(From https://afrea.org/made-in-africa-evaluation-mae-report/)
The African Evaluation Association (AfrEA), with support from the Mastercard Foundation, hosted the Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) Convening (full report) in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 9 and 10 June 2026.
The convening brought together evaluation leaders, academics, development partners, youth evaluators, policymakers, and practitioners from across Africa and beyond to validate and strengthen a unified Made in Africa Evaluation Framework. Discussions centred on bringing together the University of Botswana’s Indigenous and philosophical approaches to evaluation with the University for Development Studies’ (Ghana) practical monitoring and evaluation workflow, resulting in a living framework grounded in African values, Indigenous knowledge systems, and community ownership.
The gathering reinforced a shared vision: that evaluation in Africa must be rooted in African realities, responsive to communities, and driven by local knowledge and aspirations.