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Promoting the African Renaissance through the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Briefing of UN Member States, New York, 23 October 2013
Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki – CEONEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency
Presentation outline Africa is transforming Challenges remain...but opportunities exist Africa’s response
Planning for long-term transformation Structural transformation for inclusive development Sector strategies to advance Africa’s transformation Institutional strengthening – the NEPAD Agency Results-driven partnerships Mobilising domestic resources for PIDA implementation
Conclusion NEPAD implementation in a changed context Making the Post-2015 Agenda work for Africa How UN Member States can support Africa’s transformation
efforts
Africa is transforming…
2000
2010
2013
Continent-wide changes7 of the ten fastest-growing countries globally based in our continentIn 2013, expected growth rate of over 7% for 12 of Africa’s 54 economies
Growing population: Africa’s population expected to double by 2050; 400 million young people by 2035Growing middle class:Currently 34% of the population; Expected to grow to 1bn by 2060Rising domestic demand
Capital flows into Africa Funding still resilient during
financial crisis. $48 billion (2011), three-
quarters from FDI flows. Rate of return on foreign
investment is higher in Africa than any other regions
Drivers of FDI growth are increasingly coming from within the continent
…challenges remain…youth employment: between 2010 and 2020, the continent is set to add 122m people to its labour force, youth represents 60% of the continental
unemployment
social inequality: new middle class (1/3 population) but from the 10 most unequal countries, 7 are African; poverty in rural areas is massive
natural resources governance: at least 6 wealth funds on natural resources in Africa, 7 African countries are EITI compliant and 13 more on
track; Land Policy Initiative is a milestone for land management
regional integration: intra-African trade remains low, potential for regional value-chains rests untapped; African economies are insufficiently
diversified and are essentially commodity-based
…Poverty is still a major risk…
Means of our ambitions: FDI=50bn$/y; capital flight=80bn$/y; tax=520bn$ and tax evasion≈25bn$/y opportunity to go beyond (declining) ODA
Governance is improving as a result of more coherent institutions and a new generation of leaders open to accountability – APRM@10
Africa’s institutional architecture for integration is better defined, with anchor role for RECs – CFTA by 2017
International context is more conducive to greater ownership and leadership by Africa of its own development process
…but opportunities exist
Poverty levels in Africa are high: Absolute poverty rate is next to 50% in Sub-Saharan Africa; Absolute number of poor has grown steadily between 1981 and 2010; Twice more extremely poor people (414 million) than three decades ago (205 million)
Africa’s response: Planning for long-term transformation
Regional integration agenda
Increased planning capacities
Sustained growth but with inequalities
A skewed starting point : State-building in the post-independence period
SAPs and the erosion of strategy
1980Lagos Plan of Action
2001NEPAD
2002African Union
NEPAD Strategic Plan
2014-2017
Structural transformation for inclusive development
Economic Governance Economic and regulatory reforms
African-led
structural transformation
African Peer Review Mechanism
Transformation driven by Economic and Political Governance
Political Governance
Improved political governance
Political stability
Cessation of armed conflicts
Agriculture and Food Security
Regional integration
and infrastructure
Climate Change and
Natural Resource
Management
Human Development
Economic and
Corporate Governance
Gender Empowerment
Capacity Development
NEPAD Strategic Focus
An integrated, prosperous and
peaceful Africa, driven by its
own citizens and representing a
dynamic force in global arena
AU Vision
Sector strategies to advance Africa’s transformation
NEPAD as a comprehensive programme of the African Union with priorities and approaches for the political and socio-economic transformation of Africa
Stronger institutions – the NEPAD Agency
• A legal identity within the AU family• NEPAD Agency as a technical body
of the AU• Clearer – thus stronger – role and
responsibilities within the AU system and strategy
• On-going recruitment process to match long-term orientation of AU/NEPAD transformation agenda
New mandate & structure
• From sector-based approach to programmatic and thematic activities
Results-based management
