AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

MULTINATIONAL

ROSSO BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

OITC DEPARTMENT

November 2016

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. STRATEGIC THRUST AND RATIONALE 1

1.1 Project Linkages with the Strategy and Objectives of Senegal and Mauritania 1

1.2 Rationale for Bank Involvement 2

1.3 Donor Coordination 3

II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 4

2.1 Project Objectives and Components 4

2.2 Technical Solutions Adopted and Alternatives Explored 4

2.3 Project Type 5

2.4 Project Cost and Financing Arrangement s 5

2.5 Project Area and Beneficiaries 8

2.6 Participatory Approach for Project Identification, Design and Implementation 9

2.7 Bank Experience and Lessons Reflected in Project Design 10

2.8 Key Performance Indicators 11

III. PROJECT FEASIBILITY 12

3.1 Economic and Financial Performance 12

3.2 Environmental and Social Impact 12

IV. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION 15

4.1 Project Implementation Arrangements 15

4.2 Monitoring and Evaluation 17

4.3 Governance 18

4.4 Sustainability 18

4.5 Risk Management 19

4.6 Knowledge Building 19

V. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 19

5.1 Financing Instrument 19

5.2 Conditions Associated with Bank Interventions 19

5.3 Compliance with Bank Policies 20

VI. RECOMMENDATIONS 20

Annexes

I. Comparative Socio-economic Indicators of Senegal and Mauritania

II. Table of AfDB Portfolio in Senegal and Mauritania

III. Key Related Projects Financed by the Bank and Other Development Partners in Senegal and Mauritania

IV. Location Map of Project Area

LIST OF TABLES

No. TITLE ........................................................................................................................................................................... Page

Table 1.1: Donor Coordination …………………………………………………………………………………………………....3

Table 2.1: Summary of Project Components…………………………..……………………………….……..…………..……….4

Table 2.2: Technical Solutions Adopted and .Alternative Explored ……………………………………..………………………..5

Tableau 2.3: Summary of Estimated Project Cost by Component.……………………………….……………..................................6

Table 2.3a: Summary of Estimated Cost by Component and by Country…………………………………………………………..6

Table 2.4: Summary of Estimated Project Cost by Expenditure ………………………..…………………………………….…...6

Table 2.4a: Summary of Estimated Project Cost by Category and by Country…………………………..…………………………7

Table 2.5: Source of Project Financing by Component ……………………………………………………………………………8

Table 2.6 Project’s Expenditure Schedule of by Source of Financing.…………………………………..……………………......8

Table 3.1: Summary of Economic Analysis ……………………………………………………………….……………….…….12

Table 4.1: Monitoring and Evaluation Schedule………………………………………………………………………………….18

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CURRENCCY EQUIVALENTS [August 2016]

UA 1 UC

= XOF 822.459

UA 1 = MRO 494.699

UA 1 = EUR 1.25383 EUROS EUROS

FISCAL YEAR

1 January - 31 December

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

1 kilogramme (kg) = 2.200 pounds

1 metre (m) = 3.28 feet

1 kilometre (Km) = 0.621 mile

1 kilometre square (km2) = 0.3861 sq. mile

1 hectare (ha) = 2.471 acres

ACRONYMS AND ABBRÉVIATIONS

ADF African Development Fund

AfDB Bank Development African

AGEROUTE Road Works and Management Agency

ANSD National Statistics and Demographic Agency

DED Detailed Engineering Design

PDS Preliminary Design Study

CSP Country Strategy Paper

DGIT General Directorate of Transport Infrastructure

DR Directorate of Roads

EIB European Investment Bank

EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return

ETCD Exclusive of Taxes and Customs Duties

EU/AFIF European Union/African Investment Facility

FERA Autonomous Road Maintenance Fund

LPST Transport Sector Policy Letter

LTS Long-Term Strategy of the Bank

MET Ministry of Equipment and Transport

MFPW Multifunctional Platform for Women

MITTD Ministry of Land Transport Infrastructure and Road Access

MRO Mauritanian Oguiya

NEPAD-IPPF NEPAD Infrastructure Projects Preparation Facility

OMVS Organization for the Development of the Senegal River

PIA Project Impact Area

PSE Emerging Senegal Plan

RGPHAE General Population, Housing, Agriculture and Livestock Census

RISP Regional Integration Strategy Paper

SNFO Senegal National Field Office

TFP Technical and Financial Partner

VOC Vehicle Operation Cost

XOF CFA Francs

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1. Project Information Sheet

COUNTRY : Senegal / Mauritania

PROJECT NAME : Rosso Bridge Construction Project

PROJECT LOCATION : Tarza Wilaya (Tarza Region) in Mauritania and the Saint-Louis Region (Rosso

Commune in Dagana Division) in Senegal

BORROWER : Republic of Senegal and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

EXECUTING AGENCY : Ministry of Land Transport Infrastructures and Road Access (MITTD) Ex Camp

Lat Dior, Avenue Peytavin Corniche Ouest B.P. 240 Dakar, (Senegal), Telephone:

(221) 33 849 07 60 / Fax : (221) 33 823 82 92

2. Financing Plan

Source Amount in UA million *

In EUR

million Instrument

Senegal Mauritania Total Total

ADF Loan (country allocation) 3.00 1.50 4.50 5.64 Project Loan

ADF Loan (regional operations

allocation) 4.50 23.50 28.00 35.11 Project Loan

EIB 17.81 17.81 22.33 Loan

EU grant (Investment Facility for Africa) 7.98 7.98 15.96 20 Grant

Senegalese Government 0.83 0.83 1.04 Investment Budget

Mauritanian Government 2.79 2.79 3.50 Investment Budget

TOTAL 34.12 35.77 69.89 87.62

3. Key Financing Information on the ADF Loans

Loan currency Unit of Account (UA)

Interest type N/A

Interest rate margin N/A

Service charge 0.75% per year on the outstanding loan balance

Commitment fee 0.5% per year on loan amount undisbursed 120 days after the signing of the

Loan Agreement

Loan maturity 40 years

Grace period 5 years

EIRR (baseline scenario)

NPV

14.04% ;

EUR 6.219 million

4. Timeframe – Main Milestones (expected)

Activities (Month, year)

Concept Note Approval July 2016

Project Approval November 2016

Signing of the Agreement (at the latest) December 2016

Project Completion December 2019

Last AfDB Loan Disbursement December 2020

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Project Overview

1. The absence of a permanent crossing structure between the two banks of the Senegal River, which

constitutes the natural border between Senegal and Mauritania, is a major obstacle to the implementation

of economic development and regional and continental integration policies. The construction of a bridge

on the Senegal River at Rosso, coupled with the implementation of transport and trade facilitation

measures, should lead to: (i) a substantial increase in passenger and goods traffic between the two banks;

and (ii) the development of transport activities along the Tangiers-Lagos and Algiers-Dakar trans-African

corridors, as well as between Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.

2. In terms of strategic goal, the project aims to help strengthen cooperation and integration in Africa

by reducing the missing links of the Trans-African Corridor No. 1 (Cairo-Dakar). More specifically, the

project is intended to improve: (i) border crossing conditions between Senegal and Mauritania; and (ii)

access to basic services and the living conditions of residents of the direct project area. The direct project

area (PA) covers Trarza Wilaya (Trarza Region) in Mauritania and the Saint-Louis Region (Rosso

Commune, Dagana Division) in Senegal, which is home to a population of 1,143,402 inhabitants, 50.6%

of them women.

3. The project comprises: (A) the construction of the Rosso Bridge, its road connections and vehicle

parking areas; (B) related developments, including the rehabilitation of basic socio-economic

infrastructure, construction of commercial facilities, support for young people and women, development

of urban roads and related rural roads; (C) transport and transit facilitation measures, construction and

equipment of adjacent checkpoints, training/sensitization of border services and users, study on the master

plan of Rosso town, Mauritania, and study on the bypass located west of the city of Nouakchott; and (D)

project management and monitoring support. The project implementation will run from November 2016

to December 2020. The total project cost, exclusive of taxes and customs duties (ETCD), is estimated at

UA 69.89 million. The project will be jointly financed by the ADF, the European Investment Bank, the

European Union through the Investment Facility for Africa, and the Governments of Senegal and

Mauritania.

Needs Assessment

4. The project design is based on Bank-financed feasibility studies finalized in 2015, which

confirmed the need for this regional integration flagship infrastructure. The construction of the bridge,

coupled with the implementation of transport facilitation measures, is an appropriate response to the lack

of a permanent crossing structure between the two banks of the Senegal River, constituting an impediment

to the implementation of economic development and regional integration policies. The Rosso Bridge will

replace the ferry services of the Mauritania Ferry Corporation which currently connects the two banks of

the Senegal River, but the services are inefficient due to the low capacity of the ferries and their schedules.

The poor crossing conditions slow down the movement of people and goods, leading to high transaction

costs which in turn hinder national and regional trade. In addition to its contribution to regional integration,

the project will have a significant effect in terms of reducing the extremely high incidence of poverty in

the project area in Senegal and Mauritania (respectively 39.5% and 32.2%). The project will facilitate

accessibility to the production areas of products as well as the marketing of such products between the two

countries and to the outside world.

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Bank’s Value Added

5. In the sub-region, the Bank is considered a strategic partner in the transport sector, thanks to its

various previous and on-going interventions in the sector. In addition to national transport projects, the

Bank has played a key role in financing the development of corridors in West Africa (Dakar-Bamako

through the South, the Dakar-Conakry Highway and the Trans-Gambian Corridor). This project will enable

the Bank to consolidate the achievements of previous national/multinational operations in the transport

sector. The achievements from the implementation of similar road projects were factored into the project

design. In addition, technical knowledge acquired by executing agencies in both countries (especially in

the areas of procurement procedure and financial management) from past and current road projects,

financed by the Bank and other donors, will be used to implement this project.

Knowledge Building

6. The project will provide an opportunity to improve knowledge in the area of regional

infrastructure. The project's monitoring and evaluation mechanism will also help to consolidate knowledge

for use in the design of future projects. This knowledge will be disseminated through the Bank's website,

meetings, and other information-sharing opportunities with various players in the sector.

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RESULTS-BASED LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

Country and Project Name: Rosso Bridge Construction Project

Project Goal: Improvement of the service level on the Nouakchott - Dakar road section with a view to increasing trade along trans-African roads

RESULTS CHAIN

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS MEANS OF

VERIFICATION RISKS/MITIGATION MEASURES Indicator

(including CSI) Baseline Situation Target

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Contribution to inclusive economic growth

through the development of transport

infrastructure and trade increase

1. Growth rate

2. Volume of trade recorded at the border

between Senegal and Mauritania;

3. Poverty Index (PI) and rate of women

experiencing poverty.

1. In 2015 Mauritania: 3.1%;

Senegal: 6.5%;

2. To be determined in XX Tons

and Value

3. In 2015 Mauritania (Trarza):

32.2% and 52%; Senegal (Saint-

Louis): 39.5% and 55%.

1. In 2025: Mauritania 6.5% and Senegal:

8%;

2. In 2025 Increase in trade volume by

20% in tons and 30% by value

3. In 2025, Mauritania: 30% and 50%;

Senegal: 38.5% and 52%

Source: Ministry of Finance

Methods: National statistics

(economics)

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TC

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1. Crossing conditions of the border

between Senegal and Mauritania are

improved;

2. Accessibility of the PA and the living

conditions of its residents are

improved.

