Evaluation of the EU’s co-operation with the region of Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, and the Indian Ocean

ADE has been commissioned by the European Commission to assess the European Union’s cooperation with the Region of Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean. The main objective of this evaluation was to provide an overall independent assessment of the co-operation strategy in the region. Key lessons and recommendations were identified in order to inform future choices on co-operation strategy and delivery. The scope of the evaluation is the overall engagement of the EU with the Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region between 2008 and 2015. All spending and non-spending cooperation activities in the region are covered, including : ? All of DEVCO’s co-operation regional programmes ? EEAS development co-operation initiatives ? The interaction of DEVCO’s interventions with those of ECHO, TRADE, and EIB ? All EU financial instruments and channels relevant to the region. The geographical scope covers 29 member states and 5 regional organisations (COMESA, EAC, IGAD, IOC, SADC). The programs evaluated were formulated and implemented under the 10th and 11th European Development Fund and are part of different Regional Integration Strategy/Regional Indicative Programmes. The focal areas in the region are regional economic integration and trade, to peace and security, natural resources management, and institutional capacity building. The evaluation questions have been structured around the themes of : ? Relevance of the regional programmes with the EU and DMRO’s strategies and objectives ? Coherence between different interventions from the EU and from Member States ? Effectiveness and results achieved during the time period in the focal areas defined above ? Efficiency of the EU support ? Sustainability of the EU support ? Value added of the EU intervention at regional level rather than national one. ? Impact on cross-cutting issues, notably women’s economic empowerment.


Project Details
Country AFRICA
Start date 2016.06.20
End date 2017.12.31
Client DEVCO/INTPA
Sector REGIONAL POLICIES
Sub-sector Regional integration
Ref. ADE A549-001