Key Expected Outcomes

The programme is intended to build a community of experts in Africa that can serve as a resource for formulating, implementing, and monitoring development activities at national, subregional, regional, and international levels.

• Enhancing practical experience of fellows in a multicultural setting.
• Improving intellectual capability through research work.
• Developing a network of alumni for knowledge exchange and career development.

Thematic Areas Covered by the Fellowship Programme

• • Macroeconomic policy, Development Planning, Economic Governance & Public Finance
• • Industrialization and Economic Diversification Policies
• • Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade
• • Private Sector Development & Finance, including Innovative Finance & Capital Markets
• • Poverty, Inequality and Social Policy
• • Food Systems and Food Security
• • Gender Equality and Women Empowerment
• • Demographic Dynamics for Development
• • Innovation and Technology
• • Data and Statistics Management
• • Climate Change & Management of Natural Resources, including Green Economy
• • Labor Economics and Employment
• • Communication, Advocacy, Media Relations
• • Knowledge Management, Information Management and Librarianship
• • Strategic Planning, Foresight Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, Partnership and Resource Mobilization
• • Administration, Human Resource, Budget and Financial Management
• • Organizational Behavior and Change Management
• • Risk Management and Corporate Policy