Chad - Economic Governance and Extractive Sector Support Project PASEGE

Project Summary

Approval Date	22 Sep 2022
Signature Date	03 Oct 2022
Planned Completion Date	31 Oct 2026
Last Disbursement Planned Date	31 Aug 2026
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Multi-Sector
DAC Sector Code	15124
Commitment	U.A 7,070,000
Status	Implementation

Project General Description

The proposed operation concerns the award of a grant of UA 7.07 million from the resources of the African Development Fund (ADF) to the Republic of Chad to finance the Economic Governance and Extractive Sector Support Project (PAGESE). PAGESE has been designed in harmony with the Transition Roadmap, whose three strategic axes are: (i) strengthening security and defence; (ii) organizing dialogue, consolidating social peace and national unity; and (iii) strengthening good governance and the rule of law (including the modernization of public finances). The project aims to support the country in gradually reducing several drivers of its fragility, particularly those related to the economic situation, in the context of the end of the Covid-19 crisis and the impact of the war in Ukraine. The main reason for the Bank's intervention is the need to continue to strengthen the resilience of Chad, which remains a fragile state. The project has three (3) components: (i) Strengthen fiscal policy effectiveness; (ii) Strengthen extractive sector governance; and (iii) Project management support. It will be implemented in 48 months on the national territory of Chad.

Project Objectives

The overall objective of PAGESE is to contribute to capacity building in terms of the effectiveness of fiscal policy and extractive sector governance, to create enabling conditions for emerging from the situation of fragility. The specific objectives are: (i) to improve fiscal policy implementation skills; (ii) to contribute to improving the quality of public investment spending; (iii) to strengthen oversight practices, particularly in terms of auditing; and (iv) to improve governance and transparency in the extractive sector by ensuring its compliance with international standards.

Beneficiaries

The direct beneficiaries of PAGESE will be the Ministry of the Economy, Development Planning and International Cooperation (MPDCI), the National Public Investment Management Commission (CONAGIP), the General Directorate of Taxation (DGI), the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), the Accounts Chamber, the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARMP), the Chad EITI Secretariat, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy as well as the Ministry of Mines (through the Chadian Mining Sector Development Support Project – PADSMT - and the National Mining and Geology Company – SONAMIG), whose technical capacity will be strengthened by the project. Indirect beneficiaries of PAGESE will be Chadian taxpayers and citizens, who should witness an improvement in budgetary efficiency and enjoy better access to basic services. Finally, targeted beneficiaries also include the 300,000 artisanal and small-scale miners, especially young people and women, who will benefit from the capacity building offered by the Ministry of Mines in the Mayo Kebbi and Guera regions.

Participating Organization

Funding

African Development Fund

Implementing

MINISTERE DE L'ECONOMIE, DE LA COOPERATION ET PLAN

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-TD-KF0-011
Last Update	22 Mar 2023

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Contact Details

Name	Moustapha DOUKOURE
Email	m.doukoure@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Chad

Coordinates	Location Name
10 15.83	Mayo-Kebbi Region
12.1067 15.0444	N'Djamena
11.5 18.5	Guera Region

Project Classification

Finance Type	Aid Grant Excluding Debt Reorganisation
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	Project Type Interventions

Commitments

U.A 7,070,000

African Development Fund

U.A 7,070,000

Document Type	Language	Document
Appraisal report	en	viewer
Appraisal report	fr	viewer

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value
Proportion of non-oil revenue (excluding grants)	%	2022	9.55
Credibility of the investment budget measured as the percentage of difference between the voted and executed budgets (commitment basis)	Percentage point	2022	15.0
Score on the "SAI Control" indicator of the Open Budget Index	Points	2022	55.0
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) assessment note	None	2022	Satisfactory progress
Mining licenses awarded to formalized artisanal and small-scale miners (AMPEs)	Number	2022	30.0
Action plans adopted to optimize fiscal policies in emerging sectors (mining, agriculture/livestock and telecommunications)	Number	2022	3.0
Institutional diagnosis for the establishment of an on-demand international exchange of information unit for tax purposes	Number	2022	1.0
Procedures manual detailing the implementation of the different stages of the project management cycle (taking into account the gender, environmental and climate change aspects)	Number	2022	3.0
Officers trained in gender-sensitive planning, budgeting and monitoring	Number	2022	50.0
Officers trained in gender-sensitive planning, budgeting and monitoring - of which women	Number	2022	20.0
Proportion of projects in the pilot sectors that met the criteria for inclusion in the CONAGIP’s PIP	%	2022	100.0
External aid management platform established	None	2022	Yes
Officers trained in the implementation of the new Public Procurement Code	Number	2022	50.0
Officers trained in the implementation of the new Public Procurement Code - of which women	Number	2022	20.0
Budget review bill transmitted to Parliament	Number	2022	2.0
Officers of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) and stakeholders trained in the monitoring and implementation of sectoral action plans for combating money laundering and terrorism financing	Number	2022	50.0
Officers of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) and stakeholders trained in the monitoring and implementation of sectoral action plans for combating money laundering and terrorism financing - of which women	Number	2022	20.0
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Secretariat staff trained in stakeholder training	Number	2022	20.0
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Secretariat staff trained in stakeholder training - of which women	Number	2022	5.0
Mechanisms for systematic disclosure of contracts are in place	None	2022	Yes
Procurement of equipment for the precious mineral analysis laboratory (including preparation and chemical analysis equipment; petrography)	None	2022	Yes
Mining brigade officers trained in monitoring gender-sensitive and climate-resilient environmental standards	Number	2022	100.0
Mining brigade officers trained in monitoring gender-sensitive and climate-resilient environmental standards	Number	2022	2.0
Associations of women active in the mining sector that have received institutional and organizational capacity building support	Number	2022	20.0
Short-, medium-, and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction strategy document for the extractive sector	Number	2022	1.0