Background
The Economic Development in Africa Report analyzes major aspects of Africa’s trade and development challenges, and explores policy issues of interest to African countries.
It makes policy recommendations for action by African countries themselves, and by the international community to overcome the development challenges that the continent faces.
The Economic Development in Africa Report 2021 will examine how the region can benefit in an inclusive manner from its unexploited trade potential through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Objective
The Peer Review of the forthcoming Economic Development in Africa Report 2021 will bring together invited economic and trade analysts, research scholars, policy makers, and subject-matter experts to review and discuss a draft of the forthcoming Report.
The objective of the Peer Review is to critically assess the methodologies followed in the Report, and deepen the analysis contained therein, in light of recent scholarship. The Peer Review is undertaken as part of a comprehensive effort to ensure the highest-quality and analytical rigor of the final Report.
Participants in the Peer Review included the following external experts:
- Mr. Lance Hadley, Sauti East Africa
- Prof. Romain Houssa, University of Namur, Belgique
- Ms. Kholofelo Kugler, Advisory Center on WTO Law
- Mr. Azwimpheleli Langalanga, Tutwa Consulting Group
- Ms. Olayinka Lawal Bandele, Commonwealth Secretariat
- Ms. Julia Seiermann, International Trade Centre
- Ms. Julia Spies, International Trade Centre
- Mr. Frederik Stender, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik
- Dr. Joy Waruguru Ndubai, WU Global Tax Policy Center
