ANICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Summary of Actions for 2023 and Renewed Ambitions for 2024

On Tuesday January 16, 2024, the Board of Directors of the National Agency for Investment of Territorial Communities (ANICT) was held in the meeting room of the Ministry, under the chairmanship of the Minister of State, Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, government spokesperson, Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga. This meeting marks a crucial step in defining priorities for the year 2024.

The event highlighted the strategic role of ANICT in financing decentralization in Mali. The discussions highlighted the notable successes of ANICT in 2023, focusing on financing 40 investment projects in critical areas such as water, health, education, environment and agriculture. A particularly lauded aspect was the positive impact of ANICT's investments in Bamako's urban sanitation services, thereby improving the quality of life of residents of the Malian capital.

The Board of Directors also spent time examining and approving ANICT's 2024 budget, set at 39,902,211,755 FCFA including 22.6 billion FCFA recorded in the regional budget. This amount reflects the determination of the State and its financial partners to intensify their efforts in favor of decentralization and local development. The debates focused on the judicious distribution of resources, emphasizing the importance of transfers to local authorities to strengthen local initiatives.

The prospects for 2024, with projects such as the construction of headquarters of newly created local authorities and the digitalization of tax collection processes, attest to ANICT's desire to play a leading role in the positive transformation of local authorities in the Mali

The Board of Directors appreciated ANICT's continued commitment to transparency and accountability in its actions. In conclusion, the administrators of the National Investment Agency of Territorial Communities unanimously approved the 2024 annual work program and budget (PTBA) of the Agency and hoped for its effective and efficient implementation for the good -be from the population of Mali.