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Signed at Washington, DC this 18th day of 

September 2008. 

Linda G. Poole, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–22397 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 

CORPORATION 

[MCC FR 08–14] 

Notice of Amendment to Compact With 

the Government of the Republic of Mali 

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

609(i)(2) of the Millennium Challenge 

Act of 2003, as amended (Pub. L. 108– 

199, Division D), the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation is publishing a 

summary, justification and the complete 

text of the Amendment to Millennium 

Challenge Compact between the United 

States of America, acting through the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation, and 

the Government of the Republic of Mali. 

Representatives of the United States 

Government and the Government of the 

Republic of Mali executed the 

Amendment documents on September 

11, 2008. 

Dated: September 19, 2008. 

William G. Anderson, Jr., 

Vice President and General Counsel, 

Millennium Challenge Corporation. 

Summary of Amendment to Millennium 

Challenge Compact With the 

Government of the Republic of Mali 

The Board of Directors of the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation 

(MCC) has approved an amendment (the 

Amendment ) to the existing 

approximately $460.8 million, five-year 

Millennium Challenge Compact (the 

Compact ) between the United States of 

America, acting through MCC, and the 

Government of the Republic of Mali. 

Background 

The Millennium Challenge Compact 

between the United States of America 

and the Government of the Republic of 

Mali was signed November 13, 2006, 

and entered into force on September 17, 

2007. The Mali Compact previously had 

three major projects—the Alatona 

Irrigation Project, the Airport 

Improvement Project, and the Industrial 

Park Project (each as defined in the 

Compact). Extensive feasibility studies 

of the Industrial Park Project and 

Airport Improvement Project 

highlighted the following issues: 

Policy and institutional arrangements 

related to the industrial park and 

industrial development were not in 

place, and reforms critical to a 

successful industrial park would have 

taken several years and significant effort 

to achieve. Therefore, it was no longer 

advisable to invest in industrial park 

physical infrastructure. 

The estimated costs of both the 

Airport Improvement and Industrial 

Park Projects were significantly higher 

than the amounts budgeted for such 

projects in the Compact. After a series 

of extensive consultations, MCA-Mali 

(the Malian entity implementing the 

Compact) formally requested that the 

Industrial Park Project be eliminated 

from the Compact and that funds from 

such project be reallocated and used for 

the Airport Improvement Project. It was 

agreed that the Alatona Irrigation Project 

would remain as set forth in the existing 

terms of the Compact with respect to its 

scope and budget allocation. 

Scope of the Amendment 

The Amendment memorializes the 

proposed restructuring by enacting the 

following changes: (a) Funds currently 

allocated under the Compact to the 

Industrial Park Project will be 

reallocated to the Airport Improvement 

Project; and (b) the description of the 

Airport Improvement Project will be 

refined based on the results of the 

feasibility studies. 

In addition, given the challenges to 

achieving full implementation of the 

Airport Improvement Project within the 

term of the Compact, the Amendment 

revised the description of the Airport 

Improvement Project in the annexes to 

the Compact to allow the MCC to have 

future decision points regarding the 

scope of the Airport Improvement 

Project without having to further amend 

the Compact. No material changes are 

currently required to the scope or 

budget for the Alatona Irrigation Project. 

Finally, the Amendment revised the 

amendment provision of the Compact to 

permit additional amendments to the 

Compact, if necessary, without requiring 

such amendments to be subject to the 

domestic approval process that was 

required for the Compact, and the 

Amendment will update certain 

information, such as the MCC Principal 

Representative and the name of certain 

Government of Mali ministries on the 

MCA-Mali board of directors. 

Effect of the Amendment 

The restructuring of the Compact will 

decrease overall compact risk since the 

Industrial Park Project was the most 

risky project under the Compact. The 

Amendment will decrease the 

environmental and social footprint of 

the Compact program; thereby 

decreasing the overall risks. 

The Airport Improvement Project will 

be implemented under significant time 

constraints, taking into account that the 

Compact entered into force on 

September 17, 2007. Although there 

appears ample time to design and 

renovate the Airport runway and other 

infrastructure, the schedule to design 

and construct the proposed new 

terminal building is tight. It also must 

be taken into account that, worldwide, 

implementation delays are common 

with airports and large construction 

projects of this nature. 

An implementation plan to address 

the completion risk has been developed 

and incorporated into the restructuring 

of the Compact, which includes a series 

of milestones for the preparation of a 

design brief for the proposed new 

terminal building, the mobilization of a 

project management team, and the 

activation of a design and supervision 

consultant. In the event one or more of 

these milestones are missed, the 

implementation plan will be revised by 

MCC. Under the new plan, MCC 

believes that the Airport Improvement 

Project will be completed within the 

five-year term of the Compact. 

Amendment to Millennium Challenge 

Compact Between the United States of 

America Acting Through the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation and 

the Government of the Republic of Mali 

Amendment to Millennium Challenge 

Compact 

This Amendment to Millennium 

Challenge Compact (this ‘‘Amendment’’) 

is made by and between the United 

States of America, acting through the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation, a 

United States government corporation 

(‘‘MCC’’), and the Government of the 

Republic of Mali (the ‘‘Government’’) 

(each referred to herein individually as 

a ‘‘Party’’ and collectively, as the 

‘‘Parties’’). All capitalized terms used in 

this Amendment that are not otherwise 

defined herein have the meanings given 

to such terms in the Compact (as 

defined below). 

Recitals 

Whereas, the Parties entered into that 

certain Millennium Challenge Compact 

by and between the United States of 

America, acting through MCC, and the 

Government, on November 13, 2006 (the 

‘‘Compact ’’), which entered into force 

on September 17, 2007, pursuant to 

which MCC grants to the Government, 

subject to the terms and conditions of 

the Compact, MCC Funding in an 

amount not to exceed Four Hundred 


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Sixty Million Eight Hundred Eleven 

Thousand One Hundred and Sixty-Four 

United States Dollars (US$ 460,811,164) 

for a program to reduce poverty through 

economic growth in Mali (the 

‘‘Program’’); 

Whereas, results of early studies and 

procurements suggest that the Program 

Objective, originally conceived as 

comprising three Project Objectives at 

the time of Compact signature, should 

be restructured to remove one Project 

Objective, revise the scope of another 

Project Objective, reallocate MCC 

Funding from the removed Project 

Objective to the rescoped Project 

Objective and correct the projections of 

the final Project Objective (the ‘‘Program 

Restructuring’’); 

Whereas, the Parties further desire to 

revise the description of the Board to 

acknowledge agreements made between 

the Parties and with MCA-Mali 

following the date of signature of the 

Compact; 

Whereas, in an effort to memorialize 

the Program Restructuring, the Parties 

hereby desire to amend certain parts of 

the Compact and its Annexes without 

changing the overall value or term of the 

Compact. 

Now, Therefore, in consideration of 

the foregoing and the mutual covenants 

and agreements set forth herein and in 

the Compact, the Parties hereby agree as 

follows: 

Amendments 

1. Amendment to Section 1.1 

Section 1.1 (Compact Goal; 

Objectives) of the Compact is hereby 

amended and restated as follows: 

Section 1.1 Compact Goal; 

Objectives. The goal of this Compact is 

to reduce poverty through economic 

growth in Mali by increasing production 

and productivity of agriculture, as well 

as expanding Mali’s access to markets 

and trade (the ‘‘Compact Goal ’’). The 

key to advancing the Compact Goal is 

through the development of critical 

infrastructure and policy reform for 

productive sectors and addressing 

Mali’s constraints to growth by 

capitalizing on two of its major assets, 

the Bamako-Se ́nou International Airport 

(the ‘‘Airport ’’), the gateway for regional 

and international trade, and the 

agricultural potential of the Niger River 

(collectively, the ‘‘Program Objective’’). 

The Parties have identified the 

following project-level objectives (each, 

a ‘‘Project Objective’’) of this Compact to 

advance the Program Objective, and 

thus the Compact Goal, each of which 

is described in more detail in the 

Annexes attached hereto: 

(a) Establish an independent and 

secure link to the regional and global 

economy through infrastructure 

investments at the Airport and policy 

reform of the national air transport 

system (the ‘‘Bamako-Se ́nou Airport 

Improvement Project Objective’’); and 

(b) Increase the agricultural 

production and productivity in the 

Alatona zone of the Office du Niger 

(‘‘ON ’’) through the construction of a 

road, irrigation infrastructure, social 

infrastructure, agricultural services, 

land allocation and increased access to 

credit (the ‘‘Alatona Irrigation Project 

Objective’’). 

The Government expects to achieve, 

and shall use its best efforts to ensure 

the achievement of, the Compact Goal, 

Program Objective and Project 

Objectives during the Compact Term. 

The Program Objective and the 

individual Project Objectives are 

collectively referred to herein as 

‘‘Objectives’’ and each individually as 

an ‘‘Objective.’’ 

2. Amendment to Section 5.1 

Section 5.1 (Communications) of the 

Compact is amended by replacing the 

notice information with the following: 

‘‘To MCC: Millennium Challenge 

Corporation, Attention: Vice President 

for Compact Implementation, (with a 

copy to the Vice President and General 

Counsel), 875 15th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005, United States of 

America, Facsimile: +1 (202) 521–3700, 

Telephone: +1 (202) 521–3600, E-mail: 

VPImplementation@mcc.gov (Vice 

President for Compact Implementation); 

VPGeneralCounsel@mcc.gov (Vice 

President and General Counsel) 

To the Government: Secretary General 

of the Presidency, BP 10 Koulouba, 

Republic of Mali, Facsimile: +223 223– 

80–30, Telephone: +223 223–0026, Email: cdiango@koulouba.pr.ml.’’ 

3. Amendment to Section 5.2 

Section 5.2 (Representatives) of the 

Compact is amended by (i) deleting the 

words ‘‘Vice President for Operations’’ 

therein and replacing them with ‘‘Vice 

President for Compact Implementation’’ 

and (ii) deleting the words ‘‘Prime 

Minister’’ and replacing them with 

‘‘Secretary General of the Presidency.’’ 

4. Amendment to Section 5.3 

Section 5.3 (Amendments) of the 

Compact is amended and restated as 

follows: 

‘‘Section 5.3 Amendments. The 

Parties may amend this Compact only 

by a written agreement signed by the 

Principal Representatives of the 

Parties.’’ 

5. Amendment to Section 5.11 

Section 5.11 (Signatures) of the 

Compact shall be amended by deleting 

the phrase ‘‘or an amendment to this 

Compact pursuant to Section 5.3’’ from 

the text of the first sentence of Section 

5.3. 

6. Amendment to Exhibit A 

Exhibit A (Definitions) of the Compact 

shall be amended by: (i) deleting the 

following terms and their definitions in 

their entirety: ‘‘BDS,’’ ‘‘Industrial Park,’’ 

‘‘Industrial Park Project.’’ ‘‘Industrial 

Park Project Objective,’’ the second 

‘‘Institutional Strengthening Activity,’’ 

‘‘MSMEs,’’ ‘‘Primary and Secondary 

Infrastructure Activity,’’ ‘‘Resettlement 

Activity,’’ and ‘‘Revenue Authority,’’ 

and (ii) replacing all references to 

‘‘Schedule 3 of Annex I’’ with references 

to ‘‘Schedule 2 of Annex I.’’ 

7. Amendment to Annex I 

Annex I (Program Description) of the 

Compact shall be amended by deleting 

such Annex I (including its Schedules) 

in its entirety and replacing it with the 

substitute Annex I (including attached 

Schedules) attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

8. Amendment to Annex II 

Annex II (Summary of Multi-Year 

Financial Plan) of the Compact shall be 

amended by deleting such Annex II 

(including its Exhibit) in its entirety and 

replacing it with the substitute Annex II 

(including the attached Exhibit) 

attached hereto as Exhibit B. 

9. Amendment to Annex III 

Annex III (Description of the M&E 

Plan) of the Compact shall be amended 

by deleting such Annex III in its entirety 

and replacing it with the substitute 

Annex III attached hereto as Exhibit C. 

General Provisions 

10. Further Assurances 

Each Party hereby covenants and 

agrees, without necessity of any further 

consideration, to execute and deliver 

any and all such further documents and 

take any and all such other action as 

may be reasonably necessary or 

appropriate to carry out the intent and 

purpose of this Amendment. 

11. Effect of This Amendment 

From and after the Amendment 

Effective Date (as defined below), the 

Compact and this Amendment shall be 

read together and construed as one 

document, and each reference in the 

Compact to the ‘‘Compact,’’ 

‘‘hereunder,’’ ‘‘hereof’’ or words of like 

import referring to the Compact, and 

each reference to the ‘‘Compact,’’ 


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‘‘thereunder,’’ ‘‘thereof’’ or words of like 

import in any Supplemental Agreement 

or in any other document or instrument 

delivered pursuant to the Compact or 

any Supplemental Agreement, shall 

mean and be construed as a reference to 

the Compact, as amended by this 

Amendment. 

12. Limitations 

Except as expressly amended by this 

Amendment, all of the provisions of the 

Compact remain unchanged and in full 

force and effect. 

13. Amendment Effective Date 

This Amendment shall enter into 

force on the date of the last letter in an 

exchange of letters between the 

Principal Representatives of each Party 

confirming that each Party has 

completed its domestic requirements for 

entry into force of this Amendment 

(including as set forth in Paragraph 14) 

and that all conditions set forth in 

Paragraph 15 have been satisfied by the 

Government and MCC (the 

‘‘Amendment Effective Date’’). 

14. Domestic Requirements 

Prior to entry into force of this 

Amendment, the Government shall 

proceed in a timely manner to seek 

domestic ratification of this Amendment 

as necessary or required by the laws of 

Mali, or similar domestic requirement, 

in order that: (a) This Amendment shall 

be considered an international 

agreement under Mali law, (b) no laws 

of Mali (other than the Constitution of 

Mali) now or hereafter in effect shall 

take precedence or prevail over this 

Amendment or the Compact, as 

amended hereby, during the Compact 

Term (or a longer period to the extent 

provisions of the Compact remain in 

force following the expiration of the 

Compact Term pursuant to Section 5.13 

of the Compact), and (c) each of the 

provisions of this Amendment is valid, 

binding and in full force and effect 

under the laws of Mali. The Government 

shall initiate such process promptly 

after the conclusion of this Amendment. 

15. Condition Precedent to Amendment 

Effective Date 

As a condition precedent to the 

Amendment Effective Date, the 

Government shall deliver a certificate 

signed and dated by the Principal 

Representative of the Government, or 

such other duly authorized 

representative of the Government 

acceptable to MCC, that: 

(a) Certifies that the Government has 

completed all of its domestic 

requirements in order that, and attaches 

a legal opinion from the Supreme Court 

of Mali (or such other competent person 

acceptable to MCC) to the effect that, (1) 

this Amendment shall have the status of 

an international agreement, and the 

Compact, as amended hereby, continues 

to have the status of an international 

agreement, (2) no laws of Mali (other 

than the Constitution of Mali) now or 

hereafter in effect shall take precedence 

or prevail over this Amendment, or the 

Compact as amended hereby, during the 

Compact Term (or a longer period to the 

extent provisions of this Compact 

remain in force following the Compact 

Term pursuant to Section 5.13 of the 

Compact), and (3) each of the provisions 

of this Amendment shall be valid, 

binding and in full force and effect 

under the laws of Mali, and the 

Compact, as amended hereby, continues 

to be valid, binding and in full force and 

effect under the laws of Mali; and 

(b) Attaches thereto, and certifies that 

such attachments are true, correct and 

complete copies of all decrees, 

legislation, regulations or other 

governmental documents relating to its 

domestic requirements for this 

Amendment to enter into force and the 

satisfaction of Paragraph 14, which MCC 

may post on its Web site or otherwise 

make publicly available. 

16. English Language 

This Amendment is prepared and 

executed in English and, in the event of 

any ambiguity or conflict between this 

official English version and any 

translation made for the convenience of 

the Parties, this official English version 

will prevail. 

17. Governing Law 

The Parties acknowledge and agree 

that this Amendment is an international 

agreement entered into for the purpose 

of amending the Compact and as such 

will be interpreted in a manner 

consistent with the Compact and will be 

governed by the principles of 

international law. 

18. Counterparts 

This Amendment may be executed in 

counterparts, each of which shall 

constitute an original, but when taken 

together, shall constitute one 

instrument. 

19. Provisional Application 

Upon signature of this Amendment, 

the Parties will provisionally apply this 

Amendment until the Amendment 

Effective Date. 

In Witness Whereof, the undersigned, 

duly authorized by their respective 

governments, have signed this 

Amendment to be dated the later of the 

dates indicated below their signatures 

and this Amendment shall become 

effective in accordance with Paragraph 

13. 

Millennium Challenge Corporation, 

on behalf of the United States of 

America, Name: Darius Mans, Title: 

Vice President for Compact 

Implementation, Date: 9/11/08. 

The Government of the Republic of 

Mali, Name: Diango Cissoko, Title: 

Secretary General of the Presidency, 

Date: 9/11/08. 

Exhibit A Annex I (Program 

Description) 

Annex I Program Description 

This Annex I to the Compact (this 

‘‘Program Annex’’) generally describes 

the Program that MCC Funding will 

support in Mali during the Compact 

Term and the results to be achieved 

from the investment of MCC Funding. 

Prior to any MCC Disbursement or ReDisbursement, including for the Projects 

described herein, MCC, the Government 

(or a mutually acceptable Government 

Affiliate) and MCA-Mali shall enter into 

the Disbursement Agreement, which 

agreement shall be in form and 

substance mutually satisfactory to the 

Parties, and signed by the Principal 

Representative of each Party (or in the 

case of a Government Affiliate, the 

principal representative of such 

Government Affiliate) and of MCA-Mali. 

