From 5 to 7 September 2018, the Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted AfDB Development Evaluation Week 2018 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, under the theme: “Strengthening Development Impact”.
The forum attracted over 450 participants, including government policy- and decision-makers, representatives from development partners, research and academic institutions, evaluation associations and civil society, as well as Bank shareholders, management and staff. For three days, participants explored the contribution that evaluation and learning can make to two aspects of importance to Africa’s transformation: infrastructure development, in particular through public-private partnerships, and inclusive agricultural development.
This special edition of Evaluation Matters synthesizes experts’ viewpoints, key interventions and evaluative knowledge presented during Evaluation Week 2018. It provides an overview of the rich exchanges that took place during the conference including plenaries, discussion sessions, an interactive knowledge café, a professional capacity development workshop as well as a keynote address delivered by Honorable Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma of South Africa.
