The main objectives of the evaluation were to provide the relevant external co-operation services of the contributing partners the African Union and, when appropriate, the wider public with:

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance (from 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2015) of the intervention (Sustaining and strengthening African Union’s Liaison Offices in post-conflict countries), paying particular attention to the results of the project against its objectives;
• key lessons learnt and recommendations in order to improve current and future action.

The evaluation was intended to inform the remaining period of implementation of the project, as well as the additional support to the AULO from 1 January 2018.
Evaluations should serve decision-making, learning and management purposes. This evaluation did provide indications to both the AUC and partners on key aspects of the programme management, and fed in the discussion on perspective mandate renewals.