1.1 Savings on vehicle (truck)

delays/ EUR per hour;

1.2 Increased annual average daily

traffic (AADT) flow on the corridor;

1.3 Transit time (in minutes); border crossing

time (in hours);

2. Rural access index

1.1. EUR 5.6 per hour;

1. 2. AADT: 143 (2014)

1.3. Ferry crossing time including

waiting: 25 min and duration of

border customs formalities: 0.30

hour;

2. In 2015 in the PIA (Trarza

region and Saint-Louis): 15%

1.1 ) EUR 0.45 per hour from 2020

1.2. AADT: 527 in 2025

1.3. 2 mn and 0.10 from 2020

2. In 2020: 35%

Sources:

Road Administration/ agencies

(DIT in Mauritania and

DR/AGEROUTE in Senegal

Association of hauliers/shippers

in the two countries

National statistics, socio-

economic surveys conducted.

Risks

1. Lack of transport and transit facilitation measures, resulting in little

or no reduction in transit time;

2. Lack of bridge maintenance due to inadequate resources.

Mitigation measures

1. Ownership of the project and adoption of transport and transit

facilitation measures;

2. Establishment of an appropriate institutional framework to ensure

the sustainability of the structure.

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1. Bridge and access roads built;

2. Related developments carried out;

Transport and transit facilitation measures

adopted; and

3. Financial audits, monitoring and

evaluation and project management

support provided

1. Number and length of bridge and length of

access roads built;

2. (i) Length of rural and urban roads built; (ii)

number of socio-economic, commercial and

health infrastructure rehabilitated or

upgraded; (iii) number of drinking water

supply (DWS) systems built; surface area of

market gardening areas developed; number of

wastewater treatment sites and storm water

drainage networks developed; number of

training centres rehabilitated; number of

women trained; number of temporary jobs

created;

3. Number of Adjacent Checkpoints (ACPs)

built and equipped

4. Number of persons sensitized on

environment/hygiene/road safety, STI.

In 2016: 0

1. In 2020: (i) a bridge 1,460 metres long

and 8 km of access roads built;

22. In 2020: (i) 61 km of rural roads and

4 km of urban roads; (ii) 9 school and 3

health infrastructure; 2 commercial

infrastructure; 2 motor parks; 1

multipurpose centre and 1 social complex

equipped (social welfare and integration

centre; women's promotion centre;

training and work centre for the

disabled); 1 vocational training centre;

(iii) 2 DWS systems built for the towns of

Rosso; 50 hectares of market gardening

areas developed; waste treatment site and

storm water drainage network developed;

200 women trained; 400 temporary jobs

created (30% of them held by women).

3. In 2020: Two ACPs;

4. In 2020: At least1 000 persons

sensitized (50% of them women) in each

country.

Sources: Progress reports of the

executing agency, control

mission and supervision reports,

and the comprehensive

resettlement plan (CRP)

Risks

(i) (i) Project implementation delays;

(ii) Increase in construction costs; and

(iii) Environmental risk.

Mitigation measures

(i) PMU capacity building / close supervision of SNFO;

(ii) Estimates made based on unit prices for on-going contracts,

taking into account physical contingencies and price

escalations; and

(iii) Close monitoring of the implementation of the Environmental

and Social Management Plan.

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S COMPONENTS RESOURCES (UA MILLION)

A. Civil works: bridge and access roads

B. Related developments

C. Transport and transit facilitation measures

E. Project management and monitoring

Component A: 49.142

Component B: 8.963

Component C: 100.33

Component D: 1.755

Total: 69.89

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Project Implementation Schedule

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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE MANAGEMENT TO THE BOARD OF

DIRECTORS CONCERNING A PROPOSED LOAN TO THE REPUBLICS OF SENEGAL

AND MAURITANIA FOR THE ROSSO BRIDGE CONSTUCTION

Management hereby submits the present report and recommendation concerning a proposal to award a

loan of UA 7.5 million to the Republic of Senegal and a loan of 25 UA million to the Islamic Republic

of Mauritania as contribution towards financing the Rosso Bridge Construction Project.

I. STRATEGIC THRUST AND RATIONALE

1.1 Project Linkages with the Strategy and Objectives of Senegal and Mauritania

1.1.1 In Senegal, the Emerging Senegal Plan (PSE) is the new reference framework for economic

and social policy in the medium- and long-term, and indeed the intervention framework for Senegal’s

technical and financial partners. It comprises three major thrusts: (i) structural transformation of the

economy and growth; (ii) human capital, social protection and sustainable development; and (iii)

governance, institutions, peace and security. Aware of the importance of the transport sector and the

challenges it faces, the Government of Senegal, in its Transport Sector Policy Letter LPST4 2016-2020,

adopted a programme for implementing major infrastructure works and core projects that will help to

develop and modernise the country’s transport infrastructure. The strategic thrusts of LPST4 are: (i)

consolidation of internal access and regional integration; (ii) efficient governance and public

administration; (iii) professionalism in transport services and improved competitiveness; and (iv)

strengthening of the urban transport modernisation policy. The Bank’s CSP for the country covers the

period 2016-2020 and is centred on two pillars, namely: (i) supporting agricultural transformation; (ii)

strengthening production and competitiveness support infrastructure (energy and transport). This

project, which is aligned with thrust 1, is consistent with the Priority Action Plan (PAP 2014-2018) of

the PSE and Pillar 2 of the CSP.

1.1.2 For Mauritania, the third Poverty Reduction Strategic Framework (PRSF III), covering a five-

year period, expired at end-December 2015. The Government's development action is currently guided

by the General Policy Statement for the 2015-2019 period, which builds on three main strategic thrusts,

namely: (i) strengthening the foundations of the State and improving public governance; (ii) promoting

the emergence of a competitive and shared growth-generating economy; and (iii) developing human

resources and expanding access to basic services. Its main objective is to initiate a harmonious

development drive in order to build a strong State that ensures the prosperity of its people. The Strategic

Development Plan for the period 2016-2030, entitled “Accelerated Growth and Shared Prosperity

Strategy (SCAPP) 2016-2030”, which is being prepared, will build on the Government's General Policy

Statement for the period 2015 -2019. As part of the Transport Strategy for the period 2011-2025, the

Government is pursuing its efforts to gradually resolve the problems still hindering the sector from

attaining the desired level of efficiency and fully playing its role in implementing the national economic

and social development policies. This strategy hinges on the following five (5) main thrusts, all of which

are cross-cutting in nature and concern almost all sub-sectors: (i) strengthening the institutional and

operational capacity in order to improve the overall efficiency of the sector; (ii) maintaining, preserving

and modernising existing infrastructure and equipment; (iii) ensuring the harmonious development of

infrastructure and equipment; (iv) developing links with neighbouring countries in an effort to foster

sub-regional and regional trade; and (v) ensuring, on a sustainable basis, the quality of the services

provided by the sector. The Bank’s CSP for the country covers the period 2016-2020 and builds on two

pillars: (i) promoting agricultural transformation; and (ii) increasing power supply. By easing the

movement of people and goods in the valley region, which is Mauritania’s breadbasket, the project will

help boost agricultural production, particularly by improving access to inputs and markets, and hence

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supporting agricultural transformation in Mauritania. The project is aligned with thrust 2 of the General

Policy Statement, thrusts 2-5 of the Transport Strategy and Pillar 1 of the CSP.

1.1.3 The Regional Integration Strategy Paper for West Africa (RISP) 2011-2015, as extended until

2016, builds on two pillars: (i) developing regional infrastructure; and (ii) capacity building. Pillar I

supports investments in regional transport infrastructure (missing links in the Trans-Coastal and Trans-

Sahel highways; rehabilitation of priority road corridors; river navigation) and transport and trade

facilitation measures. The project is aligned with thrust 1 of the RISP 2011-2015, as extended until 2016.

1.2 Rationale for Bank Involvement

1.2.1 Transport infrastructure and services constitute one of the sub-sectors that help to create wealth

and reduce poverty in Senegal and Mauritania. The sub-sector’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product

formation in Mauritania stands at 7%. In Senegal, it averages 4%, while its contribution to the value

added of the tertiary sector is 9% on average. In each country, the transport system includes all modes:

road transport, rail transport, maritime transport, river transport and air transport. Road transport plays

a key role in the movement of people and goods in both countries and in the sub-region. It accounts on

average for 90% of the movement of goods and for more than 80% of the movement of people, and is

essential for enabling access to social services. A note on the transport sector in Senegal and Mauritania

is provided in Annex A2.

1.2.2 The project is in line with the infrastructure development and regional integration priorities of the

Bank, as contained in its Long-Term Strategy (LTS), and with one of the Institution’s “High Fives”,

namely “Integrating Africa”. The construction of a bridge over the Senegal River at Rosso, along with

the implementation of transport and trade facilitation measures, is expected to lead to: (i) a sharp increase

in passenger and goods traffic between the two river banks; and (ii) the development of transport

activities along the Tangier-Algiers and Lagos-Dakar Trans-African corridors, and between Europe and

sub-Saharan Africa. This vision is consistent with the Programme for Infrastructure Development in

Africa (PIDA) - the continental initiative which lays special emphasis on the need to develop regional

integration infrastructure networks. The Bank financed the project feasibility studies with a grant from

the NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) Fund. The Bank is involved in

similar regional flagship projects such as the Trans-Gambia Bridge Construction Project on the Dakar-

Lagos corridor, which is being implemented with Bank financing. In addition, the project will have a

leverage effect on the outcomes of Bank-supported agricultural projects in northern Senegal and

southern Mauritania. This project will help to consolidate the Bank's experience and leadership.

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1.3 Donor Coordination Table 1.1- Donor coordination

Sector Importance

As % of

GDP

as % of

Exports As % of Labour

Years 2014 2012 2012

Transport sector in Senegal 4 11 3

Transport sector in Mauritania 7

Stakeholders – annual public expenditure on Senegal’s transport sector

(averages in XOF million)

Donors

AfDB WB MCA China EU Others

Years Total Govt.

2010-

2014

In XOF 922 020 477 282 38 834 54 296 97 554 50 124 36 408 167 522

In % 100 % 51.76 % 4.21% 5.89 % 10.58% 5.44% 3.95% 18.17 %

Stakeholders – annual public expenditure on Mauritania’s transport sector

(averages in MRO million)

Donors

China WB IsDB EU Others

Years Total Govt.

2010-

2015

in MRO 490 084,94 135 000 402 24,51 311,67 65,83 169,62 26,51

in % 100% 27.55% 29.12% 1.78% 22.58% 4.77% 12.29% 1.92%

Aid coordination level in Senegal and Mauritania

Existence of thematic working groups

Existence of an overall sector programme

AfDB’s role in aid coordination

Yes Yes

No No

Member Member

1.3.1 Besides the Bank, the main active donors in Senegal’s transport sector are the World Bank,

European Union, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), the French Development Agency (AFD),

ABEDA, IsDB, BOAD and other bilateral donors. Sector consultations are held on a regular basis

between the Bank and these TFPs. The Bank, through SNFO, is an active member of the Enlarged Group

of Technical and Financial Partners (or G50) and several thematic groups. In particular, since 2011, the

Bank has been Chair or Vice-Chair of four thematic groups. In Senegal, there are no formal thematic

groups, but there are periodic meetings and exchanges between the TFPs involved in the sector. The

Bank co-chaired the G50 in 2013 and 2014 respectively with USAID and Belgium.

