Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Africa Extractive Industries Trust Fund (P150108) Niger Africa Extractive Industries Trust Fund (P150108) AFRICA | Niger | Energy & Extractives Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 12-Jun-2019 | ISR33189 | Implementing Agencies: Ministère du Plan, de l’Aménagement du Territoire et du Développement Communautaire, Cellule d’Exécution du PRACC Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:03-Feb-2015 Effectiveness Date:12-Feb-2015 Original Closing Date:31-Aug-2016 Revised Closing Date:31-Mar-2019 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)

The development objective of this recipient-executed grant is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the government of Niger to negotiate mining and petroleum deals and monitor contractual and regulatory compliance in the extractive industries.

Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Unsatisfactory  Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Implementation Status and Key Decisions A World Bank mission visited Niamey from November 4-18, 2018, and from March 18-31, 2019 to supervise and support project implementation in his last project phase, which, after a second extension of nine months, closed on March 31st, 2019. Thanks to an intensive effort of supervision and coordination by the Bank team, the implementation of the activities financed under the project has substantially advanced, with the experts installed within the Ministries of Mines and Petroleum. All the planned manuals and guides have been drafted and a significant part of the training activities have been carried out, and most of the PDO and intermediate indicators have been finally 6/12/2019 Page 1 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Africa Extractive Industries Trust Fund (P150108) achieved. However, a few training activities planned for the Ministry of Petroleum, a specific workshop on negotiation strategies, and the two previewed pilot audits could not be implemented due to the accumulated delays in the project implementation, Risks Overall Risk Rating Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL Share of signed agreements, which incorporate the new negotiation techniques and guidelines, developed for the non-uranium extractive industries. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 80.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 26-Oct-2017 20-Mar-2019 31-Mar-2019 Comments According to the formal engagement of the Ministry of Mines, these tools will be used in the negotiation of all the contracts for non-uranium extractive industries 6/12/2019 Page 2 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Africa Extractive Industries Trust Fund (P150108) PHINDPDOTBL Share of signed agreements, which incorporate social and environmental protection safeguards. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 80.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 26-Oct-2017 31-Mar-2019 31-Mar-2019 Comments According to the formal engagement of the Ministry of Mines, these tools will be used in the negotiation of all the contracts for non-uranium extractive industries PHINDPDOTBL Model Agreements for the non-uranium extractive industries, with improved economic, social, and environmental clauses developed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N Y Y Date 28-Feb-2015 26-Oct-2017 31-Mar-2019 31-Mar-2019 Comments The basic templates for contracts are included in the Mining Code and in the last reform (2017) of the Petroleum Code. The training delivered to selected staff of the Ministries of Mines and Oil allow them to update adapt the templates to the specific needs of every contract. Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators 6/12/2019 Page 3 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Africa Extractive Industries Trust Fund (P150108) PHINDIRITBL Number of Ministerial staff who successfully complete training in operation and regulatory compliance (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 60.00 20.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 26-Oct-2017 29-Mar-2019 31-Mar-2019 PHINDIRITBL Toolsand guidelines developed to facilitate contract enforcement and compliance in the extractive industries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 15.00 2.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 26-Oct-2017 29-Mar-2019 31-Mar-2019 PHINDIRITBL Number of completed Operational Audit/inspections carried by trainees utilizing tools developed under the projects (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 26-Oct-2017 29-Mar-2019 31-Mar-2019 Comments Planned but not executed due to delays of the consultant in the execution of the contract PHINDIRITBL Number of government staff who successfully completed the training in transaction evaluation and negotiation (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 47.00 20.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 26-Oct-2017 29-Mar-2019 31-Mar-2019 Comments Despite the high level of people trained, this indicator is only partially achieved because while there was training in critical aspects like 6/12/2019 Page 4 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Africa Extractive Industries Trust Fund (P150108) financial auditing of firms and updated legal guides were also distributed, a specific training in negotiation strategies was no delivered PHINDIRITBL Toolkits, standard procedures, templates and model agreements. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 8.00 2.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 26-Oct-2017 29-Mar-2019 31-Mar-2019 PHINDIRITBL Number of regional workshop on negotiation techniques attended (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 4.00 2.00 Date 28-Feb-2015 26-Oct-2017 29-Mar-2019 31-Mar-2019 Comments one regional seminar in Tunis, a regional course in Dakar, and two international courses in Paris on agreements’ negotiations in the extractive sector Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) 6/12/2019 Page 5 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Africa Extractive Industries Trust Fund (P150108) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P150108 TF-18145 Closed USD 1.35 1.35 0.00 0.69 0.66 51% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P150108 TF-18145 Closed 05-Feb-2015 12-Feb-2015 12-Feb-2015 31-Aug-2016 31-Mar-2019 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 27-Jul-2016 ,Level 2 Approved on 21-Jun-2018 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/12/2019 Page 6 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy