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Africa Progress Panel

The Africa Progress Panel (APP) was a Swiss-based foundation that was aimed at changing the policy through analysis, advocacy and diplomacy.

Abbreviation

APP

Africa Progress Group

2007

2017

Geneva, Switzerland

Kofi Annan

Michel Camdessus, Peter Eigen, Bob Geldof, Graca Machel, Strive Masiyiwa, Linah Mohohlo, Olusegun Obasanjo, Robert Rubin, Tidjane Thiam

History[edit]

After the Gleneagles G8 Summit in 2005 and the Commission for Africa Report in 2007, the Africa Progress Panel was formed through a UK Government initiative. Following the publication of the final report, the Panel reported that it had ceased its operations at the end of 2017.[1]

– former Prime Minister of United Kingdom.

Tony Blair

– former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.

Michel Camdessus

– founder and Chair of the Advisory Council at Transparency International.

Peter Eigen

– musician, founder, and Chair of Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8, Co-founder of DATA.

Bob Geldof

– President of the Foundation for Community Development.

Graça Machel

– founder of Econet Wireless.

Strive Masiyiwa

– governor of Bank of Botswana.

Linah Mohohlo

– former President of Nigeria.

Olusegun Obasanjo

– Council on Foreign Relations and former Secretary of the United States Treasury.

Robert Rubin

– Chief Executive Officer, Crédit Suisse.

Tidjane Thiam

The panel was chaired by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and, during its existence, it consisted of the following members:[2]


Timeline


The Geneva-based secretariat was a non-profit foundation under Swiss law. The Panel's work was supported by a secretariat established in 2008.

Publications[edit]

Africa Progress Reports[edit]

The Africa Progress Reports were an annual publication of the Africa Progress Panel.


The 2012 Africa Progress Report was launched in London, United Kingdom, on 8 May 2014 by Kofi Annan, Tidjane Thiam, Bob Geldof, Peter Eigen, and Caroline Kende-Robb. The launch of the 2012 Africa Progress Report was covered by The Wall Street Journal,[3] The Guardian,[4] The Financial Times,[5] and African Business.[6] As part of the launch, Executive Director Caroline Kende-Robb and Panel Member Olusegun Obasanjo were interviewed for the video series This Is Africa.[7]


The 2013 Africa Progress Report was launched at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, on 8 June 2013 by Kofi Annan, Linah Mohohlo, and Strive Masiyiwa.[8] The 2015 Africa Progress Report was launched in Cape Town, South Africa, on 5 June 2015 by Caroline Kende-Robb, Graça Machel, Linah Mohohlo, and Michel Camdessus.