1.3.2 In Mauritania, the main active donors in the sector are the World Bank, the European Union

and the Arab Fund. The donor community also has a consultation framework for promoting better

collaboration in their various thrust areas. This framework is based on ten (10) TFP Sector Coordination

Groups covering themes such as the private sector, rural development, economy and finance. Thanks to

its physical presence in Nouakchott, the Bank actively participates in the above-mentioned aid

coordination frameworks. More specifically, it has been contributing to quarterly consultation meetings

between the State and TFPs since end-2014. The Bank also participates in the deliberations of five TFP

sector coordination groups and co-chairs the Private Sector Group with the World Bank. Therefore, it

has established a strategic partnership with the World Bank through joint initiatives to support the

Government in promoting PPPs. The Bank, together with the World Bank, EU, UNDP, ONS, and MEF,

also participates in the Technical Committee established to advise and assist the Government in strategic

issues and in preparing meetings between the State and Donors.

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II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.1 Project Objectives and Components

2.1.1 In terms of strategic goal, the project aims to help strengthen cooperation and integration in

Africa by reducing the missing links of the Trans-African Corridor No. 1 (Cairo-Dakar). The project's

sector objective is to improve the level of service on the Nouakchott-Dakar road link in order to increase

trade along trans-African highways. More specifically, the project aims to improve: (i) border crossing

conditions between Senegal and Mauritania; and (ii) access to basic services and the living conditions

of residents of the direct project area. The project components are summarized in the following table:

Table 2.1- Summary of project components

Components

Cost estimates

(ETCD) in UA

Million

Description of components

A. Construction

works on the

bridge and access

roads

49.142

(A.1) construction of the bridge and access viaducts with a total length of

approximately 1,461 metres on the Senegal River, including environmental

measures; (A.2) 8.367 km of road connections and construction of 2

roundabouts; (A3) 9,517 m2 of parking area for vehicles; (A4) works control

and monitoring; and (A.5) awareness-raising targeting residents of the project

area.

B. Related works 8.963

Related Works: (B1) development of urban roads and related rural roads; (B.2)

rehabilitation of school and health infrastructure; (B.3) construction of urban

infrastructure (motor parks, waste management facilities, drinking water

supply extension, etc.); (B.4) construction of commercial infrastructure; (B5)

support for women, youth and vulnerable persons; and (B.6) control and

supervision of works on related infrastructure.

C. Implementation

of transport and

transit facilitation

measures

10.033

(C1) Studies on the design and functionality of Juxtaposed Border

Checkpoints (JBCPs); (C.2) Construction and equipment of JBCPs; (C3)

Control and supervision of works on JBCPs; (C4) Training/Awareness-raising

for border control services and users. (C.5) Harmonization of the customs

procedures of both countries; (C.6) Development of a Unified Procedures

Manual for Border Checkpoints; (C.7) Study on the master plan of the town of

Rosso, Mauritania; (C8) Study on the bypass located west of the city of

Nouakchott..

D. Project

management and

monitoring

1.755 D.1 – Support for the Project Management Unit

D.2 – Project Accounts Audit

D.3 – Monitoring and evaluation of the project’s socio-economic impacts.

2.2 Technical Solutions Adopted and Alternatives Explored

2.2.1 The structure will be a 1,461 metre-long pre-stressed concrete bridge (including viaducts), with

a 14.55 metre-wide platform having two lanes (3.60 x 2) and road connections. It will comprise: (i) a

bridge, with a continuous deck of 7 spans: a main span of 120 m and 6 other spans of variable lengths;

(ii) a north-end access viaduct (Mauritanian side) with a continuous deck of 12 intermediate spans of 41

metres and 2 end-spans of 36 metres, adding up to a total length of 564 metres; (iii) a south-end access

viaduct (Senegalese side) with a continuous deck of 6 intermediate spans of 41 metres and 2 end-spans

of 36 metres, adding up to a total length of 318 metres; (iv) 7,434 km of road connections and a

roundabout (Mauritanian side); (v) 0.933 km of road connections and a roundabout (Senegalese side);

(vi) a 4,654.4 m2 parking area (Mauritanian side) (vii) of a 4,862.4 m2 parking area (Senegalese side).

2.2.2 The pavement structure adopted for the road connections will comprise: (i) a 5 cm-thick

bituminous concrete pavement; (ii) a 12 cm-thick asphalt base course; and (iii) a sub-base course of

cement-enhanced silty sand.

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Table 2.2 - Alternatives explored and reasons for rejection

Alternative

solution Brief description Reasons for rejection

Steel-concrete

composite

bridge of

variable height

The composite bridge comprising solid core

independent beams, with diaphragms and

cross girders supporting the deck slab. The

concrete slab will be supported by concrete

pre-slabs resting on cross girders and placed

at 3.62 m-intervals.

Difficulty of transporting the steel deck structure.

The high cost of the works entailed in the option of a steel-

concrete composite bridge set up by launching.

Bowstring

composite

bridge

The Bowstring bridge, with a 160 metre-long

main span and 60 m-long typical spans.

Costs related to the steel-concrete composite structure of

the deck, including the cost of mounting the deck and

arches, are considerable. Also, the costs of hiring the

crews required to mount the structure will impact heavily

on the overall cost of the deck per m2.

Drawbridge Bridge with a mobile central span.

The drawbridge option was discarded because of: (i)

traffic interruption during the opening of the central span;

(ii) maintenance difficulties; and (iii) high operating costs.

2.3 Project Type

The project was designed as a multinational stand-alone operation. Donor interventions in transport

infrastructure in Mauritania and Senegal are generally done through this type of operation (investment

project). The project funds will be disbursed for well-defined and specific investments. Thus, the project

adopts the approach most suitable for the Bank's intervention in this operation.

2.4 Project Cost and Financing Arrangement s

Cost Estimate

2.4.1 The project cost, exclusive of taxes and customs duties (ETCD), is estimated at UA 69.894

million (or EUR 87.635 million, based on the August 2016 exchange rate of UA 1 = EUR 1.25383). The

provision for physical contingencies is maintained at 10% of base costs. The provision for financial

contingencies represents 3.73% of the base cost and physical contingencies. The cost was established

based on technical studies (November 2015) and recent similar contracts implemented or on-going. The

detailed project cost estimate by component is provided in Annex (B2). These costs are summarized in

Tables 2.3a below.

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Table 2.3- Summary of cost estimate by project component

Components In EUR million In UA million

FE LC Total FE LC Total

1. Bridge and access roads construction

works 40.626 13.374 54.000 32.402 10.666 43.068

2. Related works 0.421 9.428 9.849 0.335 7.520 7.855

3. Transport and transit facilitation 8.616 2.409 11.025 6.871 1.922 8.793

4. Project management and monitoring 0.736 1.192 1.928 0.587 0.951 1.538

Base cost 50.399 26.403 76.802 40.196 21.058 61.254

Physical contingencies 5.040 2.640 7.680 4.020 2.106 6.125

Financial contingencies 2.069 1.084 3.153 1.650 0.864 2.514

Total 57.507 30.128 87.635 45.865 24.028 69.894

Table 2.3a -Summary of cost estimate by component and by country

Components

Mauritania Senegal Total

EUR

million UA M

EUR

million UA M

EUR

million UA M

1. Bridge and access roads

construction works 28.01 22.34 25.99 20.73 53.99 43.06

2. Related works 4.54 3.62 5.31 4.24 9.85 7.85

3. Transport and transit facilitation 5.80 4.62 5.23 4.17 11.02 8.79

4. Project management and

monitoring 0.96 0.77 0.96 0.77 1.93 1.54

Base cost 39.30 31.55 37,49 29,90 76.80 61.25

Physical contingencies 3.93 3.13 3.75 2.99 7.68 6.13

Financial contingencies 1.61 1.29 1.54 1.23 3.15 2.51

Total Cost ETCD 44.85 35.77 42.78 34.12 87.63 69.89

2.4.2 The detailed project cost by category of expenditure is provided in Annex (B2) and summarized

in Tables 2.4 and 2.4a below.

Table 2.4- Summary of cost by expenditure category

CATEGORIES In EUR million In UA million

FE LC Total FE LC Total

1. GOODS 0.000 0.213 0.213 0.000 0.172 0.172

2. WORKS 46.974 23.472 70.446 37.464 18.720 56.185

3. CONSULTANCY SERVICES 3.425 1.846 5.271 2.731 1.472 4.204

4. Operation 0.000 0.872 0.872 0.000 0.695 0.695

Base Cost 50.399 26.403 76.802 40.196 21.058 61.254

Physical contingencies 5 .040 2.640 7.680 4.020 2.106 6.125

Financial contingencies 2.069 1.084 3.153 1.650 0.864 2.514

Total 57.507 30.128 87.635 45.865 24.028 69.894

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Table 2.4ba- Summary of cost by expenditure category by country

Expenditure

Category

Mauritania Senegal Total

EUR million UA million EUR million UA million EUR million UA million

Goods 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.09 0.23 0.18

Works 35.86 28.60 34.59 27.58 70.45 56.18

Services 2.90 2.32 2.37 1.89 5.27 4.20

Operation 0.428 0.342 0.428 0.342 0.857 0.683

Base Cost 39.30 31.35 37.49 29.90 76.80 61.25

Physical

contingencies 3.93 3.13 3.75 2.99 7.68 6.13

Financial

contingencies 1.61 1.29 1.54 1.23 3.15 2.51

Total Cost

ETCD 44.85 35.77 42.78 34.12 87.63 69.89

Financing Arrangements

2.4.3 The project is jointly financed by the Bank, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European

Union (EU) and the States of Senegal and Mauritania for an estimated cost of UA 69.89 million. The

ADF financing, totalling UA 32.5 million, represents 46.89% of the project cost ETCD and comprises:

(i) an ADF loan to Mauritania in the amount of UA 25 million (including UA 23.5 million from

multinational resources and UA 1.5 million from national allocation); and (ii) an ADF loan to Senegal

amounting to UA 7.5 million (including UA 4.5 million from multinational resources and UA 3 million

from national allocation). These loans are intended to partially finance: (i) the cost of the bridge and

related developments; (ii) the cost of works control and supervision services, raising the population's

awareness, studies, monitoring and evaluation of project impacts, operation of the project management

team and the full cost of project accounts auditing. Given the constraints relating to its ADF national

allocation, Senegal petitioned the EIB and the latter agreed to co-finance Senegal's contribution towards

the bridge constructions costs. As regards the EU's contribution of EUR 20 million for the project, it will

be released through “the Africa Investment Facility” recently set up to provide the mix resources in the

form of grants to supplement the financing of regional integration projects. The EU resources will be

managed by the Bank which will hand them over to the two States. The resources are intended to finance

the partial costs of related developments and the full costs of transport and transit facilitation measures.

