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Devendra Parsad Ruhee Engaging Citizens in Development Management to Achieve the MDGs


The Socio-Economic Governance and Management Branch (SGMB) of the United Nations’ Department of Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM/DESA) organized an international workshop on “Engaging Citizens in Development Management and Public Governance for the Achievement of the M

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Added by Devendra Parsad Ruhee on August 28, 2010 at 10:38am — No Comments

Rwakurumbira Munyaradzi Zimbabwe Launches Community of Practice on MfDR


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Added by Rwakurumbira Munyaradzi on August 27, 2010 at 4:31am — 6 Comments

AMAN VOHRA Auditing Projects in Tanzania


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Added by AMAN VOHRA on August 27, 2010 at 1:41am — No Comments

Dauda Garuba Halliburton, Bribes and the Deceit of 'Zero-Tolerance' for Corruption in Nigeria - By Dauda Garuba

Though Halliburton made history recently when Halliburton and its former subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) agreed to the largest corruption settlement ever paid by a U.S. company under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)—$579 million—their historic guilty plea is only the latest in a string of high-level bribery cases involving payments from multinationals to secure contracts in Nigeria and elsewhere around the globe.1

The scandal concerned $180 million that was funnel… Continue

Added by Dauda Garuba on August 26, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Abdul Rahman Wurie THE ROLE OF NON-STATE ACTORS’ OVERSIGHT AND SCRUTINY IN PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REFORM IN SIERRA LEONE


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Added by Abdul Rahman Wurie on August 25, 2010 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

African CoP CAP-Scan: Review of the Pilots


“Results-based monitoring is still assessed to be the weakest link in the overall national governance systems of many countries”. To address this challenge, the OECD/DAC Cluster E has sponsored a coordinated effort to develop a framework for self-assessment—Managing for Development Results Capacity Scan (MfDR CAP Scan)—that is based on

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Added by African CoP on August 24, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

DIAKHATE Oumar Results of CAP-Scan in Senegal and Next Steps


From June 30 to July 1, 2010, the Senegalese Community of Practice (SENCOP) on Managing for Development Results (MfDR) and Senegal’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, in partnership with the AfBD, World Bank, UNDP and GTZ, held a results validation workshop in regard to the MfDR CAP-Scan of Senegal’s public administration. The 5

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Added by DIAKHATE Oumar on August 23, 2010 at 7:11am — No Comments

Tamirat Yacob Organizing South-South Cooperation with All CoPs on MfDR

Not only results are of utmost importance for development in Africa, but it’s also the case for most development organizations. To ensure a good and coherent work on Managing for Development Results (MfDR) all over the world, Multilateral Development Banks, Civil Society Organizations and partner countries are part of a same working group, t

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Added by Tamirat Yacob on August 12, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Solomon Mhlanga Should all donors report on results using similar principles

Donors are accountable to their constituents and, as such, are asked to show the results for the funds spent. Tax payers want to know how their money is used to achieve development goals. But how should donors report on the achieved results? Most importantly, should donors follow the same standards for reporting on results?

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Added by Solomon Mhlanga on August 8, 2010 at 8:25am — 2 Comments

African CoP Call for Papers: Impact Analysis for Evidence Based Policy Making in Africa

A regional conference on “Impact analysis for evidence policy-making: Practical experiences from Africa” will be held 11-13 October 2010 in Cotonou, Benin. It is organized by the Observatoire de Changement Social (OCS), which is which is attached to the Ministry of Strategic Planning, Development, Evaluation of Public Policies, and supported by Danish, German and Swiss Development Cooperation.


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The purpose of this conference is to create a platform for exch

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Added by African CoP on August 2, 2010 at 10:41am — No Comments

Jude Chimdi Ohanele Government Budgets in Nigeria: Who benefits?