Except as specifically provided 

herein, the Parties may amend this 

Program Annex without amending the 

Compact only by written agreement 

signed by the Principal Representative 

of each Party. Each capitalized term 

used but not defined in this Program 

Annex shall have the same meaning 

given such term elsewhere in this 

Compact. Unless otherwise expressly 

stated, each Section reference herein is 

to the relevant Section of the main body 

of this Compact. 

1. Background; Consultative Process 

(a) Background. 

Mali is a landlocked country of 1.24 

million sq km that shares a border with 

seven West African countries. One of 

the world’s poorest countries, Mali 

ranks 174 out of 177 on the United 

Nations Development Program’s Human 

Development Index, with low levels of 

literacy (19%) and life expectancy of 

47.9 years. Sixty-four percent of Mali’s 

approximately 13 million people are 

poor, a third living in extreme poverty. 

MCC’s investments will support the 

development of key infrastructure and 

policy reform for productive sectors, by 

addressing the country’s constraints to 

growth and capitalizing on two of Mali’s 

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regional and international trade, and the 

Niger River Delta for irrigated 

agriculture. As proposed by the 

Government, the Program will create a 

platform for increased production and 

productivity of agriculture, as well as 

expand Mali’s access to markets and 

trade. 

Investment in the Airport 

infrastructure will establish an 

independent and secure link to the 

regional and global economy, 

addressing the specific need of a 

landlocked, developing country. The 

investments in the Alatona zone of ON 

will be a catalyst for the transformation 

and commercialization of family farms. 

It will support Mali’s national 

development strategy to increase the 

contribution of the rural sector to 

economic growth and help achieve 

national food security. These 

investments will be strengthened by 

policy reforms and institutional support 

such as formal land titles for the rural 

poor, demand-driven rural advisory 

services, an improved business 

environment, and increased access to 

markets and trade. These hard and soft 

investments will impact the poor in 

Mali, particularly Malian farmers, not 

only in Project zones but, over time, on 

a national and regional scale. The 

Program reinforces the Government’s 

approach and commitment to 

democracy, decentralization, and 

empowerment of local communities. 

MCC-financed interventions will 

complement and reinforce national 

strategies for poverty reduction and 

economic growth. 

(b) Consultative Process. 

The Program strongly supports the 

third pillar of the poverty reduction 

strategy paper (‘‘PRSP’’): development 

of infrastructure and key support for 

productive sectors. The participatory 

process of the PRSP is characterized as 

having ‘‘breadth’’ and being 

‘‘systematic.’’ The national structure for 

the implementation of the PRSP 

identified the following among the top 

constraints to economic growth in its 

consultative process: 

(i) Climatic risks affecting the rural 

sector with consequences on the 

national economy; 

(ii) High cost of factors of production; 

(iii) Fluctuations in prices of principal 

import and export products; and 

(iv) Isolation/landlocked nature of the 

country. 

The Program was designed to address 

these constraints. Priorities were 

defined by the national PRSP structure 

and refinement occurred in consultation 

with civil society and the private sector. 

This consultative process enriched and 

helped form the Proposal and its 

development. The insistence on rural 

land ownership and titling derived from 

dialogue with civil society and private 

sector actors. The need for inclusion of 

a strong component of social services for 

the Alatona zone was also reinforced 

through the consultative process. 

Members of the Government, private 

sector, and civil society (national nongovernmental organizations and U.S. 

non-governmental organizations) played 

an active role in developing the 

Millennium Challenge Account 

proposal. Local non-governmental 

organizations (‘‘NGOs’’), including 

village-level women’s associations, were 

directly involved in the process through 

numerous on-site workshops and 

meetings in the ON region. 

Consultations also took place with 

private sector and civil society actors 

around Bamako, as well as communities 

surrounding the Airport domain, who 

emphasized the need for improved 

infrastructure and increased economic 

activity to reduce poverty. Lastly, the 

Consultative Process involved 

participation of the U.S. NGO 

community, that has a strong presence 

in Mali, working on health, education, 

agriculture, governance, and economic 

development programs throughout the 

country. 

2. Overview. 

(a) Projects. The Parties have 

identified the Projects that the 

Government will implement, or cause to 

be implemented, using MCC Funding to 

advance each Objective. Each Project is 

described in the Schedules to this 

Program Annex. The Schedules to this 

Program Annex also identify one or 

more of the activities that will be 

undertaken in furtherance of each 

Project (each, a ‘‘Project Activity’’), as 

well as the various activities within 

each Project Activity. Notwithstanding 

anything to the contrary in this 

Compact, the Parties may agree to 

modify, amend, terminate or suspend 

these Projects or to create a new project 

by written agreement signed by the 

Principal Representative of each Party 

without amending this Compact; 

provided, however, any such 

modification or amendment of a Project 

or creation of a new project shall (i) be 

consistent with the Compact Goal; (ii) 

not cause the amount of MCC Funding 

to exceed the aggregate amount 

specified in Section 2.1(a) of this 

Compact; (iii) not cause the 

Government’s responsibilities or 

contribution of resources to be less than 

specified in Section 2.2 of this Compact 

or elsewhere in this Compact; and (iv) 

not extend the Compact Term. 

(b) Beneficiaries. The intended 

beneficiaries of each Project are 

described in the respective Schedule to 

this Program Annex and Annex III to the 

extent identified as of the date hereof. 

The intended beneficiaries shall be 

identified more precisely during the 

initial phases of implementation of the 

Program. The Government shall provide 

to MCC information on the population 

of the areas in which the Projects will 

be active, disaggregated by gender, 

income level and age. The Parties shall 

agree upon the description of the 

intended beneficiaries and the Parties 

will make publicly available a more 

detailed description of the intended 

beneficiaries of the Program, including 

publishing such description on the 

MCA-Mali Web site. 

(c) Civil Society. Civil society shall 

participate in overseeing the 

implementation of the Program through 

its representation on the Board and the 

Advisory Councils, as provided in 

Section 3(d) and Section 3(e), 

respectively, of this Program Annex. In 

addition, ongoing consultations with the 

civil society regarding the manner in 

which each Project is being 

implemented will take place throughout 

the Compact Term. 

(d) Monitoring and Evaluation. Annex 

III generally describes the plan to 

measure and evaluate progress toward 

achievement of the Compact Goal and 

the Objectives (the ‘‘M&E Plan’’). As 

outlined in the Disbursement 

Agreement and other Supplemental 

Agreements, continued disbursement of 

MCC Funding under this Compact 

(whether as MCC Disbursements or ReDisbursements) shall be contingent on, 

among other things, successful 

achievement of certain Targets as set 

forth in the M&E Plan. 

3. Implementation Framework 

The implementation framework and 

the plan for ensuring adequate 

governance, oversight, management, 

monitoring and evaluation (‘‘M&E’’) and 

fiscal accountability for the use of MCC 

Funding is summarized below and in 

the Schedules attached to this Program 

Annex, and as may otherwise be agreed 

in writing by the Parties. 

(a) General. The elements of the 

implementation framework will be 

further described in the Supplemental 

Agreements and in a set of detailed 

documents for the implementation of 

the Program, consisting of (i) a MultiYear Financial Plan, (ii) a Fiscal 

Accountability Plan, (iii) a Procurement 

Plan, (iv) an M&E Plan, and (v) a Work 

Plan (each, an ‘‘Implementation 

Document’’). MCA-Mali shall adopt 

each Implementation Document in 


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accordance with the requirements and 

timeframe as may be specified in this 

Program Annex, Annex II, Annex III, 

and the Disbursement Agreement or as 

may otherwise be agreed by the Parties 

from time to time. MCA-Mali may 

amend any Implementation Document 

without amending this Compact, 

provided that any material amendment 

of such Implementation Document has 

been approved by MCC and is otherwise 

consistent with the requirements of this 

Compact and any Supplemental 

Agreement. By such time as may be 

specified in the Disbursement 

Agreement, or as may otherwise be 

agreed by the Parties from time to time, 

MCA-Mali shall adopt a work plan for 

the overall administration of the 

Program (the ‘‘Work Plan’’). The Work 

Plan shall set forth, with respect to (i) 

the administration of the Program, (ii) 

the monitoring and evaluation of the 

Program, and (iii) the implementation of 

each Project, the following: (1) each 

activity to be undertaken or funded by 

MCC Funding (to the level of detail 

mutually acceptable to MCA-Mali and 

MCC), (2) the Detailed Budget, and (3) 

where appropriate, the allocation of 

roles and responsibilities for specific 

activities, other programmatic 

guidelines, performance requirements, 

targets, and other expectations related 

thereto. 

(b) Government. 

(i) The Government shall promptly 

take all necessary and appropriate 

actions to carry out the Government 

Responsibilities and other obligations or 

responsibilities of the Government 

under and in furtherance of this 

Compact, including undertaking or 

pursuing such legal, legislative or 

regulatory actions or procedural changes 

and contractual arrangements as may be 

necessary or appropriate to achieve the 

Objectives, to successfully implement 

the Program, to designate any rights or 

responsibilities to any Permitted 

Designee, and to establish a legal entity, 

in a form mutually agreeable to the 

Parties (‘‘MCA–Mali’’), which shall be a 

Permitted Designee and shall be 

responsible for the oversight and 

management of the implementation of 

this Compact on behalf of the 

Government. The Government shall 

promptly deliver to MCC certified 

copies of any documents, orders, 

decrees, laws or regulations evidencing 

such legal, legislative, regulatory, 

procedural, contractual or other actions. 

(ii) The Government shall ensure that 

MCA-Mali is duly authorized and 

organized, sufficiently staffed and 

empowered to carry out fully the 

Designated Rights and Responsibilities. 

Without limiting the generality of the 

preceding sentence, MCA-Mali shall be 

organized, and have such roles and 

responsibilities, as described in Section 

3(d) of this Program Annex and as 

provided in the Governing Documents. 

(c) MCC. 

(i) Notwithstanding Section 3.11 of 

this Compact or any provision in this 

Program Annex to the contrary, and 

except as may be otherwise agreed upon 

by the Parties from time to time, MCC 

must approve in writing each of the 

following transactions, activities, 

agreements and documents prior to the 

execution or carrying out of such 

transaction, activity, agreement or 

document and prior to MCC 

Disbursements or Re-Disbursements in 

connection therewith: 

(1) MCC Disbursements; 

(2) Each Implementation Document 

(including each component thereto) and 

any material amendments and 

supplements thereto; 

(3) Any Audit Plan; 

(4) Agreements (i) between the 

Government and MCA-Mali, (ii) 

between the Government, a Government 

Affiliate, MCA-Mali or any other 

Permitted Designee, on the one hand, 

and any Provider or Affiliate of a 

Provider, on the other hand, which 

require such MCC approval under 

applicable law, the Disbursement 

Agreement, any Governing Document, 

or any other Supplemental Agreement, 

or (iii) in which the Government, a 

Government Affiliate, MCA-Mali or any 

other Permitted Designee appoints, 

hires, or engages any of the following in 

furtherance of this Compact: 

(A) Auditor; 

(B) Reviewer; 

(C) Fiscal Agent; 

(D) Procurement Agent; 

(E) Bank; 

(F) Implementing Entity (as required 

under Section 3(f) of this Program 

Annex); and 

(G) A member of the Board (including 

any Observer), any Officer or any other 

key employee of MCA-Mali (including 

agreements involving the terms of any 

compensation for any such person). 

(Any agreement described in clause (i) 

through (iii) of this Section 3(c)(i)(4) of 

this Program Annex and any 

amendments and supplements thereto, 

each, a ‘‘Material Agreement’’); 

(5) Any modification, termination or 

suspension of a Material Agreement, or 

any action that would have the effect of 

such a modification, termination or 

suspension of a Material Agreement; 

(6) Any agreement that is (A) not at 

arm’s length or (B) with a party related 

to the Government, MCA-Mali or any of 

their respective Affiliates; 

(7) Any Re-Disbursement that requires 

such MCC approval under applicable 

law, any Governing Document, or any 

other Supplemental Agreement (each, a 

‘‘Material Re-Disbursement’’); 

(8) Any pledge of any MCC Funding 

or any Program Assets, or any guarantee, 

directly or indirectly, of any 

indebtedness (each, a ‘‘Pledge’’); 

(9) Any decree, legislation, regulation, 

contractual arrangement (including the 

Governance Agreement), or other 

charter document establishing or 

governing MCA-Mali (each, a 

‘‘Governing Document ’’); 

(10) Any disposition, in whole or in 

part, liquidation, dissolution, winding 

up, reorganization or other change of (A) 

MCA-Mali, including any revocation or 

modification of or supplement to any 

Governing Document related thereto, or 

(B) any subsidiary or Affiliate of MCAMali; 

(11) Any change in character or 

location of any Permitted Account; 

(12) Formation or acquisition of any 

direct or indirect subsidiary, or other 

Affiliate, of MCA-Mali; 

(13) (A) Any change of any member of 

the Board (including any Observer), of 

the member serving as the Chair or in 

the composition or size of the Board, 

and the filling of any vacant seat of any 

member of the Board (including any 

Observer), (B) any change of any Officer 

or other key employee of MCA-Mali or 

in the composition or size of the 

Management, and the filling of any 

vacant position of any Officer or other 

key employee of MCA-Mali, and (C) any 

material change in the composition or 

size of any Advisory Council; 

(14) Any decision by MCA-Mali to 

engage, to accept or to manage any 

funds from any donor agencies or 

organizations in addition to MCC 

Funding during the Compact Term; 

(15) Any decision to amend, 

supplement, replace, terminate, or 

otherwise change any of the foregoing; 

and 

(16) Any other activity, agreement, 

document or transaction requiring the 

approval of MCC in this Compact, 

applicable law, any Governing 

Document, the Disbursement 

Agreement, or any other Supplemental 

Agreement between the Parties. 

(ii) MCC shall have the authority to 

exercise its approval rights set forth in 

this Section 3(c) of this Program Annex 

in its sole discretion and independent of 

any participation or position taken by 

the MCC Representative at a meeting of 

the Board. MCC retains the right to 

revoke its approval of any matter, 

agreement, or action if MCC concludes, 

in its sole discretion, that its approval 

was issued on the basis of incomplete, 

inaccurate or misleading information 

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Government Affiliate, MCA-Mali or any 

other Permitted Designee. 

Notwithstanding any provision in this 

Compact or any Supplemental 

Agreement to the contrary, the exercise 

by MCC of its approval rights under this 

Compact or any Supplemental 

Agreement shall not (1) diminish or 

otherwise affect the Government 

Responsibilities or any other obligations 

or responsibilities of the Government 

under this Compact or any 

Supplemental Agreement, (2) transfer 

any such obligations or responsibilities 

of the Government, or (3) otherwise 

subject MCC to any liability. 

(d) MCA-Mali. 

(i) General. Unless otherwise agreed 

by the Parties in writing, MCA-Mali 

shall, as a Permitted Designee, be 

responsible for the oversight and 

management of the implementation of 

this Compact. MCA-Mali shall be 

governed by applicable law and the 

Governing Documents. Each Governing 

Document shall be in form and 

substance satisfactory to MCC and 

effective on or before the time specified 

in the Disbursement Agreement, and 

based on the following principles: 

(1) The Government shall ensure that 

MCA-Mali shall not assign, delegate or 

contract any of the Designated Rights 

and Responsibilities without the prior 

written consent of the Government and 

MCC. MCA-Mali shall not establish any 

Affiliates or subsidiaries (direct or 

indirect) without the prior written 

consent of the Government and MCC. 

(2) Unless otherwise agreed by the 

Parties in writing, MCA-Mali shall 

consist of (A) an independent board of 

directors (the ‘‘Board’’) to oversee MCAMali’s responsibilities and obligations 

under this Compact (including any 

Designated Rights and Responsibilities) 

and (B) a management unit to have 

overall management (the 

‘‘Management’’) responsibility for the 

implementation of this Compact. 

(3) The Government shall ensure that 

the Governing Documents comply with 

the requirements set forth in this 

Program Annex. 

(ii) Board. 

(1) Formation. The Government shall 

ensure that the Board shall be formed, 

constituted, governed and operated in 

accordance with the terms and 

conditions set forth in the Governing 

Documents and any Supplemental 

Agreement. 

(2) Composition. Unless otherwise 

agreed by the Parties in writing, the 

Board shall consist of no more than 

eleven (11) voting members and two (2) 

non-voting observers identified below. 

(A) The Board shall initially be 

composed of eleven (11) voting 

members as follows, provided that the 

members identified in subsections (i)— 

(vi) below (each, a ‘‘Government 

Member,’’ and each of the other voting 

members, a ‘‘Civil Member’’) may be 

replaced by another government official 

from a ministry or other government 

body relevant to the Program activities 

pursuant to the Governing Documents, 

subject to approval by MCC (such 

replacement to be referred to thereafter 

as a Government Member): 

(i) Representative from the President’s 

Office, appointed as the chair (‘‘Chair’’) 

as provided in the Governing 

Documents; 

(ii) Representative from the Ministry 

responsible for transportation; 

(iii) Representative from the Ministry 

responsible for finance; 

(iv) Representative from the Ministry 

responsible for economy; 

(v) Representative from the Ministry 

responsible for agriculture; 

(vi) Representative from the Ministry 

responsible for territorial 

administration; 

(vii) Representative from the National 

Committee for Business Owners; 

(viii) Representative from the 

Chamber of Commerce and Industry; 

(ix) Representative from the Chamber 

of Agriculture; 

(x) Representative from civil society 

organizations representing youth, 

selected by the relevant national NGOs 

and civil society organizations and 

based on selection criteria agreed upon 

by the Parties; and 

(xi) Representative from civil society 

organizations representing women, 

selected by the relevant national NGOs 

and civil society organizations and 

based on selection criteria agreed upon 

by the Parties. 

(B) The non-voting observers of the 

Board (each, an ‘‘Observer’’) shall be: 

(i) A representative designated by 

MCC (the ‘‘MCC Representative’’); and 

(ii) A representative of environmental 

NGOs, selected by the relevant national 

NGOs and civil society organizations 

and based on selection criteria agreed 

upon by the Parties. 