The sources of financing by expenditure category are detailed in Annex B2

2.4.4 The Government's contribution, which stands at 5.18% of the project cost ETCD, will finance part

of the bridge construction and expropriations costs. Evidence of inclusion of the annual amount of national

counterpart contributions in the budgets of the two States is a loan condition (condition Civ). The financing

plan for project components by source is presented in Table 2.5 below

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Table 2.5- Sources of financing of project components

Expenditure Schedule

2.4.5 The expenditure schedule: (i) by source of financing is presented in Table 2.6 (below); and (ii)

by project component is provided in Annex B2. Table 2.6- Expenditure schedule by source of project financing (UA million)

SOURCE 2017 2018 2019 Total

ADF 6.40 13.99 8.09 28.48

EU 2.37 7.59 4.03 13.99

EIB 3.12 7.81 4.48 15.61

MAURITANIA 1.16 1.081 0.48 2.45

SENEGAL 0.53 0.12 0.07 0.73

Base cost exclusive of taxes 13.59 30.31 17.44 61.25

Physical contingencies 1.36 3.03 1.74 6.13

Financial contingencies 0.56 1.24 0.71 2.51

Total cost ETCD 15.51 34.58 19.80 69.89

% of total cost ETCD 22.19% 49.48% 28.33% 100.00%

2.5 Project Area and Beneficiaries

2.5.1 The direct project area (PA) is the Trarza Wilaya (Trarza Region) in Mauritania and the Saint-

Louis Region (Rosso commune, Dagana Division) in Senegal, home to a population of 1,143,402

inhabitants, 50.6% of them women. The extended impact area covers Europe, North and West Africa,

given that land traffic between Europe, North and Sub-Saharan Africa depends on the efficiency of the

Tangier-Nouakchott-Dakar-Lagos transport corridor.

2.5.2 The Rosso-Senegal Commune falls administratively within the Dagana Department in St. Louis

Region, which is an area where farming, fishing and stockbreeding occupy a central position. Agriculture

consists mainly of market gardening and rice farming, and the region’s production will account for 60%

of the food needed by Senegal to achieve food self-sufficiency by 2017. The industrial fabric of the

region consists of agro-industrial enterprises such as rice mills, dairies, etc. The population of Rosso-

Senegal is estimated at 18,201 inhabitants, with women accounting for 49% and young people for 40%.

The region has witnessed significant demographic changes due to the increasing economic opportunities

offered by agriculture and trade as a result of its proximity to Mauritania. Although it has a satisfactory

enrolment level (gross enrolment rate of 89%, with girls making up 52%), the quality of education is

low due mainly to the lack of classrooms and school furniture. This situation, coupled with the region's

border position, compels many students to drop out of school and instead take up petty trading. The city

has three health posts in disrepair with unpaved access roads. Waterborne diseases such as malaria and

bilharzia are prevalent due to poor access to drinking water and the use of polluted river water by

Sources In UA

million

In EUR

million %

ADF LOAN Mauritania 25 31.35 35.77%

ADF LOAN Senegal 7.5 9.40 10.73%

EIB LOAN Senegal 17.81 22.33 25.48%

EU 15.96 20 22.84%

Govt. Mauritania 2.79 3.5 3.99%

Govt. Senegal 0.83 1.04 1.19%

Grand Total 69.89 87.63 100%

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households. Access to water is limited in the commune as a result of the relatively high population

growth and low flow of the 15 km-long supply line from the industrial town of Richard Toll.

2.5.3 Located on the other bank of the Senegal River, Rosso-Mauritania is a city in southern

Mauritania and the capital of Trarza Wilaya. It covers a surface area of 10 km2 and has a relatively

populous city centre, located around the landing site and prone to flooding. Due to the location of the

city in the basin of the Senegal River Valley and inadequate storm water drainage systems, much of the

city is flooded for long periods of the year. This prolonged flood situation, coupled with the absence of

a household waste management system, produces serious consequences on public health and leads to a

steady upsurge in severe forms of such diseases as malaria and bilharzia. In preparation for the transfer

of the city centre, a new neighbourhood known as KP 7 was created in 2011, north of the city at the

junction with the future bridge. The city has an estimated population of 57,726 inhabitants, composed

predominantly of young people, with those under 15 years of age and women accounting respectively

for 51% and 54%. In Rosso-Mauritania, the number of primary, vocational and technical education

institutions available is extremely limited in view of the economic potential of the city's young

population. The city boasts 60 of the 421 primary schools available in Trarza, a vocational training centre

(CFPP) and a higher institute of technology. The activity rate, relative to that of Trarza Wilaya, is 42.6%,

and mainly involves rural activities practised by the population aged 10 to 65 years. The city is an

important agricultural development and trade centre. Farming activities focus on irrigated rice, cereals

(sorghum, maize, millet) and market gardening crops. Rosso-Mauritania is also the leading rice producer

nationwide.

2.5.4 The main project beneficiaries are residents of the project area (PA), given that employment

opportunities and household incomes in the area will increase due to the growth of economic activity.

Farmers and traders will benefit from the opening up of production areas and the availability of new

facilities for the marketing of goods brought about by the construction of the bridge and related facilities.

Transport operators will also benefit from the increased demand for transport services resulting from the

establishment of a permanent and fixed link between the two river banks and new business opportunities.

The project will have a positive impact on women and young people by improving their access to socio-

economic activities and creating more formal and better paying jobs. Other beneficiaries of the project

are manufacturers and shippers who will witness a significant reduction in the cost of logistics and an

expansion in business opportunities with the construction of the bridge facilitating access to other

markets in North and West Africa.

2.6 Participatory Approach for Project Identification, Design and Implementation

2.6.1 The participatory approach was adopted at each stage of the project, according to the policy of

the Bank and the regulations of both countries. Participatory meetings were organized in Rosso-Senegal

and Rosso-Mauritania. The meetings brought together all stakeholders in an effort to find out the needs

of the people and their views about the project. In attendance were State services, local authorities,

elected representatives and beneficiaries. Special attention was devoted to management of the

Mauritania Ferry Company, boatmen’s and dockers’ unions, civil society organizations, youth, the

disabled and women's associations. The discussions with the participants revealed their concern about

the cessation of ferry-centred activities when the new bridge becomes operational. The ferry occupies

an important place in the local economy on both banks of the river. Indeed, the bridge will change the

magnetic effects of both cities and could cause a substantial decline in business activities around the

current site of the ferry.

2.6.2 However, the ferry workers will be employed by the Rosso shipyard, while the boatmen will

be able to continue their activities mainly by providing longitudinal transport services between the

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dozens of ports of call/wharves along each bank of the Senegal River (Rosso-Mauritania Boghé Kaédi

Niangué, Lexeiba, Civet and Gouraye on the right bank of the river and Richard Toll, Podor, Cascas,

Matam, Bakel, Rosso-Senegal, Démète and Dial on the left bank of the river). To enable the conversion

and development of people employed in ferry-centred activities (boatmen, dockers, freight forwarders,

etc.), short-term training modules will be provided by the Vocational Training Centre in Rosso-

Mauritania, which will be rehabilitated and re-equipped under this project.

2.6.3 From the concerns expressed by the people, it was thus possible to identify measures for

mitigating these potentially negative impacts and to propose related developments that should be

undertaken to strengthen the project's inclusive aspect. The participatory process initiated since the

preparation phase of the studies and the various examination phases will continue during the project

implementation. Informing and raising the awareness of beneficiaries continue to be a decisive factor in

their mobilization and involvement and will certainly contribute to better ownership of the project and

its achievements.

2.6.4 The main concerns expressed relate particularly to the creation of clusters of economic activities

near the bridge, provision of drinking water supply, improvement of the quality of school and health

infrastructure, sanitation, treatment of household waste, and integration of vulnerable persons such as

women, youth, the disabled, etc. These concerns were taken into account in choosing the related

developments proposed under this project. The choices were validated at the plenary meetings held

during the appraisal mission. It is worth noting that this project has raised great hopes among the people

and the various local authorities encountered. They are closely involved in the implementation of the

different components. Local NGOs will play an important role in capacity building activities and

awareness campaigns.

2.7 Bank Experience and Lessons Reflected in Project Design

2.7.1 In Senegal, the Bank's active portfolio as at 31 July 2016 consisted of 11 on-going operations

for a total net commitment of UA 291.17 million. The public sector portfolio comprises six regional

projects for a total amount of UA 89.54 million. The overall disbursement rate is 13.8% and 19%

respectively for national projects and regional operations. The sector distribution of national projects is

as follows: Infrastructure (57.8%); Rural Sector (23.5%); Water and Sanitation (8.9%); Social Sector

(8.4%) and Governance (1.4%). Regional operations, for their part, are dominated by the infrastructure

sector (52.6%), followed by the Rural Sector (24.9%), Social Sector (22.3%) and Multi-sector (0.2%).

Regarding the Bank's private sector window in Senegal, the total commitment stands at approximately

UA 148.74 million and concerns six operations with a disbursement rate of 76%. The performance of

the Bank's public sector portfolio in Senegal is deemed satisfactory: (i) the portfolio has been highly

rejuvenated in recent years, with the average age of operations dropping from 5.5 years in 2011 to 2

years in 2016; (ii) the portfolio no longer comprises any problem project (PP) or any potential problem

project (PPP). The current transport sector portfolio comprises two national projects and one

multinational project. Overall, Bank-financed operations in the transport sector have been completed

and were relatively well implemented.

2.7.2 The Bank's portfolio in Mauritania consists of 10 operations for a total commitment of UA 139

million. The public sector project portfolio comprises 9 projects, of which 7 are financed by the ADF,

including a multinational project. ADF financing amounts to UA 23.3 million. Support under the

Fiduciary Fund and other special initiatives total UA 4.35 million. This component comprises an

emergency humanitarian aid funded by the Special Relief Fund (SRF), two technical assistance

operations supported by FAPA (technical assistance to SNIM) and NEPAD-IPPF (Feasibility study on

the Rosso Bridge Construction Regional Project) and funding under the Rural Water Supply and

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Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI). The portfolio currently has a single operation without sovereign

guarantee, namely a loan of UA 111.75 million to finance the SNIM Extension Project (GUEL B II).

The average age of the Bank's public sector operations portfolio is 3.2 years. The disbursement rate is

15%.This portfolio has no operation under the problem projects (PP) category, neither is there any in the

potentially problem projects (PPP) category.

2.7.3 The main lessons learned by the Bank from the implementation of multinational operations in

both countries, especially from IDEV reports and similar projects, are: (i) ensure a good quality-at-entry

of projects; (ii) ensure high level of commitment and ownership at country level; (iii) put in place proper

implementation and governance mechanisms to ensure smooth implementation of projects and the

sustainability of their impact post completion; (iii) measure the impact of the Bank's operations on the

countries’ development by including a project impact monitoring and evaluation component. These

lessons were taken into account in this project by including activities for the monitoring and evaluation

of integrated socio-economic impacts.

2.8 Key Performance Indicators

2.8.1 In view of the components and activities envisaged under this project, some of the main

outcomes are as follows: (i) a bridge with a total length of approximately 1,461 metres on the Senegal

River and 8 km of access roads built; (ii) 61 km of rural roads and 4 km of urban roads rehabilitated;

(iii) 7 schools and 3 health centres rehabilitated and equipped; (iv) drinking water supply provided for

the twin towns of Rosso; (v) 2 markets/motor parks with toilet blocks and running water built at both

ends of the bridge; (vi) the Vocational Training Centre at Rosso-Mauritania equipped and more efficient;

(vii) multipurpose centre built and market gardening kits distributed to women's associations; (viii) a

social complex built and equipped for youth needing reintegration, women and the disabled; (ix) the

town of Rosso-Mauritania is cleaner and has better sanitation; (x) direct jobs created by gender; (xi)

2,000 people (50% of them women) sensitized on HIV/AIDS, waterborne diseases, human trafficking,

environmental protection and road safety.

2.8.2 Performance indicators related to the project outcomes will be measured in the following areas:

(i) volume of sub-regional trade by road; (ii) cost of transport; (iii) level of traffic on the corridor; (iv)

transit time; and (iv) socio-economic and environmental factors, including poverty level, access of

households to community facilities, employment, incidence of waterborne diseases, etc. In order to

assess the level of achievement of the key development objectives of this project, the results and impact

indicators will be monitored. In addition, implementation performance indicators will be established and

collected, mainly including: (i) the timeframe for fulfilment of conditions precedent to first disbursement

of the loan; (ii) procurement timeframes; (iii) project implementation timeframes; and (iv) the trend of

disbursement rates based on the expenditure schedule.

