ORSB – ANGOLA COUNTRY STRATEGY PAPER 2011 - 2015
Introduction
This Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) is the second prepared for the Bank’s portfolio in Angola. The first
one was prepared in February 2008 (ADB/BD/WP/2008/20). The objective of this document is twofold: (i) to inform
management and Board members about the performance of the Bank’s portfolio in Angola and (i) to guide Bank and
national authorities in the identification of relevant recommendations for portfolio improvement
I.
Bank Group Assistance
1.1 The Bank presence in Angola has been until now limited in number and size of projects.
1.1.1 The cumulative assistance of the AfDB since 1983 totals UA 316 million, comprising of UA 138 million under the
ADF window (43.78 percent) and UA 177 million under ADB (56.22 percent). The historical portfolio contains 33
operations under various financing modalities namely Loans, Grants and Technical Assistance operations. These
operations were cancelled during the civil war. The Bank resumed cooperation with Angola in 2001 and has since
approved 8 operations amounting to UA 74 million, all of which are still ongoing.
1.2 Previous CSP’s (2005/2007-2009)
1.2.1 Two CSPs were prepared for 2002-2004 and 2005-2007 and have covered rural and social sectors. The first one
emphasized rehabilitation of health infrastructures and demobilization and social reintegration activities. The second CSP
was designed to tackle poverty reduction in rural areas and create a conducive environment for private sector
development. They were aligned with the ten priority sectors identified in the I-PRSP, namely: (i) Social Reintegration; (ii)
Security and Human Care; (iii) Food Security and Rural Development; (iv) HIV-AIDS; (v) Education,(vi) Health; (vii) Basic
Infrastructure; (viii) Employment and Vocational training; (ix) Governance and (x) Macro-Economic Management.
1.2.2 During the 2005-2007, three projects were approved directly under the first pillar: The Bom Jesus
Agricultural Project (UA 17.2 million) focused on (i) rural infrastructure development consisting of irrigation, roads, water
and health infrastructure, (ii) agricultural development, (iii) capacity building, and (iv) project management. The Sumbe
Water Supply, Sanitation and Institutional Support Project (UA 12 million) addressed: (i) water supply infrastructure,
(ii) sanitation, including the rehabilitation of sewerage infrastructure, on site sanitation in schools, health centres, markets
and public places and solid waste management; (iii) community mobilization, hygiene education and environmental
awareness; iv) institutional support for water and sanitation utility; (iv) development of comprehensive national rural water
supply and sanitation program and (v) project management.
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