(C) Each Government Member 

position (other than the Chair) shall be 

filled by the individual, during the 

Compact Term, holding the office 

identified and all Government Members 

(including the Chair) shall serve in their 

capacity as the applicable Government 

officials and not in their personal 

capacity. 

(D) Each Civil Member shall serve for 

the Compact Term. 

(E) The Voting Members, by majority 

vote, may alter the size of the Board in 

accordance with the Governing 

Documents so long as the total does not 

exceed eleven (11) members. 

(F) Each Observer shall have rights to 

attend all meetings of the Board, 

participate in the discussions of the 

Board, and receive all information and 

documents provided to the Board, 

together with any other rights of access 

to records, employees or facilities as 

would be granted to a member of the 

Board under the Governing Documents. 

(G) The Voting Members shall 

exercise their duties solely in 

accordance with the best interests of 

MCA-Mali, the Program, the Compact 

Goal and the Objectives, and shall not 

undertake any action that is contrary to 

those interests or would result in 

personal gain or a conflict of interest. 

(3) Roles and Responsibilities. The 

roles and responsibilities of the Board 

shall include the following: 

(A) The Board shall oversee the 

Management, the overall 

implementation of the Program, and the 

performance of the Designated Rights 

and Responsibilities. 

(B) Certain actions may be taken and 

certain agreements, documents or 

instruments executed and delivered, as 

the case may be, by MCA-Mali only 

upon the approval and authorization of 

the Board as provided under applicable 

law or as set forth in any Governing 

Document, including each MCC 

Disbursement Request, selection or 

termination of certain Providers and any 

Implementation Document. 

(C) The Chair, unless otherwise 

provided in the applicable Governing 

Documents, shall certify any documents 

or reports delivered to MCC in 

satisfaction of the Government’s 

reporting requirements under this 

Compact or any Supplemental 

Agreement between the Parties (the 

‘‘Compact Reports’’) or any other 

documents or reports from time to time 

delivered to MCC by MCA-Mali 

(whether or not such documents or 

reports are required to be delivered to 

MCC), and that such documents or 

reports are true, correct and complete. 

(D) Without limiting the generality of 

the Designated Rights and 

Responsibilities that the Government 

may designate to MCA-Mali, and subject 

to MCC’s contractual rights of approval 

as set forth in Section 3(c) of this 

Program Annex, elsewhere in this 

Compact or any Supplemental 

Agreement, the Board shall have the 

exclusive authority as between the 

Board and the Management for all 

actions defined for the Board in any 

Governing Document and which are 

expressly designated therein as 

responsibilities that cannot be delegated 

further. 

(E) The Board shall meet with and 

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Councils, as contemplated in Section 

3(e) of this Program Annex. Without 

limiting the generality of the foregoing, 

the Board shall take each Advisory 

Council’s suggestions into consideration 

in connection with any amendment to 

the M&E Plan, pursuant to Section 5(b) 

of Annex III. 

(4) Indemnification of Civil Members, 

Observers, and Officers. The 

Government shall ensure, at the 

Government’s sole cost and expense, 

that appropriate insurance is obtained 

and appropriate indemnifications and 

other protections are provided, 

acceptable to MCC and to the fullest 

extent permitted under the laws of Mali, 

to ensure that (A) the Civil Members 

and the Observers shall not be held 

personally liable for the actions or 

omissions of the Board or MCA-Mali 

and (B) Officers shall not be held 

personally liable for the actions or 

omissions of the Board, MCA-Mali or 

actions or omissions of the Officer so 

long as properly within the scope of 

Officer’s authority. Pursuant to Section 

5.5 and Section 5.8 of this Compact, the 

Government and MCA-Mali shall hold 

harmless the MCC Representative for 

any liability or action arising out of the 

MCC Representative’s role as an 

Observer on the Board. The Government 

hereby waives and releases all claims 

related to any such liability and 

acknowledges that the MCC 

Representative has no fiduciary duty to 

MCA-Mali. In matters arising under or 

relating to this Compact, the MCC 

Representative is not subject to the 

jurisdiction of the courts or any other 

governmental body of Mali. MCA-Mali 

shall provide a written waiver and 

acknowledgement that no fiduciary duty 

to MCA-Mali is owed by the MCC 

Representative. 

(iii) Management. Unless otherwise 

agreed in writing by the Parties, the 

Management shall report, through its 

chief executive officer (the ‘‘Director 

General’’) or other Officer as designated 

in any Governing Document, directly to 

the Board and shall have the 

composition, roles and responsibilities 

described below and set forth more 

particularly in the Governing 

Documents. 

(1) Composition. The Government 

shall ensure that the Management shall 

be composed of qualified experts from 

the public or private sectors, including 

such officers and staff as may be 

necessary to carry out effectively its 

responsibilities, each with such powers 

and responsibilities as set forth in the 

Governing Documents, and from time to 

time in any Supplemental Agreement 

between the Parties, including the 

following: (A) Director General; (B) 

Director of Finance and Administration; 

(C) Legal Adviser; (D) Director of 

Procurement; (E) Director of 

Environmental and Social Assessment; 

(F) Director of Monitoring and 

Evaluation; (G) Director of Airport 

Improvement Project; and (H) Director 

of Alatona Irrigation Project. Each 

person holding the position in any of 

the sub-clauses (A) through (H), and 

such other offices as may be created and 

designated in accordance with any 

Governing Document and any 

Supplemental Agreement, shall be 

referred to as an ‘‘Officer.’’ The 

Management shall be supported by 

appropriate administrative and support 

personnel consistent with the Detailed 

Budget for Program administration and 

any Implementation Document. 

(2) Appointment of Officers. The 

Director General shall be selected after 

an open and competitive recruitment 

and selection process, and appointed in 

accordance with the Governing 

Documents, which appointment shall be 

subject to MCC approval. Such 

appointment shall be further evidenced 

by such document as the Parties may 

agree. Unless otherwise specified in the 

Governing Documents, the Officers of 

MCA-Mali other than the Director 

General shall be selected and hired by 

the Board after an open and competitive 

recruitment and selection process, and 

appointed in accordance with the 

Governing Documents, which 

appointment shall be subject to MCC 

approval. Such appointment shall be 

further evidenced by such document as 

the Parties may agree. 

(3) Roles and Responsibilities. The 

roles and responsibilities of the 

Management shall include: 

(A) The Management shall assist the 

Board in overseeing the implementation 

of the Program and shall have principal 

responsibility (subject to the direction 

and oversight of the Board and subject 

to MCC’s contractual rights of approval 

as set forth in Section 3(c) of this 

Program Annex or elsewhere in this 

Compact or any Supplemental 

Agreement) for the overall management 

of the implementation of the Program. 

(B) Without limiting the foregoing 

general responsibilities or the generality 

of Designated Rights and 

Responsibilities that the Government 

may designate to MCA-Mali, the 

Management shall develop each 

Implementation Document, oversee the 

implementation of the Projects, manage 

and coordinate monitoring and 

evaluation, ensure compliance with the 

Fiscal Accountability Plan, and such 

other responsibilities as set out in the 

Governing Documents or otherwise 

delegated to the Management by the 

Board from time to time. 

(C) Appropriate Officers as designated 

in the Governing Documents shall have 

the authority to contract on behalf of 

MCA-Mali under any procurement 

undertaken in accordance with the 

Disbursement Agreement (including the 

Procurement Guidelines) in furtherance 

of the Program. 

(D) The Management shall have the 

obligation and right to approve certain 

actions and documents or agreements, 

including certain Re-Disbursements, 

MCC Disbursement Requests, Compact 

Reports, certain human resources 

decisions and certain other actions, as 

provided in the Governing Documents. 

(e) Advisory Councils. 

(i) Formation. The Government shall 

ensure the establishment of (1) an 

advisory council to the Board 

representing the beneficiaries of the 

Airport Improvement Project (‘‘Airport 

Project Advisory Council’’); and (2) an 

advisory council to the Board 

representing the beneficiaries of the 

Alatona Irrigation Project (the ‘‘Alatona 

Zone Advisory Council,’’ and, together 

with the Airport Project Advisory 

Council, the ‘‘Advisory Councils’’ and 

each an ‘‘Advisory Council’’), which 

Advisory Councils shall be independent 

of MCA-Mali and shall be established to 

the satisfaction of MCC. The 

Government shall take all steps 

necessary to establish the Advisory 

Councils as soon as possible following 

the execution of this Compact. 

(ii) Composition. 

(1) Each Advisory Council shall 

consist of no more than seventeen (17) 

voting members and shall be composed 

of representatives of relevant banking 

organizations, microfinance institutions, 

farmer associations, women’s 

associations, chambers of commerce, 

local government, anti-corruption 

associations and environmental and 

social organizations (‘‘Civil Society 

Stakeholders’’). 

(2) The Government shall take all 

actions necessary and appropriate to 

ensure that each Advisory Council is 

established consistent with this Section 

3(e) of this Program Annex and as 

otherwise specified in the Governing 

Documents or otherwise agreed in 

writing by the Parties. The composition 

of each Advisory Council may be 

adjusted by agreement of the Parties 

from time to time to ensure, among 

others, an adequate representation of the 

intended beneficiaries of the relevant 

Projects. Each member of an Advisory 

Council may appoint an alternate, 

approved by majority vote of the other 

members of such Advisory Council, to 

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participate in a meeting of the Advisory 

Council. 

(iii) Roles and Responsibilities. Each 

Advisory Council shall be a mechanism 

to provide representatives of the private 

sector, civil society and local 

government the opportunity to provide 

advice and input to MCA-Mali regarding 

the implementation of this Compact. At 

the request of any Advisory Council, 

MCA-Mali shall provide such 

information and documents as it deems 

advisable, subject to appropriate 

treatment of such information and 

documents by the members of such 

Advisory Council. Specifically, during 

each meeting of an Advisory Council, 

MCA-Mali shall present an update on 

the implementation of this Compact and 

progress towards achievement of the 

Objectives. Each Advisory Council shall 

have an opportunity to provide 

regularly to MCA-Mali its views or 

recommendations on the performance 

and progress on the Projects and Project 

Activities, any Implementation 

Document, procurement, financial 

management or such other issues as may 

be presented from time to time to such 

Advisory Council or as otherwise raised 

by such Advisory Council. 

(iv) Meetings. Each Advisory Council 

shall hold at least two general meetings 

per year as well as such other periodic 

meetings as may be necessary or 

appropriate from time to time. The 

members of each Advisory Council shall 

be provided timely advance notice of all 

such general meetings, invited to 

participate in all such meetings and 

afforded an opportunity during each 

such meeting to present their views or 

recommendations to such Advisory 

Council. 

(v) Accessibility; Transparency. The 

members of each Advisory Council shall 

be accessible to the beneficiaries they 

represent to receive the beneficiaries’ 

comments or suggestions regarding the 

Program. The notices for, and the 

minutes (including the views or 

recommendations of the Civil Society 

Stakeholders expressed) of all general 

meetings of, each Advisory Council 

shall be made public on the MCA-Mali 

Web site or otherwise (including 

television, radio and print) in a timely 

manner. 

(f) Implementing Entities. Subject to 

the terms and conditions of this 

Compact and any other Supplemental 

Agreement between the Parties, MCAMali may engage one or more 

Government Affiliates to implement and 

carry out any Project, Project Activity 

(or a component thereof) or any other 

activities to be carried out in 

furtherance of this Compact (each, an 

‘‘Implementing Entity’’). The 

Government shall ensure that MCA-Mali 

enters into an agreement with each 

Implementing Entity, in form and 

substance satisfactory to MCC, that sets 

forth the roles and responsibilities of 

such Implementing Entity and other 

appropriate terms and conditions 

(including the payment of the 

Implementing Entity, if any) (an 

‘‘Implementing Entity Agreement’’). Any 

Implementing Entity Agreement 

between MCA-Mali and a Government 

Affiliate that is a Provider or as may 

otherwise be required under the 

Disbursement Agreement shall be in 

form and substance satisfactory to MCC. 

The Implementing Entity shall report 

directly to the relevant Officer, as 

designated in the applicable 

Implementing Entity Agreement or as 

otherwise agreed by the Parties. 

(g) Fiscal Matters. 

(i) Fiscal Agent. The Government 

shall ensure that MCA-Mali engages a 

fiscal agent following an international 

competitive process (a ‘‘Fiscal Agent’’), 

who shall be responsible for, among 

other things: (1) Assisting MCA-Mali in 

preparing the Fiscal Accountability 

Plan; (2) ensuring and certifying that ReDisbursements are properly authorized 

and documented in accordance with 

established control procedures set forth 

in the Disbursement Agreement, the 

Fiscal Agent Agreement and other 

Supplemental Agreements; (3) ReDisbursement from, and cash 

management and account reconciliation 

of, any Permitted Account established 

and maintained for the purpose of 

receiving MCC Disbursements and 

making Re-Disbursements (to which the 

Fiscal Agent has sole signature 

authority); (4) providing applicable 

certifications for MCC Disbursement 

Requests; (5) maintaining and retaining 

proper accounting, records and 

document disaster recovery system of 

all MCC-funded financial transactions 

and certain other accounting functions; 

(6) producing reports on MCC 

Disbursements and Re-Disbursements 

(including any requests therefor) in 

accordance with established procedures 

set forth in the Disbursement 

Agreement, the Fiscal Agent Agreement, 

the Fiscal Accountability Plan, or any 

other Supplemental Agreements; (7) 

assisting in the preparation of budget 

development procedures; and (8) 

internal management of the Fiscal Agent 

operations. Upon the written request of 

MCC, the Government shall ensure that 

MCA-Mali terminates the Fiscal Agent, 

without any liability to MCC, and the 

Government shall ensure that MCA-Mali 

engages a new Fiscal Agent, subject to 

approval by the Board and MCC. The 

Government shall ensure that MCA-Mali 

enters into an agreement with the Fiscal 

Agent, in form and substance 

satisfactory to MCC, that sets forth the 

roles and responsibilities of the Fiscal 

Agent and other appropriate terms and 

conditions, such as payment of the 

Fiscal Agent (a ‘‘Fiscal Agent 

Agreement’’). Such Fiscal Agent 

Agreement shall not be terminated until 

MCA-Mali has engaged a successor 

Fiscal Agent or as otherwise agreed by 

MCC in writing. 

(h) Auditors and Reviewers. The 

Government shall ensure that MCA-Mali 

carries out the Government’s audit 

responsibilities as provided in Sections 

3.8(d), (e) and (f) of this Compact, 

including engaging one or more auditors 

(each, an ‘‘Auditor’’) required by Section 

3.8(d) of this Compact. As requested by 

MCC in writing from time to time, the 

Government shall ensure that MCA-Mali 

also engages (i) an independent 

reviewer to conduct reviews of 

performance and compliance under this 

Compact pursuant to Section 3.8(f) of 

this Compact, which reviewer shall 

have the capacity to (1) conduct general 

reviews of performance or compliance, 

(2) conduct environmental audits, and 

(3) conduct data quality assessments in 

accordance with the M&E Plan, as 

described more fully in Annex III; and/ 

or (ii) an independent evaluator to 

assess performance as required under 

the M&E Plan (each, a ‘‘Reviewer’’). 

MCA-Mali shall select any such 

Auditor(s) and Reviewer(s) in 

accordance with any Governing 

Document or other Supplemental 

Agreement. The Government shall 

ensure that MCA-Mali enters into an 

agreement with each Auditor and each 

Reviewer, in form and substance 

satisfactory to MCC, that sets forth the 

roles and responsibilities of the Auditor 

or Reviewer with respect to the audit, 

review or evaluation, including access 

rights, required form and content of the 

applicable audit, review or evaluation 

and other appropriate terms and 

conditions such as payment of the 

Auditor or Reviewer (the ‘‘Auditor/ 

Reviewer Agreement’’). In the case of a 

financial audit required by Section 

3.8(d) of this Compact, such Auditor/ 

Reviewer Agreement shall be effective 

no later than one hundred and twenty 

(120) days prior to the end of the 

relevant period to be audited; provided, 

however, if MCC requires concurrent 

audits of financial information or 

reviews of performance and compliance 

under this Compact, then such Auditor/ 

Reviewer Agreement shall be effective 

no later than the date agreed by the 

Parties in writing. 

(i) Procurement Agent. The 

Government shall ensure that MCA-Mali 


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engages one or more procurement agents 

through an international competitive 

process (each, a ‘‘Procurement Agent’’) 

to carry out and certify specified 

procurement activities in furtherance of 

this Compact on behalf of the 

Government, MCA-Mali, or the 

Implementing Entity. The roles and 

responsibilities of each Procurement 

Agent and the criteria for selection of a 

Procurement Agent shall be as set forth 

in the applicable Implementation Letter 

or Supplemental Agreement. The 

Government shall ensure that MCA-Mali 

enters into an agreement with each 

Procurement Agent, in form and 

substance satisfactory to MCC, that sets 

forth the roles and responsibilities of the 

Procurement Agent with respect to the 

conduct, monitoring and review of 

procurements and other appropriate 

terms and conditions, such as payment 

of the Procurement Agent (each, a 

‘‘Procurement Agent Agreement’’). Any 

Procurement Agent shall adhere to the 

procurement standards set forth in the 

Disbursement Agreement and the 

Procurement Guidelines and ensure 

procurements are consistent with the 

procurement plan adopted by MCAMali pursuant to the Disbursement 

Agreement (the ‘‘Procurement Plan’’), 

unless MCA-Mali and MCC otherwise 

agree in writing. 

4. Finances and Fiscal Accountability 

(a) Multi-Year Financial Plan; 

Detailed Budget. 

(i) Multi-Year Financial Plan. The 

multi-year financial plan for the 

Program, showing the estimated amount 

of MCC Funding allocable to each 

Project, the administration of the 

Program (and its components) and the 

monitoring and evaluation of the 

Program (the ‘‘Multi-Year Financial 

Plan’’) over the Compact Term on an 

annual basis, is summarized in Annex II 

to this Compact. 

