Building Institutions And Systems to Harness And Realize Agenda 2063 Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Building Institutions and Systems to Harness and Realize Agenda 2063 Project for Africa is to improve the capacity of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat in supporting member states to negotiate and implement selected commitments to enhance regional integration and intracontinental trade in Africa. The project comprises of three components. The first component... Show More

Development Objective

To improve the capacity of the African Union Commission and the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat in supporting member states to negotiate and implement selected commitments to enhance regional integration and intracontinental trade in Africa.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P180117
Status
Active
Team Leader
Raymond Muhula , Ankur Huria, Megersa Abate
Borrower 2
African Union

Country
Eastern and Southern Africa
Disclosure Date
December 19, 2022
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 1, 2023
Effective Date
October 12, 2023

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 50.00 million
Implementing Agency
African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat,African Union Commission
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2023

Commitment Amount
US$ 50.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
November 6, 2023
Closing Date
June 30, 2028

Consultant Services required
TBD
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 - Economic Policy

FY17 - Trade62%
- FY17 - Trade Facilitation62%
- FY17 - Trade Logistics23%
- FY17 - Trade Policy62%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - ICT25%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions25%
FY17 - Regional Integration57%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration54%
- FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform21%
- FY17 - Civil Registration and Identification16%
- FY17 - E-Government, incl. e-services28%
- FY17 - Public Assets and Investment Management28%
FY17 - Public Finance Management28%
- FY17 - Public Expenditure Management28%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion23%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement23%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	50.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	50.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	50.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	50.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jun 1, 2023	IDA-E2020	Loan Commitment	50,000,000.00
Dec 7, 2023	IDA-E2020	Loan Disb	3,771,800.00
Aug 8, 2024	IDA-E2020	Loan Disb	8,265,812.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-12-20
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-12-20
Procurement	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2024-12-20
Project Management	Satisfactory	2024-12-20
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-12-20
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2024-12-20

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Increased effectiveness of critical financial management processes of the AUC	Value	The following functions are not in place: (a) mult	No changes in baseline values	The following are in place and functioning: a)mult
	Date	June 30, 2023	August 31, 2023	June 30, 2028
	Comment

Increased compliance of State Parties with AfCFTA Treaty obligations	Value	Policy Review Mechanism has not been established,	No changes in baseline values	Additional reviews undertaken in, at least, four o
	Date	June 30, 2023	August 31, 2023	June 30, 2028
	Comment

AUC procurement transactions completed on e-procurement platform Value 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date
Comment
Reported Non-Tariff Barriers (NTB) cases addressed through AfCFTA Secretariat’s NTBs reporting, monitoring, and eliminating mechanism. Value 0.00 0.00 20.00
Date
Comment
Payment transactions made through the Bank Communication Management (BCM) platform Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date
Comment
Countries supported by Secretariat to establish national implementation committees Value 5.00 5.00 15.00
Date
Comment
Countries with national focal points established for the investment protocol Value 0.00 0.00 6.00
Date
Comment
Share of female employees in AU Organs and institutions Value 37.00 37.00 42.00
Date March 31, 2023 August 31, 2023 June 30, 2028
Comment
Trade among countries benefitting from the preferential tariff regime under AfCFTA Value 7.00 7.00 20.00
Date June 30, 2023 August 31, 2023 June 30, 2028
Comment
Air transport capacity provided by African airlines through 5th Freedom Rights Value 14.50 14.50 20.00
Date March 31, 2023 August 31, 2023 June 30, 2028
Comment
of which, Head of Division or higher Value 36.00 36.00 40.00
Date
Comment
Routes operated by African airlines through 5th freedom rights Value 15.00 15.00 17.00
Date
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Effectiveness of AfCFTA Secretariat to support State Parties	Value	Directorates do not have agreed KPIs	No change in baseline value	Directorates achieved at least 90 percent of agree
	Date	December 30, 2022	August 31, 2023	December 29, 2028
	Comment

Enhancement of AUC's IT Systems	Value	AUC IT systems functionality and processes are sub	No changes in baseline values	Completed upgrade of network infrastructure perfor
	Date	June 30, 2023	August 31, 2023	June 30, 2028
	Comment

Operationalization of the AfCFTA Dispute Settlement Body	Value	Core elements of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB)	No change in baseline value	AfCFTA Secretariat has conducted training on key e
	Date	March 31, 2023	August 31, 2023	June 30, 2028
	Comment

Digitization of document management system Value Partial automation of document management process. No change in baseline value 70% deployment of the EDMS across all AUC departme
Date
Comment

Progress in concluding Negotiations of Protocols	Value	Protocol on Women and Children and Protocol on Dig	No change in baseline value	Negotiations completed and all protocols and addit
	Date	June 30, 2023	August 31, 2023	June 30, 2028
	Comment

