2005 Report

The Commission for Africa’s final report, published on 11 March 2005, was based on extensive research and consultation in Africa and elsewhere. Part one was also published separately as a paperback by Penguin. The report is available to download below:

Language Executive Summary Part One (Augmented) Size (KB)
Arabic Download Download 252, 566
German Download 94
Italian Download 32
Japanese Download 343
Mandarin Download 838
Portuguese Download Download 49
Swahili Download 316

Document English French Size (KB)
Full Report Download Download 3,585
Introduction: About This Report Download Download 23
Contents Download Download 29
List of Abbreviations Download Download 21
Executive Summary Download Download 37
Part 1: The Argument (includes all recommendations) Download Download 242
Part 2: 1 Overview: The Case for Action Download Download 109
Part 2: 2 Lost Decades: Legacy and Causes Download Download 721
Part 2: 3 Through African Eyes: Culture Download Download 67
Part 2: 4 Getting Systems Right: Governance and Capacity-Building Download Download 122
Part 2: 5 The Need for Peace and Security Download Download 106
Part 2: 6 Leaving No-One Out: Investing in People Download Download 791
Part 2: 7 Going for Growth and Poverty Reduction Download Download 174
Part 2: 8 More Trade and Fairer Trade Download Download 199
Part 2: 9 Where Will the Money Come From: Resources Download Download 165
Part 2: 9 Annexes Download Download 136
Part 2: 10 Making it Happen Download Download 88
Glossary Download Download 66
Notes and References Download Download 287
Report Cover, back page and spine Download Download 38

3 Responses to “2005 Report”

  1. Concerning point 4.2.2/15 :
    “All this has left African governments feeling more accountable to donors than to representatives of national institutions and to citizens”. That is quite an euphemistic understatement. What about this: using aid organizations to implement procedures in any developing country amounts in the long run to devastating results on organizational, economical and political democratic levels.Aid organization might be very neutral in theory, in practice they represent particular interests of the organization itself and are directed to specific group interests which simply do not represent and can not represent the interests of the developing country concerned. The only alternative seems to be to get rid of aid organizations and to have Africans nations to do whatever is needed. The only representative capable of representing the developing country involved is that developing country itself. Simple as can be.

  2. Links for EN report result in error, please help. If you have full report please share, post the link! Thanks in advance.

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