(ii) Detailed Budget. During the 

Compact Term, the Government shall 

ensure that MCA-Mali timely delivers to 

MCC a detailed budget, at a level of 

detail and in a format acceptable to 

MCC, for the administration of the 

Program, the monitoring and evaluation 

of the Program, and the implementation 

of each Project (the ‘‘Detailed Budget’’). 

The Detailed Budget shall be a 

component of the Work Plan and shall 

be delivered by such time as specified 

in the Disbursement Agreement, or as 

may otherwise be agreed by the Parties. 

(iii) Expenditures. Unless the Parties 

otherwise agree in writing, no financial 

commitment involving MCC Funding 

shall be made, no obligation of MCC 

Funding shall be incurred, and no ReDisbursement shall be made or MCC 

Disbursement Request shall be 

submitted, for any activity or 

expenditure unless the expense for such 

activity or expenditure is provided for 

in the Detailed Budget, and unless 

uncommitted funds exist in the balance 

of the Detailed Budget for the relevant 

period. 

(iv) Modifications to Multi-Year 

Financial Plan or Detailed Budget. 

Notwithstanding anything to the 

contrary in this Compact, MCA-Mali 

may amend the Multi-Year Financial 

Plan, the Detailed Budget, or any 

component thereof (including any 

amendment that would reallocate the 

funds among the Projects, the Project 

Activities, or any activity under 

Program administration or M&E), 

without amending this Compact so long 

as MCA-Mali requests in writing and 

receives the approval of MCC for such 

amendment and such amendment is 

consistent with the requirements of this 

Compact (including Section 4 of Annex 

II), the Disbursement Agreement and 

any other Supplemental Agreement 

between the Parties. Any such 

amendment shall (1) be consistent with 

the Compact Goal and the 

Implementation Documents; (2) shall 

not cause the amount of MCC Funding 

to exceed the aggregate amount 

specified in Section 2.1(a) of this 

Compact; and (3) shall not cause the 

Government’s obligations or 

responsibilities or overall contribution 

of resources to be less than as specified 

in Section 2.2(a) of this Compact, this 

Annex I or elsewhere in this Compact. 

Upon any such amendment, MCA-Mali 

shall deliver to MCC a revised Detailed 

Budget, together with a revised MultiYear Financial Plan, reflecting such 

amendment, along with the next MCC 

Disbursement Request. 

(b) Disbursement and ReDisbursement. The Disbursement 

Agreement, as amended from time to 

time, shall specify the terms, conditions 

and procedures on which MCC 

Disbursements and Re-Disbursements 

shall be made. The obligation of MCC to 

make MCC Disbursements or approve 

Re-Disbursements is subject to the 

fulfillment, waiver or deferral of any 

such terms and conditions. The 

Government and MCA-Mali shall jointly 

submit the applicable request for an 

MCC Disbursement (the ‘‘MCC 

Disbursement Request’’) as may be 

specified in the Disbursement 

Agreement. MCC will make MCC 

Disbursements for valid and approved 

requirements upon request by the Fiscal 

Agent from time to time as provided in 

the Disbursement Agreement or as may 

otherwise be agreed by the Parties, 

subject to Program requirements and 

performance by the Government, MCAMali and other relevant parties in 

furtherance of this Compact. ReDisbursements will be made from time 

to time based on requests by an 

authorized representative of the 

appropriate party designated for the size 

and type of Re-Disbursement in 

accordance with any Governing 

Document and Disbursement 

Agreement; provided, however, unless 

otherwise agreed by the Parties in 

writing, no Re-Disbursement shall be 

made unless and until the written 

approvals specified herein and in any 

Governing Document and the 

Disbursement Agreement for such ReDisbursement have been obtained and 

delivered to the Fiscal Agent. 

(c) Fiscal Accountability Plan. By 

such time as specified in the 

Disbursement Agreement or as 

otherwise agreed by the Parties, MCAMali shall adopt, as part of the 

Implementation Documents, a plan that 

identifies the principles, mechanisms 

and procedures to ensure appropriate 

fiscal accountability for the use of MCC 

Funding provided under this Compact, 

including the process to ensure that 

open, fair, and competitive procedures 

will be used in a transparent manner in 

the administration of grants or 

cooperative agreements and the 

procurement of goods, works and 

services for the accomplishment of the 

Objectives (the ‘‘Fiscal Accountability 

Plan’’). The Fiscal Accountability Plan 

shall set forth, among others, 

requirements with respect to the 

following matters: (i) Re-Disbursements, 

timely payment to vendors, cash 

management and account reconciliation; 

(ii) funds control and documentation; 

(iii) accounting standards and systems; 

(iv) content and timing of reports; (v) 

preparing budget development 

procedures and the Compact 

implementation budget; (vi) policies 

concerning records, document disaster 

recovery, public availability of all 

financial information and asset 

management; (vii) procurement and 

contracting practices; (viii) inventory 

control; (ix) the role of independent 

auditors; (x) the roles of fiscal agents 

and procurement agents; (xi) separation 

of duties and internal controls; and (xii) 

certifications, powers, authorities and 

delegations. 

(d) Permitted Accounts. The 

Government shall establish, or cause to 

be established, such accounts (each, a 

‘‘Permitted Account,’’ and, collectively, 

the ‘‘Permitted Accounts’’) as may be 

agreed by the Parties in writing from 

time to time, including: 

(i) A single, completely separate 

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account (the ‘‘Special Account’’) at a 

commercial bank, subject to MCC 

approval, that is procured through a 

competitive process to receive MCC 

Disbursements; 

(ii) If necessary, an interest-bearing 

local currency of Mali account (the 

‘‘Local Account’’) at a commercial bank 

in Mali, subject to MCC approval, that 

is procured through a competitive 

process for the purpose of making ReDisbursements; and 

(iii) Such other interest-bearing 

accounts to receive MCC Disbursements 

in such banks as the Parties mutually 

agree upon in writing. 

No other funds shall be commingled 

in a Permitted Account other than MCC 

Funding and Accrued Interest thereon. 

All MCC Funding held in an interestbearing Permitted Account shall earn 

interest at a rate of no less than such 

amount as the Parties may agree in the 

applicable Bank Agreement or 

otherwise. MCC shall have the right, 

among others, to view any Permitted 

Account statements and activity directly 

on-line, where feasible, or at such other 

frequency as the Parties may otherwise 

agree. By such time as shall be specified 

in the Disbursement Agreement or as 

otherwise agreed by the Parties, the 

Government shall ensure that, for each 

Permitted Account, MCA-Mali enters 

into an agreement with the applicable 

Bank, satisfactory to MCC, that sets forth 

the signatory authority, access rights, 

anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist 

financing provisions, and other terms 

related to the Permitted Account (each, 

a ‘‘Bank Agreement’’). For purposes of 

this Compact, the banks holding an 

account referenced in Sections 4(d) of 

this Program Annex are each a ‘‘Bank’’ 

and are collectively referred to as the 

‘‘Banks.’’ 

5. Transparency; Accountability 

Transparency and accountability to 

MCC and to the beneficiaries are 

important aspects of the Program and 

the Projects. Without limiting the 

generality of the foregoing, and in an 

effort to achieve the goals of 

transparency and accountability, the 

Government shall ensure that MCAMali: 

(a) Establishes an e-mail suggestion 

box as well as a means for other written 

comments that interested persons may 

use to communicate ideas, suggestions 

or feedback to MCA-Mali; 

(b) Considers as a factor in its 

decision-making the recommendations 

of the Advisory Councils; 

(c) Develops and maintains, in a 

timely, accurate and appropriately 

comprehensive manner, the MCA-Mali 

Web site that includes postings of 

information and documents in English 

and French; 

(d) Posts on the MCA-Mali Web site, 

and otherwise makes publicly available 

via appropriate means (including 

television, radio and print), in the 

appropriate language the following 

documents or information from time to 

time: 

(i) This Compact; 

(ii) All minutes of the meetings of the 

Board and the meetings of the Advisory 

Councils, unless otherwise agreed by 

the Parties; 

(iii) The M&E Plan, as amended from 

time to time, along with periodic reports 

on Program performance; 

(iv) Such financial information as may 

be required by this Compact, the 

Disbursement Agreement or any other 

Supplemental Agreement, or as may 

otherwise be agreed from time to time 

by the Parties; 

(v) All Compact Reports; 

(vi) All audit reports by an Auditor 

and any periodic reports or evaluations 

by a Reviewer; 

(vii) All relevant environmental 

impact assessments and supporting 

documents, and such other 

environmental documentation as MCC 

may request; 

(viii) A copy of the Disbursement 

Agreement, as amended from time to 

time; 

(ix) A copy of any document relating 

to the formation, organization and 

governance of MCA-Mali, including all 

Governing Documents, together with 

any amendments thereto; and 

(x) A copy of the Procurement 

Guidelines, any procurement policies or 

procedures and standard documents, 

certain information derived from each 

Procurement Plan (as specified in the 

Disbursement Agreement), and all bid 

requests and notifications of awarded 

contracts. 

6. Environmental Accountability 

(a) The Government shall ensure that 

MCA-Mali (or any other Permitted 

Designee) (i) undertakes and completes 

any environmental impact assessments 

(each, an ‘‘EIA’’), any environmental 

assessment (each an ‘‘EA’’), 

environmental management plans (each, 

an ‘‘EMP’’) and resettlement action 

plans (each, a ‘‘RAP’’), each in form and 

substance satisfactory to MCC, and as 

required under the laws of Mali, the 

Environmental Guidelines, this 

Compact or any Supplemental 

Agreement or as otherwise required by 

MCC; and (ii) undertakes to implement 

any environmental and social mitigation 

measures identified in such assessments 

or plans to MCC’s satisfaction. 

(b) The Government shall commit to 

fund all necessary costs of 

environmental mitigation (including 

costs of resettlement) not specifically 

provided for in the budget for any 

Project. 

Schedule 1 to Annex I Airport 

Improvement Project 

This Schedule 1 generally describes 

and summarizes the key elements of the 

project that the Parties intend to 

implement in furtherance of the 

Bamako-Se ́nou Airport Improvement 

Project Objective (the ‘‘Airport 

Improvement Project’’). Additional 

details regarding the implementation of 

the Airport Improvement Project will be 

included in the Implementation 

Documents and in the relevant 

Supplemental Agreements. 

1. Background 

Economic growth and poverty 

reduction depend on enhanced access to 

markets and trade, but Mali’s access is 

severely constrained. The Airport 

Improvement Project will expand Mali’s 

access to markets and trade through 

improvements to the transportation 

infrastructure at the Airport, and better 

management of the national air 

transport system. The Government 

recognizes the importance of improved 

air transportation infrastructure. Mali’s 

PRSP for 2002 includes rehabilitation of 

Airport infrastructure to ‘‘promote 

access of Malian producers to domestic 

and international markets.’’ 

Mali, a landlocked country, depends 

heavily on inadequate rail and road 

networks that result in high 

transportation costs, as well as on 

freight transport through seaports in 

neighboring countries, such as Conakry, 

Guinea (Bamako’s closest port which is 

1000 km away) and Abidjan, Cote 

d’Ivoire. In the last few years, the 

instability in Cote d’Ivoire has 

dramatically limited Mali’s market 

access. Before the outbreak of the 

Ivorian crisis, 70% of Malian exports 

were transported via the port of 

Abidjan. In 2003, this amount dwindled 

to less than 18% due to the 

aforementioned crisis. Mali cannot 

control overland routes to international 

and regional markets. Therefore, air 

traffic has become Mali’s lifeline for 

transportation of both passengers and 

export products. 

The deteriorating conditions at the 

Airport will soon limit the Airport’s 

capacity to handle air traffic growth if 

significant capital improvements are not 

made. The Airport’s basic infrastructure 

dates from 1974, is in poor condition, 

and is inadequate to handle increased 

passenger and cargo traffic. On the 


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airside, the runway is too short to 

accommodate large aircraft without 

take-off load penalties and range 

restrictions, the aeronautical pavements 

urgently need resurfacing and 

reinforcement, the air navigation aids 

are reaching the end of their useful life, 

and airfield security is deficient. On the 

landside, the passenger terminal 

building is too small to handle current 

traffic volumes at acceptable levels of 

service, and the facilities and equipment 

are in poor physical condition. Current 

utility infrastructure related to both the 

airside and landside activities at the 

Airport are being used at maximum 

capacity and suffer from unreliable and 

non-dedicated service. 

2. Summary of Project and Related 

Project Activities 

The Airport Improvement Project is 

intended to remove constraints to air 

traffic growth and increase the Airport’s 

efficiency in both passenger and freight 

handling through airside and landside 

infrastructure improvements, as well as 

the establishment of appropriate 

institutional mechanisms to ensure 

effective management, operation, and 

maintenance of the Airport facilities 

over the long term. 

Since the Airport Improvement 

Project must be completed within the 

Compact Term and within the 

established budget, if, at any time 

during design, procurement and 

implementation activities, MCC 

reasonably determines that there is a 

high risk that the Airport Improvement 

Project will not be completed within the 

Compact Term and/or the established 

budget, then MCC may, in consultation 

with MCA-Mali, appropriately revise 

the scope of the applicable Project 

Activities to ensure project completion 

within the Compact Term and the 

established budget. 

The Airport Improvement Project 

includes the following Project 

Activities: 

• Airside Infrastructure. 

Improvements will include 

reinforcement and resurfacing of 

existing runway, taxiway and apron area 

pavements, including stabilization and 

reinforcement of the shoulders 

associated with the airside pavements; 

extension of the runway by roughly 480 

m to the northeast in order to allow 

long-range aircraft to take off with 

maximum payloads; expansion of the 

aircraft parking apron area; transfer/ 

replacement and upgrading of air 

navigation aids following the runway 

extension; refurbishing and extension of 

the airfield lighting systems; 

reinforcement of airside security 

equipment and facilities, as needed, in 

order to satisfy International Civil 

Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards 

and recommended practices and 

complement other security works and 

equipment; improvements to the 

earthworks and drainage of the airport 

airside, as needed, in order to satisfy 

relevant Malian standards; extension of 

the taxiway system by construction of a 

stub taxiway connecting the runway and 

the aircraft parking apron, a partial 

parallel taxiway and an aircraft 

turnaround at the northeast end of the 

runway. 

• Landside Infrastructure. 

Improvements will include construction 

of a new passenger terminal building 

with a floor area of approximately 

15,000 square meters and a capacity of 

approximately 1.5 million passengers 

per annum at a Category ‘‘C’’ Level of 

Service according to International Air 

Transportation Association (IATA) 

standards; construction of other related 

landside facilities, including access and 

internal circulation roads and vehicle 

parking lots; construction of an 

integrated central utilities plant; 

construction and installation of water 

supply and distribution systems; 

construction and installation of 

wastewater drainage and treatment 

facilities, storm water and solid waste 

disposal systems; demolition of the 

existing air freight terminal and blast 

fences; demolition, replacement and 

enlargement of the ground service 

equipment facilities adjacent to the 

apron area. 

• Institutional Strengthening. 

Infrastructure improvements will be 

accompanied by the establishment of 

appropriate institutional mechanisms to 

ensure effective management, operation 

and maintenance of the Airport facilities 

over the long term. These measures will 

involve both the management of the 

Airport, as well as the wider regulatory 

framework governing the civil aviation 

sector in Mali. 

In connection with the Project 

Activities, MCA-Mali will assist and 

take all necessary steps to ensure that 

the joint EIA, EMP/EMS, including an 

HIV/AIDS awareness plan, and RAP 

(consistent with World Bank 

Operational Policy 4.12 on Involuntary 

Resettlement) for all activities of the 

Airport Improvement Project are 

processed and permits delivered in 

accordance with Mali Decre ́t No. 03– 

594–P–RM on environmental impact 

studies and the Environmental 

Guidelines, all of which will be subject 

to MCC approval. MCC Funding will 

support implementation of the 

environmental and social mitigation 

measures identified in the EIA, EMP/ 

EMS, and RAP, in a manner satisfactory 

to MCC, according to the conditions 

precedent set forth in the Disbursement 

Agreement. 

The M&E Plan (described in Annex 

III) will set forth anticipated results and, 

where appropriate, regular benchmarks 

that may be used to monitor the 

progress of the implementation of the 

Airport Improvement Project. 

Performance against these benchmarks, 

as well as the overall impact of the 

Airport Improvement Project, will be 

assessed and reported at the intervals to 

be specified in the M&E Plan, or as 

otherwise agreed by the Parties, from 

time to time. The Parties expect that 

additional indicators will be identified 

during implementation of the Airport 

Improvement Project. The expected 

results from, and the key benchmarks to 

measure progress on, the Airport 

Improvement Project, as well as the 

Project Activities undertaken or funded 

thereunder, are set forth in Annex III. 

Conditions precedent to each Project 

Activity under the Airport Improvement 

Project, and the sequencing of such 

Project Activities, shall be set forth in 

the Disbursement Agreement, other 

Supplemental Agreements and the 

relevant Implementation Documents. 

The following summarizes each 

Project Activity under the Airport 

Improvement Project: 

(a) Project Activity: Airside 

Infrastructure (the ‘‘Airside 

Infrastructure Activity’’) 

Although the existing aircraft 

pavements, runway, and parking apron 

surfaces are functional, they are more 

than thirty years old and detailed 

studies have indicated that they will 

deteriorate progressively without nearterm improvements. In addition to being 

in poor condition, the runway is also 

one of the shortest in West Africa, 

which has further constrained the 

Airport’s ability to attract air services to 

Mali and retain them. This Project 

Activity will improve the design 

parameters (geometry and bearing 

strength) of the airside infrastructure 

and improve safety and security 

operations such that the Airport can 

more efficiently accommodate a greater 

volume of air traffic, a wider range of 

destinations and heavier aircraft and 

payloads in the future. 

