part 1 of the african peace facility evaluation - European ...

Contents
Executive Summary............................................................................................................................1
I. Background and scope ................................................................................................................4
I.1 Rationale.................................................................................................................................4
I.2 Scope of the Evaluation...........................................................................................................5
I.3 Evaluation phases...................................................................................................................6
I.4 Specific Methodology ..............................................................................................................8
I.5 Expected Results ....................................................................................................................8
II. General appraisal of the APF.......................................................................................................9
II.1 The success of the APF.......................................................................................................9
II.2 Funding of the APF Instrument ..........................................................................................10
II.3 APSA and the APF intervention Logic................................................................................11
II.4 APSA and APF..................................................................................................................15
II.5 SWOT Analysis of APF......................................................................................................17
III. Main Findings and Recommendations on APF Decision-Making Procedures .........................19
III.1 Overview of the APF Decision-Making Procedures ............................................................19
III.1.1 Decision-Making Procedures applying to APF programming of the Action Plan ..........19
III.1.2 Decision-making Procedures applying to APF financial decisions...............................20
III.1.3 Contribution and Grant Agreements...........................................................................24
III.1.4 Appreciation of APF decision-making and timing........................................................27
III.2 Recommendations regarding the APF Decision Making Procedures ..................................28
III.2.1 Regarding the APF programming of Action Plan:........................................................28
III.2.2 Improving APF decision-making procedures in accordance with the current legal
framework..................................................................................................................................29
III.2.3 Decision-making procedures in accordance with the current EDF legal framework .....31
III.2.4 Decision-making procedures outside the EDF legal framework...................................32
III.2.5 APF aid modalities.....................................................................................................36
III.2.6 AU/REC procedures and practice for APF requests....................................................37
III.2.7 EU-AU/RECs structural procedures ...........................................................................38
IV. Main findings and recommendations on alternative funding ...................................................39
IV.1 EU funding instruments .....................................................................................................40
IV.2 Possible AU sources of co-funding for APF-funded activities..............................................42
IV.3 Summary of the Analysis of selected EU funding mechanisms and compatibility with APF.44
IV.4 Recommendations.............................................................................................................44
IV.4.1 Funding Recommendations in a political context........................................................44
IV.4.2 Short-term options for APF Funding...........................................................................45
IV.4.3 Long-term options for funding APF.............................................................................47
IV.4.4 African P&S funding policies and implementation.......................................................49