The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (AfDB or “the Bank”) has conducted a comparative review of sanctions practices across five Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs): the Asian Development Bank (AsDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and…
The objective of the Private Sector Environment (PSE) Cluster Evaluation was to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of the Programme Based Operations (PBOs) of the AfDB that focused on the PSE. The AfDB conducted these PBOs in five countries (Egypt, Ghana, Mali,…
The evaluation of the energy governance cluster Program Based Operations (PBOs) is one of seven components of a broader evaluation on the use of PBOs by the AfDB in 2012-2017. This evaluation examines eight PBOs focused on energy, which the AfDB approved and implemented in five countries (…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Regional Member Countries are categorized as low, middle, and high-income based on their per capita Gross National Income. Despite their relatively high per capita income level, most middle-income countries (MICs) in Africa remain vulnerable to external…