Specifically, MCC Funding will 

support the following: 

(i) Resurfacing, reinforcement, and 

expansion of the runway, apron, and 

aircraft pavement areas through (1) a 

structural overlay to existing apron, 

taxiway, and runway areas; (2) an 

extension of the runway of at least 400 

meters; and (3) extension of the taxiway 

system and aircraft parking aprons to 

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aircraft circulation and additional 

aircraft stands to provide capacity to 

accommodate forecast airline traffic, 

overnight staging and a back-up for 

smaller domestic and charter aircraft. 

(ii) Replacement and upgrading of 

existing aging navigational aids to bring 

Airport facilities up to a ‘‘common level 

of service,’’ as the equipment has 

reached the end of its useful life. The 

extension of the runway will also 

require additions to the airfield lighting 

system. 

(iii) Improvement to airfield security 

will include works and equipment 

required to ensure compliance with 

international security standards and 

complement projects funded by the 

World Bank and other sources. 

(b) Project Activity: Landside 

Infrastructure (the ‘‘Landside 

Infrastructure Activity’’) 

Due to limited expansion over the 

past 32 years, the ability of the terminal 

to accommodate passenger traffic has 

steadily deteriorated to the point that it 

operates at IATA Level of Service ‘‘F’’ 

(chronic congestion and frequent system 

breakdown). The existing ground 

support equipment facilities are 

inefficient, outdated, and lacking in 

space for storage of materials; their 

current location separates passenger 

activities from Airport support 

operations and constrains expansion of 

the passenger terminal facilities, with a 

resulting negative impact on the 

functionality and security of the 

Airport. As passenger and cargo traffic 

increase over the next 10–15 years, 

significant utility infrastructure 

improvements will also be needed to 

meet projected demand. This Project 

Activity will expand the size, quality, 

and operational efficiency of the 

Airport’s landside infrastructure so that 

it can accommodate the significant 

increases in passenger and cargo traffic 

forecast for Mali in the future. 

Specifically, MCC Funding will 

support the following: 

(i) Upgrade of the passenger terminal 

facilities by constructing a new 

passenger terminal building. 

(ii) Enhancement of support facilities 

to accommodate aircraft servicing and 

ground support activities, airport 

maintenance and auxiliary equipment. 

(iii) Provision for road and terminal 

parking improvements to enhance the 

safety and efficiency of current 

vehicular circulation and parking areas 

and accommodate future projected 

needs. 

(iv) Construction of supporting utility 

infrastructure to handle the projected 

service requirements of the Airport. In 

particular, wastewater, water, solid 

waste, power, telecommunications, and 

drainage systems will be improved and 

enhanced. 

(c) Project Activity: Institutional 

Strengthening (the ‘‘Institutional 

Strengthening Activity’’) 

Under the present division of 

jurisdictions, a number of entities have 

responsibility for the civil aviation 

sector in Mali in general and the 

regulation, oversight, management, 

operation, and development of the 

Airport in particular. The Ministry of 

Equipment and Transport has overall 

responsibility, with oversight and 

regulation of the civil aviation sector 

and airports delegated to a new 

independent agency, ANAC. The 

Airport’s maintenance and operation 

responsibilities are split between the air 

navigation service provider, ASECNA, 

for airside facilities and the Airport 

operator, Ae ́roports du Mali (‘‘AdM’’), 

for landside facilities. ASECNA is 

responsible for the ‘‘technical’’ aspects 

of the Airport, including the runway, 

taxiways, apron, airfield lighting, 

navigational aids, control tower, 

telecommunications and fire fighting 

and rescue facilities. AdM, in turn, is 

responsible for the ‘‘commercial’’ 

aspects of the Airport, including the 

passenger terminal, landside roads and 

parking, cargo terminal, flight kitchen 

and freight forwarders’ facilities. 

According to the existing institutional 

arrangements, both organizations 

operate and maintain facilities put at 

their disposal by the Government. 

Specifically, MCC Funding will 

support the following: 

(i) Reinforcement of the new civil 

aviation regulatory and oversight agency 

(ANAC) by providing technical 

assistance to implement a new 

organizational structure, administrative 

and financial procedures, staffing and 

training, and providing equipment and 

facilities. 

(ii) Rationalization and reinforcement 

of the Airport’s management and 

operations agency (AdM) by providing 

technical assistance to establish a model 

for the management of the Airport and 

the long-term future status and 

organizational structure of AdM, 

including provision for eventual private 

sector participation. 

3. Beneficiaries 

Improvements in the airside and 

landside facilities in the Airport are 

intended to support economic growth 

through (a) increased revenue generated 

by growth in passenger and aircraft 

traffic, and (b) increases in the value 

and volume of goods shipped through 

the Airport. Direct beneficiaries include 

passengers who spend less time going 

through Airport procedures prior to 

boarding, additional Airport services 

employees for Airport operations, 

baggage handling, and flight kitchen, as 

well as passenger terminal commercial 

concessions. An increase in foreign 

passengers implies additional 

substantial benefits for the tourism 

industry, both in terms of increased 

revenues to hotels and restaurants and 

additional employment and wages. 

The indirect impact of the Airport 

Improvement Project through increased 

tourism and impact on the informal 

sector could have a significant effect on 

growth and poverty reduction. Increased 

demand for airline services should have 

significant additional long-term benefits 

for Mali as tourist facilities expand in 

tandem with increased tourism. Further, 

new business travelers may translate 

into additional foreign investment for 

Mali which could transform the 

economic profile of the country. 

The informal sector active around the 

Airport will benefit from an expansion 

of Airport passenger and cargo traffic. 

Since unemployment and 

underemployment in the Bamako region 

are substantial, a proportion of new 

service employees are likely to transfer 

from low paying, sporadic informal 

activity to higher paying, steady work at 

the Airport, an additional important 

indirect benefit to the economy. 

A majority of those impacted by the 

Airport Improvement Project are 

expected to be women since official 

Malian employment data indicate that 

82% of hotel and restaurant workers in 

Bamako are women. Women also 

account for 56% of the informal sector 

and the majority of working women in 

Bamako are employed in the informal 

sector. Further analysis using data from 

specific surveys to be conducted, will 

provide more detailed and reliable data 

on employment and poverty in the 

Bamako area. 

4. Donor Coordination; Role of Private 

Sector and Civil Society 

The Airport Improvement Project 

leverages and complements other donor, 

private sector and civil society activities 

in Mali as described below. Throughout 

implementation, MCC will continue to 

collaborate with these donors to 

strengthen the institutional reforms and 

broaden access to the Airport for 

passengers and goods. 

USDOT Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) 

The SSFA program is intended to 

promote sustainable improvements in 

aviation safety, security, and air 

navigation, and to support Africa’s 

integration into the global economy. It is 

based on the premise that ‘‘Safe Skies’’ 

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and investment and long-term economic 

development in Africa. Specific goals of 

the SSFA program include: (a) 

Increasing the number of sub-Saharan 

African countries that meet ICAO safety 

standards (based on Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) assessments); (b) 

improving airport security in the region; 

and (c) improving regional air 

navigation services. SSFA coordinates 

activities of other agencies such as the 

FAA, TSA (Transportation Security 

Administration) and the National 

Transportation Safety Board to improve 

the capacities of African aviation 

organizations. 

Under this program, the United States 

serves as a technical advisor and 

facilitator of actions taken by the 

African nations, with assistance from 

the private sector, regional institutions 

and international organizations. While 

host governments bear primary 

responsibility for funding the program, 

the Department of Homeland Security, 

through the TSA, continuously consults 

with, and provides advice to, hostnation authorities. TSA also performs 

periodic aviation security audits in 

order to track national progress in 

meeting the goals and objectives of the 

SSFA. 

In April 2008, TSA conducted a 

security survey of the Airport and an 

appraisal of the Government’s progress 

in meeting the SSFA program goals and 

the international aviation security 

standards of ICAO. This survey revealed 

that the Government is taking concrete 

steps to respond to the comprehensive 

security audit of the Airport conducted 

by ICAO in December 2004 including 

adoption of a number of security-related 

plans and programs at the national level 

and at the level of the operators at the 

Airport. 

The Government, through ANAC, is 

actively involved in the SSFA process. 

The senior leadership of ANAC is aware 

of the challenges they face and appear 

to have a clear understanding of what 

actions are necessary to achieve their 

agency’s goals. 

Technical training programs 

presented by the TSA and ICAO have 

given the Government a basic 

understanding of the international civil 

aviation security system and has aided 

the Government in developing its 

National Aviation Security Plan. The 

Government has taken advantage of the 

training offered, but still has some way 

to go in the development of national 

training standards/programs to ensure 

sustainability of operations. 

The above-mentioned TSA survey 

recommended that the TSA 

Representative for Mali remain actively 

engaged with the Government to ensure 

success of the Airport Improvement 

Project and that the TSA should consult 

with the MCC Representatives to 

provide expert advice in order to 

incorporate security into the new airport 

terminal design. 

World Bank 

The World Bank is assisting in the 

funding of a regional program in West 

and Central Africa aimed at improving 

civil aviation safety and security as a 

key element of improving the 

performance and affordability of air 

transportation and optimizing its role as 

an engine of economic and social 

development. With respect to Mali, a 

country agreement under this program 

focuses on strengthening the oversight 

capacities of ANAC and improving 

Airport security and safety, including 

the provision of civil aviation authority 

equipment, Airport screening 

equipment, a crisis center to meet ICAO 

requirements, some Airport 

infrastructure and consulting services 

aimed at reform and capacity building. 

The World Bank has also signed an 

agreement with the Government for the 

‘‘Mali Growth Support Project’’ which 

includes, among other activities, loan 

financing for the development of 

Airport and industrial park facilities 

located within the Airport domain. It 

also includes assistance aimed at 

strengthening the management of the 

Airport and Industrial Park. The 

program is to be realized between 2006 

and 2011. 

COSCAP/WAEMU 

Mali is a signatory of a recent 

agreement involving the West African 

Economic and Monetary Union 

(‘‘WAEMU’’) and Mauritania and ICAO, 

referred to as Cooperative Operational 

Safety and Continuing Airworthiness 

Project (‘‘COSCAP’’), with the goal of 

promoting the security and safety of 

aviation in the West African region. 

Under this agreement, a permanent 

community agency of safety and 

security is to be established, with the 

aim of achieving better efficiency and 

economy by means of the common use 

of resources on the part of the signatory 

countries. 

Private Sector and Civil Society 

Private sector and civil society 

participated in the consultative process 

that resulted in inclusion of the Airport 

Improvement Project in the Compact. 

This Project aims to leverage investment 

by businesses in the Airport, as well as 

through businesses that benefit from 

Airport traffic (including airlines, 

ground support operators, retail 

concessions, businesses exporting and 

importing through the Airport, tourism 

operators, etc.), so efforts will be made 

to continue to involve their feedback on 

the design and implementation of this 

Project. Both civil society and the 

private sector will be represented on the 

MCA–Mali Board of Directors and 

Advisory Councils. In addition, 

consultations on the EIA will be 

conducted with affected parties and 

other stakeholders, in accordance with 

the Environmental Guidelines, Mali 

Decre ́t No. 03–594–P–RM on 

environmental impact studies, and the 

draft Arreˆte Interministeriel on the 

procedure for public consultation on 

environmental impact studies. Also, 

consultations of persons affected by the 

Airport Improvement Project will be 

conducted for the RAP, consistent with 

World Bank Operational Policy 4.12 on 

Involuntary Resettlement. 

5. U.S. Agency for International 

Development (‘‘USAID’’) 

Both USAID-funded ‘‘Mali Finance’’ 

and ‘‘TradeMali’’ projects have 

improved the value chains of 

agricultural products such as mangoes 

and green beans. These high value 

products have strong potential for 

increased exportation via air freight. 

The new IICEM (Mali Economic Growth 

Initiative and Innovations) program of 

USAID/Mali builds on the achievements 

of the ‘‘Mali Finance,’’ ‘‘TradeMali’’ and 

‘‘PRODEPAM’’ (Program in 

Development of Agricultural 

Production) projects to pursue the 

following goals: (a) Expansion of 

irrigated agriculture from lowland, flood 

control-type irrigated perimeters, (b) 

development of appropriate 

mechanisms and instruments with key 

partner banks and microfinance 

institutions to support production and 

marketing, (c) the expansion of markets 

and marketing for producers’ groups 

and traders, and (d) introduction of 

improved production and processing 

technologies. 

6. Sustainability 

The Airport Improvement Project will 

build on recent Government efforts to 

reform the Malian civil aviation sector 

through the Institutional Strengthening 

Activity, providing technical assistance 

to both ANAC and AdM. The Airport 

Improvement Project will also assist in 

improving the maintenance and 

operation of the Airport by ensuring the 

implementation of efficient, transparent 

and effective private participation in the 

management of the Airport, in 

collaboration with relevant Government 

entities, as well as the private sector. 

Environmental and social sustainability 

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development and implementation of an 

EMP that will guide construction 

activities and implementation of 

pollution control for new and 

rehabilitated infrastructure. An 

Environmental Management System 

(‘‘EMS’’) will be developed to provide 

for continuing environmental 

sustainability of Airport operations. 

AdM and the DNCPN will receive 

technical assistance to develop 

environmental capacity during the 

Compact Term. AdM will be required to 

seek ISO 14000 certification prior to the 

end of the Compact Term. AdM will 

also be required to hire an Airport and 

Industrial Park environmental manager 

to oversee the implementation of 

environmental requirements. 

7. Proposals 

Public solicitations for proposals are 

anticipated to procure goods, works and 

services, as appropriate, to implement 

all Project Activities under the Airport 

Improvement Project. MCA–Mali will 

develop, subject to MCC approval, a 

process for consideration of all such 

proposals. Notwithstanding the 

foregoing, MCA–Mali may also 

consider, using a process developed 

subject to MCC approval, any 

unsolicited proposals it might receive. 

8. Government Obligation 

The Government shall assure the 

provision of adequate financing for the 

rehabilitation and expansion of air cargo 

facilities. 

Schedule 2 to Annex I Alatona 

Irrigation Project 

This Schedule 2 generally describes 

and summarizes the key elements of the 

project that the Parties intend to 

implement in furtherance of the Alatona 

Irrigation Project Objective (the 

‘‘Alatona Irrigation Project’’). 

Additional details regarding the 

implementation of the Alatona Irrigation 

Project will be included in the 

Implementation Documents and in the 

relevant Supplemental Agreements. 

1. Background 

MCC’s investments will support the 

development of key infrastructure and 

policy reform for productive sectors and 

capitalize on one of Mali’s major assets, 

the Niger River Delta, for irrigated 

agriculture. The Alatona Irrigation 

Project will create a platform for 

increased production and productivity 

of agriculture and will be a catalyst for 

the transformation and 

commercialization of family farms. It 

will support Mali’s national 

development strategy to increase the 

contribution of the rural sector to 

economic growth and help achieve 

national food security. Agriculture is a 

vital economic sector, contributing 40% 

to GDP. Eighty percent of the population 

earns a living from agriculture. MCC’s 

investments in this sector will be 

strengthened by policy reforms and 

institutional support such as formal 

land titles for farmers, demand-driven 

rural advisory services, an improved 

business environment, and increased 

access to markets and trade. The hard 

and soft investments will impact the 

poor in Mali, particularly Malian 

farmers, not only in the Alatona zone 

but, over time, on a national and 

regional scale. 

The Alatona zone is located in the 

Office du Niger (ON). The term ON 

refers both to the geographical zone and 

the authority charged with the 

management of water resources and 

agricultural support in the zone. The 

ON comprises one million ha of a vast 

fossilized inland delta whose rich, 

alluvial soils can be irrigated via a 

gravity-fed system from the Niger River, 

the largest river in West Africa. Its 

waters are highly suitable for irrigation 

with low sediment and salt content, 

minimizing the risk of salinization. 

Recognized as a high potential 

agricultural zone, the French colonial 

administration established an extensive 

hydrological network of diversions, 

canals, and drains in the 1930s. Rice 

production has been the dominant 

agricultural activity since 1970, with 

some counter-season horticultural 

production. Approximately 80,000 ha 

are under production today, with the 

possibility for expansion to 200,000 ha, 

with further infrastructure investment. 

2. Summary of the Alatona Irrigation 

Project and Related Project Activities 

The Alatona Irrigation Project is 

focused on increasing production and 

productivity, increasing farmer incomes, 

improving land tenure security, 

modernizing irrigated production 

systems and mitigating the uncertainty 

from subsistence rain-fed agriculture. It 

seeks to develop up to 16,000 ha of 

newly irrigated lands, which would 

represent an almost 20% increase of 

‘‘drought-proof’’ cropland and a 7% 

increase of the country’s total stock of 

fully or partially irrigated land. The 

Alatona Irrigation Project will introduce 

innovative agricultural, land tenure, and 

water management practices, as well as 

policy and organizational reforms aimed 

at realizing the ON’s potential to serve 

as an engine of rural growth for Mali. 

Since the Alatona Project must be 

completed within the Compact Term 

and within the established budget, if, at 

any time during design, procurement 

and implementation activities, MCC 

reasonably determines that there is a 

high risk that the Alatona Project will 

not be completed within the Compact 

Term and/or the established budget, 

then MCC may, in consultation with 

MCA–Mali, appropriately revise the 

scope of the applicable Project 

Activities to ensure project completion 

within the Compact Term and the 

established budget. 

The Project Activities that are funded 

under this Project are: 

• Niono—Goma Coura Road. This 

Project Activity will upgrade an 81 km 

north-south road within the national 

highway network from its current earth/ 

gravel condition to a paved standard. 

The investment will also include an 

additional access spur to the Alatona 

perimeter at the village of Dogofry. 

• Irrigation Planning and 

Infrastructure. This Project Activity will 

involve main conveyance system 

upgrade and expansion, Alatona 

irrigation system development, and 

support to the ON agency on water 

management. 

