Courtesy call by the NBA Executive Secretary on the Minister of Sanitation, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons, Mr. Aboubacar CAMARA, on Monday 23rd March, 2026 in Conakry: The NBA Supervising Minister commits to working with other national Authorities for a successful implementation of PIDACC/NB-Guinea by end of 2027

As part of a series of support and advocacy Missions for speeding up the implementation of the Programme for Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin (PIDACC/NB), His Excellency Kocou Armand HOUANYE, the Executive Secretary of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA), who arrived in Conakry on 22nd March, 2026, is taking an official working mission to the Republic of Guinea from 23rd to 27th March, 2026. In addition to the Executive Secretary, the mission includes : (i) Mr. Ibro ADAMOU, the NBA Ag Technical Director, (ii) Mr. Abass FOFANA, the NBA Director of Administration and Finance, and (iii) Mr. Seyni SEYDOU, the Regional Coordinator of PIDACC/NB.

This mission aims to engage with all relevant national Authorities and the Programme’s implementing partners on:

- The Guinea - PIDACC/NB Component’s performance to date;

- Measures required for speeding up the Guinea - PIDACC/NB Component’s implementation rhythm and significantly improving its performance by the end of June 2026;

- Specific recommendations targeting each of the key Stakeholders and Partners involved in implementing the proposed acceleration measures.

At the start of the Conakry Mission, the Executive Secretary and his delegation were received in Audience by Mr. Aboubacar CAMARA, the Honourable Minister of Sanitation, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons, the NBA Supervising Minister in Guinea, accompanied by his close staff: (i) Mrs. Fatimata DIARAY DIALLO, Chief of Staff to the Minister, (i) Mrs. BAH KABA, Senior Adviser to the Minister, (iii) Mr. IBRAHIMA Sory CAMARA, National Director of Hydraulics, Coordinator of the NBA/NFS in Guinea, (iv) Mr. Mamady CAMARA, National Coordinator of Guinea - PIDACC/NB, and (v) Mrs. Kany DIALLO, Head of the Ministry’s Communication Unit.

Following the warm welcome message by the NBA Supervising Minister, the NBA Executive Secretary expressed his deep gratitude to the Guinea relevant Authorities and outlined the scope of the mission. The NBA Executive Secretary:

- Welcomed and commended the recent progress made in the preparatory work for the construction of community and multi-purpose infrastructures as part of the implementation of the Guinea - PIDACC/NB Component, and;

- Requested the expectations and strategic support of the Supervising Ministry, and of the relevant national Authorities and partners, for implementing the measures required to accelerate the infrastructure part of the Guinea - PIDACC/NB Component.

The NBA Executive Secretary recalled that the Mission will be formalised in an Aide-Memoire that will be enriched, validated and signed by both Parties, and the effective implementation of the recommendations to each of the key Stakeholders and Partners concerned shall enable to turn into green the Programme’s major indicators by 2026 and to trigger the process for preparing and securing the financial resources required for a more ambitious and multi-donor Phase 2.

The NBA Supervising Minister:

- Said he was deeply impressed by the scale of NBA’s investments in the Guinea national part and across the entire Niger Basin, which covers an active part of about 1,500,000 km² and hosts more than 180 million human lives across the nine (9) NBA member countries;

- Committed to paying an even closer attention to issues relating to the Niger Basin and the NBA, as well as to the strategic measures required for successfully implementing PIDACC/NB in Guinea.

The NBA Executive Secretary also took the opportunity to address other equally important issues such as:

- The prospects for the holding of: (i) the 13th NBA Summit of Heads of State and Government (SHSG) in 2026; and (ii) the 45th NBA Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers, preceded by the NBA Meeting of Experts in the 4th quarter of 2026 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire;

- The establishment and upcoming operationalisation of the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Fund in the Niger Basin (RCCAF/NB);

- The release of the national counterpart contribution under the PIDACC/NB;

- The updating of the NBA Shared Vision, and finally;

- The launch, this year, of the process for the preparation of the Programme’ second Phase, the relevance of which is becoming increasingly evident.

In response to the Executive Secretary’s remarks, the Minister:

- Expressed his full satisfaction with the organisation of the Mission, from which he expects relevant recommendations which will help improve the performance of the PIDACC/NB, and;

- Stated his commitment to play his part and declared his willingness to examine and provide his support and assistance for implementing the Mission’s recommendations.

On a more general note, the Minister took the opportunity to put forward several relevant strategic proposals with a view to: (i) Improving the visibility of NBA’s Action, and (ii) Strengthening NBA’s capacities and Mandate to better conduct, together with the member countries, the acceleration of the planning and implementation of large investments linked to both shared water resources and common interest infrastructures in the Niger Basin.

In concluding his remarks, Mr. Aboubacar CAMARA expressed his full optimism and instructed his staff and the Guinea - PIDACC/NB National Coordinating Unit to step up their collaboration to mobilise all the required resources for boosting the Programme’s performance over the remaining implementation period, by 31st December, 2027.

Finally, the Minister of Sanitation, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons assured the Executive Secretary of his commitment to stepping up close monitoring of the activities of the Guinea - PIDACC/NB Component and NBA, for which, he said, there is still room for hope.