Ijeoma, Edwin Okey2008-08-042008-08-042007-10Ijeoma, EO 2007, 'Evaluating development projects and programmes in Africa: the case of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)', Africa Insight, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 61-75. [http://www.ai.org.za/africa_insight.asp]0256-2804http://hdl.handle.net/2263/6454This paper begins with a brief introduction on monitoring and evaluation concepts, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and challenges of its performance evaluation. It is indicated that NEPAD has not prescribed any internal or external monitoring and evaluation of its projects and programmes, and therefore calls into doubt the level of professional competence in its delivery strategies. The paper also examines selected monitoring and evaluation strategies such as the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and others, which are embedded in the NEPAD workplan, but not sufficiently applied in its operations. Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms such as the Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) and a few benchmarking evaluation techniques are recommended as possible introductory tools that could assist in the monitoring and evaluation of the NEPAD projects and programmes.187698 bytesapplication/pdfenAfrica Institute of South AfricaNew Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)Evaluation in AfricaAfrican peer-review mechanism (APRM)NEPAD evalution processBenchmarkingCost-benefit analysis (CBA)Consumer surplus society of African countriesNet social benefit (NSB)Government cost-benefit and priceOrganisational performanceMonitoring and evaluation (M&E)New Partnership for Africa's DevelopmentEconomic development projects -- EvaluationArticle