Festschrift of the Research Group on African Development Perspectives Yearbook at the occasion of thirty years (1989 - 2019) of the African Development Perspectives Yearbook – impacts on policy reforms in Africa

What does the Festschrift contain? The formative years and the role of the Research Group is highlighted below. We look back to thirty years of hard work, to increasing public awareness on Africa, and to interesting tasks. It was the mandate of the Yearbook to look at the real changes which have taken place in Africa and to encourage the most competent contributors to analyse these trends. The themes of the Yearbook which were selected over these 30 years are commented in short paragraphs to give an impression of the Highlights, the Messages, and the Outcomes. Numerous contributors, editors, and supporters give their views on the evolution of the Yearbook project and on the current strength of the publication. They also give advice on the perspectives, and major proposals from them to improve the publication are marked in their texts.