Press Release

Africa Progress Panel highlights continent’s economic recovery but warns of dangers of “low quality” growth
Africa Progress Report singles out importance of “transformative” power of partnerships.



Opinion pieces

  • Kofi Annan
  • Linah Mohohlo


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MAY 2011 - Annual Report

Africa Progress Report 2011

Africa Progress Report 2011
This year, the Africa Progress Report is dedicated to the transformative power of partnerships. While the idea of pooling a range of actors and their energy, creativity and resources around specific development challenges is hardly new, too few success stories are replicated or brought to scale to effect lasting structural change. Against this backdrop, this year’s report identifies partnership models that have already proven their transformative potential and assesses how to create the policy framework and incentive structure needed to spur further collaboration for progress. The report argues that all actors, including governments, international organizations, the private sector and civil society, can do more to facilitate the spread of successful models across sectors and countries, and that doing so is in their self-interest. It also argues that much work remains to be done to convince all sides of the inherent benefits of partnering for progress. This is the main purpose of this report.

Launch of the APR at the World Economic Forum on Africa

APP Chair, Kofi Annan, Linah Mohohlo, Graça Machel and Olusegun Obasanjo launched the Africa Progress report at the World Economic Forum on Africa. the panellists shared the report's main findings with a select group of friends of the APP and the media.

Background on the Panel Members launching the APR

Kofi Annan (bio & photos)

Graça Machel (bio & photos)

Linah Mohohlo (bio & photos)

Olusegun Obasanjo (bio & photos)

Pictures from the press release

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Infographics from the Report

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