1. The Panafrican Programme Reference Group on Infrastructure 25-26 February 2016 Addis Ababa

2. The Panafrican Programme Overview - Financed under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) - Tool to implement the Joint Africa Europe Strategy through a Multi- Annual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2014-2017 - Objective: development of safe, efficient and sustainable continental and inter-regional infrastructure networks - 4 sectors targeted: transport, energy, water and ICT

3. Key features - Implementation through blending could fund: 1.1 - projects with continental coverage 2.2 -projects linking networks at inter-regional level - Priorities identified in consultation with the Reference Group (African Union Commission, European Commission, RECs, EU Member States) - Envisaged amount available (2014 to 2017): EUR 85M The Panafrican Programme Blending envelope

4. Examples of eligible projects 1 - Projects with continental coverage Example: EGNOS satellite flight navigation system 2 - Projects linking networks at inter-regional level Example: Multinational Trans-Sahara ICT Optic Fibre Backbone Ruzizi III Hydro Power Generation system The Panafrican Programme Blending envelope

5. Indicative timeline The Panafrican Programme Blending envelope

6. Specific shortlist of potentially eligible projects identified for RGI consultation 1 – Screening process Consultation with partners: review of AfiF pipeline, reports, projects fiches, interviews Assessment: external technical expertise, broad based contribution from services concerned Key criteria: level of technical maturity 2 – Identification of candidate projects Investment initiatives – Funding through AfiF Governance initiatives – Funding through or outside AfiF The Panafrican Programme Blending envelope

7. INVESTMENTS GOVERNANCE (Capacity Building, Policy and Regulations, and Facilitation) Note: The proposed list represents candidates potentially eligible for funding, pending final assessment of maturity level of each project and within the limits of the total available funding of the envelope. Not all projects in the list may be funded. The Panafrican Programme Blending envelope

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