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The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) was adopted by African Heads of State and Government of the
OAU in 2001 and was ratified by the African Union (AU) in 2002 to address Africa’s development problems within a new
paradigm. NEPAD’s main objectives are to reduce poverty, put Africa on a sustainable development path, halt the
marginalization of Africa, and empower women.
In 2008, Heads of State and Government, Ministers and representatives of Member States adopted a political declaration
to address “Africa’s development needs: state of implementation of various commitments, challenges and the way
forward” (General Assembly resolution 63/1). The declaration reaffirmed the commitment of Member States to addressing
the development needs of Africa and requested the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly, at its sixtyfourth
session, a comprehensive report with recommendations on the implementation of these commitments with a view to
formulating a mechanism to review the full and timely implementation of all commitments related to Africa’s
development.
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), an African Union strategic framework for pan-African socio-
economic development addresses critical challenges facing the continent: poverty, development and Africa’s
marginalization internationally and provides unique opportunities for African countries to take full control of their
development agenda, to work more closely together, and to cooperate more effectively with international partners.
NEPAD was therefore as the vision of the AU .
Membership
Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee Chairperson: Macky Sall, Senegal
(elected in January 2013 for a two-year term, renewable once)
NEPAD Agency Chief Executive Officer: Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Niger (appointed by the AU Assembly on 2 February 2009)
Aims
• Eradicate poverty
• Place African countries, both individually and collectively, on a path of sustainable growth and development
• Halt the marginalisation of Africa in the globalisation process
• Accelerate the empowerment of women
• Fully integrate Africa into the global economy.
ACHIEVEMENTS
 NEPAD Kenya successfully launched the Skills Initiative for Africa in May 2017.
 Elevation of the Lamu Port – South Sudan – Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) Program to the
Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI) category under the African Union in June 2015.
 NEPAD Kenya Secretariat lobbied for Kenya to host the 2nd High Level Meeting on Global Partnership for
Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) in November 2016, the first time for such a meeting to be
held in Africa.
 Through advocacy by NEPAD/APRM Kenya Secretariat, development partners have supported
implementation of infrastructure projects under the LAPSSET through the NEPAD IPPF in March 2017.
 NEPAD has also made some progress in the area of agriculture. Through the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture
Development Programme (CAADP), NEPAD is slowly laying the foundation for higher agricultural productivity and
output in Africa. As a result of CAADP, African countries are paying more attention to the agriculture sector. For
example, eight countries have achieved the 10 per cent target budget allocation to agriculture stipulated in
CAADP, and nine countries have achieved the target average annual growth rate of agricultural output of at least
6 per cent (United Nations, 2011b).
 NEPAD has also taken measures to develop infrastructure in Africa, which is crucial for agricultural development
in the region. For example, the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa, launched at the 2010
summit of the African Union in Kampala,presents a coherent strategy for the development of regional and
continental infrastructure in Africa, thereby laying the foundation for higher agricultural productivity and output
in the region.
 Another achievement of NEPAD is that it has put Africa on the global agenda and has also galvanized international
support for the region. As a result of the adoption of NEPAD, the Group of Eight (G8) launched the Africa Action
Plan in June 2002 and made commitments to support the implementation of NEPAD. Since then, there has been a
significant increase in official development assistance (ODA) to Africa. In particular, total ODA flows to Africa
increased from $21.4 billion in 2002 to $47.9 billion in 2010 while bilateral flows from the OECD Development
Assistance Committee (DAC) members rose from $13.4 billion to $29.3 billion over the same period. Despite this
increase, current aid flows from the DAC to Africa are still below the commitments made to the region. In this
regard, there is a need for G8 countries to fulfil their existing commitments to Africa. The adoption of NEPAD was
also a key factor in the decision of G8 leaders to allow selected African leaders to participate in G8 summits, and
subsequently in meetings of the G20, thereby ensuring that African development issues remain on the global
agenda.

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