Evaluation Highlights

The African Development Bank Country Strategy and Program Evaluation (CSPE) in Ghana was initiated as part of IDEV’s Comprehensive Evaluation of the Bank's Development Results (CEDR), among 15 other countries over the period of 2004-2014. The Bank’s operations in Ghana represent a significant part of the Bank’s portfolio.

This report provides a summary of the findings of the Eastern Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP). This evaluation is timely as it will inform the preparation of the new Eastern Africa RISP. As such, the objective of the evaluation is two-fold: 1) assess the extent to which development results have been achieved in the context of the RISP; and 2) suggest potential improvements that will feed into and help guide the preparation of the next Regional Integration Strategy (RIS).

This synthesis outlines the key findings of 33 evaluations of support for private sector development (PSD) undertaken by bilateral and multilateral institutions over the past five years. The purpose of the synthesis is to inform the strategic direction, design, and implementation of future PSD initiatives so as to leverage the sector’s role in spurring economic growth and advancing development effectiveness in Africa.

This report presents a summary of findings, conclusions and recommendations from an evaluation of the Bank's Country Strategies and Program in Zambia over the period 2002–2015. The evaluation was conducted to support the preparation of the Zambia Country Strategy 2016–2020 and contribute to IDEV's comprehensive evaluation of the Bank's development results (CEDR). The evaluation seeks to assess the relevance and performance of the Bank's strategic interventions in Zambia and identify findings, conclusions and recommendations to inform strategies and operations going forward.