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III. PROJECT FEASIBILITY

3.1 Economic and Financial Performance

3.1.1 The economic analysis was calculated based on the cost-benefit analysis between “without”

and “with” project situations over a 30-year period. It uses a discount rate of 12% and an average residual

value (bridge and access) of 30%. The assumption of normal traffic (annual average daily traffic) is

derived from the traffic count campaign and survey carried out in April 2014 and updated in November

2015. The overall traffic will increase from 361 vehicles per day in 2020 to 2,327 vehicles per day in

2045. The data taken into consideration are: (i) investment costs exclusive of taxes, related to the works,

works implementation control and monitoring, as well as physical contingencies; and (ii) operating costs

of ferries. The quantifiable economic benefits relate to: (i) the passenger traffic, which concerns balance

sheets, on the one hand, the time spent by users to cross from one river bank to other, on the other hand,

transport costs relating to the crossing and the bridge access costs; and (ii) goods transport, which also

relate to time savings and vehicle operating costs. The baseline annual average daily traffic, the traffic

growth assumptions and outcomes of the economic assessment are contained in Annex B7. The summary

of the economic analysis is presented in Table 3.1. below:

Table 3.1- Economic Analysis Summary

Economic Rate of Return (ERR) of the project in % 14.04%

Net Present Value (NPV) in EUR million 6.219

Sensitivity of ERR (Combination of 10% cost increase and 10% reduction in

benefits) 12.38%

Net Present Value (NPV) in EUR million 1.284

Discount rate 12%

3.2 Environmental and Social Impact

Environment

3.2.1 The project was classified under Environmental Category 1, in accordance with the Bank’s

Integrated Safeguards System. The Environmental Impact and Social Assessment (ESIA), the Environmental

and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and an Abbreviated Resettlement Plan (ARP) were updated in

December 2015. They comply with the requirements of the Bank's Integrated Safeguards System (ISS) of

2014 and the safeguard systems of Senegal and Mauritania. Summaries of the ESIA and ARP were posted

on the Bank's website on 1 June 2016. These assessments made it possible to identify the environmental and

social risks and impacts as well as the measures for preventing, mitigating and offsetting them.

3.2.2 The Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) that was developed incorporates all

activities to be implemented and defines the various responsibilities regarding the implementation and

monitoring of these activities and measures during the implementation and commissioning phases.

Control and inspection activities will involve environmental authorities in both countries. The measures

adopted will be included in bidding documents in order to ensure their contractual implementation in

compliance with the laws of both countries. Environmental control measures will be factored in the cost

of works, plus control mission costs, and also in the costs of specific measures. The ESMP matrix

outlining the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders as well as indicators and costs is provided in

Annex B8.

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Climate Change

3.2.3 The main climate risk is flooding of the project area due the rising waters of the river. Therefore,

the project has been classified under Category 2 in terms of climate risk. There are thus plans for: (i) the

flood-proofing of these roads by building equilibrium structures equipped with sluices, multicellular box

drains and road bridges; and (ii) the establishment of downspouts, riprap masonry and ditches at the foot

of fill slopes. Similarly, water management facilities will be properly sized, taking into account the return

of peak-flow periods (20 to 50 years for box drains and 100 years for the bridge), coupled with water

releases upstream (Manantali Dam) and downstream regulation by the Diama lock. Since the area is

prone to sand deposition by the wind and in an effort to combat desertification, a reforestation and tree-

planting plan is envisaged for the town of Rosso and around access road roundabouts. The said plan

provides for high density tree-planting and wattle-building in dune stabilization zones. Thus, the project

will help to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

Gender

3.2.4 The predominance of women is relatively high in the project area (PA). Trarza Governorate is

one of the five governorates where 73% of all households are headed by women. Given the location of

the border town of Rosso-Mauritania, women are mainly engaged in petty trading in primary sector

products (agriculture, fishing, etc.) at the wharf area of the ferry that plies between Rosso-Mauritania

and Rosso-Senegal. Women in the project area play a fundamental role in agricultural activities that

offer significant potential with numerous varieties of crops. Given their lack of access to land, they

engage in low-productivity tasks such as weeding and planting. In the project area on the Mauritanian

side, market gardening, which has intensified in recent years following the major droughts, is also a

traditional activity for women who practise it within the context of cooperatives. Women's groups in the

PA are fairly active and have land areas of between 10 and 25 hectares in locations such as the newly

created PK07 neighbourhood, situated near the future bridge and the Rosso-Nouakchott road. Women

are increasingly making inroads into the stockbreeding sector, which has long been men’s preserve, by

engaging in animal fattening and selling milk. They also carry out other income-generating activities

such as petty trading, sewing and embroidery, selling of vegetables and handicrafts. Regarding access

to drinking water, only 31% of households in the PA fetch water from a drinking water supply

connection. This implies that, for their water supply, a good number of households depend on women

and girls who fetch water from the river by cart or on foot in conditions that are often difficult. The

precarious individual and collective hygiene and sanitation conditions greatly contribute to the

deterioration of the population's health. Responsibility for sanitation, especially domestic hygiene,

devolves on women and girls.

3.2.5 In the two countries, the project includes activities aimed at enhancing the welfare and

economic empowerment of women, young people and other vulnerable persons. These comprise: (i)

construction of rural and urban roads to facilitate input supply and product removal; (ii) rehabilitation

of social infrastructure (schools and health centres) and their access roads; (iii) construction of market

facilities to enhance product development and marketing; (iv) expansion of drinking water systems to

increase access to drinking water, eliminate the arduous chore of water-fetching and reduce the incidence

of waterborne diseases (such as bilharzia), endemic in the project area; (v) development of market

gardening areas and agro-processing platform for women's cooperatives; (vi) construction of a socio-

educational complex to promote the social integration of vulnerable persons. (the disabled and young

school dropouts, etc.); and the construction of a solid waste and sanitation site and Rosso-Mauritania

will allow women to have access to better hygiene conditions and to be free to carry out income-

generating activities and further their education.

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Social and Youth Employment

3.2.6 The poverty level is quite high in the project area, despite the huge potential of the locality.

Trarza Governorate has a high incidence of poverty. At 32.2%, the area's poverty rate is higher than the

national average of 30.2%. According to the results of the 2011 poverty monitoring survey conducted

in Senegal (ESPS II), the poverty index is 39.5% in the St. Louis region, with feminization of poverty

afflicting 54% of women. The prevalence of female poverty is, however, more pronounced in rural areas

where 75% of poor women reside. Young people make up 40% of the population of the project area

(PA), while senior citizens (60 and over) account for only 3%. The project area is experiencing major

demographic shift in favour of young people due to its border position. Indeed, owing to its location on

the border, it attracts many young people from surrounding areas and causes some students to drop out

of school to take up petty trading and try their luck at illegal immigration to Europe.

3.2.7 The project will create job opportunities for local communities, especially young people. At the

construction phase, the project works will create jobs for skilled workers, labourers and helpers. The

economic impact will be felt in households in the PA. Commercial activities, such as catering and the

selling of foodstuffs and basic commodities will be stimulated by the presence of company staff and the

surge in traffic. On the other hand, given that bridge construction techniques are special, they will

provide opportunities for the acquisition of new skills and knowledge on the use of special techniques

and equipment as well as new technology experience. About 800 skilled and unskilled workers are

expected to participate in construction activities, at least 70% of them hired from local communities.

The Rosso Vocational Training Centre will be rehabilitated and re-equipped to promote vocational

training in the construction industry and will use the project as a platform for training in various fields

(trade, transport, etc.). At the bridge operation phase, the on-going maintenance of the structure and the

routine border activities should also create a significant number of full employment positions, thus

reducing the number of young people enticed by illegal immigration prospects.

3.2.8 Trade is a major provider of employment and currently employs nearly a third of the population

of the PA. The project will facilitate trade through: (i) better access to production, marketing and input

supply areas; (ii) the availability of appropriate commercial facilities; (iii) the creation of new outlets,

especially in the areas of transport, logistics and the marketing of local produce. Moreover, the project

will allow for better support of school-age children in order to keep them in school and reduce dropout

rates. The rehabilitation of nine primary schools in the PA, envisaged under this project, will help

improve the quality of education provided to pupils. The presence of the bridge and access roads as well

as the development of 4 km of urban roads and 61 km of feeder roads will (i) permanently ease traffic

flow while eliminating the risk of accidents at the Rosso ferry that often involved the sinking of buses

and vehicles in the Senegal River; (ii) ensure faster and more comfortable evacuation of patients to the

Rosso hospital, and even to Nouakchottt, Richard Toll and St Louis; (iii) lead to greater vaccination

coverage in remote areas; and (iv) facilitate the medical evacuation of pregnant women to the maternity,

which will be done faster and under more comfortable conditions.

Resettlement of Displaced Populations

3.2.9 In both countries, vacation of the rights-of-way will be prejudicial to some inhabitants of the

project area. In that regard, a compensation and comprehensive resettlement plan was developed in

accordance with the Bank's involuntary resettlement policy. The project will impact directly: (i) 11

residential houses, affecting nearly 23 households (no household in Senegal and 23 households in

Mauritania) and involving 172 persons. Thirteen landed properties will be affected (3 in Senegal and 10

Mauritania), on which 113 persons and 206 farm labourers depend for their sustenance. The resettlement

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plan also takes into account the vulnerability and fears of communities which may lose incomes related

directly and indirectly to ferry activities. This category comprises nearly 200 people, 106 of them

working as boatmen and dockers (81 in Senegal and 25 in Mauritania). The loss of business following

the opening of the bridge will be compensated for in cash equivalent to four months of business.

3.2.10 The ferry company, as a transport operator, will redeploy in two main ways: (i) conversion of

the river crossing operation into a longitudinal river transport operation in collaboration with

SOGENAV, the OMVS navigation agency. The Rosso landing dock will be transformed into a river

port and shipyard. The dockers and stevedores will be transferred to transhipment, unloading and loading

operations at the converted site. Also, the consequences of urbanization resulting from the development

of new centres of attraction on either river bank require the formulation of a comprehensive urban

organization plan (Urban Master Plan for Rosso-Mauritania). The plan will be financed by the project.

The costs of the comprehensive resettlement plan (CRP) have been determined and are presented in the

table of project costs. The costs will be borne by the countries as their national counterpart contributions.

The vacation of the rights-of-way and effective compensation of project-affected persons are

prerequisites for the commencement of works.

IV. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION

4.1 Project Implementation Arrangements

Executing Agency

4.1.1 In 2009, the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on the establishment and

operation of the project implementation ad-hoc committee. The ad-hoc committee, chaired by

Mauritania, comprises 14 members (7 from each country) and the Senegal River Development

Organization (OMVS), which sits on the committee as an observer. At the project implementation phase,

the committee will be expanded to include representatives of departments essential for the coordination,

in each country, of certain activities within the context of the project implementation (environment and

local authorities). It is planned that this committee will meet at least four times a year, alternating

between the two countries. Its main task will consist in finding solutions to problems and addressing

obstacles to the timely implementation of the project. The committee will be responsible for: (i) ensuring

that both States honour their commitments, especially those related to the mobilization of national

counterpart funding; (ii) preparing documents enabling the two Governments to meet the conditions

attached to the project, especially the conditions precedent to first disbursement.

