Western Africa
- 2-1. Community Development
- 2-2. Education
- 2-3. Health
- Consolidation of Peace, Good Governance
- Addressing Environmental/Climate Change issues
- Broadening the Partnership
1-1. Infrastructure [ Boosting Economic Growth ]
Annual Progress Report 
1-1-1．Regional transport infrastructure, including roads and ports
| Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [1] Provide financial and technical assistance for the planning, construction and improvement of regional transport corridors and international ports. | ● Development/expansion of national and regional transport corridors | GoJ/JICA/WBG/AfDB/EC/ICA | WBG: Scale up co-financing, estimated financing of $ 600 million |
1-1-2．Regional power infrastructure
| Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [1] Strengthen cooperation to provide a stable power supply for the whole region, and to build capacity to manage and maintain regional power networks. | ● Support development/expansion of power projects and transmission and distribution networks | GoJ/WBG/AfDB/Africa-EU Partnership on Energy/ICA/JICA | WBG: (i) Double annual lending to $ 2 billion and aim to mobilize another $ 2 billion in co-financing, (ii) Support to Southern Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and East Africa Power Pools in the order of $ 500 million per year, (iii) IFC to finance 15 + Public Private Partnership (PPP) in power sector FY 2008-2011, estimated financing of ＄400-500 million |
1-3. Agriculture and Rural Development [ Boosting Economic Growth ]
1-3-1．Enhance capacity to increase food production and agricultural productivity
| Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [3]Increase rice production through developing capacities to adopt systematic crop management, and new methodologies including wider use of New Rice for Africa (NERICA), aiming at doubling the rice production in African countries in ten years. | ● Improve NERICA, develop and introduce drought resistant crops and improve soil fertility | GoJ（MAFF）/JIRCAS | Contribute to the productivity enhancement of agricultural products (¥88 million for FY 2008, ¥85 million for FY 2009) |
●Concrete projects will be selected through consultations between Japan/Implementing Partners and African countries.
●MDB projects are to be decided.
●$ = US dollars
●Assistance measures written on a yellow ground are those embodied in 2008 (JFY) after TICAD IV.
●Assistance measures written on a pink ground are those embodied in 2009 (JFY) after TICAD IV.
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