#Gabon coffee is back. Thanks to ⁦African Development Bank Group⁩ $1million grant to #CAISTAB. Hundreds of young agri preneurs identified to resurrect a once prosperous value chain.#CAFEDALANGA

I have spoken to a really surprising number of companies large and small who realized they had data problems, hired somebody with a PhD called a data scientist, and then discovered that it's no use having a data scientist if you don't know what questions you should be asking.

Indeed. The right question lead to the right solution.

Thanks to 3ie for inviting me to the RIPA International workshop on impact evaluation this week

Nagui, je t’invite en vacances au Bénin ! - go.shr.lc/11KylIG via Shareaholic

Another reason to be optimistic about the future Africa?

Rest in peace Collins Chabane. You made an important contribution to South Africa

Tu sais que la société de con-sommation a atteint ses limites quand des pubs de nourritures gastro-nomiques s'adressent aux chiens et chats.

Life is a train to Happyville & Sadtown. No matter how hard I stay awake and fight my way to alight at SuccessStation the gate to Happyville

New 3ie video on #impactevaluation: How to build a theory of change ow.ly/QQODt

SDG Outocome document calls for evaluation ! goo.gl/GLs1TI UN Evaluation Group @CarolineHeider EvalPartners EvalGender+

Interested in African Development Bank Group's procurement practices? check complete IDEV AfDB's #eval: bit.ly/1R2d5Bq

DG Env Affairs presenting on use of evidence by the Dept. SAMEA @LouiseShaxson DPME Evaluations

EN DIRECT sur #Periscope pscp.tv/w/al9r9DF6dkVO…

We need more research transparency. A 'step in right direction' is 3ie registry of RCTs ln.is/www.scidev.net… via SciDev.Net #alltrials

Rethinking Evaluation - Sustaining a Focus on Sustainability ieg.worldbankgroup.org/blog/rethinkin… via IEG - WB Group

The world of International #development is changing and so is the #AfDB, says IDEV 2016 Annual Report bit.ly/2snfuEZ

Evaluer dans un contexte difficile est toujours possible. Clément Bansé, Evaluateur partage l'experience d'IDEV au Burundi IDEV AfDB x.com/evaluationafdb…

Conversations: the Future of Development #Evaluation ieg.worldbankgroup.org/news/conversat… #Eval #GlobalDev #Development

On behalf of the Obama family, Merry Christmas! We wish you joy and peace this holiday season.