PROMOTING THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT AGENDA THROUGH

NEPAD INITIATIVES“RE-POSITIONING NEPAD FOR BETTER DELIVERY”

Presentation at the Special Briefing Session for African Ambassadors accredited to France and delegates to the OECD Global Forum VIII on International Investment:

By Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki

Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD Secretariat

Paris, OECD from 15:00 – 18:00 Room TBA, 8 December 2009

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HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Rationale and Birth of NEPAD in 2001 2001 Lusaka adoption of NEPAD as flagship program of the African Union

A home-grown African initiative to address Africa’s main development challenges:

- Poverty; Sustainable Growth & Development; & Halt its global marginalization;

NEPAD as an integrated strategy and framework for Africa’s development

Target of attaining MDGs and emphasis on Regional Integration

NEPAD Core Principles and Values

Today, NEPAD vision, priorities and strategic thrust continue to be relevant:

African leadership and ownership;

Promotion of democracy & Good Governance, with the APRM as key instrument;

Women Empowerment;

Ideals of Pan-Africanism;

Building creative Partnerships

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Why AU / NEPAD Integration?The Key Objectives of NEPAD Integration of into AU structures and

Processes as outlined in the Maputo Decision, are to:

Establish appropriate linkages between AU & NEPAD governance structures;

Formalize working relations between AU Commission & NEPAD Secretariat by

building greater synergy

Align and harmonize the conditions of service, rules of recruitment and

accountability of the NEPAD Secretariat with those of the AU Commission

Develop a sustainable funding mechanism for the NEPAD Secretariat

Conclude the Host Agreement with South African Government to provide NEPAD

Secretariat with legal status of an AU Office operating outside headquarters;

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AU/NEPAD Integration Milestones

2003 Maputo Declaration on NEPAD Integration into the

African Union structures and processes

2007 Algiers 13-point conclusions, called for the creation of

the NEPAD Planning & Coordinating Agency as technical

body of the AU, to replace NEPAD Secretariat

April 2009 Release of Integration Consultancy Study Report

July 2009 Proposals of the Sirte 21st NEPAD HSGIC Summit

August 2009 Take-off of the Change Management process

in the NEPAD Secretariat

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The Changing Context

Strengthening the leadership and management of the NEPAD Secretariat: Appointment of CEO in April 2009

Mission: Roadmap to the transition & transformation into the NEPAD Planning & Coordinating Agency (NPCA)

Urgent need to address immediate issues:

Africa’s policy response to global financial crisis impact

Climate Change and Africa’s concerns @ Copenhagen

Africa’s lagging behind @ midpoint to MDGs target

Low implementing capacities for regional integration

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Pillars of the NEPAD Strategic Focus Priority Setting & New Direction

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INTEGRATION PRIORITY

Mandate and Core Functions of the new

NEPAD institution

Strengthening linkages between NEPAD and AU

Organs & Institutions

NEPAD Integration into the African Union

Synergy, Complementarity

& Harmonization in work

programs with AU

Commission

Implementation of the

Roadmap to Integration

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Emerging Mandate of new NEPAD

1.Development and implementation of Africa’s priority

programs & projects to promote regional integration

2.Mobilize Partners and resources for Africa’s

integrative programs/projects

3.Conduct Research & Knowledge Management to

support Africa’s development (i.e. think-tank role)

4.Promote Advocacy and Communication on African

Union /NEPAD vision and agenda to all

stakeholders

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Implications of the NEPAD Change

Greater value addition and creation

Coherence, synergy & harmonization with AUC

Effective political and technical interface

Innovative and sustainable sources of funding

Enhanced and strengthened relationship

Quality Design and Project Implementation on

results-based management approach

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FINANCING THE NEW NEPAD Innovative and Sustainable Sources of Funding

Proposed main sources of financing the NPCA:

1. Budgetary support from the AU System

2. Continued voluntary contributions of AU States

3. Support by Development Partners

4. Investment by the Private Sector in NEPAD

programs/projects; project fees etc

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NEPAD Delivery Process

NEPAD Core

Delivery

Process

Agreed

Continental

Policy

Frameworks

Translating continental policy frameworks into country and regional - level contexts

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National

GovernmentsRECsAUC

NEPAD

Partner Organisations Incl. Private sector, CSOs, Dev Partners

Core NEPAD Implementation –

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What has been done so far?

Generally, developing continental policy frameworks for sector program

implementation is a major NEPAD achievement since inception in 2001. Some

of these frameworks are at different stages of implementation including the:

Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP)

Short-Term Action Plan on Infrastructure (STAP) and now the new “Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa” (PIDA)

Capacity Development Strategic Framework (CDSF)

Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA - for Science & Technology)

Environment Action Plan (EAP) and Sub-regional Environment Action Plans (SREAPs)

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Are there Success Stories?

