MLE (JUT

UNITED NATIONS

ECONOMIC

SOCIAL-COUNCIL

Distr, GENERAL

15 January 1962 Origins;!: EJjEQLISH

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA Fourth session

Addis Ababa, February-March 1962 Provisional agenda item 12

DOGUMENTS OFFICE

MLE (JUT

NO TO BE TAKEN OUT

INFORMATION PAPER ON OHE

% SPECIAL FEJND ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA

(Prepared "by the United Nations Special Fund)

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62-63

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. . INFORMATION PAPER .OH . THE ...

■: SPECIAL FUND ACTIVITIES""^' AFRICA

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(Prepared >y the United. Nations Special., Fund)

1. ..The Commission had;,hefore .it at its third session a paper which described the spheres of activity of the United Nations Special Fund and

its operations in Africa (E/CN.I4/76). .The present paper., is in the nature,

of a follow-up reporto . . . . ■ . . '. ""

2. From its. inception in 1959?,.the Special Fund has recognised: that ' ..

it could play a particularly strategic.role in speeding the development■of

the new and emerging countries of Africa "by participating with these

countries-in,the execution of essential pre-investment projects. It has .

responded by providing a steadily increasing.share of its limited financial

resources to such projects in Africa — training and technical education institutes, resource surveys, and applied research centres. In 1959? the Governing Council of the Special Fund approved the first six projects for

Africa which, represented 9$ of the total allocations authorized by the

Council in that year. Nineteen projects for Africa were approved in 19,60, accounting for.23?S of the total project funds authorized during that year..

■ At its session in May 1961,. the,Governing Council approved an additional thirteen projects on the African continent, involving one-third of the allocations for the entire programme approved at. that session. :

3. . ByMay I96I, the Special Fund had accordingly undertaken to

participate jointly with seventeen African countries and territories in the execution of thirty-eight pre-investment projects. A list of these projects

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and pertinent information relating to each of them is set out in the Annex of this report. Fourteen of the projects are for theoexecution of resource surveys, eight for the organization of applied research centres and sixteen for the establishment of training and technical education institutes, including four secondary school teacher^trainirigv'institutes. These approved projects

.are estimated to cost the" equivalent' ""•f $64 'million^!of which $2$ million

have been allocated, "by = the Special ■Fuad^ahd.-$35- million: are .to be contributed

"by the recipient Governments. In addition3 a large number of African countries and territories are participating in the Desert Locust Control Projects an inter-regional undertaking being assisted by the Special Fund.

4. Further, the Managing Director proposes to recommend to the seventh session of the Governing Council9 which meets in January 1962, approval of some fifteen additional projects for Africa estimated to cv6st approximately

$36 million &. ■-.■'-:■■.- ■■-■■:■ : './'■■ -.'■'■ -■■. "\: -.-..". ■.=■"■:■■ ;. ■ . :■■.■■:.:?> ■:. • ■; v>- -■.•■■

. 5> ■ Thusr it^may-be expected that-the-Special Fund5.in less than :three yearss will have approved over fifty individual projects9 costing about' ■■■Vl '■-"

$100 million, for nineteen Africahjeouhtr5ies-and-territories*p; The recipient Governments will contribute; abou* three-fifths'of-the'■■total cost of■■■this--- '

programme. ■'■ ' ■ ,■'■ :""-1 -:'1 ;:' ' ■■""" ■ ■■:■ .:\;--;-r ■,- .:-:,\_-: ■■;.■ ■ ■.■.■•■■■ ■■■■;■; - .■

6. "The implementation of :the'' approved projects in. African countries'

and territories are, on the ■whole, "■ proceeding well' and the-iresulta''already '' T' achieved:-iB' several of-t-hem are indeed very encouraging^'' Howevery the rate ' """

of implementation is running behind'schedule'in.a number :of projects.:'This: ■'

has beeh-duej in:'parf9 to the rather-lSfig'-periods taken to:;c6ncluae the '■■ ' :'7

