Independent Development Evaluation

African Development Bank

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Sectoral distribution of AfDB interventions in Togo (2004-2013)

Water and Sanitation
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Finance
4%

To measure the development results of AfDB interventions in

Togo while drawing lessons to improve future strategy and
operations.

An IDEV Country Strategy Evaluation

What was the Objective

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Multi-sector
26%

What did IDEV Find?

Emergency assistance

Relevance

3%

Transport

The evaluation found that the Banks strategies and programs in

Togo were perfectly consistent with Togos needs and priorities.

66%

Source: AfDB Statistics

Effectiveness
Overall, the effectiveness of the Banks operations is
satisfactory, indicating the contribution of the operations to
promoting growth and limiting fragility factors. In addition,
the assessment of the operations by beneficiaries is positive.
However, the Banks emergency assistance operations are not
satisfactory, despite improvements in the last operation.

problem. Weak national capacity and delays in approving

procurement documents, difficulties in releasing national
counterpart contributions, and delays in issuing the Banks
no objection opinions seem to be the main causes of project
implementation delays.

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Efficiency varied depending on the type of project or

criteria used: (i) proper adherence to schedule regarding
budget support operations; (ii) highly satisfactory internal
rates of return for the two infrastructure projects but with
major time overruns; and (iii) inefficiency regarding Fragile
States Facility operations. Implementation delays remain a

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Sustainability

Policy Formulation, Knowledge and Counselling

Regarding infrastructure, Bank projects are well designed and are

based on relevant technical options. However, the sustainability
of infrastructure is not guaranteed for various reasons: lack of
maintenance and overload regarding road projects, erosion at the
Lome Port, and lack of ownership of the SIIEAU project.

The Bank carried out policy dialogue on sensitive issues with

concrete results, although such dialogue has been slow recently.
Analytical works contributed to establishing the Banks status as
trusted partner.

What did IDEV Recommend for the Future Strategy?

Make a significant shift to focus the next CSP on inclusive and
green growth by seizing opportunities in sectors where the Bank
has a comparative advantage

Reviving policy dialogue by focusing on a few key subjects

Improve the use and monitoring of analytical works

Strengthen results orientation and the assessment of strategies

Make sustainability a strategic issue

About IDEV
Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) of the African Development Bank carries out independent evaluations of Bank operations,
policies and strategies, working across projects, sectors, themes, regions, and countries. By conducting independent evaluations and
proactively sharing best practice, IDEV ensures that the Bank and its stakeholders learn from past experience and plan and deliver
development activities to the highest possible standards.

What did Management Respond?

Management welcomes IDEVs evaluation findings, which focused on Bank Group assistance to Togo over the 2004-2013 period and its
contribution to the countrys development. Overall, Management agrees with the conclusions of the report. These recommendations will
be taken into account when preparing the Banks new assistance strategy for Togo (2016-2020) and the various resulting operations.

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Evaluation Task Manager: Tonssour Clment Bans, Evaluation Officer, IDEV

Publication coordinated by David Akana, Communications and Knowledge Management Specialist
Complete report available online at idev.afdb.org