The Think Africa Partnership (TAP) is a multi-donor trust fund that supports economic transformation and growth across Africa by promoting better uptake of policy-relevant knowledge and data.
TAP bridges the supply and demand sides of knowledge for policy making. It does this through peer-learning platforms and works across three constituents: African young professionals, scholars and universities; domestic and regional think tanks; and a network of Chief Economic Advisors to heads of the executive (Presidents & Prime Ministers) across Sub-Saharan Africa. TAP is an African-centered initiative aimed to better equip African scholars, institutions, and chief economic advisors with the tools, knowledge, and networks to better address local development challenges with homegrown solutions. By nurturing exceptional African talent, strengthening debate and deliberation inside and outside of government, TAP builds a pipeline of reformers among African development professionals and economists, and supports today¡¯s and tomorrow¡¯s economic policy makers in Africa.
TAP has been active since April 2018 and has grown into a $26.1 million trust fund. The program has been financed through the generous contributions of the Government of Germany via the Deutsche Gesellschaft f¨¹r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Government of Norway.
