As part of its 2018 - 2019 work program, Independent Development Evaluation undertook a thematic evaluation of the Bank’s role in increasing access to finance in Africa. The thematic evaluation is supported by a cluster evaluation of 32 Bank financial sector development (FSD) operations…
Guided by international evaluation criteria and standards, the AfDB’s Independent Development Evaluation conducted an evaluation of the Bank’s 2013-2019 PSD Strategy to take stock of its implementation and assess its contribution to the Bank’s efficiency and effectiveness, with a view to…
To provide credible information on the role of the Bank in increased access to finance and financial inclusion in Africa, and to inform the development of the Bank’s next Financial Sector Development (FSD) Strategy, Independent Development Evaluation conducted a thematic evaluation to assess…
The evaluation assessed the relevance of the Strategy and the Bank’s effectiveness in implementing it. The evaluation covered the Bank's assistance to Low-Income Countries eligible for the African Development Fund and featured permanently or temporarily on the Bank's lists of…
The evaluation had a dual objective of accountability (by examining the organizational and development effectiveness of the AWF) and learning (by identifying lessons on what has worked, not worked and why).
This edition of eVALUation Matters explores how the fourth industrial revolution, digitization and the associated boom in disruptive technologies are shaping the practice of evaluation primarily in Africa, and its implications for the African Development Bank’s work.