Development effectiveness in Africa : promise and performance: applying mutual accountability

Abstract

The relationship between Africa and its development partners is undergoing radical change. At the centre of this new relationship is the establishment by Africans of the African Union, the NEPAD initiative and the African Peer Review Mechanism. With these new foundations, and with the capacities available in the UN Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank and the emerging active role of sub-regional bodies, Africans themselves are taking charge of defining, analysing and meeting the major challenges facing the continent.