It is a shame that The Gambia is one of very few countries to be dropped
from the club after getting on board. I do not know what Gambia's plans
are but they may want to re-read the 17 criteria used to determine
country eligibility. It is unfortunate that folks in the Gambia do not
seem to appreciate the benefits of playing by MCC's rules
http://www.mcc.gov/selection/step01-identify.php. As an affiliate of a
center that develop one of the criteria used by MCC to determine
candidate countries, each year we hear from representatives of countries
world over asking why certain numbers don't add up. Sad to say that even
where obvious problems exist, Gambians are not there to correct them.
For instance the country's protected areas as shown by the International
Union of Conservation Networks (IUCN) World Database on Protected Areas
do not include national or community forest parks accounting for about
50 percent of protected lands (only wildlife parks). Of course this is
minor considering issues like ruling justly and economic freedom. I
guess its easier to stay out than being told who to do.
Malanding
Abdoulie Jallow wrote:
> Prof. Guillaume. Bonjour!
> Thank God Obama is keeping you busy these days.You can atleast share
> your appointment to the transition team with us here. You know we got
> your back - always.
> With all their problems, Senegal continues to show leadership and
> clear focus in many aspects of governance and the well being of the
> common weal. You can't help but admire the clear headed steady
> handedness with which they go after what they want.
>
> -Laye
>
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> If Obama hadn't tempered my nerves I'd have been comin out
> a'swangin at you two. How can you talk about me so when I'm right
> here? What is wrong with the two of you? I noticed Laye's friggin
> tricks but I thought I'd better hold tight for another day. I was
> so pissed I had to scroll down read the French inorder to make
> heads or tails out of the friggin article. I was actually pleased
> Laye shared another perspective of Senegal happenings with us. But
> with this from the two of you, I'm not sure I'm pleased with the
> cat. Whether I'm here or not, I still think we ought to collect
> signatures for unused posts trade. I know Kukeh is working on you
> all to ignore it, but I'll keep reminding you. Moribolong asked me
> a good question the other day:
>
> Why does Gambia-L have a friggin quota system for posts anyway
> rather than allow unlimited posts? is it because of space
> preservation and hosting constraints?
>
> I hope our House of representaticves (Kukeh, Sidibeh, Sey,
> Jaybarteh, Ceesay, and I forget who else) can give us answers
> before we embark on a petition drive. Of course if the answer
> doesn't yield unlimited posting privileges, that would be more
> reason for the UP-trades. How can we support UoW??????
>
> Haruna......
>
>
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>
> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:48:54 -0600
> From: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Sénégal: En route
>
> To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> Lamin:
>
> I deliberately left the French version out for Professor Guillaume
> - you know who. I figured he'll torture himself and scroll down to
> feed his ego on being "les plus grand intellectuel Francaise"
> that he is -:))
> I'll hiding under my desk.
>
> -Laye
>
> 2008/11/12 Lamin Darbo <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>
> Abdoulie
>
> Thanks for providing us the English version of the Senegal -
> MCC relationship. Our friend would of course leave out the
> English version and torment us with the raw French.
>
> I am glad we managed to convince him to stay put as a Gambia-L
> colleague.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> LJDarbo
>
> --- On *Wed, 12/11/08, Abdoulie Jallow /<[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>/* wrote:
>
> From: Abdoulie Jallow <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> Subject: Fwd: Sénégal: En route
> To: [log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wednesday, 12 November, 2008, 4:09 PM
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>
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> From: *Oxford Business Group* <[log in to unmask]
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> Date: 2008/11/12
> Subject: Sénégal: En route
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>
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> Sénégal: En route
> 12 November 2008
> On the Road Again
> -----------------------------------
> On October 28, Senegalese and American officials announced
> that negotiations are being finalised towards a compact
> that will finance infrastructure development in Senegal,
> particularly in regards to the country's road network.
>
> One year after the suspension of Senegal's talks with the
> Millennium Challenge Corporation - a US government
> initiative designed to reduce global poverty through the
> promotion of sustainable economic growth - the
> announcement indicates to donors and investors that the
> development of the country's roads will continue.
>
> Ibrahima Dia, director-general of the Millennium Challenge
> Account (MCA) project formulation committee in Senegal,
> identified energy, hydraulics and road infrastructure as
> sectors that could receive funding from the MCA. The press
> conference on October 28 at the Ministry of Foreign
> Affairs specified that no compact had yet been signed, but
> that all parties were working towards this goal, with
> insiders saying they hoped to conclude this agreement by
> September 2009.
