The Africa Progress Panel (APP) was a Swiss-based foundation that was aimed at changing the policy through analysis, advocacy and diplomacy.

[1] The panel was chaired by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and, during its existence, it consisted of the following members:[2] Timeline The Geneva-based secretariat was a non-profit foundation under Swiss law.

The 2012 Africa Progress Report was launched in London, United Kingdom, on 8 May 2014 by Kofi Annan, Tidjane Thiam, Bob Geldof, Peter Eigen, and Caroline Kende-Robb.

The launch of the 2012 Africa Progress Report was covered by The Wall Street Journal,[3] The Guardian,[4] The Financial Times,[5] and African Business.

[6] As part of the launch, Executive Director Caroline Kende-Robb and Panel Member Olusegun Obasanjo were interviewed for the video series This Is Africa.