This paper determines which are, among different type of gravity model, those best adapted to the study of the evolution of trade of several economic areas and of the heterogeneity of the behaviors of the countries constitutive of these zones (fixed effect model; random effect model; model with...

The purpose of the evaluation is to provide a comprehensive and independent assessment of the European Union (EU)’s past and present cooperation in Ivory Coast, in order to draw key lessons and make recommendations for the future, including within the context of joint programming between the...

This report presents the external evaluation of the European Union's (EU) strategy of cooperation with the West Africa region and of its implementation over the period 2008-2016. Its main objectives are: i) to provide both the EU institutions and a broader audience with an independent and global...

This report presents the results of the evaluation of the cooperation strategies adopted by the European Commission (EC) with the Republic of the Congo (RC)over the period 2000-2009. The main aims of the evaluation are to provide the services of the EC and a broader public with an independent...

This report presents the results of the evaluation of the European Union’s cooperation strategy in Burkina Faso between 1999 and 2008. The main objectives of the evaluation are to provide the EU departments concerned and the general public with a global and independent appraisal of past and...

The period covered by the evaluation, 1996-2007, was a time of political-military crises and worsening poverty and insecurity for the Central African Republic. This continued the trend which started immediately after Independence and which led the Central African Republic into a situation of...