• Land Allocation. The Alatona 

Irrigation Project will improve rural 

land tenure security in Mali by 

allocating newly developed, irrigated 

land to family farmers, women market 

gardeners, and farming companies in 

private ownership. These land 

recipients will purchase the land by 

making annual payments over a 15–20 

year period. This Project Activity 

consists of land parcel creation, land 

rights education, registration system 

upgrade, land parcel allocation and 

titling, and management of land 

revenues. 

• Resettlement, Social Infrastructure, 

and Social Services. This Project 

Activity will compensate families 

residing in the perimeter or with rights 

to land therein consistent with World 

Bank Operational Policy 4.12 on 

Involuntary Resettlement by offering 

land in the irrigation perimeter or, if the 

land option is not chosen, other 

compensation alternatives. This Project 

Activity will provide social 

infrastructure, to serve these projectaffected persons plus incoming settlers 

and other migrant families and also 

support social services (primarily 

education and health staff) during the 

last three years of the Compact Term. 

• Agricultural Services. This Project 

Activity will support a range of 

agricultural, institutional and related 

services to strengthen capacity and 

improve agricultural practice through 

applied agricultural research, extension 

and farmer training, support to farmer 

organizations, and support to water 

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• Financial Services. This Project 

Activity will encourage agricultural 

lending by reducing the risks of 

extending credit in this newly 

developed zone, improving 

transparency within the existing 

financial system, and strengthening the 

capabilities of local financial 

institutions through a credit risk sharing 

program, microfinance credit bureau 

strengthening, financial institution 

capacity building, and direct support to 

farmers. 

In connection with the Project 

Activities (other than the Road Activity, 

except as provided in Section 2(a) 

below), MCA–Mali will assist and take 

all necessary steps to ensure that the 

EIA, EMP (including an HIV/AIDS 

awareness plan and a pest management 

plan), and RAP (consistent with World 

Bank Operational Policy 4.12 on 

Involuntary Resettlement) for all 

irrigation activities of the Alatona 

Irrigation Project are processed and 

permits delivered in accordance with 

Mali Decre ́t No 03–594–P–RM on 

environmental impact studies and the 

Environmental Guidelines, all of which 

will be subject to MCC approval. MCC 

funding will support implementation of 

the environmental and social mitigation 

measures as identified in the EIA, EMP, 

HIV/AIDS awareness plan, pest 

management plan and RAP, satisfactory 

to MCC, according to the conditions 

precedent set forth in the Disbursement 

Agreement. 

The M&E Plan (described in Annex 

III) will set forth anticipated results and, 

where appropriate, regular benchmarks 

that may be used to monitor the 

progress of the implementation of the 

Alatona Irrigation Project. Performance 

against these benchmarks, as well as the 

overall impact of the Alatona Irrigation 

Project, will be assessed and reported at 

the intervals to be specified in the M&E 

Plan, or as otherwise agreed by the 

Parties. The Parties expect that 

additional indicators will be identified 

during implementation of the Alatona 

Irrigation Project. The expected results 

from, and the key benchmarks to 

measure progress on, the Alatona 

Irrigation Project, as well as the Project 

Activities undertaken or funded 

thereunder, are set forth in Annex III. 

Conditions precedent to each Project 

Activity under the Alatona Irrigation 

Project, and the sequencing of such 

Project Activities, shall be set forth in 

the Disbursement Agreement, any other 

Supplemental Agreements and the 

relevant Implementation Documents. 

The following summarizes each 

Project Activity under the Alatona 

Irrigation Project: 

(a) Project Activity: Niono—Goma 

Coura Road (the ‘‘Road Activity’’). 

The Road Activity involves the 

upgrading of a key segment of the 

national highway network serving the 

Alatona zone, providing vital access to 

inputs, markets, and social services to 

the Alatona zone and other farmers in 

the northern sector. The Niono-Goma 

Coura road forms the first 81 km of a 

450 km road from Niono to Tonka, 

recently reclassified as National Road 

33. It is presently an earth road with 

laterite surface and varying width of 6– 

7 meters, which has been compromised 

by erosion of the embankment slopes. 

The laterite is worn away in numerous 

locations, leading to washouts and 

difficult driving conditions during the 

wet season. 

Specifically, MCC Funding will 

support the following: 

(i) Double bitumen surface treatment 

paving of 81 km of National Road 33 (7 

meter carriageway and 1.5 meter 

shoulders). 

(ii) Construction of a small bridge and 

2 km spur to the village of Dogofry to 

provide a direct access from the Alatona 

perimeter to the main road network. 

(iii) Various social measures, such as 

parallel tracks to accommodate nonmotorized traffic, of which there is a 

significant amount in and around the 

populated areas and safety measures for 

slowing traffic, as well as additional 

parking areas at the villages. 

Additionally, in connection with the 

Road Activity, MCA–Mali will assist 

and take all necessary steps to ensure 

that the EA, EMP (including an HIV/ 

AIDS awareness plan), and RAP 

(consistent with World Bank 

Operational Policy 4.12 on Involuntary 

Resettlement) for the Road Activity of 

the Alatona Irrigation Project are 

processed and permits delivered in 

accordance with Mali Decre ́t No. 03– 

594–P–RM on environmental impact 

studies and the Environmental 

Guidelines, all of which shall be subject 

to MCC approval; provided, however, 

that such EA, EMP and RAP may be 

processed as part of the EIA, EMP, and 

RAP for all other Project Activities (as 

described in Section 2 above). MCC 

funding will support implementation of 

the environmental and social mitigation 

measures as identified in the EA (or 

EIA, as applicable), EMP, and RAP, 

satisfactory to MCC, according to the 

conditions precedent set forth in the 

Disbursement Agreement. 

(b) Project Activity: Irrigation 

Planning and Infrastructure (the 

‘‘Irrigation Activity’’). 

This Project Activity will increase the 

capacity of the ON’s main conveyance 

structures (the Canal Adducteur, the 

Canal du Sahel and the Fala de Molodo) 

to ensure sufficient capacity to transport 

wet season water to all the developed 

perimeters. MCC Funding will support 

the ON in achieving physical capacity to 

realize its immediate development 

goals, improve and increase service, and 

to move toward a next generation of 

standards and operational water 

management procedures, based on best 

international practice. 

Specifically, MCC Funding will 

support the following: 

(i) Alatona irrigation system 

development, which will involve the 

construction of a primary canal off the 

main system, a 63 km distributor canal, 

a network of secondary and tertiary 

canals and drainage structures, as well 

as land leveling and internal access 

roads. This will allow for an additional 

up to 16,000 ha of irrigated lands in the 

Alatona zone. 

(ii) Main conveyance system 

expansion, which will increase the 

conveyance capacity of two main canals 

and an ancient riverbed that transport 

water from the Niger River to the ON 

irrigated zones. This will involve: (1) 

Removal of the central island separating 

the two branches of Canal Adducteur; 

(2) enlarging the main canal leading 

from the main conveyance canal (Canal 

du Sahel—23 km); and (3) raising the 

banks of the Fala de Molodo along 

approximately 8 km. 

(iii) Support to ON Water 

Management, which will provide 

technical assistance and equipment to 

the ON for installing and 

operationalizing a communicationsbased water management system as well 

as improving overall system 

management to ensure more efficient 

and effective water management 

throughout the ON system. This system 

will also provide the basis for data 

analysis and permitting flow 

adjustments according to climatic 

fluctuations and other water demand 

factors and will establish incentive 

structures for better on-farm water 

efficiency. 

(c) Project Activity: Land Allocation 

(the ‘‘Land Activity’’). 

Through the sale of irrigated land 

under the oversight of a selection 

commission, land will be allocated to 

small-, medium-, and large-scale 

farmers. A selection commission will 

select land recipients according to predefined criteria, and enforce safeguards 

designed to ensure transparency and 

fairness. The recipients will purchase 

the land at prices that are both 

affordable to farm families, yet high 

enough to discourage speculation. Land 

payments will be managed by private 

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1Those who currently reside or use land in the 

Alatona zone will automatically be eligible to 

receive land. 

registration capacity will be bolstered. 

MCC Funding will support education 

and dissemination of information about 

land rights, benefits and 

responsibilities, and the allocation 

process in order to execute land 

allocation in an effective manner and for 

long term land management. In 

addition, the Alatona Irrigation Project 

will establish year-round market 

gardens for growing vegetables, to 

provide the women of the Alatona zone 

with an independent source of family 

income. This market garden opportunity 

supplements the opportunity women 

will have to receive larger land parcels 

though the selection commission 

process. 

Specifically, MCC Funding will 

support the following: 

(i) Land Parcel Creation. Land will be 

divided into tertiary irrigation blocks, 

and the land contained therein will be 

subdivided into individual land parcels. 

This sub-activity will include land 

parcel platting, boundary surveying, and 

preparation of a technical description of 

each parcel. 

(ii) Land Rights Education. A landeducation effort will be carried out to 

provide the rural population of the 

Alatona zone and nearby areas with an 

understanding of private land 

ownership, the rights and 

responsibilities it entails, and the 

benefits it can bring. The effort also will 

inform people about the opportunity to 

acquire newly developed irrigated land, 

and work with land recipients on how 

to properly manage their land rights and 

obligations. 

(iii) Registration System Upgrade. The 

Alatona Irrigation Project will support 

establishment of a temporary land 

registration office in the Alatona zone 

that will remain under the jurisdiction 

of the Se ́gou office of the National 

Directorate for State Property and 

Cadastre (a technical agency within the 

Ministry of State Property and Land). 

This temporary office will operate for 

the four-year period during which 

virtually all of the land will be allocated 

and titled. Once the initial wave of 

titling occurs, the Se ́gou office may 

choose to maintain the temporary office, 

or replace it with a more limited 

alternative depending upon demand 

and cost considerations. 

(iv) Land Parcel Allocation and 

Titling. A selection commission 

consisting of government officials and 

private stakeholder group 

representatives (both men and women), 

will review people’s applications for 

land and decide who will receive land 

based on pre-defined criteria. The 

criteria include various technical and 

other qualifications, are differentiated 

by farm size, and give special 

consideration to people already in the 

Alatona zone,1 women, and young 

farmers. After a short waiting period, 

land recipients will receive land 

ownership titles that they will pay for 

over a 15–20 year period. In addition to 

this main land allocation effort, women 

in the Alatona zone will receive small 

land plots for use in market gardening. 

(v) Management of Land Revenues. 

This sub-activity will assure that land 

revenues are transparently managed and 

not co-mingled with other accounts and 

reinvested in locally responsive and 

appropriate ways in the Project area. 

This sub-activity will create a new 

entity or utilize an existing entity to 

collect and manage the land purchase 

payments under Government oversight. 

Collection payment mechanisms will 

encourage the entry and participation of 

private financial institutions in the area. 

In cases when land owners fail to make 

the required payments remedies will be 

sought up to and including executing a 

foreclosure action and public sale of the 

land to satisfy the debt. 

(d) Project Activity: Resettlement, 

Social Infrastructure, Social Services 

(the ‘‘Community Activity’’). 

The Community Activity will provide 

funds to implement the RAP, build 

social infrastructure and support social 

services, primarily health staff and 

teachers, to ensure appropriate 

utilization of the social infrastructure. 

Specifically, MCC Funding will 

support the following: 

(i) Resettlement. This sub-activity will 

support implementation of the RAP 

previously developed in collaboration 

with the relevant Government agencies, 

to compensate approximately 800 

families who lose land rights or access 

to resources, with land in the irrigated 

perimeter or, where the land option is 

refused, other compensation options. 

Physically relocated resettlers will be 

provided with construction materials or 

built houses. For reasons of social 

equity, this sub-activity will implement 

procedures to provide equitable access 

to both dry and rainy season water and 

additional supporting measures during 

the first year of farming to assist these 

agro-pastoralist families to take up 

irrigated rice cultivation successfully. 

(ii) Social Infrastructure. This subactivity will provide social 

infrastructure and social services 

sufficient to serve an anticipated total 

population of approximately 60,000, 

including the resettlers, new settlers and 

other migrants. Access roads, potable 

water, sanitation, schools, health 

centers, public markets, warehouses, 

multi-function centers, laundry facilities 

and solar electricity supply for selected 

social infrastructure sites will be 

constructed or existing facilities 

renovated in accordance with 

international and national norms. 

(iii) Social Services. This sub-activity 

will support social services, primarily 

health staff and teachers, over the last 

three-year period of the Compact Term. 

Services will be provided according to 

population thresholds established by 

the Government on the basis of 

international and regional norms. This 

sub-activity will equip community 

health centers in the Alatona zone and 

health centers serving the larger area, as 

well as support a variety of health 

promotion and disease prevention 

activities related to obstetric care, 

nutrition, STIs, HIV/AIDs, malaria, 

schistosomiasis and intestinal worms. 

Limited support will be provided for 

maintenance of water supply and 

sanitation. 

(e) Project Activity: Agricultural 

Services (the ‘‘Agriculture Activity’’). 

The Agriculture Activity will focus on 

the basics of irrigated farming and will 

support a range of interventions that 

target capacity building, support, and 

techniques for rice, shallots, livestock 

and crop integration, and women’s 

vegetable garden production. During the 

first two years of the Alatona Irrigation 

Project, while the road and core 

irrigation infrastructure are designed 

and constructed (the pre-settlement 

phase), efforts will focus on building an 

institutional environment and testing 

agricultural, marketing, and water 

management practices focused on 

achieving farm profitability. The Project 

Activity will be conducted in preexisting ON irrigated perimeters 

involving, to the extent feasible, 

collaboration with the ON, existing 

institutions, and entities. The presettlement phase will allow for the 

development, testing, and piloting of 

activities to be transferred and scaled up 

to the newly developed perimeter. 

Specifically, MCC Funding will 

support the following: 

(i) Applied Agricultural Research. 

This sub-activity includes undertaking 

field-level, applied technology research 

on rice production and processing; 

water use, control and management; 

agronomic practices; livestock 

enterprises and integration with 

irrigation; improved equipment and 

technologies; commodity chains 

development, including strengthening 

the supply system for agricultural 

inputs and equipment; identifying, 

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conservation techniques; processing 

technologies, and improving marketing 

of crops; and natural resource 

management and wood supply. 

(ii) Extension and Farmer Training. 

This sub-activity will include 

communication, extension, and training 

through a variety of low-cost, 

sustainable mechanisms and techniques 

that may include Farmer Field Schools, 

Training and Visit, farmer-to-farmer, 

stakeholder, and systems/value chain 

approaches. The focus of this subactivity will include improving rice 

yields, production of dry season 

diversified crops, integrating crop and 

livestock production, post-harvest 

storage and processing activities, 

improving water management, group 

promotion and formation, integrated 

pest management, organizational 

management, accounting and budgeting, 

and farmer rights and advocacy. 

(iii) Support to Farmer Organizations. 

This sub-activity will provide intensive 

organizational development and 

management training to help selected 

service providers and farmer-controlled 

organizations (including women’s 

groups) increase capacity. This may 

include training on the preparation of 

by-laws and business plans; election of 

officers, personnel and group 

management; management by 

objectives; financial sustainability and 

credit management; knowledge of rights, 

facilitation and advocacy; group 

procurement of inputs and marketing; 

and accounting and financial 

management capabilities and 

commercialization. 

(iv) Support to Water User 

Associations. This sub-activity will 

provide training to WUAs on 

organization management, cropping 

patterns and water requirements, 

secondary and tertiary canal 

maintenance planning, and establishing 

procedures for collecting and 

accounting for water fees. 

(f) Project Activity: Financial Services 

(the ‘‘Finance Activity’’). 

The Finance Activity will support 

agricultural development in the Alatona 

zone by promoting a sustainable, 

inclusive financial system and 

improving farmers’ access to credit. 

Interventions will be focused on 

encouraging local financial institutions 

to move into the Alatona zone and on 

building their capacity and willingness 

to meet the financial services needs 

emerging from activities supported by 

the Alatona Irrigation Project. The 

Finance Activity will encourage 

financial institutions to lend to clients 

that have good prospects of success but 

may lack sufficient collateral or a 

suitable record of transactions to prove 

creditworthiness. It will also provide 

support to the ON Credit Bureau to 

strengthen its capacity to increase 

transparency among MFIs in the region. 

Direct support will also be provided to 

farmers to improve access to credit for 

first-time borrowers. 

Specifically, MCC Funding will 

support the following: 

(i) Credit risk sharing program. The 

credit risk sharing program will 

encourage eligible financial institutions 

to increase their lending to clients by 

reducing the risk of providing loans in 

the Alatona zone. MCC Funding will 

support risk sharing (up to 50%). 

Participating financial institutions will 

also be provided with technical 

assistance. 

(ii) Credit bureau strengthening. This 

sub-activity will finance: (1) A study to 

identify recommended improvements to 

the ON Credit Bureau and to test their 

feasibility; (2) development and 

acquisition of hardware and software 

necessary to create an electronic 

database (pending satisfactory 

completion of the feasibility study); and 

(3) training for ON Credit Bureau staff, 

among other changes as identified in the 

needs assessment and feasibility study. 

(iii) Financial institution capacity 

building. This sub-activity will provide 

training and technical assistance to 

financial institutions (banks and MFIs), 

focusing on areas such as risk analysis, 

portfolio management, and new product 

development in order to help financial 

institutions meet the needs of potential 

clients. In order to encourage MFIs to 

move rapidly into the Alatona zone, this 

sub-activity will also assist with a 

portion of the costs of setting up and 

staffing new offices. 

(iv) Direct support to farmers. In 

addition to training and support to 

farmer organizations, the Alatona 

Irrigation Project will provide financial 

assistance to improve access to credit 

for first-time borrowers. This subactivity will provide a grant to assist 

new clients with paying a portion of the 

initial mandatory deposit required by 

MFIs in order for the new clients to 

access their first loan. 

3. Beneficiaries 

As a result of the incremental 

agricultural production achieved 

through the Alatona Irrigation Project, 

incomes of farm owners, agricultural 

laborers in the Alatona, suppliers, 

transporters, processors, and traders 

will increase. 

