-17
Total Projets régionaux (B) 212,27 34,95 16,46%
TOTAL GLOBAL PROJETS (nationaux et régionaux) (C) = (A + B)
1029,14 284,93 27,68%
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Annex III. Programme Costs
Summary of Programme Costs by Expenditure Category
EXPENDITURE
CATEGORIES
EU million UA million
F.E. L.C. Total F.E. L.C. Total
1 Goods 0.17 0.04 0.21 0.14 0.04 0.18
2 Works 45.66 11.41 57.07 38.37 9.59 47.96
3 Services 5.81 1.45 7.26 4.88 1.22 6.10
4 Compensation of
PAP - 1.59 1.59 - 1.34 1.34
5 Miscellaneous 1.03 0.26 1.29 0.86 0.22 1.08
Base Cost 52.66 14.76 67.43 44.26 12.40 56.66
Physical contingencies
3.07 0.77 3.83 2.58 0.64 3.22
Price escalation 1.90 0.48 2.38 1.60 0.40 2.00
Total cost 58.91 14.74 73.64 49.50 12.38 61.88
ADF Loan Categories of Expenditure
(In UA Millions)
Categories In UA millions
Foreign Cost Local Cost Total
Goods 0.112 0.028 0.140
Works 7.768 1.942 9.710
Services 0.000 0.000 0.000
Operating Expenses 0.864 0.216 1.080
Total Base Cost 8.744 2.186 10.930
Physical
Contingencies 1.008 0.252 1.260
Price Contingencies 0.968 0.242 1.210
TOTAL 10.720 2.680 13.400
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TSF Loan Categories of Expenditure
(In UA Millions)
Categories In UA millions
Foreign Cost Local Cost Total
Goods 0.320 0.080 0.400
Works 6.360 1.590 7.950
Services 0.000 0.000 0.000
Other 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total Base Cost 6.680 1.670 8.350
Physical
Contingencies 0.400 0.100 0.500
Price Contingencies 0.240 0.060 0.300
TOTAL 7.320 1.830 9.150
ADF Grant Categories of Expenditure
(In UA Millions)
Categories In UA millions
Foreign Cost Local Cost Total
Goods 0.000 0.000 0.000
Works 2.128 0.532 2.660
Services 0.112 0.028 0.140
Other 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total Base Cost 2.240 0.560 2.800
Physical
Contingencies 0.000 0.000 0.000
Price Contingencies 0.000 0.000 0.000
TOTAL 2.240 0.560 2.800
TSF Grant Categories of Expenditure
(In UA Millions)
Categories In UA millions
Foreign Cost Local Cost Total
Goods 0.000 0.000 0.000
Works 0.000 0.000 0.000
Services 2.184 0.546 2.730
Other 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total Base Cost 2.184 0.546 2.730
Physical
Contingencies 0.480 0.120 0.600
Price Contingencies 0.480 0.120 0.600
TOTAL 3.144 0.786 3.930
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EU PAGoDA Grant Categories of Expenditure
(In EUR Millions)
Category Expenditure in Euros currency (Millions)
Local Currency Foreign Currency Total
Goods, 0.000 0.000 0.000
Consulting services 0.770 3.080 3.850
Works 3.176 12.704 15.880
Bank’s Administrative
fee
0.094 0.376 0.470
Total cost 4.040 16.160 20.200
EIB Loan Categories of Expenditure
(In EUR Millions)
Categories In EUR millions
Foreign Cost Local Cost Total
Goods 0.000 0.000 0.000
Works 13.600 3.400 17.000
Services 0.000 0.000 0.000
Other 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total Base Cost 13.600 3.400 17.000
Physical
Contingencies 0.000 0.000 0.000
Price Contingencies 0.000 0.000 0.000
TOTAL 13.600 3.4000 17.000
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Annex IV. Map of the Programme Areas