Multinational - ECCAS Institutional Capacity Building Support Project

Project Summary

Approval Date	29 Mar 2017
Signature Date	21 Jul 2017
Planned Completion Date	31 Mar 2023
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Multi-Sector
DAC Sector Code	11330
Commitment	U.A 2,000,000
Status	Implementation

Project General Description

The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Institutional Capacity Building Support Project (PARCI-CEEAC) falls within the framework of the Bank’s Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP, 2011-2015) for Central Africa, the main pillars of which is focused on capacity-building for the Central African Economic Community (ECCAS). It aims to enhance performance in the preparation and implementation of regional infrastructure programmes by building institutional capacity. It also contributes to the improvement of intra-regional trade by supporting the streamlining ECCAS and CEMAC sector policy initiatives. The project cost is UA 8.23 million, jointly financed by the ADF (UA 7 million) and ECCAS (UA 1.23 million). It will be implemented over a four-year period from 2013 to 2016.

Project Objectives

The project objective is to promote regional integration in Central Africa by building ECCAS’ institutional, human and operational capacity to implement regional programmes and the harmonization of sector policies.

Beneficiaries

The project’s main direct beneficiaries are the ECCAS General Secretariat of ECCAS, the CEMAC Commission and the Technical Secretariat of the Central Africa-REC Rationalization Committee that will participate in studies and in other activities planned under the rationalization and harmonization of regional policies and standards.

Participating Organization

Funding

Fragile States Facility

Implementing

ECCAS General Secretariat

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-Z1-KZ0-035
Last Update	01 Feb 2023

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Contact Details

Name	FALL Abou
Email	a.fall@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Multinational

Coordinates	Location Name
0.392501 9.45365	Libreville

Project Classification

Finance Type	Aid Grant Excluding Debt Reorganisation
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	Other Technical Assistance

Commitments

U.A 2,000,000

Transition Support Facility

U.A 2,000,000

Disbursements

Document Type	Language	Document
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2013 TO 2018 AS AT APRIL 2019
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2013 TO 2018 AS AT JAN 2019
Expression of interest	fr	Projet d’Appui au Renforcement des Capacités Institutionnelles de la CEEAC PARCI-CEEAC - La réalisation de la politique et du plan d’action de la Politique Genre - EOI
Appraisal report	fr	CEEAC - Projet d’appui au renforcement des capacités institutionnelles de la CEEAC PARCI-CEEAC - Rapport d’évaluation
Appraisal report	en	ECCAS - ECCAS Institutional Capacity Building Support PARCI-ECCAS - Appraisal Report
Expression of interest	fr	ami-gabon-realisation-dune-etude-sur-la-conformite-des-lois-et-reglements-nationaux-avec-lafe-et-limpact-de-linsecurite-sur-la-facilitation-des-echanges-dans-lespace-ceeac
Expression of interest	fr	viewer
Expression of interest	fr	viewer
Evaluation Report	fr	viewer
Evaluation Report	fr	viewer
Contract	en	listing of awarded contracts from 2014 to 2019 as at october 2019
Contract	en	listing of awarded contracts from 2014 to 2019 as at january 2020
Contract	en	listing of awarded contracts from 2015 to 2020 as at february 2021

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value	Actual Year	Actual Value
Cost to export	$	2017	850,76	2022	874,82
Cost at import	$	2017	996,99	2022	1025,18
Time needed for export	Day	2017	41,28	2022	42,45
Time required for import	Day	2017	49,77	2022	51,18
Number of existing National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs)	Number	2017	11	2022	11
Number of action plans for the implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)	Number	2017	5	2022	5
A team of technical assistants is set up at the Directorate of Macroeconomic Policy, Trade and Industry (DPMCI) of ECCAS	None	2017	A team composed of a Regional Trade Facilitation Expert, a Procurement Expert, and a Monitoring and Evaluation Expert is deployed to support the DPMCI team, 2017 and 2018	2022	Achieved
Number of training sessions for staff of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on EFA	Number	2017	4	2022	4
Number of staff trained	Number	2017	28	2022	28
Number of staff trained - of whom women	Number	2017	6	2022	6
Study on barriers to cross-border trade for women traders completed	None	2017	Barriers to women traders' cross-border trade are clearly identified and recommendations made, 2017-2018	2022	Existing
The impact assessment of the implementation of the EFA on trade and development in Central Africa is carried out	None	2017	Opportunities and constraints for the implementation of AFE in Central Africa are identified, 2017-2018	2022	Existing
A Regional Trade Facilitation Committee (RFTF) is established at the ECCAS General Secretariat to serve as a platform for coordination, dialogue, knowledge sharing	None	2017	Regional Trade Facilitation Committee operational, 2017	2022	Existing
ECCAS study tours and exchanges of experience in other RECs organised	Number	2017	2	2022	2
Policy dialogue and awareness raising on AFE is organised	None	2017	11 missions organised and ratification of the EFA by the 9 ECCAS countries, Members of the WTO	2022	9 missions organised
Media actions undertaken	None	2017	An advertorial on the challenges of EFA in Central Africa, and materials distributed	2022	Existing
A resource mobilisation strategy for the implementation of the AFE is available	None	2017	The regional resource mobilisation strategy for the implementation of the AFE in Central Africa is finalised and validated	2022	Not available
A Donors' Conference for the implementation of the AFE is organised	None	2017	Funding for the regional action plan on trade facilitation is obtained	2022	Not yet
The knowledge of National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs) members and stakeholders on trade facilitation and on the issue of cross-border women traders is enhanced	None	2017	15 national workshops organised before the end of 2018 (3 national workshops per beneficiary country)	2022	Achieved
The categorisation of trade facilitation measures in the 2 non-WTO ECCAS countries (Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe) is completed	None	2017	2 self-assessment reports are validated	2022	Not available
Study on the laws, regulations, procedures and trade systems of ECCAS countries and their compatibility with the EFA carried out	None	2017	A study on the conformity of laws, regulations and procedures related to AFE within ECCAS is conducted and validated	2022	In progress
Tool for monitoring and evaluating the progress of Member countries in the implementation of the project and the AFE set up	None	2017	A functional tool for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the AFE	2022	Achieved