The Nigeria government is under a constitutional obligation to make a budget every fiscal year. The budget simply put is a statement of income and expenditure and an indication of the government’s expenditure priorities for the year. The budget is the most important economic policy instrument for governments. It reflects a government’s social and economic policy priorities more than any other document. It translates policies, campaign promises, political commitments and goals into decisions on w… Continue

Added by Jude Chimdi Ohanele on July 20, 2010 at 11:02am — No Comments

copafrica Budgeting for Results in West Africa


In 2009, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) adopted six directives inviting its member countries to make a significant change in their public financial management procedures. WAEMU member countries must now apply the directive of March 2009 concerning the Transparency Code, and the five other directives of June 2009, wh

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Added by copafrica on July 14, 2010 at 2:58pm — No Comments

Ikubaje John Gbodi AN OVERVIEW OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY SIDES TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVES (EITI) IN NIGERIA

AN OVERVIEW OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY SIDES TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVES (EITI) IN NIGERIA

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Added by Ikubaje John Gbodi on July 12, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

African CoP Launch of the Malian CoP on MfDR

The Malian Community of Practice in Managing for Development Results (CoP-Mali/MfDR) was launched on April 22, 2010, in Bamako, Mali, with the support of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The highlight of this national event was the holding of the CoP-Mali/MfDR constitutional assembly, where participants adopted CoP-Mali/MfDR’s charter and f

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Added by African CoP on July 7, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

African CoP The Rapid Results Method in Burundi

“We are charting a new course, whose aim is to promote dynamic leadership, for we must meet the challenge of good governance. This means revitalizing the national company for production and distribution of electricity and water (or REGIDESO for Régie de Production et de Distribution d’Eau et d’Electricité), organizing it to meet criteria of

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Added by African CoP on July 6, 2010 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments

Ledule Bosch BUILDING A COMPLIANCE MONITORING SYSTEM TO PROMOTE GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE


African countries pass many regulations and adopt new standards every year for its public service, but how many are effectively implemented? The South African government has come to realize that the poor compliance of its regulations by departments was harming the overall develop

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Added by Ledule Bosch on July 1, 2010 at 9:46am — 2 Comments

Drew Gardiner Call for Proposals: Evaluation in Youth Entrepeneurship - deadline 7 Sept 2010

Dear Members of AfCoP,

You are invited to submit a proposal to receive technical and financial support for conducting an impact evaluation of a youth entrepreneurship project. To be eligible to receive support, please fill out the application form and submit it to yenetwork@ilo.org by September 7, 2010. The “… Continue

Added by Drew Gardiner on June 28, 2010 at 10:19am — No Comments

African CoP AfCoP Casebook 2010


Managing for Development Results: A Focus on Africa
AfCoP Casebook – June 2010
The African Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results

The casebook is now available for download here!

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Added by African CoP on June 21, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Yakob Mudesir A Guide to Advocate for Statistical Strategies

How to have policy-makers convinced of the advantages of effectively implementing a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) and scale-up support to statistical capacity building? As a statistician in Ethiopia, I am well aware that periodic improvement and consistent data collection contribute to the development of my coun

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Added by Yakob Mudesir on June 4, 2010 at 2:32am — No Comments

Ledule Bosch PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT FROM SWEDEN TO SOUTH AFRICA 2010

On a visit to the AfCoP platform on October 2009, I recall that the first thing I saw was a message about the International Training Program on Public Service Management informing on the extension of the closing date of applications to AfCoP members. As I carefully read through, I felt in my stomach that I should give this one my

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Added by Ledule Bosch on June 3, 2010 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