1. Good Governance & African Peer Review Mechanism

2. Deepening of African ownership and leadership

3. Changing the paradigm to reflect the Africa sector priorities

4. Mobilizing resources to implement NEPAD programs

5. Building partnerships with the G8, G20, UN, OECD & CSOs

6. Global Buy-in for NEPAD as Africa’s flagship program

7. Support for the creation of Special Facilities/Initiatives e.g. a. NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (IPPF), located at AfDB

b. Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) also housed at AfDB;

c. Investment Climate Facility (ICF);d. NEPAD/OECD African Investment Initiative

e. NEPAD Business Groupings

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NEPAD Implementation Outlook

Implementation is focus of 2nd Phase of NEPAD, especially the

coordination of implementing priority projects:

Identify, define and promote

Intra-regional

Projects

Inter-regional

Projects

Continental

Projects

Arrange the investment search

Monitor and supervise implementation

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Recent NEPAD Programmatic Milestones - 1

Agriculture & Food Security

• Increased ECOWAS support for CAADP & signing

of Compacts by Ghana, Togo, Benin, B. Faso

•Global approach to Food Security & L’Aquila G8

•Outcomes of 5th CAADP Partnership Platform, Abuja

Finalization of the AU/NEPAD African Action Plan

Revised AAP: 2010-2015; with technical & financial

support of the AfDB & UNECA (Sept. 2009);

Gender

€50 million MOU signed for next 5 years of NEPAD/

Spanish Fund for African Women Empowerment

(June 2009)

Science & Technology

US$10.4 million Grant Agreement signing with Bill &

Melinda Gates Foundation

Roll-Out of NEPAD Capacity Development

Strategic Framework (CDSF)

•CDSF as first-ever Africa-wide CD strategy & tool

for effective implementing capacities

•2010 Launch of CD Continental Steering Group

South/South Cooperation & Aid Effectiveness

NEPAD coordination role in Africa for the Task

Team on SSC & Capacity Development in context

of Aid Effectiveness for 2010 Bogota & 2011 Seoul

Climate Change

Outcomes of the Addis Ababa Special Session of

the African Partnership Forum (APF) in Sept. 2009

on Climate Change, co-organized with UNECA;

Active NEPAD role in coalition building between

Africa and Development Partners on Copenhagen

agenda and negotiations

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KEY PROGRAMMATIC MILESTONES - 2

NEPAD e-Schools

Completion of Demonstration Phase of NEPAD e-

Schools in 10 out of 16 countries;

NEPAD working with Oracle Corporation towards

the development of the NEPAD e-Schools Portal;

AUC/NEPAD Work Program Harmonization

AUC & NEPAD Work Program Harmonization

Session on Nov 3, 2009 in Addis Ababa,

Bio-Energy Centre establsihed in Burkina Faso

NEPAD Secretariat assisted in the recent take-off

of the Bio-Energy Centre in Ouagadougou in

promoting the implementation of CPA

Infrastructure

Support for Program of Infrastructure Development in

Africa (PIDA) on regional infrastructure in

collaboration with AUC, AfDB and RECs;

NEPAD Transport Summit, Johannesburg, Nov 2009

Private Sector Development

Outcomes of High Level Roundtable/Expert Meeting of

the NEPAD/OECD Africa Investment Initiative held in

Johannesburg, South Africa in November 2009;

UN System-wide Support for NEPAD

Strengthening UN Regional Coordination Mechanism

(RCM) for effective UN support to NEPAD

implementation - 10th RCM Meeting of Nov 2009;

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NEPAD Transformation

• Functions & Structure

• Strategic Thinking for new NPCA: A Compelling Agenda

• Human Resources / Admin & Finance Systems

Change Management Process to the new NEPAD Planning &

Coordinating Agency

(NPCA)

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Emerging CONTEXT

VALUE ADDITION thro’ NEPAD serving as the Implementation arm of AU SYSTEM

RAPID RESPONSE TO CONTINENT’S SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS

RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT APPROACH

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Expected Headlines

1. RE-ENERGIZING REGIONAL INTEGRATION

2. COHERENT PROGRAM & PROJECT COORDINATION

3. MOBILIZING PARTNERS & RESOURCES

4. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM & THINK TANK ROLE

5. STRENTHENING ADVOCACY & COMMUNICATION

6. STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT WITH AFRICAN STAKEHOLDERS

ESPECIALLY PRIVATE SECTOR & CSOs

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THANK YOU….

Merci…..

Special thanks to the African Ambassadors’ Group in

Paris and OECD for organizing this Briefing Session

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