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28 Way Forward: Acknowledging the Gaps Despite the growth of M&E in Africa there are gaps that still exist that need to be addressed. In this section a number of gaps will be discussed that include lack of proper documentation, need for capacity building, and dissemination of African M&E discourse just to mention a few. M&E Discourse aegis Despite various works being done on M&E in Africa, Naidoo (2010) notes that “in the written form, the discourse tends to be dominated by the West, giving the impression that there is little M&E in Africa.” He further argues that this is not a true reflection, and says that there is evidence as shown by the number and quality of contributions made at the various conferences, seminars and training sessions held under the guidance, for example, of the African Evaluation Association (AFrEA). For Naidoo (2010), the number of papers delivered on developmental issues by various countries, indicates that an M&E discourse is present on the continent, albeit uneven. We then need to find ways to ensure that M&E discourses from the African continent become evident on the global space and that they are also widely and easily available to the African audience as well. State of M&E as a discipline in Africa A focus on the academic offering in Africa on M&E shows that gaps do exist in this area. Basheka et al ., (2015) reviewed the state of the M&E discipline in Africa and reported that the “discipline within African universities is replete with a myriad of challenges…the overall resources allocated to run this programme are disappointingly meagre as a result, its teaching in most universities is faced with problems such as lack of adequate space, inadequate staffing, poor remuneration.” There are some universities that have not mainstreamed M&E as one of the disciplines in their curricula. Monitoring and Evaluation education in Africa faces the locus challenge as most of the programmes offered at African universities are from varying disciplines and schools that are not specifically M&E-oriented and thereby showing M&E as a ‘homeless’ discipline claimed by several departments in most universities (Basheka et al ., 2015). Building capacity for M&E in Africa Given the growing demand for M&E in Africa, there is wide recognition of the need to develop and improve supply for M&E in Africa. Capacity gaps on M&E have been a subject of discussion of many M&E conferences across Africa. The development of capacity for M&E in Africa would require building the skills, tools, technologies and institutional framework for M&E (World Bank, 2001). Ensuring that there are skilled