African Peace Facility Evaluation – Part 2

The African Peace Facility (APF) has been established in 2003 in response to a request made by the African Union. More than €1 billion have been allocated to the APF since its inception. The APF, based on the principle of African ownership, supports the AU and the regional African organisations which have a mandate to promote peace and security. The APF has thus far undergone several evaluation and monitoring exercises, in particular an external Mid-term evaluation in 2005-2006, a Lessons Learned exercise in 2007, and Part 1 of an APF evaluation which focused on the APF sources of funding and procedures. This evaluation was Part 2 of the APF evaluation. The objective of this evaluation was (i) to provide an overall independent assessment of the implementation of the APF and its results and (ii) to make practical suggestions to inform the design of the next phase of the APF that will be developed under the 11th EDF (2014-20). This evaluation of the APF covered the activities undertaken under the three main APF components: Peace Support Operations (PSOs), Capacity Building (CB), and Early Response Mechanism (ERM). This evaluation has been structured around a set of evaluation questions addressing the following themes:  The relevance of the design of the APF with respect to EU’s international commitments and objectives, AU and Regional Economic Communities (RECs)/Regional Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution (RMs) policies and activities, the Joint EU-Africa Strategy, and current thinking on conflict prevention and peace-building;  The consistency of the implementation of the APF with respect to the design;  The effects of the APF in terms of (i) enhanced dialogue and cooperation with respect to understanding and addressing the challenges to peace and security in Africa; (ii) operationalising the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) at regional and continental levels, and (iii) enhanced predictable and sustainable funding for African-led peace support operations and mediation activities;  The impact of the APF on peace and security in Africa;  The coordination and complementary of the APF with respect to both EU actors’ roles (Commission, Council, EEAS and Member States) and other donors’ support; and  The efficiency of the APF implementation.


Project Details
Country AFRICA
Start date 2012.10.22
End date 2014.02.12
Client ACP Secretariat
Sector EVALUATION
Sub-sector Project/Program
Ref. ADE A449-213