AFR RI-Central African Backbone SOP5

Abstract*

The development objective of the Fifth Phase of the Central African Backbone (CAB5) Program Project for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is to contribute to increase the geographical reach and usage of regional broadband infrastructure and to reduce the price of services to enable more people in the DRC to access information and communication technology services. The project comprises of three components. The first component, emergence of an inclusive... Show More

Development Objective

The development objective of the proposed project is to contribute to increase the geographical reach and usage of regional broadband infrastructure and to reduce the price of services so that more people in the DRC can access information and communication technology (ICT) services.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P132821
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Marc Lixi
Borrower 2
Democratic Republic of Congo

Country
Eastern and Southern Africa
Disclosure Date
November 13, 2013
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 16, 2014
Effective Date
January 22, 2015

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 92.10 million
Implementing Agency
SOCOF - Société Congolaise de Fibre Optique
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2015

Commitment Amount
US$ 92.10 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
April 20, 2022
Closing Date
September 30, 2021

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Business Enabling Environment40%
- FY17 - Regulation and Competition Policy40%
FY17 - Jobs13%
- FY17 - Job Creation13%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration20%
- FY17 - State-owned Enterprise Reform and Privatization20%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development13%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery13%
FY17 - Urban Development13%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery13%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	92.10

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	92.10
IBRD + IDA Commitment	92.10

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	92.10

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	113,635.51
Aug 23, 2018	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	880,950.00
Jun 3, 2021	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	616,575.25
Sep 3, 2019	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	97,090.07
Dec 23, 2019	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	54,320.12
Mar 30, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	1,675,383.40
Mar 17, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	425,002.44
Mar 18, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	610,311.10
Dec 9, 2019	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	92,851.56
May 5, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	741,974.25
May 5, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	1,400,708.20
Jun 25, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	694,500.75
Jun 23, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	582,392.90
Jun 23, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	48,629.36
May 19, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	227,666.30
Jun 12, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	121,436.50
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	-31,510.00
Aug 11, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	1,661,564.20
Jul 30, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	1,180,277.40
Oct 29, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	58,329.22
Nov 13, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	680,120.56
Nov 13, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	94,881.52
Dec 29, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	937,354.00
Jun 24, 2019	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	662,367.90
Jun 24, 2019	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	455,140.40
Jun 24, 2019	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	54,611.19
Jun 24, 2019	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	41,114.50
Nov 1, 2019	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	60,830.78
Sep 3, 2019	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	60,653.31
Sep 20, 2019	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	199,053.98
Jul 31, 2019	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	1,596,689.00
Sep 28, 2017	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	99,870.62
Sep 25, 2017	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	602,052.94
Feb 27, 2018	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	218,493.06
Feb 27, 2018	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	210,739.97
Apr 4, 2018	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	335,683.70
Jul 5, 2018	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	928,105.60
Dec 27, 2017	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	629,529.56
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	611,219.90
May 14, 2018	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	816,877.10
Oct 10, 2018	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	329,335.38
Jan 22, 2015	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	1,390,022.20
May 15, 2015	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	2,700,000.00
May 28, 2015	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	166,632.44
Dec 18, 2015	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	575,204.75
Apr 22, 2016	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	26,274.23
Jan 28, 2016	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	579,129.70
May 4, 2016	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	55,564.10
Jul 29, 2016	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	773,795.90
Nov 21, 2016	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	581,527.70
Jun 27, 2017	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	295,364.60
Feb 16, 2017	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	876,179.20
Apr 12, 2017	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	1,232,395.90
Nov 6, 2017	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	180,065.40
Jul 16, 2014	IDA-H9810	Loan Commitment	92,100,000.00
Apr 21, 2023	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	-22,726.42
Apr 21, 2023	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	-113,116.87
Apr 21, 2023	IDA-H9810	Loan Cancel	8,624,819.00
Sep 20, 2022	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	-2,147.76
Sep 22, 2022	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	-10.61
Dec 20, 2021	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	-1,241,000.00
Feb 14, 2022	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	124,812.90
Sep 3, 2021	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	798,344.50
Jul 3, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Cancel	36,378,820.00
Aug 21, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	80,535.75
Sep 14, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	1,230,658.20
Sep 14, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	336,804.97
Dec 28, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	943,425.56
Feb 26, 2021	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	565,354.90
Nov 30, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	577,267.90
Dec 22, 2020	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	105,355.85
May 18, 2021	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	426,475.50
May 18, 2021	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	337,742.28
Jun 18, 2021	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	1,312,586.50
May 18, 2021	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	309,036.34
Jun 30, 2021	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	997,413.60
Jun 3, 2021	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	80,387.02
Jun 3, 2021	IDA-H9810	Loan Disb	798,344.50

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2021-09-30
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2021-09-30
Project Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2021-09-30
Financial Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2021-09-30
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2021-09-30
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2021-09-30

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 03-31-2022
Outcomes	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW:	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact) Value 0.00 3.00 1.00
Date February 24, 2014 September 27, 2021
Comment
Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) Value 2.00 23.00 4.00
Date February 24, 2014 September 27, 2021
Comment
Wholesale national Capacity Transmission Price (per Mbit/s per Month, in US$) Value 2000.00 123.00 1500.00
Date February 24, 2014 September 27, 2021
Comment
Geographical reach of mobile services (percentage of population covered) Value 25.00 64.00 30.00
Date February 24, 2014 September 27, 2021
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 0.00 1000000.00
Date February 24, 2014 September 27, 2021
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date February 24, 2014 April 25, 2018
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of Manpower Trained under the Project (number of people) Value 0.00 141.00 20.00
Date February 24, 2014 September 27, 2021
Comment
Length of Fiber Optic Network Built (km) Value 0.00 620.00 620.00
Date February 24, 2014 September 27, 2021 July 23, 2020
Comment
Impact on IT/ITES Sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1 # low impact to 5 # high impact) Value 0.00 4.00 2.00
Date February 24, 2014 September 27, 2021
Comment
Private Capital Mobilized Value 0.00 0.00 10000000.00
Date February 24, 2014 September 27, 2021 July 23, 2020
Comment

Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact)	Value	0.00	3.00	1.00
	Date	February 24, 2014	September 27, 2021
	Comment

Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people)	Value	2.00	23.00	4.00
	Date	February 24, 2014	September 27, 2021
	Comment

Wholesale national Capacity Transmission Price (per Mbit/s per Month, in US$)	Value	2000.00	123.00	1500.00
	Date	February 24, 2014	September 27, 2021
	Comment

Geographical reach of mobile services (percentage of population covered)	Value	25.00	64.00	30.00
	Date	February 24, 2014	September 27, 2021
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	0.00	1000000.00
	Date	February 24, 2014	September 27, 2021
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	0.00	30.00
	Date	February 24, 2014	April 25, 2018
	Comment

Private Capital Mobilized	Value	0.00	0.00	10000000.00
	Date	February 24, 2014	September 27, 2021	July 23, 2020
	Comment