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Tamirat Yacob replied to Hannah J Cooper's discussion 'PRSPs: A 10 year Retrospective on Results'
Dear Hannah, Greetings! Thank you for initiating and leading this interesting topic discusion. The questions that you have put forward are thought provoking and i tried to address the questions as much as possible as far as the Ethiopian experienc…
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Abiyot Dagne replied to Hannah J Cooper's discussion 'PRSPs: A 10 year Retrospective on Results'
1. Yes, Ethiopia has its own national plan, which mainly focuses on poverty eradication as replied before .Although the PRSP process started in2000 as a process largely between government and the donors, it has now evolved beyond that, and the PASDE…
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Tapani Vaahtoranta and Wail Fahmi Bedawi joined CoP-MfDR-Africa
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Mugunga Matabaro replied to Hannah J Cooper's discussion 'PRSPs: A 10 year Retrospective on Results'
1) Yes, Rwanda has a PRSP/National Development Plan, 2) and 3) Yes, the M & E plan is operational as the Department of Statistics and the Strategic Planning and Monitoring Unit within MINECOFIN are jointly responsible for the general coordination of…
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Mugunga Matabaro replied to Hannah J Cooper's discussion 'PRSPs: A 10 year Retrospective on Results'
Rwanda PRSP goals are in line with the MDGs, with clear targets for poverty reduction over time. Some progress has been made toward achieving some of the MDGs. For example, access to health services has improved and the Government is likely to achie…
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Rwakurumbira Munyaradzi commented on Rwakurumbira Munyaradzi's blog post 'Zimbabwe Launches Community of Practice on MfDR'
Thank you all for the appreciation. We hope we will always receive your support and sharing of experiences so that our CoP grows to meet its goals. Thank you very much.
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Tayani Vincent Banda commented on Rwakurumbira Munyaradzi's blog post 'Zimbabwe Launches Community of Practice on MfDR'
Solomon Indeed s other have said this is great stuff! I was previledged to participate in the launch and I must say I was impressed with the crossesction of people participated in the formation of the ZimCoP! There is government support at the Highe…
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Hannah J Cooper replied to Hannah J Cooper's discussion 'PRSPs: A 10 year Retrospective on Results'
Dear Colleagues, First, many thanks to Sheka and to Abiyot, for providing and in depth overview of their country’s PRSP/National Development Strategy. Sheka it is very interesting that you note that “If you get M&E right at the base level input-ou…
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George Kararach replied to George Kararach's discussion 'ACBF Series – Mobilizing Capacity for Post-Conflict Reconstruction & Results'
Thanks James. So why is it that these governments do not work with partners to ensure effective mentoring programs? What alternative knowledge management mechanisms should fragile countries adopt to allow for project sustainability and of course dev…
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Basil Jones and TAIYE RUTH AINA joined CoP-MfDR-Africa
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James F. Kollie, Jr. PhD replied to George Kararach's discussion 'ACBF Series – Mobilizing Capacity for Post-Conflict Reconstruction & Results'
This is very interesting topic for discussion and I am pleased to bring my experience from Liberia to bear on this topic: 1. The complexity and dynamics of reconstruction in post-conflict and fragile environments lead to interventions from multiple…
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Dr. Rosa Muraguri-Mwololo commented on Rwakurumbira Munyaradzi's blog post 'Zimbabwe Launches Community of Practice on MfDR'
Well done Solomon- we are slowly getting to the tipping point. I hope you will have a chance of sharing some of the challenges you encountered and what others should watch if they want to have a successful launch. All the best-
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Oumarou sali joined copafrica's group
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A place for members to submit documents and articles to the AfCoP electronic library.
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Oumarou sali replied to George Kararach's discussion 'ACBF Series – Mobilizing Capacity for Post-Conflict Reconstruction & Results'
Hello Dear Sheka i want to thank you for your contribution and your strong analyze.Your point exactly what i wanted to demonstrate in my masters degree thesis oriented on result based management. Well as you mentioned ,there is no coordination betwe…
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Jean-Christophe Dalka and Nosiku Kalonga joined CoP-MfDR-Africa
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The Socio-Economic Governance and Management Branch (SGMB) of the United Nations’ Department of Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM/DESA) organized an international workshop on “Engaging Citizens in Development Management and P…
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