>
> "There is still technical work to be done and as long as
> this work has not been finalised, we will not be able to
> identify a date for signing a compact," John Hewko,
> vice-president of the Millennium Challenge Corporation
> (MCC) and present in Dakar for the talks, told the local
> press.
>
> Although Senegal had been negotiating for the development
> of a US-funded industrial zone in Diamniadio (the site of
> the planned Jebel Ali Free Zone), discussions stopped in
> 2007. Meanwhile, other African countries have received a
> total of $2.4bn funding from the MCA to date, including
> $700m for Tanzania and $300m for Burkina-Faso.
>
> Officials at the Autonomous Agency of Road Works (Agence
> Autonome des Travaux Routiers, AATR) estimate that
> two-thirds of the approximate $400m in projects that
> Senegal has identified to the MCA are in the road
> transport sector. Whereas previous MCA agreements were
> treated as lump sums, negotiations now involve approaching
> projects on an individual basis, prompting Senegalese
> authorities to prioritise a set of roads for discussion.
>
> The road projects identified are those considered to have
> the highest potential economic impact. According to Dia,
> in the north of Senegal, the negotiations have included a
> proposal to open up the Island of Morphil via the
> extension of the RN 7 national road. Officials are also
> hoping to rehabilitate the national road running from
> Richard Toll to Bakel, which has suffered degradation from
> rainfall and heavy use.
>
> In conjunction with the establishment of various hydraulic
> works projects, this road network in the north of the
> country will serve to develop the area around the Senegal
> River Delta and on the Island of Morphil.
>
> The south of Senegal has also attracted attention, with
> the proposed rehabilitation of the RN 6 linking
> Tambacounda to Ziguinchor, the capital of the Casamance
> region. This will allow goods produced in the southeast of
> Senegal to be transported to the port of Ziguinchor,
> reducing the transport time by more than half. A number of
> dirt roads are also planned in the southern region.
> Crucially, the RN 6 will also ensure the territorial
> integrity of Senegal, by offering a main road linking
> northern and southern Senegal, but bypassing the Gambia.
>
> Ibrahima Ndiaye, director general of the AATR, told OBG,
> "The roads we are proposing are important, given that they
> link crucial agricultural sectors to the main transport
> arteries in Senegal. The enormous agricultural potential
> of Senegal is constrained by the poor transport links, so
> we have placed the priority on these roads."
>
> The road projects are an integral part of the strategy by
> the Senegalese state to reposition economic activity on
> new pillars - namely agriculture, herding and mining, all
> of which take place throughout Senegal. The government has
> recognised the necessity for economic decentralisation,
> given that over 75% of economic activity occurs in the
> Dakar region, which accounts for a mere 0.3% of the
> territory.
>
> Meanwhile, the AATR is progressing toward building road
> corridors to neighbouring countries. The upgrading of the
> road segment from Kaolack to Tambacounda, a crucial
> segment for linking Dakar to Mali, should be finished by
> June 2009, costing 100m euros in EU funds, and which will
> also connect to the proposed MCA-funded roads.
> Additionally, the final road segment from Tambacounda to
> the Malian border - financed by the African Development
> Bank (AfDB), the West African Development Bank (la Banque
> Ouest Africaine de Developpement, BOAD), the Japanese
> International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan Bank
> for International Cooperation (JBIC) - should be completed
> by the end of 2009.
>
> (Scroll down to access the English version.)
> Les représentants sénégalais et américains ont annoncé, le
> 28 octobre, que les négociations relatives à la signature
> d'un pacte pour le financement de projets de développement
> des infrastructures au Sénégal, notamment le réseau
> routier, touchaient à leur fin.
>
> Un an après l'arrêt des pourparlers entre le Sénégal et la
> Millenium Challenge Corporation - (une initiative du
> gouvernement américain destinée à réduire la pauvreté à
> l'échelle mondiale à travers la promotion d'une croissance
> économique durable), cette déclaration confirme aux pays
> donateurs et aux investisseurs que l'amélioration des
> routes du pays reprend son chemin.
>
> Ibrahima Dia, directeur général de la Mission de
> formulation et de gestion du Millenium Challenge Account
> (MCA), a indiqué que les projets retenus pour financement
> concernent des ouvrages routiers, hydrauliques et
> énergétiques. La conférence de presse du 28 octobre qui
> s'est tenue au ministère des Affaires étrangères a donné
> l'occasion de préciser qu'aucun pacte n'avait encore été
> signé, mais que toutes les parties concernées
> travaillaient à cet objectif, dans l'espoir de conclure un
> accord d'ici à septembre 2009.