Plans of Operation for bertain projects and to the';;difficuit:ies';whicn':.are -'■■''■

being ©xiierienced'by Execu:ting::Agenci"es in'the appointment of :-ke"yrr06 ject---^•-■^•r'"'^:

personnel.' In part, it hag (also been:":due :iro the difficulties which -some • ■■■ ■'■'■'"' Governments have'encountered in providing the necessary counterpart support -~':

personnels buildings "and othe:r 'facilities,' in approving experts proposed-for projects, and in clearing-equipment lists. ' TE& ■'I-anaging -Director" is mdst ' : anxious that^air projects be started1 and completed'on schedule" to assure -'

the most efficient utilization of project funds- and 'is taking\;ill: 'measure's" ■■'"■'■■.

1/ Following the conclusion of seventh session of the Governing Council

on 15 January I962, the list of projects for Africa approved at that session will be circulated as an addendum to this document.

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jfai- brings each project-to- prompt, effective execution in collaboration

withvthe'.aoverhments-:and the-Executing-.Agencies concerned. . . ^,; ,.,.. ,., .;• .

v7v:'-Aff.<3f-30 November,19-61 s ^w.e;n*y-three .projects .had been authorized ta^tart.-^ eight::;in'196O? six in the first half .of 196I and nine .between,.,..

July and November" of that year. Of these, sixteen are. currently under:,:.,,:;

execution in-Ethiopia (l)s Ghana (2),, Libya (2)9•■■Morocco (3), .Sudan ,(l),

■gj.o'go ■■(!);, (Tunisia (l)? Uganda (l), -and/the United Arab Republic (4)1. .two- ...

additional' projects have been .concluded,, the first in Guinea, prior to.,

completions,■ and the second in -Nigeria which-was successfully, completed in March.-1961. -Examples of the progress .achieved in -three of these projects which had been started in i960 are cited in paragraphs 8 ■-■-. 17 .below.

8; ■■ -Ghana ...■;-.■ - . '" . ■ ..:-.■..- - ■■■l-.. ; a,..: ■ . .- .: .- :

The Special Fund is collaborating wrth the Government -:o£ Ghana in _ conducting field surveys 'and' experimentation to determine the 'physical and economic feasibility of growing cfops on a large scale:'in the1'lower Vclta Flood Plain. The FAO is serving as Executing "Agency for tne project,

' £'!' ;"Tne first'of tne' two phases -of the project :has 'been' completed ahead

of schedule. This consisted'of a general reconnaissanbe survey of'the entire

project area/and1' included soil 'surveys ? hydraulic; engineering and: agronomic

investigations. On" the basis'of i;he information obtained fromHhese surveyss some 45,000 acres of land were selected for detailed investigation and the

second-phase;;of the wor.lt:.is,now--,under -wayw ^r:;mid-196l,;.detailed topographic

maps had;been-prepared for. about, half the. .acreage iin.:. the .selected areas;.:and

■.:aopreliminary design of. the^-irrigation^ .drainage, and flood control woj^g^had J ;-7been' started.. ■'.: ' ■:'■■■-,■-■; ■: ■ ■:-. .:■.■.-.■:■ ■"■■■.:■ ■ .-■:■;-■-., -..,-,. - ■: ;;or twr'.^r. .-. "■..

-:'-.;i.;-: 10. :Field tests-\and studies to determine, suitability -of yarious;-soils.,

in the; area-for. the-cultivation of different types.-: of .crops:-,under irrigation

have.been in process.on'.experimental-plots.since the middle., of. 196O»,:..vP^er.t

liminary -findings- indicate -that: rice is the., most promising crop fpr:-j;he: area, with :sugarcane -.offering ■distinct possibilities. Market

intensive scales also, appears' to- be feasible. i ■■.-.■

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11. Morocco

y"J ■'■■'"■'" '■■■'■■ ' _4s an ^integral piart- "of its, I96O-I.964 Five; Year Pla&j the Government of Morocco has undertaken- to "establish..an engineering school in Bab at which wil:l":-'offer a three-year'course in. practical engineering.-■. The'Governing

Councilapproved'at its May X960..;session;":the sum of'$751j5QO #0 assist this project:and1 UNESCO was- designated to serve^ as Executing Agency,. -■ ■, . ; . -[12. ■ On- 3 November' i960 9-the Mohammadia-School .of Engineering was ...■ • ■■■■' officially opened:and It-has since, made, considerable progress.. . By mid-1961 s

-' '"training programmes-had been/prepared and courses were .being. - ■■ -.