The upgrading of the existing NionoGoma Coura road is anticipated to lower 

vehicle operating costs (‘‘VOCs’’) and to 

generate time savings for road users. It 

is anticipated that the reduction in 

VOCs will be passed on to populations 

located along the road in the form of 

reduced rates of cargo spoilage and 

lower charges for the transport of cargo 

goods, including the transport of 

agricultural produce from the Alatona 

zone to regional markets in Niono and 

potentially national markets in Bamako. 

Finally, the Alatona Irrigation Project 

is also expected to generate nonquantified social, health, and education 

improvements through investment in 

social infrastructure in the Alatona zone 

and greater access through the NionoGoma Coura road upgrade to existing 

health and social services facilities. 

4. Donor Coordination; Role of Private 

Sector and Civil Society 

The Dutch Development Agency, 

French Development Agency, the World 

Bank, and USAID, in particular, have 

been working in the ON over the past 

several decades resulting in a more 

efficient, decentralized management 

structure, while increasing production 

and productivity of the Alatona zone. 

The Alatona Irrigation Project leverages 

and complements other donor, private 

sector and civil society activities in Mali 

as described below. Throughout 

implementation, MCC will continue to 

collaborate with these donors to ensure 

equitable water distribution, transfer of 

skills and knowledge in agriculture 

production, farm management and 

access to credit for the farmers. The 

Alatona Irrigation Project will involve 

close coordination with donors involved 

in strengthening the management of the 

ON agency to provide effective 

operations and maintenance of the 

irrigation infrastructure, as well as 

conformity with the established 

cropping calendar. 

World Bank 

The Alatona Irrigation Project 

complements and reinforces several 

ongoing or recently launched World 

Bank programs as described below. 

• National Project for Rural 

Infrastructure provides rural 

infrastructure for irrigation, 

transportation, clean water and 

sanitation, and institutional 

strengthening. In May 2005, this project 

launched a bid for small- and mediumscale farmers to purchase land in the 

pilot zone of Koumouna in the ON. This 

marked the ON’s first experience of 

issuing land titles to individual farmers. 

• Agricultural Competitiveness and 

Diversification Project aims to expand 

production and improve the 

productivity of diversified, high value 

commodities and to increase their 

export and market competitiveness; to 

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increased exportation; to reinforce food 

security; and to promote rural credit and 

financing. 

• Rural Community Development 

Project enhances the capacity of 

communities to propose and manage 

local development initiatives, including 

Communal Initiatives Funds and Local 

Productive Initiatives Funds. 

Private Sector and Civil Society 

Private sector and civil society 

participated in the consultative process 

that resulted in inclusion of the Alatona 

Irrigation Project in the Compact. The 

Alatona Irrigation Project aims to attract 

farmers to purchase land and increase 

the revenue of farmers and farming 

enterprises. Businesses along the value 

chain will be integral to the success of 

this Project. In addition, civil society 

will play an active role to ensure that 

land allocation is fair and transparent 

and that social services are provided in 

the Alatona zone in a fair and equitable 

manner. Lastly, both civil society and 

private sector will be represented on the 

MCA–Mali Board of Directors and 

Advisory Councils. In addition, 

consultations will be conducted with 

affected parties and other stakeholders 

on the EIA for all Project Activities 

(other than the Road Activity) and the 

EA (or EIA, as applicable) for the Road 

Activity, in accordance with MCC 

Environmental Guidelines, Mali Decre ́t 

No. 03–594–P–RM on environmental 

impact studies and the draft Arreˆte 

Interministeriel on the procedure for 

public consultation on environmental 

impact studies. Consultations will also 

take place with project affected persons 

for the RAPs, consistent with World 

Bank Operational Policy 4.12 on 

Involuntary Resettlement. NGOs are also 

expected to play a role in 

implementation, particularly in the 

provision of health promotion activities. 

5. USAID 

The Alatona Irrigation Project builds 

on the USAID’s Accelerated Economic 

Growth and Trade Development and 

Democracy and Governance programs 

(2003–2012), which includes the 

following sub-projects: 

• IICEM (Mali Economic Growth 

Initiative and Innovations) is a new 

program of USAID/Mali builds on the 

achievements of the ‘‘Mali Finance,’’ 

‘‘TradeMali’’ and ‘‘PRODEPAM’’ 

(Program in Development of 

Agricultural Production) projects to 

pursue the following goals: (a) 

Expansion of irrigated agriculture from 

lowland, flood control-type irrigated 

perimeters, (b) development of 

appropriate mechanisms and 

instruments with key partner banks and 

microfinance institutions to support 

production and marketing, (c) the 

expansion of markets and marketing for 

producers’ groups and traders, and (d) 

introduction of improved production 

and processing technologies. 

• Program on Shared Governance 

includes capacity building, planning, 

and financial management in the 

communes of Diabaly and Dogofry (the 

two municipalities located in the 

Alatona zone). 

The Alatona Irrigation Project will 

continue to build on these efforts during 

implementation and strengthen USAID 

best practices in agricultural support 

and capacity building in local 

governance within the Alatona zone. 

6. Sustainability 

• Sustainable Irrigation Management. 

To assure the long term success of the 

Alatona Irrigation Project, MCC will 

finance additional capacity on the main 

conveyance structures, as well as 

support the ON to achieve sustainable 

management of its entire stock of assets. 

A core element of this effort will be 

technical assistance to introduce a 

communications-based technology for 

real-time water monitoring and 

management on the main system. The 

Alatona Irrigation Project will 

collaborate with the ON to establish 

appropriate and equitable water 

allocation rules among the perimeters, 

optimum cropping calendars and 

practices (such as the adoption of short 

cycle varieties) and the gradual 

introduction of volumetric water 

charges, all aimed to make the most 

efficient use of scarce water during the 

critical months of the dry season. The 

MCC-financed technical assistance will 

assist the ON to develop revised 

expansion scenarios based on updated 

assumptions and practices, such that 

any further expansion does not 

jeopardize the minimum water 

requirements and functioning of the 

Alatona zone and other existing 

perimeters. In the existing ON irrigated 

perimeters, the water fees collected are 

adequate to cover approximately 90% of 

the operating and maintenance costs of 

the major distribution systems within 

the zones, with the Government 

assuming responsibility for the 

remaining costs. The Alatona Irrigation 

Project will address the utilization of 

revenues associated with land sales and 

water fees within the Alatona zone to 

fund the ongoing expenses of Alatona 

institutions during and beyond the 

Compact Term. 

• Sustainable Road Maintenance. A 

new road maintenance agency, 

AGEROUTE, has recently been 

established with donor support. The 

major donors to the road sector (World 

Bank, European Union and African 

Development Bank) are promoting long 

term solutions to road maintenance, 

including more reliance on user fees to 

finance maintenance. The upgrading of 

the road to a double bituminous surface 

will result in estimated annual 

maintenance requirements falling 

within the range of the Government’s 

current maintenance allocations for the 

road. 

• Sustainable Rural Infrastructure 

Management. The Alatona Irrigation 

Project will finance initial recurrent 

costs of the social infrastructure so as to 

‘‘kick-start’’ operations. Within the 

context of the country’s decentralization 

program, the planning and 

implementation of these infrastructure 

and services will be carried out in close 

collaboration with the appropriate 

technical ministries and local 

authorities (in particular the 

communes), so as to ensure a smooth 

transition to sustainable provision of 

staffing, operations, and maintenance of 

all these facilities beyond the life of the 

Compact. 

• Sustainable Access to Financial 

Services. The Finance Activity will 

provide MFIs and banks with training in 

agricultural credit and other aspects of 

managing the delivery of financial 

services to the inhabitants of the 

Alatona zone. This training should 

enable the financial institutions to better 

analyze the risks of extending credit in 

the Alatona zone and to better monitor 

and manage the repayment process. 

Meanwhile, the support to the ON 

Credit Bureau will promote 

transparency in the sector and provide 

institutions with better data from which 

to evaluate loan applications. 

• Sustainable Management of Land 

Revenues. The Land Activity will create 

a new entity or utilize an existing entity 

to collect and manage the revenues 

generated through land payments. MCC 

funding will support the costs of 

structuring this entity and providing 

some initial capacity building, until it 

can support itself through the land 

revenues collected. 

• Sustainable Agricultural Services. 

Skilled local institutions with proven 

capacity will be contracted to deliver 

services, and design and coordinate 

research activities. It will include onstation evaluation of varieties and/or 

technologies under development; onfarm confirmation and adaptation of 

existing research results; and 

participatory, farmer-led research. 

Eventually, involvement of farmers, 

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research demand-driven and partly 

funded by users. 

• Environmental and Social 

Sustainability. Sustainability is to be 

achieved through the implementation of 

a land use and natural resources 

management plan (a prerequisite 

planning tool for the EIA), the 

identification of institutions responsible 

for natural resources management over 

the long term, and the implementation 

of an EMP that will incorporate an HIV/ 

AIDS awareness plan and a pest 

management plan. Pre-settlement 

activities will provide the opportunity 

to test the sustainability of practices to 

be applied in the Alatona zone. 

Resettlers will be eligible to receive 

agricultural inputs for the first year and 

all cultivators will be able to receive 

technical assistance in farming 

techniques and training to improve their 

ability to secure credit. The provision of 

social infrastructure will allow 

improvements in health care, education, 

potable water supply and sanitation and 

the funding of social services will 

provide for a transition to full 

government funding of these services 

after the Compact Term. 

7. Policy; Legal; and Regulatory Reform 

The Parties have identified the 

following policy, legal and regulatory 

reforms and actions that the 

Government shall pursue in support, 

and to reach the full benefits of the 

Alatona Irrigation Project, the 

satisfactory implementation of which 

will be conditions precedent to certain 

MCC Disbursements as provided in the 

Disbursement Agreement: 

• The establishment of a new entity 

or utilization of an existing entity to 

manage the collection and use of land 

revenues generated through the Alatona 

Irrigation Project. The structure of the 

entity and its operating guidelines will 

be subject to MCC approval. 

• Within the Compact Term, and in 

any event no later than six to nine 

months prior to the end of the Compact 

Term, the identification of a fiduciary or 

liquidation agent to manage or liquidate 

all of the remaining financial assets at 

the end of the Compact Term. The 

selection of the fiduciary or liquidation 

agent and the final plan for the 

disposition of financial assets from the 

credit risk sharing program in the 

Finance Activity will be subject to MCC 

approval. 

• The execution of a memorandum of 

understanding between MCA-Mali and 

the ON that ensures equitable allocation 

of dry-season water among the ON 

zones, measured at the headworks of 

primary canals, prior to initial MCC 

Disbursement for the Project Activities 

within the Alatona Irrigation Project, 

other than the Road Activity. 

• The provision of evidence by the 

Government of an agreed allocation of 

land for dry season and wet season 

cultivation in the Alatona zone prior to 

approval of final design of the first 

tranche of the irrigation and planning 

infrastructure sub-activity of the 

Alatona Irrigation Project. 

8. Proposals 

Public solicitations for proposals are 

anticipated to procure goods, works and 

services, as appropriate, to implement 

all Project Activities under the Alatona 

Irrigation Project. MCA-Mali will 

develop, subject to MCC approval, a 

process for consideration of all such 

proposals. Notwithstanding the 

foregoing, MCA-Mali may also consider, 

using a process developed subject to 

MCC approval, any unsolicited 

proposals it might receive. 

Exhibit B Annex II (Multi-Year 

Financial Plan Summary) 

Annex II Summary of Multi-Year 

Financial Plan 

This Annex II to the Compact (the 

‘‘Financial Plan Annex’’) summarizes 

the Multi-Year Financial Plan for the 

Program. Each capitalized term in this 

Financial Plan Annex shall have the 

same meaning given such term 

elsewhere in this Compact. Unless 

otherwise expressly stated, each Section 

reference herein is to the relevant 

Section of the main body of the 

Compact. 

1. General 

A multi-year financial plan summary 

(‘‘Multi-Year Financial Plan Summary’’) 

is attached hereto as Exhibit A. By such 

time as specified in the Disbursement 

Agreement, MCA-Mali will adopt, 

subject to MCC approval, a Multi-Year 

Financial Plan that includes, in addition 

to the multi-year summary of estimated 

MCC Funding and the Government’s 

contribution of funds and resources, an 

estimated draw-down rate for the first 

year of the Compact Term based on the 

achievement of performance milestones, 

as appropriate, and the satisfaction or 

waiver of conditions precedent. Each 

year, at least 30 days prior to the 

anniversary of the Entry into Force, the 

Parties shall mutually agree in writing 

to a Detailed Budget for the upcoming 

year of the Program, which shall include 

a more detailed budget for such year, 

taking into account the status of the 

Program at such time and making any 

necessary adjustments to the Multi-Year 

Financial Plan. 

2. Implementation and Oversight 

The Multi-Year Financial Plan and 

each Detailed Budget shall be 

implemented by MCA-Mali, consistent 

with the approval and oversight rights 

of MCC and the Government as 

provided in this Compact, the 

Governing Documents and the 

Disbursement Agreement. 

3. Estimated Contributions of the Parties 

The Multi-Year Financial Plan 

Summary identifies the estimated 

annual contribution of MCC Funding for 

Program administration, M&E and each 

Project. The Government’s contribution 

of resources to Program administration, 

M&E and each Project shall consist of (a) 

‘‘in-kind’’ contributions in the form of 

Government Responsibilities and any 

other obligations and responsibilities of 

the Government identified in this 

Compact, and (b) such other 

contributions or amounts as may be 

identified in this Compact (including 

adequate funding for the rehabilitation 

and expansion of air cargo facilities, as 

specified in Section 8 of Schedule 1 of 

Annex I) and in relevant Supplemental 

Agreements between the Parties or as 

may otherwise be agreed by the Parties; 

provided, in no event shall the 

Government’s contribution of resources 

be less than the amount, level, type and 

quality of resources required effectively 

to carry out the Government 

Responsibilities or any other 

responsibilities or obligations of the 

Government under or in furtherance of 

this Compact. 

4. Modifications 

The Parties recognize that the 

anticipated distribution of MCC 

Funding between and among the 

various activities for Program 

administration, M&E, the Projects and 

the Project Activities will likely require 

adjustment from time to time during the 

Compact Term. In order to preserve 

flexibility in the administration of the 

Program, as provided in Section 4(a)(iv) 

of Annex I, the Parties may, upon 

agreement of the Parties in writing and 

without amending the Compact, change 

the designations and allocations of 

funds among the Projects, the Project 

Activities, or any activity under 

Program administration or M&E, or 

between a Project identified as of the 

Entry into Force and a new project, 

without amending this Compact; 

provided, however, that such 

reallocation (a) is consistent with the 

Compact Goal and the Implementation 

Documents; (b) shall not cause the 

amount of MCC Funding to exceed the 

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2.1(a) of this Compact; and (c) shall not 

cause the Government’s obligations or 

responsibilities or overall contribution 

of resources to be less than specified in 

Section 2.2(a) of this Compact, this 

Annex II or elsewhere in the Compact. 

5. Conditions Precedent; Sequencing 

MCC Funding will be disbursed in 

tranches. The obligation of MCC to 

approve MCC Disbursements and 

Material Re-Disbursements for the 

Program is subject to satisfactory 

progress in achieving the Objectives and 

on the fulfillment or waiver of any 

conditions precedent specified in the 

Disbursement Agreement for the 

relevant activity under the Program. The 

sequencing of Project Activities or subactivities and other aspects of how the 

Parties intend the Program to be 

implemented will be set forth in the 

Implementation Documents, including 

the Work Plan for the applicable 

Program (and each component thereof), 

and MCC Disbursements and ReDisbursements will be made consistent 

with such sequencing. 

EXHIBIT A—MULTI-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN SUMMARY

Project 

Totals including contingencies (USD) 

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total 

1. Bamako-Se ́nou Airport Improvement Project .................... *15,381,180 49,389,652 79,422,986 38,834,682 869,196 183,897,696 

2. Alatona Irrigation Project ......... 21,971,279 65,417,249 66,815,632 54,197,204 26,207,104 234,608,468 

3. Monitoring and Evaluation ....... 1,500,000 520,000 655,000 705,000 1,525,000 4,905,000 

4. Program Management and 

Oversight .................................. 8,200,000 7,300,000 7,400,000 7,200,000 7,300,000 37,400,000 

Total Estimated MCC Contribution .............................. 47,052,459 122,626,901 154,293,618 100,936,886 35,901,300 460,811,164 

* Includes $2,718,638 for feasibility studies related to an originally programmed industrial park project that has been subsequently removed 

from the Compact due to the results of such feasibility studies. 

Exhibit C Annex III (Description of the 

M&E Plan) 

Annex III Description of the M&E Plan 

This Annex III to the Compact (the 

‘‘M&E Annex’’) generally describes the 

components of the M&E Plan for the 

Program. Except as defined in this M&E 

Annex, each capitalized term in this 

M&E Annex shall have the same 

meaning given such term elsewhere in 

this Compact. 

1. Overview 

MCC and the Government (or a 

mutually acceptable Government 

Affiliate or Permitted Designee) shall 

formulate, agree to and the Government 

shall implement, or cause to be 

implemented, an M&E Plan that 

specifies (a) how progress toward the 

Compact Goal, Objectives, and the 

intermediate results of each Project and 

Project Activity set forth in this M&E 

Annex (the ‘‘Outcomes’’) will be 

monitored (the ‘‘Monitoring 

Component’’); (b) a methodology, 

process and timeline for the evaluation 

of planned, ongoing, or completed 

Projects and Project Activities to 

determine their efficiency, effectiveness, 

impact and sustainability (the 

‘‘Evaluation Component’’); and (c) other 

components of the M&E Plan described 

below. Information regarding the 

Program’s performance, including the 

M&E Plan, and any amendments or 

modifications thereto, as well as 

periodically generated reports, will be 

made publicly available on the MCAMali Web site and elsewhere. The 

Compact Goal, Objectives, and 

Outcomes of the Program can be 

summarized as follows: 


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2. Monitoring Component 

To monitor progress toward the 

achievement of the Compact Goal, 

Objectives, and Outcomes, the 

Monitoring Component of the M&E Plan 

shall identify (a) the Indicators, (b) the 

party or parties responsible, the 

timeline, and the instrument for 

collecting data and reporting on each 

Indicator to MCA-Mali, and (c) the 

method by which the reported data will 

be validated. 