E-procurement System expanded to all agencies Value e-procurement solution developed. No change in baseline value e-procurement rolled out in two AU organs.
Date
Comment
Sectors and sub-sectors negotiated under the AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Services Value 5 5 at least 2 additional sectors (Energy-related; & E
Date
Comment

Progress in establishment of the foundation for a data driven AUC	Value	AUC IT systems functionality and processes are su	No change in baseline value	Full operationalization of telephony system.
	Date
	Comment

Previous year internal audit findings fully addressed by responsible department. Value 40.00 40.00 90.00
Date June 30, 2022 August 31, 2023 June 30, 2028
Comment
States that have ratified FMP Protocol Value 4 4 5
Date
Comment

RECs adopting implementation plans to align with the AfCFTA protocol on investment	Value	No monitoring mechanism established.	No change in baseline value	An additional 4 countries from 2 RECs have develop
	Date	June 30, 2023	August 31, 2023	December 29, 2028
	Comment

Eligible staff for whom annual performance evaluation completed in the previous FY Value 65.00 65.00 90.00
Date December 30, 2022 August 31, 2023 June 30, 2028
Comment
State Parties benefiting from the schedules of specific commitments and regulatory frameworks in the 5 priority sectors Value 0.00 0.00 15.00
Date March 31, 2023 August 31, 2023 June 30, 2028
Comment

Effectiveness of AUC Directorates performing core management functions in support of Agenda 2063 goals	Value	Functional Directorate have agreed KPIs in the Afr	No change in baseline value	Functional Directorate achieved at least 90 percen
	Date	June 30, 2023	August 31, 2023	December 29, 2028
	Comment

Number of State Parties receiving awareness raising/ training targeting MSMEs, Women and Youth; Informal Cross Border Traders.	Value	No mechanisms available	No change in baseline value	Programs conducted in at least 10 Member States
	Date	June 30, 2023	August 31, 2023	June 30, 2028
	Comment

of which AfCFTA Secretariat has conducted a citizen engagement survey Value 0.00 0.00 6.00
Date
Comment
States with Bilateral Air Service Agreements aligned with YD Value 16.00 16.00 26.00
Date June 30, 2023 August 31, 2023 June 30, 2028
Comment
of which actual BASA's aligned Value 239.00 239.00 319.00
Date
Comment

Africa Program for Aviation Data (APAD) blueprint and initial rollout.	Value	Aviation data blue print has not been prepared.	No change in baseline value	APAD is fully utilized a source of market intellig
	Date	June 30, 2023	August 31, 2023	June 30, 2028
	Comment

FMP Border Assessment Diagnostics prepared Value 0.00 0.00 10.00
Date June 30, 2023 August 31, 2023 June 30, 2028
Comment

AUC procurement transactions completed on e-procurement platform	Value	0.00	0.00	100.00
	Date
	Comment

Countries supported by Secretariat to establish national implementation committees	Value	5.00	5.00	15.00
	Date
	Comment

Share of female employees in AU Organs and institutions	Value	37.00	37.00	42.00
	Date	March 31, 2023	August 31, 2023	June 30, 2028
	Comment

Trade among countries benefitting from the preferential tariff regime under AfCFTA	Value	7.00	7.00	20.00
	Date	June 30, 2023	August 31, 2023	June 30, 2028
	Comment

Air transport capacity provided by African airlines through 5th Freedom Rights	Value	14.50	14.50	20.00
	Date	March 31, 2023	August 31, 2023	June 30, 2028
	Comment

of which, Head of Division or higher	Value	36.00	36.00	40.00
	Date
	Comment

Digitization of document management system	Value	Partial automation of document management process.	No change in baseline value	70% deployment of the EDMS across all AUC departme
	Date
	Comment

E-procurement System expanded to all agencies	Value	e-procurement solution developed.	No change in baseline value	e-procurement rolled out in two AU organs.
	Date
	Comment

Sectors and sub-sectors negotiated under the AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Services	Value	5	5	at least 2 additional sectors (Energy-related; & E
	Date
	Comment

Eligible staff for whom annual performance evaluation completed in the previous FY	Value	65.00	65.00	90.00
	Date	December 30, 2022	August 31, 2023	June 30, 2028
	Comment

Reported Non-Tariff Barriers (NTB) cases addressed through AfCFTA Secretariat’s NTBs reporting, monitoring, and eliminating mechanism.	Value	0.00	0.00	20.00
	Date
	Comment

of which actual BASA's aligned	Value	239.00	239.00	319.00
	Date
	Comment

States with Bilateral Air Service Agreements aligned with YD	Value	16.00	16.00	26.00
	Date	June 30, 2023	August 31, 2023	June 30, 2028
	Comment

Building Institutions And Systems to Harness And Realize Agenda 2063 Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS