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Je Suis Un Soldat Du Développement De L'afrique Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized L’ÉDITORAL / THE EDITORIAL Ère de bonne gouvernance 3 Era of good governance 3 L’ÉVÉNEMENT / THE EVENT GOVERNANCE AND ANTI-CORRUPTION Ensure that funds reach the beneficiaries . 4 GOUVERNANCE ET CORRUPTION S’assurer que l’argent arrive à bon port 5 DOSSIER SERVICES BANCAIRES POUR LES PAUVRES Prise de conscience du potentiel du microfinancement 7 ENVIRONNEMENT DU SECTEUR PRIVÉ Promouvoir l'entreprise, c'est promouvoir le développement 10 LE CAPITAL INVESTISSEMENT EN AFRIQUE Dernières évolutions, problèmes et perspectives 13 L’INVITÉ / THE GUEST CHEICK MODIBO DIARRA, PRÉSIDENT DE MICROSOFT AFRIQUE « Je suis un soldat du développement de l’Afrique » 16 CHEICK MODIBO DIARRA, CHAIRMAN, MICROSOFT-AFRICA « I’m a soldier for the development of Africa » 20 LES OPÉRATIONS VISITE DANS LE NORD DU SÉNÉGAL Les maris partis, les femmes veulent retenir les enfants 24 REVUE DES DÉPENSES PUBLIQUES La nébuleuse de l’aide officielle 25 CONJONCTURE ÉCONOMIQUE DU SÉNÉGAL SI LES ICS N’ÉTAIENT PAS EN CRISE... 26 RETRAIT ET RÉINSERTION DES ENFANTS DE LA RUE PA RERR au calvaire des enfants de la rue 27 INSIDE THE BANK LUTTE CONTRE LA FRAUDE ET LA CORRUPTION La position « avant-gardiste» de la Banque mondiale 28 VIE DU BUREAU BOURAMA DIAITE Le seigneur des procédures 29 SOMMAIRE L’EDITORIAL ÈRE DE BONNE GOUVERNANCE avons consulté des entités représentatives de la surtout plus accessible éprouvé par des société sénégalaise afin de recueillir leurs entrepreneurs dotés de très faibles points de vue sur cette nouvelle stratégie. La ressources propres, comme la plupart de ces conclusion la plus largement partagée est que 741 000 Sénégalais qui ont déposé 140 si des élections transparentes et régulières sont millions de dollars dans les institutions de une condition nécessaire à la bonne microfinance en 2006 et ont bénéficié de gouvernance, elles sont loin d’être suffisantes. 167 millions de dollars de prêts ! Il est donc normal, ici et maintenant, que la Ces entrepreneurs dynamiques, nous Banque mondiale s’engage à apporter un les avons rencontrés récemment dans la soutien vigilant à toute mesure et pratique région Nord du Sénégal, dans le Matam, visant à améliorer la gouvernance au Sénégal et où nous avons vu les femmes de notamment dans la gestion des ressources Bokidiawé mettre toute leur énergie et leur budgétaires dont la revue annuelle par la enthousiasme à produire des cultures à Banque mondiale est un exercice toujours haute valeur ajoutée. Certes pour gagner instructif sur le chemin restant à parcourir. de l’argent ! Mais, plus important encore, Cet appui à la bonne gouvernance vaut pour retenir leurs enfants dans le terroir. Oui, tout autant pour le secteur privé ; le ces femmes, ont, pour la plupart, vu leur Madani M. Tall président du Groupe Bank of Africa décrit mari émigrer vers l’Europe ou les États-Unis Directeur des Opérations dans ce numéro la place qui lui a été et elles veulent prouver à leur progéniture accordée par les États et les partenaires au qu’il est possible d’être gagnant au Sénégal. Banque mondiale développement depuis 1960. Il ne se contente pas d’une description ; c’est au fil Ces femmes de Bokidiawé ont un avocat Au moment de la préparation de ce d’un véritable bréviaire, hors du de poids en la personne de Cheick Modibo septième numéro du magazine Echos de la «politiquement correct» que ce banquier Diarra qui est l’invité de notre magazine ! Cet Banque mondiale, le Sénégal se préparait à assène « ses » vérités à toute personne astrophysicien de Ségou (Mali), ancien de la son scrutin présidentiel. Malgré leur confiance désireuse de gagner sa vie et de participer à NASA, aujourd’hui président de Microsoft en dans le système démocratique qui a déjà fait la croissance économique de son pays en Afrique, porte sa conviction en bandoulière : ses preuves, les Sénégalais, nous a-t-il semblé, investissant dans le secteur privé. on peut réussir en Afrique ! Clamée haut et étaient quelque peu inquiets quant au fort, sans louvoiement ni langue de bois. Les déroulement du scrutin. Au final, tous les Évidemment, ces paroles de banquier, premiers à pâtir de cette absence de observateurs indépendants, notamment de la pour appropriées qu’elles soient, ne font circonvolutions, devenez qui ? Nous, qui lui CEDEAO, ont estimé que, mis à part quelques pas oublier le difficile chemin qui mène au avons ouvert la page de notre magazine… « couacs », ces élections ont été populaires et crédit bancaire. D’où la pertinence de la puisqu’il taxe la Banque mondiale de transparentes. Ainsi, le Sénégal s’ouvre sur une microfinance qui vient, d’ailleurs, d’être « voleuse de cerveaux africains » ! Non, non, nouvelle ère qui, coïncidence heureuse, arrive mise à l’honneur avec l’attribution du Prix ne vous méprenez pas. EBM n’est pas fâché au moment où la Banque mondiale élabore Nobel à Muhammad Yunus. Le développement contre le frère malien. Au contraire, nous une stratégie pour renforcer la Gouvernance et de ce secteur en dit long sur le besoin d’un espérons que vous savourerez les propos de la lutte contre la corruption. Pour ce faire, nous financement alternatif, moins coûteux et ce navigateur interplanétaire ! ERA OF GOOD GOVERNANCE As this seventh issue of the magazine Echos budgetary resources, whose annual review by of Senegal. There, Bokidiawé women de la Banque Mondiale was being the World Bank always sheds light on work energetically and enthusiastically throw prepared, Senegal was gearing up for its that remains to be done. themselves into the production of crops that presidential elections. Despite their This support for good governance also applies to offer a high degree of value added. While confidence in the reliability of the the private sector, something acknowledged by they are certainly doing so to earn money: democratic system, which has already been the Chairman of the Bank of Africa (BOA), in more importantly, they wish to keep their demonstrated, it was our impression that describing the role accorded to this sector by children on native soil. Indeed, the the Senegalese people were feeling some States and development partners since 1960. husbands of the majority of these women angst over the voting process. In the end, Beyond this description, this banker, unfettered have migrated to Europe or the United all independent observers, in particular by political correctness, delivers “his” truth in the States, and the women want to demonstrate ECOWAS, expressed the view that, a few form of a veritable sermon to anyone wishing to to their children that it is possible to earn a glitches notwithstanding, the voting process earn a living and participate in economic growth living in Senegal. was inclusive and transparent. Senegal is by investing in the private sector. therefore ushering in a new era, which Clearly, this banker’s advice, though relevant, These Bokidiawé women have a powerful serendipitously coincides with the does not obscure the fact that the path to bank advocate in Cheik Modibo Diarra, the guest formulation by the Bank of a strategy to credit is fraught with difficulty. Hence the of our magazine. This astrophysicist from strengthen governance and combat need for microfinance, the virtues of which Ségou, Mali, is a former NASA employee and corruption. With this in mind, we polled have just been extolled with the awarding of currently the President of Microsoft in Africa. representative groups in Senegal in order to the Nobel Prize to Muhammad Yunus. The He wears his convictions on his sleeve – gather their views on this new strategy. The development of this sector speaks volumes success can be achieved in Africa! He most widely shared conclusion is that while about the need for alternative financing that is makes this point forcefully and unreservedly. transparent and legitimate elections are a less costly and in particular more accessible to We turned out to be his first victims by necessary condition for good governance, entrepreneurs with scant resources of their opening the doors of our magazine to him, they fall well short of being a sufficient own, as is the case with the majority of the given that he accuses the World Bank of condition. It is therefore logical, at this point, 741,000 Senegalese who, in 2006, deposited “poaching African intellectuals!” Echos de la for the World Bank to pledge support, in a US$140 million to receive US$167 million in Banque Mondiale bears no animosity toward context of vigilance, for any measures and loans from microfinance institutions! the Malian brother, but leaves it up to the practices that seek to improve governance We recently met with these dynamic readers to gain insight from the words of this in Senegal, in particular the management of entrepreneurs in Matam, the northern region space traveler! 3 - Mars 2007 - N° 7 - Magazine du bureau régional de la Banque mondiale à Dakar THE EVENT GOVERNANCE AND ANTI-CORRUPTION CONSULTATIONS ENSURE THAT FUNDS REACH THE BENEFICIARIES critical of “the confidentiality requirement,” Bissau), local officials, and members of holding the view that “public the Council of the Republic and of the acknowledgment of problems” should be National Commission against Non- standard practice for the World Bank in Transparency and Corruption any country, instead of “hiding behind a [Commission nationale de lutte contre la wall of silence that conceals the failings of corruption et la non transparence] all borrower countries.” participated in the
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