Building Institutions And Systems to Harness And Realize Agenda 2063 Project (WB-P180117)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
A
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jun 1, 2023
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
African Union
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
  • Industry and Trade
  • Law and Government
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Grant Amount (USD)
$ 50.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 50.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Jun 27, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Dec 19, 2022

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Project Description
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Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

According to the World Bank, the environmental and social risk for the project is Substantial.

Investment Description
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Contact Information
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World Bank Team Leaders:

Raymond Muhula - Senior Public Sector Specialist
Email: rmuhula@worldbank.org

Ankur Huria - Senior Economist
Email: ahuria@worldbank.org

Megersa Abera Abate - Transport Economist
Email: mabate@worldbank.org

Borrower - African Union:

Patrick Maanke - Project Coordinator
Email: MankeP@africa-union.org
Website: https://au.int/
Address: P.O. Box 3243, Roosvelt Street W21K19, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone: +251 11 551 77 00
Fax: +251 11 551 78 44

Implementing Agencies -

African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat:

Prudence Sebahizi - Director
Email: Prudence.Sebahizi@au-afcfta.org
Website: https://au-afcfta.org/
Phone: +233596994670
Address: Africa Trade House, Ambassadorial Enclave, Liberia Road, Ridge, Accra

African Union Commission:

Patrick Maanke - Project Coordinator
Email: mankep@africa-union.org
Website: https://au.int/en/commission

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. Information on how to file a complaint and a complaint request form are available at: https://www.inspectionpanel.org/how-to-file-complaint

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