4.1.2 In addition, the Memorandum stipulates that Senegal, through the Ministry of Infrastructure,

Land Transport and Road Access (MITTD), shall act as executing agency. To that end, the MITTD will

rely on the Directorate of Roads and the Roads Management Agency (AGEROUTE) in Senegal and on

the General Directorate of Transport Infrastructure (DGIT) in Mauritania. A Project Management Unit

(PMU) will be set up, based in Rosso-Mauritania, comprising members from both countries. It will be

responsible for: (i) preparing procurement documents, bids assessment reports, and draft procurement

documents and contracts to be submitted to competent authorities for approval and for obtaining no-

objection notification from donors; (ii) forwarding an original and a copy of the procurement documents

and contracts to the two countries and donors, and ensuring adherence to the project implementation

schedule; (iii) monitoring of the works; (iv) preparing the annual work programme and project progress

reports; (v) preparing counterpart budgets and ensuring their timely availability; (vi) ensuring the

financial management of the project; (vii) ensuring the monitoring and evaluation of the project, etc.

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4.1.3 To fulfil its mission, the PMU will have staff with the required qualifications, appointed by the

two countries and whose curricula vitae must have been previously approved by the Bank. The staff will

comprise: (i) two senior engineers specialized in structures (a project coordinator and assistant); (ii) two

junior civil engineers, specialized in road works; (iii) one environmental specialist; (iv) one socio-

economic expert; (v) one monitoring and evaluation specialist; (vi) one administrative and financial

officer; (vii) one accountant; (viii) one procurement officer; and (ix) administrative support staff.

Evidence of establishment of the Project Management Unit with members whose qualifications and

experience will have been deemed acceptable by the Bank is a loan condition (Condition Bi). Specific

project implementation arrangements are listed in Annex B6.

Procurement

4.1.4 Procurement of goods (including services other than those of consultants) and works, as well

as procurement of consultancy services financed by the Bank under the project shall comprise joint

procurements for both countries and specific procurement for each of the countries (Senegal and

Mauritania). Procurements will be made in accordance with the procurement policy and methodology

for Bank Group-financed operations, issued in October 2015, and pursuant to the provisions set out in

the Financing Agreement. More specifically, procurements will be made using: (i) Mauritania's

procurement system: methods and procurement procedures in the context of Mauritania's procurement

system, comprising Law No. 2010-044 of 22/07/2010 on the Public Procurement Code, its implementing

decrees and other procurement-related statutory instruments. These procurement methods and

procedures will be used for socio-economic development works specific to Mauritania (with the

exception of the water supply system), using national standard competitive bidding documents

(NCBDs), as adjusted at project negotiations; (ii) Senegal's procurement system: procurement methods

and procedures in the Senegalese system comprising Decree No. 2014-1212 of 22 September 2014 on

the Public Procurement Code and the various procurement-related statutory instruments. These

procurement methods and procedures will be used for the procurement of works and consultancy

services related to socio-economic developments specific to Senegal, using national standard

competitive bidding documents (NCBDs), as adjusted at project negotiations; (iii) Bank's procurement

methods and procedures: The Bank's standard procurement methods and procedures, based on relevant

standard competitive bidding documents (SCBD's) for: (i) all joint procurement for both countries; (ii)

drinking water supply works and consulting services specific to Mauritania; and (iii) procurement audit.

Procurement-related arrangements, including risk assessment, appropriate measures for mitigating these

risks, procurement capacity, including details for the conduct of procurement and associated control

mechanisms are detailed in the Annex B5.

Disbursement

4.1.5 Loan proceeds withdrawals will be governed by the Bank’s disbursement rules and procedures.

The direct payment methods will be used for works and consulting services. The reimbursement method

will be used if need be. A joint special account in hard currency for the two financing (loans to

Mauritania and Senegal) will be opened by the executing agency of the project for the portions of the

ADF loans proceeds allocated for the operation of the Project Management Unit. Applications for

replenishment of the Special Account will be submitted simultaneously from the two financing in an

equal amounts to meet the operating costs of 50/50 ratio for Senegal and Mauritania. A sub-account

will be opened in Ouguiya for local expenses. The evidence of the opening of the joint special account

in the name of the project is a condition for disbursement (Condition Bii) of the loans. The disbursement

letters will specify the additional instructions to be followed for the withdrawal of funds. The launching

workshop and project procedures manual will specify the operating arrangements of the Joint Special

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Account.The Disbursement Letter will specify the additional instructions to be complied with in

withdrawing funds from each of the project’s financing allocations.

Financial Management

4.1.6 The PMU will be responsible for the project’s financial management which it will perform in

accordance with Bank directives and requirements. It will also be responsible for keeping project

accounts. An accounting system will be established comprising the following modules: a budgetary

accounting, general accounting and cost accounting modules. The PMU will keep the books and

accounts of the project in accordance with accrual accounting principles, taking into account the specific

features of development projects. Disbursement, financial management and auditing arrangements are

specified in Annex B4.

4.1.7 To facilitate the speedy mobilization of counterpart funds, the Governments decided to budget

for national counterpart resources. Evidence of inclusion of the annual national counterpart amount in

the budgets of the two States by the Borrower in accordance with the annual expenditure schedule is a

loan condition (Condition C.1).

External Audit

4.1.8 The project’s annual financial statements prepared by the PMU and the internal oversight

system will be audited by an independent external audit firm based on terms of reference approved by

the Bank. Audit reports will be submitted to the Bank by the PMU no later than six months following

the end of the financial year. Audits will be performed in compliance with International Standards on

Auditing (ISA). If the first disbursement is made in the second half (after June 30) of the year, the audit

for the first year will cover the first 18 months. The external audit will be tailored to the project's specific

risks. The auditor's contract will be for one year renewable, based on the quality of services and for a

period not exceeding three years.

Implementation and Supervision Schedule

4.1.9 The implementation schedule of project components is summarized at the beginning of this

report. Specifically, it takes into account the relevant experience of the executing agency in the

management of works implementation timeframes and that of the Bank in the processing of files under

previous similar projects. According to established schedules, project activities will begin upon the loan

approval, planned for the 4th quarter of 2016, and end in June 2020 for all components. The loan's closing

date is set for 31 December 2020. At the level of the Bank, the activities planned upon loan approval

will be closely monitored in accordance with the schedule outlined in Table 4.1 below.

4.2 Monitoring and Evaluation

4.2.1 The implementation of the various components of this project will be monitored by the Project

Management Unit. External supervision missions (donors and Government) will also help to ascertain

the performance of this project in terms of physical and financial achievements. Monitoring of the

project's socio-economic impact will require: (i) establishment of the baseline situation prior to the

commencement of works; and (ii) assessment of the project’s impact. Based on a short list, a consulting

firm will be hired to perform these two operations for a period of four months at each stage. The

Consultant will produce at least the following three reports: (i) the first establishment report featuring

the methodology to be used, indicators to be monitored and the main data to be collected, collection

tools, detailed schedule of the assignment’s progress, reports to be produced, etc.; (ii) the baseline

situation report indicating the initial situation of the main indicators selected; and (iii) the evaluation

report at the end of the project. The Consultant's terms of reference for the monitoring and evaluation of

the project's socio-economic impact are detailed in Annex B9.

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Table 4.1- Monitoring and evaluation schedule

Period Milestones Monitoring activity / Feedback loop

Q4 2016 to Q1 2017 Approval and

effectiveness

Loan approval

General information note

Signing of loan and grant agreements

AfDB launch mission

Effectiveness of loan and agreements

Lifting of conditions precedent to first disbursement (Bank/Govts.)

Q1 2017 to Q4 2017 Procurement procedures

Recruitment of a works contractor

Recruitment for works control and supervision

Recruitment of an accounts audit firm

Recruitment of a project monitoring and evaluation firm

Recruitment of a firm for the studies

Recruitment of an awareness consultant

Q3 2017 to Q1 2020 Project’s physical and

financial implementation Monitoring/supervision of works execution (Bank/Executing Agency)

Q2 2020 to Q4 2020 Project completion

Joint preparation of project completion report (Bank/Executing

Agency)

4.3 Governance

4.3.1 The two Governments have undertaken to implement the project in accordance with public

expenditure best practices. As a mitigation measure, the project plans to conduct periodic independent

technical and financial audits that will provide feedback and early warning on the project

implementation. In terms of governance, Senegalese authorities are resolutely committed to combating

impunity and enhancing economic governance. Measures taken to ensure economic and fiscal

transparency include the adoption of Law 2012-22 relating to the Public Finance Management

Transparency Code, Law No. 2012.30 establishing the National Anti-Fraud and Corruption Office

(OFNAC), Law No. 2014-17 establishing the declaration of assets followed by Decree No. 2014-1463

establishing the list of persons subject to assets declaration. The country was ranked 9th among African

countries in the 2014 Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance, thus improving its ranking by 8 points

compared with 2012 and 69th out of 175 countries in the 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index calculated

by Transparency International. Mauritania, for its part, ranked in Doing Business 2016 among the top

10 countries that made the most progress in improving their business environment. The Government

intends to continue its efforts to re-energize the implementation of the strategies initiated in 2015. These

include the anti-corruption strategy, private investment promotion strategy and the strategy to mobilize

financing for development projects.

4.4 Sustainability

4.4.1 The project’s sustainability hinges on the quality of works, and appropriate operating and

maintenance conditions of the facilities to be provided. To ensure compliance with quality standards

during the construction phase, the works will be supervised and monitored by qualified consulting

engineering firms with experience in similar projects. Moreover, the technical solutions adopted took

into account the volume and composition of current and future traffic and the geotechnical characteristics

of the materials to be used. The bridge will replace the existing ferry service which charges a crossing

fee.

4.4.2 An institutional and financial study conducted as part of the project feasibility studies

recommended the establishment of a semi-public company. The company that will be established upon

approval of the project will sign a management delegation agreement with the Governments of

Mauritania and Senegal. The resources collected as toll and transit fee will be used to finance the

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maintenance and operation of the structure and to ensure its sustainability. One of the main causes of

road degradation and high maintenance costs is the non-compliance with axle load requirements – a

situation which puts enormous pressure on roads. To resolve the problem, there are plans under this

project to set up a weighing station in Mauritania. Such a station already exists on the Senegalese side.

Evidence of the establishment of the semi-public company is one of the loan conditions (Condition Cii).

It is also worth noting that under the current cross-border transport arrangement, the two States use the

breaking bulk system for the transportation of persons and goods. This practice, which creates a

bottleneck to the flow of traffic and entails additional costs for users, is incompatible with transport

facilitation standards and should disappear following the planned renegotiation of the transport

agreement between the two countries. Evidence of the elimination of this breaking bulk practice in the

transportation of people and goods is one of the loan conditions (Condition Ciii).

4.5 Risk Management

4.5.1 The main risks that could hinder the achievement of the expected project outcomes are: (i)

the non-implementation of the transport facilitation measures resulting in little or no reduction in transit

time; and (ii) failure to maintain the structures due to inadequate resources. These risks will be mitigated

by: (i) ensuring better ownership of the project and adopting transport and transit facilitation measures

under the project; and (iii) establishing an appropriate institutional framework for ensuring the

sustainability of the structure. Risks associated with the project implementation comprise: (i) delays

in the implementation and coordination of various project components; (ii) increased cost of works; and

(iii) environmental risk. These risks will be mitigated by: (i) building the capacity of the PMU and

ensuring close supervision by SNFO; and (ii) reducing the time lapse between the completion of the

study and the works implementation, and ensuring a realistic assessment of costs based on current market

unit prices, and making provision for contingencies; and (iii) closely monitoring the implementation of

the Environmental and Social Management Plan.

