An investigation by the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption revealed that the consulting firm and its executive director engaged in an obstructive maneuver.
The African Development Bank Group announced on September 10, 2018, the exclusion of the African Center for Applied Forest Research and Development (CARFAD), a consultancy based in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and Mr. Benjamin Tchoffo, its executive director, for a minimum period of 36 months.
An investigation by the AfDB Integrity and Anti-Corruption Bureau revealed that CARFAD and Tchoffo engaged in an obstructive maneuver by significantly impeding the exercise by the African Development Bank. its right to conduct inspections and audits.
The consulting firm had previously won a contract under the Agroforestry Development Support Project (PADA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The PADA was funded from the resources of the Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) hosted within the Bank. During the exclusion period, neither CARFAD nor Mr. Tchoffo are eligible for the award of contracts financed by the Bank.
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