Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) evaluated the African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB or “the Bank”) Country Strategy and Program in Sierra Leone for the period 2013-2023. Over this period, the Bank formulated two Country Strategy Papers (CSPs): the CSP for 2013-2017 extended until…
Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) conducted the Liberia Country Strategy and Program Evaluation (CSPE) 2013-2023. This CSPE covered two Country Strategy Paper (CSP) cycles: CSP 2013-2017 (extended to 2018) and CSP 2019-2023 (extended to 2025). Under these two CSP cycles, the Bank…
This report presents the mid-term evaluation of the African Development Bank Group's (AfDB or "the Bank") Policy on Results-Based Financing (RBF). Approved on a pilot basis in November 2017 by the AfDB Board of Directors, the RBF became the Bank’s third financing instrument,…
The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (AfDB) conducted a comparative study on the operating models of six Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), notably, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, the InterAmerican…
This evaluation assesses the decision-making processes that guided the evolution of the application of the Fund's mandate, the criteria and principles used to operationalize engagement in newer policy areas, and the coherence of the Fund’s framework for engaging with partners.
In 2023, IDEV remained committed to its triple mandate: fostering learning, accountability, and an evaluation culture within the Bank and its Regional Member Countries. IDEV delivered 14 evaluation products that contributed to the work of the AfDB by providing insights on what worked well and…