>
> «Il y a encore un travail technique à faire et tant que ce
> travail n'est pas bouclé, on ne pourra pas avancer de date
> de signature d'un pacte,» a déclaré à la presse locale
> John Hewko, vice-président de la Millenium Challenge
> Corporation (Mcc) en visite à Dakar à l'occasion des
> négociations.
>
> Le Sénégal avait entamé des négociations pour le
> développement d'une zone industrielle financée par les
> Etats Unis à Diamniadio ( sur le site de la zone de Jebel
> Ali) mais les discussions ont été ajournées en 2007.
> Depuis, d'autres pays africains ont reçu pour 2,4
> milliards de dollars en aide financière de la Mca. La
> Tanzanie a bénéficié de 700 millions de dollars tandis que
> le Burkina Faso a reçu 300 millions de dollars.
>
> L'Agence autonome des travaux routiers (AATR) estime que
> deux tiers du financement des projets retenus par le
> Sénégal, soit 400 millions de dollars, seront destinés au
> secteur du transport routier. Alors que les projets
> précédents concernaient une somme forfaitaire, les
> négociations actuelles se font projet par projet, ce qui
> incite les autorités sénégalaises à donner la priorité à
> certaines routes.
>
> Les projets autoroutiers sélectionnés ont été retenus
> parce qu'ils auront un impact important en termes de
> croissance et de développement économique. Selon Mr. Dia,
> dans la région du nord, les négociations incluent un
> projet de désenclavement de l'île à Morphil via
> l'extension de la route nationale RN 7. Les autorités
> locales espèrent aussi pouvoir réhabiliter dans son
> ensemble la route nationale qui va de Richard Toll à Bakel
> et qui se trouve dans un état de dégradation très avancé.
>
> Ce réseau routier au nord du pays, conjugué à la
> réalisation de divers projets hydrauliques, permettra de
> développer la région du Delta. Ce réseau routier dans la
> partie nord du pays jouera son rôle de développement grâce
> à la mise en place d'ouvrages hydrauliques. Il s'agira
> d'aménager la zone du Delta du fleuve et de réaliser des
> ouvrages structurants sur l'île à Morphil.
>
> La région sud du Sénégal a également retenu l'attention,
> avec le projet de réhabilitation de la RN 6 reliant
> Tambacounda à Zinguinchor, capitale de la Casamance,
> permettant ainsi de réduire de moitié le temps nécessaire
> au transport des marchandises produites au sud est du
> Sénégal au port de Ziguinchor. Il est également prévu de
> construire un certain nombre de pistes dans la partie sud
> du pays. La RN6 sera cruciale en ce sens où elle assurera
> l'intégrité territoriale du Sénégal, grâce à la mise en
> place d'un axe principal reliant le nord du pays au sud du
> pays, tout en contournant la Gambie.
>
> Ibrahima Ndiaye, directeur général de l'AART, a déclaré à
> OBG : « Les projets de routes que nous proposons sont
> importantes, étant donné qu'elles lient des secteurs
> agricoles aux axes de transports principaux au Sénégal. Le
> potentiel agricole énorme du Sénégal est contraint par les
> faibles liens de transport, alors nous avons placé la
> priorité sur ces routes. »
>
> Ces ouvrages s'inscrivent dans la stratégie engagée par
> l'Etat sénégalais visant à créer des pôles de
> développement économique - notamment l'agriculture,
> l'élevage et la mine, qui sont des activités répandues au
> Sénégal. Le gouvernement reconnaît le besoin de
> décentralisation sur le plan économique, étant donné que
> 75% de l'activité économique est concentrée dans la région
> de Dakar, qui représente à peine 0,3% de la superficie du
> pays.
>
> Par ailleurs, l'ARRT est en passe de construire des accès
> routiers aux pays voisins. La modernisation de la portion
> allant de Kaolack Tambacounda, un segment crucial reliant
> Dakar au Mali, devrait être terminée d'ici à juin 2009,
> moyennant un financement européen de 100 millions d'euros.
> Quant à la dernière portion reliant Tambacounda à la
> frontière malienne -financée par la Banque de
> développement africaine (BDA), la Banque ouest africaine
> de développement (BOAD), l'agence japonaise de coopération
> internationale et la Banque du Japon pour la coopération
> internationale - elle devrait être achevée fin 2009.
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