The Africa Partnership Forum (APF) was established following the Evian G8 Summit in 2003 as a way of broadening the existing dialogue between the G8 and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) to include other African institutions and Africa’s major bilateral and multilateral development partners.  Read more

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20th APF meeting, United Kingdom: 24 April, 2013

The meeting took place in London at the Church House Conference Centre.  Participants discussed Transparency and the APF Evaluation which is currently underway. (see the Agenda and Joint Statement). 

All meeting documents are available here.


2012 Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness (MRDE) in Africa

 

This fifth joint Review by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), was published on 16 May 2012. It addresses four main questions :

- What are the main commitments which have been made by Africa and its development partners?
- Have these been delivered?
- What have the results been?
- What are now the key future policy priorities?

The report covers four broad policy areas: sustainable economic growth, investment in people, good governance, andfinancing for development. Within these it looks at 18 individual topics, ranging from trade and agriculture, to education and health, political and economic governance, and domestic resource mobilisation and official development assistance.

The report is a unique collaborative exercise in mutual accountability. It looks at Africa as a whole, while recognising the remarkable degree of diversity across the continent. It combines an emphasis on monitoring the delivery of commitments with a strong results orientation, and also aims to provide a practical forward-looking tool for political leaders, as well as a resource for all those engaged on these issues in Africa and internationally.  See www.mrde-africa.org


Essential Reading

4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, Busan, 2011 - Outcome document
African Economic Outlook 2012

Africa Progress Panel 2012 Report

18th African Union Summit, January 2012: Boosting Intra-African Trade - Decisions, Resolution and Declarations

G8 Camp David Summit, United States, 18-19 May, 2012:   Declaration; Camp David Accountability Report - Actions, approach and results

G20 Cannes Summit, 3-4 November 2011:  Declarations and reports

G20 Los Cabos Summit, 18-19 June 2012:  Leaders Declaration

IMF Regional Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa 2012

OECD Development Co-operation Report 2011

ONE, The DATA Report 2012

More essential reading

African News

All Africa
Africa Business Report

Africa Confidential

Africa Investor

African Monitor

BBC News Africa

Jeune Afrique

Panapress

Reuters - Africa

RFI