4.6 Knowledge Building

4.6.1 By virtue of its complexity, the project provides an excellent opportunity for improving

knowledge on priority regional infrastructure in line with the Bank Group's Regional Integration

Strategy Paper (RISP 2011-2015), extended until 2016. The project comprises studies on the design and

functionality of Adjacent Border Checkpoints intended to determine: (i) the specific and appropriate

additional transport facilitation measures which will take into account the physical characteristics at the

borders of the two countries; and (ii) the need to reduce controls and transport costs in the corridor as

much as possible. The project monitoring and evaluation system will also help to consolidate knowledge

which will be reflected in future project designs.

V. LEGAL FRAMEWORK

5.1 Financing Instrument

ADF loan agreements will be signed between the Borrowers: the Republic of Senegal and the Islamic

Republic of Mauritania, on the one hand, and the African Development Bank, on the other.

5.2 Conditions Associated with Bank Interventions

A. Conditions precedent to effectiveness

Effectiveness of the loan agreements will be subject to the fulfilment, by the Borrowers, of the conditions

specified in Section 12.01 of the General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements and

the African Development Fund.

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B. Conditions precedent to the first disbursement of the loan resources

In addition to the effectiveness of these agreements, the first disbursement of the loan resources shall be

subject to fulfilment, by the Borrowers and to the satisfaction of the Bank, of the following conditions:

(i) Provide evidence of establishment of the Project Management Unit, with members whose

qualifications and experience shall have been deemed acceptable by the Bank (paragraph 4.1.2);

(ii) Provide to the Bank, evidence of the opening of a joint hard currency special account in

commercial Bank acceptable by the Bank in Mauritania and in the project's name into which part of the

ADF loans resources shall be deposited

C. Other conditions

The Borrowers shall, to the satisfaction of the Bank:

(i) Provide to the Bank evidence of effective payment of compensation for expropriation, no

later than 30 June 2017;

(ii) Provide evidence of the establishment of the semi-public company (paragraph 4.4.2), no

later than 15 January 2018;

(iii) Provide to the Bank evidence of the abolition of the breaking bulk practice in the cross-

border transportation of people and goods (paragraph 4.4.2) no later than 30 June 2017:

(iv) Provide to the Bank, no later than 30 April of each year, proof of inclusion in the Finance

Law of the financial year concerned of the annual amount as national counterpart;

Undertakings: The Borrowers undertake to:

(i) Implement the project and have it implemented by their contractors in accordance with:

(a) the rules and procedures of the Fund; (b) the national laws; and (c) the

recommendations, requirements and procedures contained in the Environmental and

Social Management Plan (ESMP) of the Project; and

(ii) Submit half-yearly reports on the implementation of the ESMP and the Abbreviated

Resettlement Action Plan, including any flaws and corrective measures taken or to be

taken.

5.3 Compliance with Bank Policies

The project complies with all applicable Bank policies.

VI. RECOMMENDATIONS

Management recommends that the Board of Directors approve the proposed grant of ADF loans totalling

UA 32.5 million to the Republic of Senegal and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. This amount is

allocated as follows: a loan of AU 7.5 million to Senegal and a loan of UA 25 million to Mauritania.

These loans will be used to implement the Rosso Bridge Construction Project as designed and described

and in accordance with the conditions set out in this report.

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ANNEX I: Senegal: COMPARATIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS

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Area ( '000 Km²) 2016 197 30 067 94 638 36 907Total Population (millions) 2016 15,6 1 214,4 3 010,9 1 407,8Urban Population (% of Total) 2016 43,5 40,1 41,6 80,6Population Density (per Km²) 2016 81,0 41,3 67,7 25,6GNI per Capita (US $) 2014 1 040 2 045 4 226 38 317Labor Force Participation *- Total (%) 2016 57,2 65,6 63,9 60,3Labor Force Participation **- Female (%) 2016 45,2 55,6 49,9 52,1Gender -Related Dev elopment Index Value 2007-2013 0,864 0,801 0,506 0,792Human Dev elop. Index (Rank among 187 countries) 2014 170 ... ... ...Popul. Liv ing Below $ 1.90 a Day (% of Population) 2008-2013 38,0 42,7 14,9 ...

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Population Grow th Rate - Total (%) 2016 3,0 2,5 1,9 0,4Population Grow th Rate - Urban (%) 2016 3,6 3,6 2,9 0,8Population < 15 y ears (%) 2016 43,8 40,9 28,0 17,2Population >= 65 y ears (%) 2016 2,9 3,5 6,6 16,6Dependency Ratio (%) 2016 87,6 79,9 52,9 51,2Sex Ratio (per 100 female) 2016 96,6 100,2 103,0 97,6Female Population 15-49 y ears (% of total population) 2016 24,1 24,0 25,7 22,8Life Ex pectancy at Birth - Total (y ears) 2016 67,3 61,5 66,2 79,4Life Ex pectancy at Birth - Female (y ears) 2016 69,2 63,0 68,0 82,4Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000) 2016 36,9 34,4 27,0 11,6Crude Death Rate (per 1,000) 2016 5,8 9,1 7,9 9,1Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 2015 41,7 52,2 35,2 5,8Child Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 2015 47,2 75,5 47,3 6,8Total Fertility Rate (per w oman) 2016 5,0 4,5 3,5 1,8Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100,000) 2015 315,0 495,0 238,0 10,0Women Using Contraception (%) 2016 18,7 31,0 ... ...

Health & Nutrition Indicators

Phy sicians (per 100,000 people) 2004-2013 5,9 47,9 123,8 292,3Nurses and midw iv es (per 100,000 people) 2004-2013 42,0 135,4 220,0 859,8Births attended by Trained Health Personnel (%) 2010-2015 59,1 53,2 68,5 ...Access to Safe Water (% of Population) 2015 78,5 71,6 89,3 99,5Healthy life ex pectancy at birth (y ears) 2013 58,3 54,0 57 68,0Access to Sanitation (% of Population) 2015 47,6 39,4 61,2 99,4Percent. of Adults (aged 15-49) Liv ing w ith HIV/AIDS 2014 0,5 3,8 ... ...Incidence of Tuberculosis (per 100,000) 2014 138,0 245,9 160,0 21,0Child Immunization Against Tuberculosis (%) 2014 95,0 84,1 90,0 ...Child Immunization Against Measles (%) 2014 80,0 76,0 83,5 93,7Underw eight Children (% of children under 5 y ears) 2010-2014 12,8 18,1 16,2 1,1Daily Calorie Supply per Capita 2011 2 454 2 621 2 335 3 503Public Ex penditure on Health (as % of GDP) 2013 2,4 2,6 3,0 7,7

Education Indicators

Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)

Primary School - Total 2010-2015 80,9 100,5 104,7 102,4 Primary School - Female 2010-2015 84,3 97,1 102,9 102,2 Secondary School - Total 2010-2015 40,1 50,9 57,8 105,3 Secondary School - Female 2010-2015 38,2 48,5 55,7 105,3Primary School Female Teaching Staff (% of Total) 2010-2015 32,4 47,6 50,6 82,2Adult literacy Rate - Total (%) 2010-2015 55,6 66,8 70,5 98,6Adult literacy Rate - Male (%) 2010-2015 68,5 74,3 77,3 98,9Adult literacy Rate - Female (%) 2010-2015 43,8 59,4 64,0 98,4Percentage of GDP Spent on Education 2010-2014 5,6 5,0 4,2 4,8

Environmental Indicators

Land Use (Arable Land as % of Total Land Area) 2013 16,9 8,6 11,9 9,4Agricultural Land (as % of land area) 2013 46,3 43,2 43,4 30,0Forest (As % of Land Area) 2013 43,4 23,3 28,0 34,5Per Capita CO2 Emissions (metric tons) 2012 0,5 1,1 3,0 11,6

Sources : AfDB Statistics Department Databases; World Bank: World Development Indicators; last update :

UNAIDS; UNSD; WHO, UNICEF, UNDP; Country Reports.

Note : n.a. : Not Applicable ; … : Data Not Available. * Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)

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Area ( '000 Km²) 2016 1 031 30 067 94 638 36 907Total Population (millions) 2016 4,2 1 214,4 3 010,9 1 407,8Urban Population (% of Total) 2016 60,6 40,1 41,6 80,6Population Density (per Km²) 2016 4,0 41,3 67,7 25,6GNI per Capita (US $) 2014 1 270 2 045 4 226 38 317Labor Force Participation *- Total (%) 2016 47,3 65,6 63,9 60,3Labor Force Participation **- Female (%) 2016 29,2 55,6 49,9 52,1Gender -Related Dev elopment Index Value 2007-2013 0,801 0,801 0,506 0,792Human Dev elop. Index (Rank among 187 countries) 2014 156 ... ... ...Popul. Liv ing Below $ 1.90 a Day (% of Population) 2008-2013 10,9 42,7 14,9 ...

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Population Grow th Rate - Total (%) 2016 2,4 2,5 1,9 0,4Population Grow th Rate - Urban (%) 2016 3,4 3,6 2,9 0,8Population < 15 y ears (%) 2016 39,8 40,9 28,0 17,2Population >= 65 y ears (%) 2016 3,2 3,5 6,6 16,6Dependency Ratio (%) 2016 75,6 79,9 52,9 51,2Sex Ratio (per 100 female) 2016 101,3 100,2 103,0 97,6Female Population 15-49 y ears (% of total population) 2016 24,2 24,0 25,7 22,8Life Ex pectancy at Birth - Total (y ears) 2016 63,4 61,5 66,2 79,4Life Ex pectancy at Birth - Female (y ears) 2016 64,9 63,0 68,0 82,4Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000) 2016 32,6 34,4 27,0 11,6Crude Death Rate (per 1,000) 2016 7,8 9,1 7,9 9,1Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 2015 65,1 52,2 35,2 5,8Child Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 2015 84,7 75,5 47,3 6,8Total Fertility Rate (per w oman) 2016 4,5 4,5 3,5 1,8Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100,000) 2015 602,0 495,0 238,0 10,0Women Using Contraception (%) 2016 14,8 31,0 ... ...