(a) Indicators. The M&E Plan shall 

measure the impacts of the Program 

using objective and reliable information 

(‘‘Indicators’’). Each Indicator will have 

one or more expected values that 

specify the expected results and 

expected time for the impacts to be 

achieved (‘‘Target’’). The M&E Plan will 

measure and report on Indicators at four 

levels. First, the Indicator(s) at the 

Compact Goal level (‘‘Goal Indicator’’) 

will measure the impact of the overall 

Program and each Project. Second, the 

Indicators at the Objective level 

(‘‘Objective Indicator’’) will measure the 

final results of each of the Projects, 

including impacts on the intended 

beneficiaries identified in Annex I 

(collectively, the ‘‘Beneficiaries’’). 

Third, Indicators at the intermediate 

level (‘‘Outcome Indicator’’) will 

measure the results achieved under each 

of the Project Activities and will 

provide an early measure of the likely 

impact under each of the Projects. A 

fourth level of Indicators (‘‘Output 

Indicator’’) will be included in the M&E 

Plan to measure the direct outputs of 

Project Activities. All Indicators will be 

disaggregated by sex, income level and 

age, to the extent practicable. Subject to 

prior written approval from MCC, MCAMali may add Indicators or modify the 

Targets of existing Indicators. 

GOAL INDICATORS AND DEFINITIONS

Goal-level results Indicator Definition of indicator 

Income of Airport services firms is increased ....... Total revenue of firms servicing the Airport ......... Total receipts of commercial concessions, 

flight kitchens, fuel suppliers, and baggage handling (US$). 

Tourism income is increased ................................ Total receipts of hotels and restaurants in 

Bamako.

Total receipts of hotels and restaurants in 

Bamako (US$). 

Poverty rate of existing Alatona zone population 

is reduced.

Poverty rate of existing Alatona zone population Poverty Headcount Ratio of existing 

Alatona zone population (percent). 

Income from irrigated agricultural production in 

the Alatona zone is increased.

Real income from irrigated agricultural production.Real annual income from sale of agricultural production per household member 

in the Alatona zone (US$).1

1 Data to be disaggregated by current residents and newly settled population to track whether resettled population’s incomes are restored as 

compared to their baseline incomes. This indicator will also be disaggregated by sex. 

COMPACT GOAL BASELINES AND TARGETS

Goal-level indicators Baseline Year 5 Year 10 

Total revenue of firms servicing the Airport (million US$) ................................................................................... $8 .......... $9 .......... $11. 

Total receipts of hotels and restaurants in Bamako (million US$) ...................................................................... $133 ...... $174 ...... $226. 

Poverty rate of existing Alatona zone population (percent) ................................................................................. TBD 1 ..... TBD ....... TBD. 


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COMPACT GOAL BASELINES AND TARGETS—Continued 

Goal-level indicators Baseline Year 5 Year 10 

Real income from irrigated agricultural production (US$ per capita) .................................................................. $0 .......... $316 ...... $725. 

1Baseline and targets will be determined through a combination of the following data collection activities: (1) resettlement action plan census 

under the Community Activity of the Alatona Irrigation Project, and (2) Baseline household survey conducted by Direction Nationale de la 

Statistique et de l’Informatique. Results are expected in 2007. 

AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INDICATORS AND DEFINITIONS

[Project objective: Establish an independent and secure link to the regional and global economy] 

Objective-level results Indicator Definition of indicator 

Number of foreign visitors is increased ................ Annual foreign (non-resident) passenger traffic ... Foreign and non-resident passengers arriving to and departing from the Airport 

per year 1 (number). 

Passenger terminal services are improved .......... Improved security and safety ............................... FAA audit report.2

Outcome-level results Indicator Definition of indicator 

Air traffic is increased ........................................... Weekly flight arrivals and departures ................... Aircraft arriving to or departing from the 

Airport per week (number). 

Increased efficiency of passenger terminal services.Time required for passenger processing at departures and arrivals.Average time for passengers to complete 

departure or arrival procedures at peak 

hour at the Airport (minutes). 

1 Indicator will be disaggregated by country of origin, purpose of travel, and sex. 

2A qualitative Indicator will be developed in collaboration with airport sector experts and according to FAA standards. Yearly targets will be 

milestones. 

AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INDICATORS AND TARGETS

[Project objective: Establish an independent and secure link to the regional and global economy] 

Objective-level indicators Baseline Year 5 Year 10 

Annual foreign (non-resident) passenger traffic (number) ....................................... 126,300 .................. 164,780 .................. 214,000. 

Improved security and safety at the Airport ............................................................. TBD ........................ TBD ........................ TBD. 

Outcome-level Indicators .......................................................................................... Baseline .................. Year 5 ..................... Year 10. 

Weekly flight arrivals and departures (number) ....................................................... 87 ........................... 97 ........................... 106. 

Time required for passenger processing at departures and arrivals (minutes) 1 ..... TBD ........................ Baseline minus 60 

minutes.

Baseline minus 

60 minutes.2

1A special survey will be conducted at the Airport in 2006/2007 to collect baseline information and additional surveys will be conducted during 

the Project to estimate the time required for passenger processing. 2From the economic analysis, it is estimated an efficiency gain of one hour will be achieved by Year 5 and maintained thereafter. 

ALATONA IRRIGATION PROJECT INDICATORS AND DEFINITIONS

[Project objective: Increase the agricultural production and productivity in the Alatona zone of the ON] 

Objective-level results Indicator Definition of indicator 

Rice yields are increased ...................................... Main season rice yield ......................................... Average rice yield in the rainy season in 

the Alatona zone (tons/ha). 

Diversification into high value crops is increased Dry season cropped area in non-cereal crops .... Share of the total cropped area that is 

devoted to non-cereal crops (i.e., 

shallots, tomatoes, potatoes, etc) in the 

Alatona zone (percent). 

Outcome-level results Indicator Definition of indicator 

Vehicle Operating Costs (VOCs) are reduced ..... International Roughness Index (IRI) for the 

Niono—Goma Coura road.

Weighted index to measure road roughness (correlated with vehicle operating 

costs) (meters/km).1

Transport of people and goods is facilitated ........ Traffic on the Niono—Goma Coura road ............. Annual average daily count of vehicles on 

the Niono—Goma Coura road (AADT) 2

(number/day). 

Irrigable land is increased ..................................... Land made irrigable by the Project ...................... Total irrigable land in the Alatona zone 

(ha). 

Water for agricultural production is provided ........ Average water volume delivered at the farm level Average water volume delivered at the 

tertiary level during the rainy season in 

the Alatona zone (m3/ha). 

Irrigation system efficiency is improved ................ Alatona zone irrigation system efficiency ............. Water supply at the headworks of Canal 

de l’Alatona as a share of crop water 

requirements (percent). 


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ALATONA IRRIGATION PROJECT INDICATORS AND DEFINITIONS—Continued 

[Project objective: Increase the agricultural production and productivity in the Alatona zone of the ON] 

Objective-level results Indicator Definition of indicator 

Family farms are established ................................ 5 and 10 ha farms allocated ................................ Total 5 and 10 ha farm plots allocated in 

the Alatona zone (number). 

Land allocated to women is increased ................. Market garden parcels allocated .......................... Total market garden parcels allocated in 

the Alatona zone (number). 

Land tenure security is increased ......................... Titles granted to Alatona zone households ......... Titles registered in the land registration 

office of the Alatona zone (number).3. 

Access to social infrastructure is provided ........... Student enrollment ............................................... Students enrolled in schools established 

by the Project (number). 

Improved agricultural techniques are adopted ..... Adoption rate of extension techniques ................. Number of farms adopting at least one 

new extension technique as a share of 

all farms receiving technical assistance 

under the Project (percent). 

Access to financial services in the Alatona zone 

is improved.

Amount of credit extended ...................................

Active clients of MFIs ...........................................

Total loan portfolios of financial institutions (MFIs and banks) in the Alatona 

zone (US$).4

Active clients of MFIs in the Alatona zone 

(number).5

1The International Roughness Index (IRI) is used to define a characteristic of the longitudinal profile of a traveled wheeltrack and constitutes 

an internationally recognized, standardized roughness measurement. The IRI is an open-ended scale. 2AADT: Annual Average Daily Traffic. 

3 Disaggregated by settlers, re-settlers, sex. 

4 Disaggregated by Short-Term (seasonal term) and Medium-Term credit (two- to three-year term). 

5 Disaggregated by sex. 

ALATONA PROJECT INDICATORS AND TARGETS

[Project objective: Increase the agricultural production and productivity in the Alatona zone of the ON] 

Objective-level indicators Baseline Year 5 

Main season rice yield (tons/ha) .............................................................................................................................................. 0 ............ 5. 

Dry season cropped area in non-cereal crops (percent) ......................................................................................................... 0% ......... 46%. 

Outcome-level Indicators ......................................................................................................................................................... Baseline Year 5. 

International Roughness Index (IRI) for the Niono—Goma Coura road (m/km) ..................................................................... 17 .......... 2. 

Traffic on the Niono—Goma Coura road (number/day) .......................................................................................................... 208 ........ 417. 

Land made irrigable by the Project (ha, cumulative) ............................................................................................................... 0 ............ 16,000. 

Average water volume delivered at the farm level (m3/ha) ..................................................................................................... N/A ........ 13,000. 

Alatona zone irrigation system efficiency (percent) ................................................................................................................. 35% ....... 40%. 

5 and 10 ha farms allocated (number, cumulative) ................................................................................................................. 0 ............ 1,700. 

Market garden parcels allocated (number, cumulative) ........................................................................................................... 0 ............ 2,000. 

Titles granted to Alatona zone households (number, cumulative) .......................................................................................... 0 ............ 1,200. 

Student enrollment (number, cumulative) ................................................................................................................................ 0 ............ 10,500. 

Adoption rate of extension techniques (percent) ..................................................................................................................... 0 ............ 50%. 

Amount of credit extended (million US$) ................................................................................................................................. 0 ............ $4. 

Active clients of MFIs (number, cumulative) ............................................................................................................................ 0 ............ 1,050. 

(b) Data Collection and Reporting. The 

M&E Plan shall establish guidelines for 

data collection and a reporting 

framework, including a schedule of 

Program reporting and responsible 

parties. The Management shall conduct 

regular assessments of Program 

performance to inform MCA-Mali and 

MCC of progress under the Program and 

to alert these parties to any problems. 

These assessments will report the actual 

results compared to the Targets on the 

Indicators referenced in the Monitoring 

Component, explain deviations between 

these actual results and Targets, and in 

general, serve as a management tool for 

implementation of the Program. With 

respect to any data or reports received 

by MCA-Mali, MCA-Mali shall promptly 

deliver such reports to MCC along with 

any other related documents, as 

specified in the M&E Plan or as may be 

requested from time to time by MCC. 

(c) Data Quality Reviews. As 

determined in the M&E Plan or as 

otherwise requested by MCC, the quality 

of the data gathered through the M&E 

Plan shall be reviewed to ensure that 

data reported are as valid, reliable, and 

timely as resources will allow. The 

objective of any data quality review will 

be to verify the quality and the 

consistency of performance data across 

different implementation units and 

reporting institutions. Such data quality 

reviews also will serve to identify where 

consistent levels of quality are not 

possible, given the realities of data 

collection. The data quality reviewer 

shall enter into an Auditor/Reviewer 

Agreement with MCA-Mali in 

accordance with Annex I. 

3. Evaluation Component 

The Program shall be evaluated on the 

extent to which the interventions 

contribute to the Compact Goal. The 

Evaluation Component of the M&E Plan 

shall contain a methodology, process 

and timeline for collecting and 

analyzing data in order to assess 

planned, ongoing, or completed Project 

Activities to determine their efficiency, 

effectiveness, impact and sustainability. 

The evaluations should use rigorous 

methods for addressing selection bias, 

as applicable. The Government shall 

implement, or cause to be implemented, 

surveys to collect baseline and followup data on both Beneficiaries and nonBeneficiaries. The Evaluation 


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Component shall contain two types of 

reports: Final Evaluations and Ad Hoc 

Evaluations, and shall be finalized 

before any MCC Disbursement or ReDisbursement for specific Program 

activities or Project Activities. 

(d) Final Evaluation. MCA-Mali, in 

connection with MCC’s request to the 

Government pursuant to Section 3(h) of 

Annex I, shall engage an independent 

evaluator to conduct an evaluation at 

the expiration or termination of the 

Compact Term (‘‘Final Evaluation’’). 

The Final Evaluation must at a 

minimum (i) evaluate the efficiency and 

effectiveness of the Program; (ii) 

estimate, quantitatively and in a 

statistically valid way, the causal 

relationship between the three Projects 

and the Compact Goal (to the extent 

possible), the Objectives and Outcomes; 

(iii) determine if, and analyze the 

reasons why, the Compact Goal, 

Objectives and Outcomes were or were 

not achieved; (iv) identify positive and 

negative unintended results of the 

Program; (v) provide lessons learned 

that may be applied to similar projects; 

(vi) assess the likelihood that results 

will be sustained over time; and (vii) 

any other guidance and direction that 

will be provided in the M&E Plan. To 

the extent engaged by MCA-Mali, such 

independent evaluator shall enter into 

an Auditor/Reviewer Agreement with 

MCA-Mali in accordance with Annex I. 

(e) Ad Hoc Evaluations. Either MCC 

or MCA-Mali may request ad hoc or 

interim evaluations or special studies of 

Projects, Project Activities, or the 

Program as a whole prior to the 

expiration of the Compact Term (each, 

an ‘‘Ad Hoc Evaluation’’). If MCA-Mali 

engages an evaluator for an Ad Hoc 

Evaluation, the evaluator will be an 

externally contracted independent 

source selected by MCA-Mali, subject to 

the prior written approval of MCC, 

following a tender in accordance with 

the Procurement Guidelines, and 

otherwise in accordance with any 

relevant Implementation Letter or 

Supplemental Agreement. If MCA-Mali 

requires an ad hoc independent 

evaluation or special study at the 

request of the Government for any 

reason, including for the purpose of 

contesting an MCC determination with 

respect to a Project or Project Activity or 

seeking funding from other donors, no 

MCC Funding or MCA-Mali resources 

may be applied to such evaluation or 

special study without MCC’s prior 

written approval. 

4. Other Components of the M&E Plan 

In addition to the Monitoring 

Component and the Evaluation 

Component, the M&E Plan shall include 

the following components for the 

Program, Projects and Project Activities, 

including, where appropriate, roles and 

responsibilities of the relevant parties 

and Providers: 

(a) Costs. A detailed annual cost 

estimate for all components of the M&E 

Plan. 

(b) Assumptions and Risks. Any 

assumptions and risks external to the 

Program that underlie the 

accomplishment of the Compact Goal, 

Objectives, and Outcomes; provided, 

such assumptions and risks shall not 

excuse performance of the Parties, 

unless otherwise expressly agreed to in 

writing by the Parties. 

5. Implementation of the M&E Plan 

(a) Approval and Implementation. 

The approval and implementation of the 

M&E Plan, as amended from time to 

time, shall be in accordance with the 

Program Annex, this M&E Annex, the 

Governing Documents, and any other 

relevant Supplemental Agreement. 

(b) Advisory Councils. The completed 

portions of the M&E Plan will be 

presented to each Advisory Council at 

such Advisory Council’s initial meeting, 

and any amendments or modifications 

thereto or any additional components of 

the M&E Plan will be presented to each 

Advisory Council at appropriate 

subsequent meetings of such Advisory 

Council. Each Advisory Council will 

have opportunity to present its 

suggestions to the M&E Plan, which the 

Board shall take into consideration in its 

review of any amendments to the M&E 

Plan during the Compact Term. 

(c) MCC Disbursement and ReDisbursement for a Project Activity. As 

a condition to each MCC Disbursement 

or Re-Disbursement there shall be 

satisfactory progress on the M&E Plan 

for the relevant Project or Project 

Activity, and substantial compliance 

with the M&E Plan, including any 

reporting requirements. 

(d) Modifications. Notwithstanding 

anything to the contrary in the Compact, 

including the requirements of this M&E 

Annex, MCC and the Government (or a 

mutually acceptable Government 

Affiliate or Permitted Designee) may 

modify or amend the M&E Plan or any 

component thereof, including those 

elements described herein, without 

amending the Compact; provided, any 

such modification or amendment of the 

M&E Plan has been approved by MCC 

in writing and is otherwise consistent 

with the requirements of this Compact 

and any relevant Supplemental 

Agreement between the Parties. 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (08–065)] 

NASA Advisory Council; meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended, the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

announces a meeting of the NASA 

Advisory Council. The agenda for the 

meeting includes updates from each of 

the Council committees, including 

discussion and deliberation of potential 

recommendations. The Council 

Committees address NASA interests in 

the following areas: Aeronautics, Audit 

and Finance, Space Exploration, Human 

Capital, Science, and Space Operations. 

DATES: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 8 

a.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Sea Oats Room, Hilton 

Cocoa Beach, 1550 North Atlantic 

Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Paul A. Iademarco, Designated Federal 

Official, National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, Washington, DC 

20546, 202–358–1318. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will be open to the public up 

to the seating capacity of the room. It is 

imperative that the meeting be held on 

this date to accommodate the 

scheduling priorities of the key 

participants. 

Dated: September 17, 2008. 

P. Diane Rausch, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (08–066)] 

National Space-Based Positioning, 

Navigation and Timing (PNT) Advisory 

Board; Meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended, the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

announces a meeting of the National 

Space-Based Positioning, Navigation 


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