Togo: an IDEV Evaluation of the Bank’S Country Strategy and Program 2004-2013 Summary Report
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Independent Development Evaluation African Development Bank From experience to knowledge... From knowledge to action... From action to impact Country Strategy Evaluation Togo: An IDEV Evaluation of the Bank’s Country Strategy and Program 2004-2013 Summary Report January 2016 Evaluation Syntheses IDEV conducts different types Impact Evaluations Sector Evaluations of evaluations — to achieve its (Public Sector) Project Performance Evaluations strategic objectives Thematic Evaluations Project Cluster Evaluations Project Performance Evaluations (Private Sector) Corporate Evaluations Regional Integration Strategy Evaluations Country Strategy Evaluation Country Strategy Evaluations Independent Development Evaluation African Development Bank From experience to knowledge... From knowledge to action... From action to impact Country Strategy Evaluation Togo: An IDEV Evaluation of the Bank’s Country Strategy and Program 2004-2013 Summary Report January 2016 Acknowledgments This summary report was finalized by Tonssour Clément Bansé, Evaluation Officer at the Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) Department of the African Development Bank, under the supervision of Herimandimby Razafindramanana, Evaluation Team Leader. Rakesh Nangia, Evaluator General, and Samer Hachem, Division Manager, provided general guidance. The evaluation also benefited from the research skills of Eglantine Marcelin, Junior Consultant, and the effective administrative and financial support of Myrtha Diop, Ruby Adzobu-Agyare and Henda Ayari. To ensure the successful conduct of this evaluation exercise, IDEV secured the expert services of a team, led by Jean Marie Wathelet, from the Analysis for Economic Decisions (ADE) firm,. The evaluation team is grateful to the entire staff of the Bank’s Field Office in Togo (TGFO) for their key role in the organization and conduct of the evaluation under the supervision of the Resident Representative, Serge N’Guessan, as well as their relevant comments on the draft reports. The evaluation benefited from the constant and positive contributions of a reference group and project officers, comprising Frederik Teufel, Carpophore Ntagungira, Adam Amoumoun, Ferdinand Bakoup, Emmanuel Nyirinkwaya, Kokou Amouzouvi, Maimounatou Ndiaye Diop, Koudeidiata Issabré Sow and Achille Charles Toto Same. Internal and external peer reviewers made very useful comments which were taken into account during the finalization of the evaluation. These reviewers include Claudine Voyadzis at the external level and Joseph Mouanda from IDEV. The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) expresses its gratitude to the Togolese authorities, particularly the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, civil society organizations and members as well as private sector organizations of Togo that participated in this evaluation exercise. IDEV is fully responsible for the content of this report. The publication of this report was coordinated by David Akana, Communications and Knowledge Management Specialist, IDEV. © 2016 African Development Bank Group All rights reserved – Published January 2016 Togo: Evaluation of the Bank's Country Strategy and Program 2004-2013 – Summary Report IDEV Country Strategy Evaluation, January 2016 Disclaimer Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the various authors of the publication and are not necessarily those of the Management of the African Development Bank (the “Bank”) and the African Development Fund (the “Fund”), Boards of Directors, Boards of Governors or the countries they represent. Use of this publication is at the reader’s sole risk. 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Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) African Development Bank Group Avenue Joseph Anoma 01 BP 1387, Abidjan 01 Côte d’Ivoire Phone: +225 20 26 20 41 Fax: +225 20 21 31 00 E-mail: [email protected] idev.afdb.org Design & layout: CRÉON – www.creondesign.net IDEV Layout and Design Task Manager: Felicia Avwontom Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms v Executive Summary 1 Management Response 9 Introduction 19 Evaluation Objectives and Approach 19 Evaluation Limitations 19 Country Context 21 Geographical and Political Context 21 Economic Performance 21 Togo’s Situation of Fragility, Challenges and Development Opportunities 21 Bank Strategies and Programs during the 2004-2013 Period 27 Findings: Achieving Development Results 31 Relevance 31 Effectiveness 33 Sustainability 41 Policy Formulation, Knowledge and Counselling 42 Environment 44 Summary: Has the Bank Made a Difference in Togo? 44 Findings: Performance-Based Management 47 Efficiency 47 Country Strategy Paper (CSP) Quality and Selectivity 49 Development Results-Based Management 49 Implementation of the Paris Declaration and the Principles for Engagement in Fragile States 50 Complementarity and Synergies 50 Leveraging 51 Findings: Country Performance 53 Conclusions and Recommendations 55 Annexes 59 Contents List of figures Graph 1 Chronology of Significant Political Events in Togo 22 Graph 2 Theory of Change 28 Graph 3 Distribution of Bank Operations in Togo by Sector 28 Graph 4 Bank Involvement in Fragility Factors 40 List of tables Table 1 Trends in AfDB CPIA Indicators 39 Table 2 Bank Portfolio Performance 48 List of boxes Box 1 Complementary Socio-economic Facilities – What Effectiveness? 35 Abbreviations and Acronyms v Abbreviations and Acronyms ADF African Development Fund EBID ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development AFD French Development Agency ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States AfDB African Development Bank ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan ARMP Public Procurement Regulatory EU European Union Authority AWF African Water Facility EUR Euro BOAD West African Development Bank F-PRSP Full-fledged Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper CFAF African Financial Community Franc FSF Fragile States Facility CODE Committee on Operations and GDP Gross Domestic Product Development Effectiveness of the Bank’s Board of Directors HIPC Heavily-Indebted Poor Country CPIA Country Policy and Institutional Assessment Country Strategy Evaluation HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus CSP Country Strategy Paper / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome An IDEV DAC Development Assistance Committee I-CSP Interim Country Strategy Paper of the OECD DEG Deutsche Investitions- und IDEV Independent Development Evaluation, Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH AfDB DGTP General Directorate of Public Works IFC International Finance Corporation DNCMP National Directorate of Public IGF General Inspectorate of Finance Procurement Control DOAR Bank’s Development Outcomes IMF International Monetary Fund Aggregate Rating vi Togo: Evaluation of the Bank's Country Strategy and Program 2004-2013 – Summary Report IPR Implementation Status and Outcomes PIA Priority Intervention Area Report I-PRSP Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy PPER Project Performance Evaluation Paper Report LCT Lome Container Terminal PPR Project Performance Review MDG Millennium Development Goal PROPARCO Economic Cooperation Promotion and Equity Investment Company (plc) MTR Mid-term Review PRS Poverty Reduction Strategy MTS Medium-term Strategy PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper ODA Official Development Assistance RER Results Evaluation Report OECD Organization for Economic SAFER Road Maintenance Financing Cooperation and Development Corporation OFID OPEC Fund for International SCAPE Accelerated Growth and Employment Development Promotion Strategy OTR Togolese Revenue Authority SEGUSE One-Stop Trade Promotion Company PAL Lome Port Authority SIGFIP Integrated Public Finance Management System PARCI Institutional Capacity Building SIIEAU Integrated Water Management Support Project System PARG Reforms and