: - ^offered to'fol-ty-one first-ryear students. Some 100 students 'are, .■ ■ : :' : expected to be'enrolled in first and second-year courses .during■ :

the current academic year^ ' • ■-,'.'.-,. ...••.' . .-. . ■ - the new main building was completed and construction of other/

. ■-campus .buildings was under wa.yi... , _,..

- ..a. staff, .of .ov^r thirty officials had been appointed, by-the

„.. .- . . Government ...including a Moroccan Director of the School, eight

..professors and t.en instruct prs^ ...

.... - four full-time.international specialists have been provided to :.t... ...the Schpp.1 under Special Fund auspicesf

... ;.,. .. -(. approximately,S45?0OO worth of equipment and instruments had been ,.._,.., , .... requisitioned by IHiESCO for the school's new laboratories,

""■■Lj 13. " Nigeria "■■■ -..■"]'■■■ . . ;■■-■ . : .-.;..:.■." -. ■.■;.■,.■■.'■■ ". ., s : ■■-'.-.. , ,rpne UJiger Biver' dam.;survey was: successfully completed,-in'.March ■.

I96I-y one year after its "ineeption.;, as scheduled.-/.-The project, .formed art - ihte:^al part of a comprehensive . study^ of the-ieconomic and; technical;.aspects of a scheme for the multi-purpose development of the Mger River: system^within the Federation ©f Mgeria- .■- As . approved 'by the. Governing,: Council in December' 1959s' ^e Project was designed■ to provide:the information.ne^essary.to .-.; -;■.

determine the'desirability of.'constructing;on.;the;. Mger., a dam:for power: :.-rs\r.

■gineration'j improvemefltvof navigation9 flood, control-, .and; irri Special :Funii-rall-ocated:.-$735?OOOi towards the::cost-- of the study;

the IBRD to serve as Executing Agency for dts 'implementation, f

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14. The final report of the survey, which has beeh submitted to the :

government, established thati r ;:1 ,

;' ■ - the most economic method of producing power required by Nigeria ; ■ ... is by the development of the hydro-electric potential of the Mger| "' r

«* the two dam sites which had been proposed by previous investigations"

were inadequate to meet the future power demands of the country? ■ '.■ ,, - the most suitable dam site was at Kainji, some 64 miles upstream . .;

from JebTaa. ■ '.-'■.

15. The study Recommends that as a first stage in the overall develop- . ment scheme, a daft; sHould be built across the Niger at Kainji;. The installation would be capable of producing hydro-power at an installed capacity of 860

megawatts, which would satisfy anticipated power requirements of the country until 1982# In addition to the production of electricity, the scheme would . provide progressive development ,of national and international navigation by submerging rapids above the dam, by helping maintain adequate water levels downstream of the dam, ; and by the inclusion of t*o locks serving as a passage

through the dam.

16. As a further benefits the scheme would provide full flood control in the Niger Valley as far downstream as the Kaduna river confluence, thus J|ja<dwing for a great expansion of agriculture in this area. ?he lake formed ' by the reservoir would also provide a large increase of protein through fish

production.

17. The cost ;of; the initial stage of the Kainji development, including . the transmission system: and all'appurtenant works is estimated' to be the

equivalent of $j.90 million.

