The Think Africa Partnership operates within a framework composed of three distinct pillars of activity. Each pillar represents a crucial element of the Partnership's mission, encompassing diverse initiatives and projects aimed at fostering positive change in Africa.
Pillar 1: Knowledge and Talent Development
Development of the pipeline of talented African economists that will shape economic policy design and implementation in the region
Within Pillar 1, TAP aims to
- Support two fellowship programs at the World Bank targeting earlymid career African economist: The WBG Africa Fellowship and AERC-WB Visiting Fellows
- Support Female Mentorship Program for early-mid career African women economists in collaboration with the Association for the Advancement of African Women Economists (AAAWE)
- Support the Economist for Transformation (E4T) network: a virtual network of African economist providing technical and professional support, and a platform for young African’s to debate and share perspective on key policy issues in Africa.
Pillar 2: Think Tanks and Partnerships
Strengthens platforms that link knowledge to policy across Africa
Specific activities in Pillar 2 involve:
- Providing institutional and program support to African knowledge institutions and think tanks such as African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Afrobarometer, Partnership for Economic Policy, and African Economic Research Consortium (AERC).
- Playing key role in implementation of the G20 Compact with Africa (CWA) through partnership with ACET which leads the peerlearning activities among compact countries.
Pillar 3: Peer-learning Network for Effective Policymaking
CEoG plays a multifaceted role by offering a platform for mutual support and knowledge exchange among its members, facilitating policy benchmarking activities, and extending crucial assistance to economic policy units within central government bodies.
Launched in February 2019 at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom the CEoG initiative is designed to bring together and assist Chief Economic Advisors serving the executive leadership in various African nations. Over time, this network has grown significantly, now spanning across 43 different countries. More than 60 Advisors, including current Advisors and former Advisors, have actively engaged in the CEoG network.