Country policies, systems and
programs
Policies, systems and
programs Alignment
Continental Policy
Framework
Through RECs
Feedback - further development
Alignment Process
NEPAD Delivery process
Results-driven partnerships
SSC as an instrument for development effectiveness and capacity development, complementing N-S cooperation
Continental Frameworks: FOCAC, Africa-India Forum, Africa-South America,…
Bilateral partnerships: Brazil, Colombia,…
South-South Cooperation
Key support from bilateral partners for NEPAD implementation
Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, …
Improved quality of Africa-Japan cooperation under TICAD V
Bilateral schemes: Nigeria Technical Aid Corps, South Africa African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund, Egyptian Fund for Technical cooperation with Africa,…
Regional cooperation: Egypt-Uganda cooperation for transboundary water resource management, Regional Capacity Building project for public sector in post-conflict countries, South Sudan Development Initiative, APRM, African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE), PAF,…
North-South partnerships
Intra-African Cooperation
Similar exercises for other NEPAD
programmes
Mobilising domestic resources for PIDA implementation
Africa’s domestic financing potential
NEPAD/UNECA DRM Study
Offer by H.E. President Macky SALL to host a
high-level financing
conference
29th NEPAD & 21st AU Summits
PIDA & PICI Regional
Infrastructure
Proposed thematic focus
Dakar Financing Summit
Increased private sector engagement
Dec. 2013
Dakar Financing Summit A NEPAD investment promotion
summit Not a pledging conference Promoting PIDA through domestic
resource mobilisation High-level event championed by H.E.
President Macky Sall of Senegal & HSGOC leaders
A mechanism bringing together development partners to support Africa’s domestic resource mobilisation efforts
Lead institutions: NEPAD Agency, AU Commission, UNECA, African Development Bank, German Government (GIZ), World Bank Potential: AFC, RECs, NEPAD Business Groups
Expected Results
Private sector commitments to finance 8-10 regional projects
1
Political buy-in at highest level & commitment of key partners
2
Increased support for infrastructure project preparation in Africa3
Network of private sector agents to promote infrastructure development in Africa
4
Transforming Africa by 2020
DFC as a perfect vehicle to fast-track implementation of PIDA projects
Conclusion: NEPAD implementation in a changed context
NEPAD as Africa’s comprehensive and integrated response to eradicate poverty• Addresses sustainable, inclusive and shared growth through sector
priorities and domestic resource mobilisation
Post-2015/SDGs agenda must support Africa’s transition on its own terms, in coherence with continental frameworks for transformation:• Regional integration• Infrastructure (PIDA)• Agriculture (CAADP), Food security and nutrition• Capacity development, including strengthening the institutional
architecture for integration and capacities to mobilise domestic resources
Complete the
unfinished MDG
businessFinancial &
technical means of
implementation
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Making the Post-2015 agenda work for Africa
Youth Employment
Regional integration
Environmental sustainability
Capacity Development
Strengthening NEPAD’s role as catalyst for Africa’s transformation
Inclusive growth
Common but differentiated responsibilitie
sConducive international environment
and partnerships
Productive capacities &
industrialisation
How UN Member States can support Africa’s transformation efforts…
Ensure that the Post-2015 agenda and other UN frameworks are coherent with and support Africa’s own priorities: sectorial and regional transformation frameworks (CAADP, PIDA,…), mobilisation of domestic resources
Encourage greater alignment of bilateral policies and interventions with Africa’s AU/NEPAD agenda and its regional dimension
Support African voice, participation and positions in global decision-making on trade, debt, investment….
Advance issues relating to illicit financial flows/capital flight etc. within the UN
How UN Member States can support Africa’s transformation efforts…
Sustain the global political commitment to address the aid agenda, honour ODA commitments (Monterrey, Doha, Gleneagles,…) and show firm results in improving the quality of ODA following Paris, Accra, Busan….
Foster the accelerated operationalisation of the UN monitoring mechanism on commitments related to Africa’s development and Africa’s own monitoring capacity
Support and strengthen UN structures dedicated to advancing African issues and perspectives, e.g. UN-OSAA, UNDP-RBA, UNECA,….
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