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Page6'c.STATUS-OFSPECIAErFOTDrPROJECTSINAFRICA,

. ^ AS AT 30 ffOVfefciBSE 1^61

GfstofProject

Countryand^Projedt"■;:;

fUHEEOUI > - 1 ^

■■■Secondary^ScHc-ol-;(■]TeacherTrainings-■-Institutej^aounde;-

ETHIOPIA.2*■■■;.

i-i"IwashRivesrBasin"-LDevelopment^.Survey";

-Schoolforj^Veijer-:./;■:inary.Assistants_

'-VoltaEive1^Flood1"'PlainSurviyr:.?_

•=•*Insti^at^..^f.Pubjic'^:JAdmin±'£[t3?a|ion9Accra

^GUINEA 3- ,| 16 1

'GeneralDevielopmeiit"

\ .Survey 2/ ^ ':; :.i

Agency^;":;-'■■■IME3C0

U

* no ,

ApprovedbjrGoverningCouncilMayI96I

MayI960.;

Deb.1960s

Ma^'1959"-

May<19feljj'

May'1959-■ Total

- x

f

1m

SpecialFund

Allocation l/

Government'CounterpartContributd,tin..US$equivalents..^...)

U,174,800

9§ps loo;; ■]

"^ 385,600 f V

.1—_

■| 523,700-f t

■v';'4-2-B0§0^' Sl35l8?O0O

327,000

Ij3^,0]30

PlanofOperationSigned2Nov.61

7Feb.61

9Deo.59

18July61

7Jan.60 AuthorizationtoCommenceExecution2Nov.61

21Feb.61

8Jan.60

27July61

25 Feb. 60 •?/ ;1/ As authorised by thl Governing Council. 'Gross project costs, i.e. including the recipient Governments'' cash . payments for local operating oostsg representing Ijfi of the gross expert cost of the project. 2/ Project concluded in March I96I,

I1

untryandProject "OKICOAST SecondarySchool TeacherTraining

-institute, Abijan

BEBIA

Execut-Approved,-,by ingGoverning AgencyCouncilTotal (., Agricultural'Training. mdResearchFAO Institutefor :igherTechnologyOTESCO :adioandTelecommuni- ationsSchoolITU OCCO..=:., QgineeringSchool.UNESCO

ivil

Aviation

School ICAO

Dec.1959

Dec.i960 Mayi960 Dec.i960 ifRegionDevelop- Survey"...PAO.Mayi960

3S063,950

1,183,600 2,75.1,500 1,772,200 l?882yB!OO

Costof..Project

Special Fund 'Counterpart' Allocation l/ Contribution

US$equivalents) UBBSCOMay196I$3,150,400$19O3438OO Dec.i960191%990013006?900 1,116,000 523,600 751,500 624,200 >7O2-,800.

115?6OO 1,947,950 660,000 2,000,000 1,148,000

r3i:8b,ooo.

Planof

"dperatibn

Signed

Page7 Authorization toCommence Execution .61 750,00018Sept.6125Oct.61

16 Sept.60

3Oct.

60

j l 5July6114July61 8Oct.601Dec.60 29June6128July6l

1/ As authorized by the Governing Council. Gross project-' costs'^l.e. including: the recipient Governments1 .cash ,.payments for local-operating costs'^ re present.ing ..15^of; the_gross e^pe>P^oost of thei-project. ?■"■'■' ■■ ■'■-."■

E/CH.14/156 Cost of Project

_ i_o..-,,.■■■■-,v■■-.,t-:■;■■■."""—!.--.Governmentrr•:iplan-ofAuthorisation

B*e-.a■.:,:■■;■■ ■■ , ^r ■*§£££■?■■.'.■ <J.;- ^ai-^- .cx^;;,.^^.:^.^ andProject St Council fetal Allocation l/ Contribution Signed Execution —"" ~~ ( US $ equivalents ) HivBrEam ..^ •■. .^^ .. .2>425,OOO a 735,000 l,:69O,OOO :7«^6O lO-Mar^ 60 -/