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Phy sicians (per 100,000 people) 2004-2013 13,0 47,9 123,8 292,3Nurses and midw iv es (per 100,000 people) 2004-2013 67,2 135,4 220,0 859,8Births attended by Trained Health Personnel (%) 2010-2015 65,1 53,2 68,5 ...Access to Safe Water (% of Population) 2015 57,9 71,6 89,3 99,5Healthy life ex pectancy at birth (y ears) 2013 55,1 54,0 57 68,0Access to Sanitation (% of Population) 2015 40,0 39,4 61,2 99,4Percent. of Adults (aged 15-49) Liv ing w ith HIV/AIDS 2014 0,7 3,8 ... ...Incidence of Tuberculosis (per 100,000) 2014 111,0 245,9 160,0 21,0Child Immunization Against Tuberculosis (%) 2014 98,0 84,1 90,0 ...Child Immunization Against Measles (%) 2014 84,0 76,0 83,5 93,7Underw eight Children (% of children under 5 y ears) 2010-2014 19,5 18,1 16,2 1,1Daily Calorie Supply per Capita 2011 2 791 2 621 2 335 3 503Public Ex penditure on Health (as % of GDP) 2013 1,9 2,6 3,0 7,7

Education Indicators

Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)

Primary School - Total 2010-2015 98,0 100,5 104,7 102,4 Primary School - Female 2010-2015 100,7 97,1 102,9 102,2 Secondary School - Total 2010-2015 29,9 50,9 57,8 105,3 Secondary School - Female 2010-2015 28,6 48,5 55,7 105,3Primary School Female Teaching Staff (% of Total) 2010-2015 35,9 47,6 50,6 82,2Adult literacy Rate - Total (%) 2010-2015 52,1 66,8 70,5 98,6Adult literacy Rate - Male (%) 2010-2015 62,6 74,3 77,3 98,9Adult literacy Rate - Female (%) 2010-2015 41,6 59,4 64,0 98,4Percentage of GDP Spent on Education 2010-2014 3,3 5,0 4,2 4,8

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Land Use (Arable Land as % of Total Land Area) 2013 0,4 8,6 11,9 9,4Agricultural Land (as % of land area) 2013 38,5 43,2 43,4 30,0Forest (As % of Land Area) 2013 0,2 23,3 28,0 34,5Per Capita CO2 Emissions (metric tons) 2012 0,6 1,1 3,0 11,6

Sources : AfDB Statistics Department Databases; World Bank: World Development Indicators; last update :

UNAIDS; UNSD; WHO, UNICEF, UNDP; Country Reports.

Note : n.a. : Not Applicable ; … : Data Not Available. * Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)

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Population Growth Rate (%)

M aur i ta nia A fr ic a

01020304050607080

2000

2005

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Life Expectancy at Birth (years)

M au ri t ani a A fr i ca

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Annex II.A: Table of Bank Portfolio Projects in Senegal

Projects Active National as at 31 July 2016

Approval Amount Amount Disb. Closing Sector / Operation date approved disbursed rate date

(UA

million)

(UA

million) (%)

RURAL

1

Community Roads Project in support of the PNDL

(PPC/PNDL) - ADF

- OPEC

17-Jul.-13

11-Dec.-13

15,00

7.16

9.21

2.65

61.4

37.0

31-Dec.-18

30- Jun.-19

2

Lake Guiers Restoration Project (PREFELAG) - ADF

- GEF

4-Sept.-13

4- Sept.-13

15.00

0.94

6.98

0.62

46.5

6.6

31-Dec.-18

31-Dec.-18

3

Luga-Matam-Kaffrine Food Security Support - AfDB

- GAFSP 26-Apr.-13

26-Apr.-13

2.00

28.63

0.78

8.59

39.3

30.0

31-Dec.-18

31-Dec.-18

Sub-Total 68.73 28.83 41.9

INFRASTRUCTURE

4

Dinguiraye-Nioro-Keur-Ayib Road Rehabilitation

Project (DNK) - ADF 28-May-14 23.77 6.23 26.2 30- Jun.-18

5 Project to Rehabilitate National Road 2 (RN2) and

Open up Access to Morphil Island - AfDB 16- Dec.-15 96.55 0.05 0.1 31-Dec.-19

6 Digital Technology Park Project - AfDB 21-Oct.-15 48.72 0.98 0.2 31-Dec.-20

Sub-Total 169.04 7.26 4.3

WATER AND SANITATION

7

Project to Improve the Management and Treatment of

Faecal Sludge in the City of Ziguinchor - AWF 23-Apr.-13 1.00 0.62 62.0 31-Dec.-17

8

Water and Sanitation Sector Project (PSEA) - ADF

- RWSSI

23-Apr.-14

23-Apr.-14

20.00

4.79

1.33

0.16

6.64

3.41

31-Dec.-18

31-Dec.-18

Sub-Total 25.79 2.11 8.2

SOCIAL

9

Project to Support the Promotion of Employment for

Youth and Women (PAPEJF) - AfDB 23-Oct.-13 21.19 2.47 11.6 30- Jun.-19

10

Virtual University Support Project (PAUVS)

- AfDB 18-Dec.-13 3.38 0.35 10.4 30-Jun.-17

Sub-Total 24.57 2.82 11.5

GOVERNANCE

11

Private Sector Promotion Support Project (PAPSP) -

AfDB 10-Sept.-12 4.04 2.34 57.9 31-Mar.-17

Sub-Total 4.04 2.34 57.9

TOTAL

292.17 43.36 14.8

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Senegal: Active private sector window projects as at 31 July 2016

Sector / Operation

Approval

date

Amount

approved

(UA

million)

Amount

disbursed

(UA million)

Disbursement

rate (%)

Closing date

1

Dakar Toll Road Project- Phase II

- Senior loan

- Contingent debt facility

26-June-14

26- June-14

2.18

0.80

0

0

0

0

31-Dec.-27

10-Dec.-20

2 Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) 17-Dec.-10 55.94 39.64 70.9 5- Mar.-29

3

Dakar Toll Road Project

- Senior loan

19-Jul.-10

7.56

7.56

100

31-Dec.-25

4

Sendou Power Plant Project

- Senior loan

25-Nov.-09

43.95

43.95

100

31-Dec.-24

- Supplementary

loan 30-Oct.-15 3.99 0 0 10-Dec.-27

5 Dakar Port Container Terminal Project 20-Jul.-09 15.98 15.98 100 31-Dec.-19

6 Kounoune Thermal Power Plant 22-June-05 5.79 5.79 100 30-June-17

7

Rice Project of Saint-Louis Agricultural

Company in Senegal (CASL) 22-June-16 12.55 0 0 23-Mar.-22

TOTAL

148.74 112.92 76

Active Multinational Projects Involving Senegal as at 31 July 2016

Sector / Operation

Approval

date

Amount

approved

(UA

million

Amount

disbursed

(UA

million)

Disbursement

rate (%)

Closing

date

SOCIAL

1

Project to Support Higher Education in WAEMU

Countries 24-Jul.-06 20.00 15.29 76.5 15-Sept.-16

Sub-Total

20.00 15.29 76.5 RURAL

2

Programme to Build Resilience in the Sahel (P2RS)

16-May-15 22.25 1.01 4.5 30-June-20

Sub-Total

22.25 1.01 4.5 INFRASTRUCTURE

3

Project for the Construction of the Trans-Gambian

Bridge and Improvement of Cross-Border Movement (Loan - Senegal)

16-Dec.-11

3.18

0.01

0.4

30-July-17

4 OMVG Energy Project (Additional Studies) 19-Aug.-13 1.43 0.91 63.4 31- Dec.-17

5 OMVG Energy Project 30-Sept.-15 42.50 0 0 31-Dec.-20

Sub-Total

47.11 0.92 1.9 MULTI-SECTOR

6

Results-Based Management Capacity Building 16-May-12 0.18 0.07 39.9 30-May-17

Sub-Total

0.18 0.07 39.9

TOTAL 89.54 17.30 19.3

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Annex IIa

Table of the Bank’s Project Portfolio in Mauritania

Status of the Bank’s Active Portfolio in Mauritania – (in UA million) – June 2016

Project name Source of financing Approval

date

Signing Completion

date

Amount

approved

Amount

disbursed

Disbursement

rate

INDUSTRY AND MINING

SNIM Extension

Project -GUELB II

AfDB – Non-

Sovereign

16-Sept-09 01-

Dec.-09

31-Dec.-13 111.75 111.75 100.00%

TA to SNIM FAPA 22-Oct.-09 01-déc-

09

31-Dec.-16 0.61 0.27 43.55%

AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

PPF-PAHABO II ADF /Grant 11-May-15 27-

May-15

0.64 0.00%

Programme to Build

Resilience to Food and

Nutrition Insecurity in

the Sahel (P2RS)

ADF/Grant 15-Oct.-14 11-

Dec.-14

30-June-20 1.5 0.43 3.77%

ADF

Multinational/Grant

11-

Dec.-14

10

SOCIAL

Youth Training and

Employment Support

Project

ADF/Grant 28-Nov.-14 11-

Dec.-14

31-Dec.-17 2 0.24 12.23%

GOVERNANCE

Governance Support

Project for Inclusive

Growth

ADF /Grant 17-Nov.-14 11-

Dec.-14

31- Dec -18 2 0.14 7.01%

Public Investment

Management Support

Project

ADF /Grant 07-Oct.-13 01-

Dec.-13

30-June-17 0.74 0.18 24.83%

WATER AND SANITATION

National Integrated

Rural Water Sector

Project (PNISER)

ADF/Loan 07- Dec.-12 12-

Feb.-13

31- Dec.-18 3.05 0.43 14.09%

ADF/Grant 07- Dec.-12 12-

Feb.-13

2.45 0.35 14.49%

RWISSI 07- Dec.-12 12-

Feb.-13

2.88 1.15 40.09%

ADF/Supplementary

Loan

18-Dec.-13 10-

Apr.-14

0.92 0.26 27.96%

Humanitarian Aid for

Floods in Nouakchott

Special Relief Fund

(SRF )

04-Apr.-14 22- May

-14

31-May-15 0.53 0.53 100.00%

TOTAL 139.07 115.75 83.23%

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Annex III

Major Related Projects Financed by the Bank

and Other Development Partners in Senegal

DONORS PROJECTS

INVESTMENT

AMOUNT (in

XOF million)

ABEDA Development of the Blouf Loop Thionk Essyl - Balingor Section 7 780

IsDB Rehabilitation of the Ndioum-Thilogne Road (RN2) 44 100

Abu Dhabi and

OPEC Fund Rehabilitation of the Ourossogui-Hamdi Ounaré Road (RN2) 14 500

ABEDA Development of the Joal - Samba Dia-Djiffer Road 12 488

IsDB VDN LOT 2: CICES - Golf Club 37 917

FKDEA Touba-Dahra-Linguère Rehabilitation: Lot 2 - Dahra-Linguère 9 253

AfDB Gambia Bridge Construction Project 45 000

FKDEA Touba-Dahra-Linguère Rehabilitation: Lot 1 Touba - Dahra (including the

Dahra Bypass) 14789

Kuwaiti Fund Construction and Development of the VDN Section 3: Golf - Tivaoune

Peulh Section, including Access Ramp at Tivaoune Peulh Village 32 000

AfDB Rehabilitation of the Dinguiraye-Nioro-KeurAyib Road + 6 km of Road at

Nioro 12 004

AfDB Project to Rehabilitate RN2 and Open up Access to Morphil Island 101 824

AFD Construction of the Seaplane Base Road 1 200

EDF Passy-Sokone Road Development 6897

AfDB Gambia Bridge Control Checkpoint 2 623

AfDB Rehabilitation of Dialocoto-Mako - Lot 2: PK120-Mako 21000

BOAD Rehabilitation of Dialocoto-Mako - Lot 1: Dialocoto - PK120 14 000

World Bank Greater Niaye Restorations Works, Section between Rufisque and Lompoul

LOT1, LOT2, LOT3 14 700

World Bank Greater Niaye Restorations Works, Section between Rufisque and Lompoul

LOT 2 + LOT 3 8 100

MCA Rehabilitation of the RN6: Kounkandé-Vélingara section 6 500

MCA Rehabilitation of the RN6: Tanaff-Kolda section 24 000

MCA Rehabilitation of the RN6: Ziguinchor – Tanaff section 45 000

AfDB/WAEMU Construction of the Boundou Fourdou Juxtaposed Checkpoints 2 800

AfDB/WAEMU Construction of the Musala Juxtaposed Checkpoints 5 600

Austria Construction of the Kédougou Bridge 3 000

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ANNEX IV

Location Map of the Rosso Bridge Construction Project