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This edition takes stock of some of the theoretical approaches towards a “Made in Africa” evaluation, exploring indigenous approaches and how they could fast-track the achievement of the continental development agenda. It attempts to answer key questions such as: What is meant by “Made in…
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Given the emphasis placed on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a means of closing the continent’s infrastructure gap and promoting social and economic development, Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (“the Bank”) conducted an evaluation of the Bank’s…
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This report synthesizes findings from the review of 88 PCRs completed in 2017. The objectives of this assignment included: (i) assessing the quality and validating the performance of each of the 88 projects covered in the PCRs; (ii) assisting AfDB Management and staff to improve the quality of…
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The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (AfDB) reviewed the 49 public sector operations for which AfDB Management undertook a self-assessment (Project Completion Report, PCR) in 2016. IDEV produced an independent Project Completion Report Evaluation Note (…
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Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (the Bank) conducted a pilot validation of the completion report for the West Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (WA-RISP) 2011-2015/17. The validation was undertaken to inform the design of the pillars of the…
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This edition of Evaluation Matters aims to showcase selected good, new or innovative evaluation methods that have contributed to be"er evaluations of development.