Sail,and.¥aterRe-.........■........-,.l/rj.;..v...■■-.-.-■

ifSjo^SlS ™ Ma, 1961 :2,272,300 1,552,300 \ 720,000 ~ ".^.^ Se^faryloWs MESC0 Bec.1960 2,852,260 l,O52)20O 1,800,000 Pxogra.n.e ^^ ILO May I96l 1,507,500 1,002,600 ^04,900 ^ ^^ -m W^ern^elon11 mO lay 1961' 829,000 564,0OO 265,000 PSSSJKT ILO «^1961 1,625,500 486,600 1,138,900 ISflSs"4 FAO Pec.1960 1,218,800 928,800 290,000 30Sept.61 3 Hov. 61

-Water"Surveys

1/ As authorized *jM*e Go vexing. Council. Gross project costs, i. o. Ihblufeng the ^iffe^ Go 11 paints for local operating costt, reprw^rtfag^-of. the ^oss-^Sxt^t of ^the project. 2/ Project completed in April 1961.

Go^fnments-cash

CountryancL.Project-..

.Execut-Approved"by ingGoverning AgencyCouncil -AnimalHealth Institute::FAODec.l96O -HidessSkinsand "Leather^-Development triari-ih^ProjectFAODec.i960 --Forestry'Research and CentresrFAO -3jah&WalterUseSurvey■■" erf■'K;6rdo;f'9ia

Province FAO

-Land.and.¥ater ■TJ^e-,Survey■.■■■ TO3I.SIA ■~Agi-xfeulturalResearch i"3la;-:

■- Civil...Aviation-School I.GAO

Total

( ...

868,600

May I96I

1,.222,

600

May19611,389,900 -Sb*3&nd&ry-;'School..■■■•-•

Institute, Khartoum tMESCO May I96I 3,015 400

FAOMayi960963,000 Hay

i960 £,457s2O0

Dec,19;601,787,500

CostofProject ;:■■■'Government SpecialFundCounterpart

Allocation l/ Contribution'

)US$equivalents

459,900

$

264,900

$

195,000

521,000

832,600 390,000

889,900 1,074",4001,941^000 700,000

Planof Operation Signed

897J;2OO_ lP.56QsO0O

000

Page 9 '

Authorization toCommence Execution

347,600 3 May 6l 14 June 6l 500,000 10 Oct.

61

20 Nov.

6l

263,000 23 Dec. 60 11 Jan. 61 13 Sept.60 23 Sept.60 19:Sept.61 2f Sept.61

1 1

CostofProject oun^ryandpro.ject HITED■.AEAB;.-EEPUBLIC 'Iralrfa^-e'.of'Irrigated .-Land," ■Soil.Purveyfrom .Aerial,:,Photographs ■■■'Civil/viationTrain ingSchool CottonResearch Labor-atory Animal''Health 'Institute VocationalInstruc tor'1Training "'Institute Nationalinstitute■ ofStandards'; CentralAgricultural PesticidesLab.Cairo ■^RDEDKIHGDOMsFED.OF '.'ODESIAAMBYASALAJSD

Executr- ing Agency FAO FAO ICAO. FAO FAO ILO UNESCO FAO

Approved"by Governing Council Kay1959 May1959 MayI96O Dec.i960 Dec.i960 Dec.i960 MayI96I MayI96I

•tti■JP-L9

1, 1,

1, 49

Total

(-

365,000 827,500 860,500 465S300 005,000 447,100 973,700 986,000

SpecialFund

Allocation l/

.US$equivalent $365>OOO 327s500 1,063,400 687,300 668,000 888^100 973,700 616,000

Government Counterpart Contribution s.,...) $19000,000 500,000 ■■WAQQ 778,000 337S000 559,000 4,ooo,000 370?000

Planof Operation ■Signed .t':--■'■'"". 27Dec.60 10Mar.60 17Apr.61 20Aug.61,

Authorization to.Commence Execution' 21Feb.61 24May60 18May61 5Oct.61

1 r-» 1 oftheKav\ieEiver Basin.PAO

.May .1961 •■■■ 1,375., 100,...;. _.-786,lQO. ^ ^ ! Oouno11' GroSS ^°^ G™^> i-e. including the recipient Governments' cash local operating costs, representing 15> of the gross expert cost of the project.