2016 JOINT NA-GA ANNUAL REVIEW

NEW ALLIANCE –IFPRI MEETING

April 25, 2016

CONTENT

1. Action items from the January 22, 2016 Joint Meeting of NA-GA-ReSAKSS

2. Update on Annual Reporting for 2016a. Private Sector LOI stock taking b. Donor data collection progressc. Government policy commitment data progress

3. Country Reporting Process4. Continental Reporting5. Coordination Roles (AUC & ReSAKSS)6. IFPRI’s role & participation in the 2016 LC 7. Way forward

ACTION ITEMS FROM JANUARY 22 JOINT MEETING

AU ownership of the process is important. NA team will coordinate the process including following up letters to the countries

ReSAKSS will confirm its Role in 2016 by 27 January 2016 latest. ReSAKSS will also confirm if the NA-GA technical support will become part of annual work plans.

ReSAKSS requested funding of NA-GA report related activities they are going to implement in 2016. NA team will table the request to the donors.

NA team will work with Grow Africa on non-performing LOIs. DREA/NA unit will strengthen existing conversation with CNC AU agribusiness strategy will help to strengthen the private

sector. The Ethiopian experience shows good NA governance

structure at country level. Issues of currency conversion in the process of collecting

donor commitments will be brought to the attention of donors.

ANNUAL REVIEW REPORTThe key components of the joint NA-GA reports every year include:

1.Private Sector LOI progress update2.Government Policy Commitment Data3.Status of Donor Financial Commitment Data4.Civil Society Report (?)- This came out in

recommendations from last year report. Do we have a section for CSO/CNC reporting in the annual reports?

5.Survey results on enabling actions (from Grow Africa)

KEY STEPS & ROLE OF RESAKSS

Preliminary Report for LC

Validation at country level

Continental Report

Stock taking

Validation at STC

Publication

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2016 PRIVATE SECTOR LOI STOCKTAKING (UPDATE)

Grow Africa has presented status of Private Sector LOI stocktaking data during recent visit of NA team to NPCA/Grow Africa.

Grow Africa Team are finalizing the report and are expected to share to us preliminary report on private sector in coming week.

Approximately 1/3 LOI commitments have provided feedback on progress for 2015 (to date)

Companies report US$ 0.5 billion invested in 2015 (provisionary data)

41 LOIs have been identified for cancellation, based on the agreed criteria

2016 DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS’ FINANCIAL DATA COLLECTION (UPDATE)

Lessons from last year showed inconsistencies of donor data generated by Head quarters versus from the countries.

2015 continental report has not been published due to anomalies in donor data.(More specifically, USG and Italy indicated that the donor data presented at the STC last year did not show the correct disbursement figures).

Discussions have been made between G7 DPs and AU on how to accommodate an erratum.

Difficulties of putting an erratum on STC approved report has been raised as an issue by AUC

DPs going ahead to publish their own version of the report in their accountability reporting.

2016 DONOR FINANCIAL DATA (UPDATE)CONTD. France is DP data collection France developed a template of donor data collection

for 2016 The template aims to also gather qualitative information

to explain donor financial disbursement figures. The procedure is the same as for previous years with 2

tentative improvements: Qualitative data has been asked to define better donor

commitments Donors will ensure that their data collected at national

level are consistent with the ones collected for the continental report.

DPs are expected to submit their data for France by May 15, 2016

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GOVERNMENT POLICY COMMITMENT DATA (UPDATE) NA government policy commitment update-

ReSAKSS Progress so far- (update from ReSAKSS) Timeline for govt. policy commitment data? Can data be ready before the leadership

council meeting in July 17/18, 2016

Further update from ReSAKSS

COUNTRY REVIEW PROCESS (ROLE OF RESAKSS) At country level,

ReSAKSS will compile government policy progress for each of the NA countries

ReSAKSS will send out donor data from Head Quarters (compiled by France) to the countries (by when?)

Grow Africa has finalized stocktaking of private sector data from the 12 countries (including 2 of the Grow Africa countries)

ReSAKSS will receive LOI progress report from Grow Africa by ____?______date.

COUNTRY REVIEW PROCESS (ROLE OF RESAKSS)CONTD.

Country Validation Workshop

ReSAKSS will lead on this task Africa Lead will provide logistics and workshop facilitation

support Recommendations from stakeholder validation workshops will

be part of the country reports

Alignment with JSR Which of the countries will have the same validation

workshop for JSR & NA reporting in 2016? Does ReSAKSS have JSR related activities in the 10 NA

countries in 2016? How do we sync NA review with JSR reporting on the ground? Do we have JSR dates of the 10 NA countries for 2016?

Finalization of country report (by when?)

CONTINENTAL REPORT (ROLE OF RESAKSS)

Timeline for Preliminary Draft

for the LC meeting in mid July 2016.

Timeline for final synthesis report

for the AU Bureau of STC Meeting

COORDINATION

Continental Report Country ReportAUC (Overall coordination) AUC (Overall coordination)ReSAKSS (Technical lead) ReSAKSS (Country level

coordination & technical lead) NA Country lead (Country lead)

ROLE OF IFPRI IN THE 2016 LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEETING Concept note & draft agenda for the LC are

ready by the AUC/NA. Mutual Accountability (JSR & NA-GA Annual

review are parts of LC agenda) IFPRI’s participation (High level at the LC) &

delivering the message on Mutual accountability

IFPRI/ReSAKSS role in putting together preliminary report of NA-GA progress to be presented at the LC meeting similar to the discussion paper presented last year during the LC meeting.

GOING FORWARD Updating timeline of country and continental

reports Ensuring consistency of donor data based on

lessons from last year. Availing a preliminary draft for the Leadership

council Identifying countries where NA&JSR reporting are

synced. Clarifying on the role of the CNC in this year

reporting Clarifying on IFPRI’s role & high level participation

in the LC Deciding on Regular Coordination Calls

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Joint New Alliance & Grow Africa Team Meeting, April 08, 2016 – NEPAD

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