Tokyo, Japan
3rd March 2006

NEPAD, PROGRESS AND THE
WAY FORWARD

Prof. Firmino G. Mucavele
CEO, NEPAD Secretariat

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NEPAD
NEPAD is a program of the African
Union, developed by the Africans,based on partnership among
African countries with objective topromote sustainable developmentin Africa.

KEY PRINCIPLES
1. African ownership and responsibility;
2. Protection and promotion of democracy
and human rights;
3. Promotion of good political, economic andcorporate governance;
4. Self reliance and reduced dependency onAid;
5. Self confidence to bring about socioeconomic development;
6. Strengthening of the private sector;

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KEY PRINCIPLES
6. People-centred development;
7. Promotion of gender equality;
8. Promotion of partnerships with stakeholders ineach country and with other African countries,
including partnership with international
community;
9. Strengthening Africa’s voice in internationalorganisations;
10. Accountable leadership; and
11. Action oriented partnershipProgress has been
made in moving NEPAD from a concept, topolicy development program and introductionof initial implementation instruments;

NEPAD
NecessaryConditions

SectoralPriorities
Resources
Mobilization

3PROGRESS
1. Progress has been made in moving NEPAD from aconcept, to policy development program andintroduction of initial implementation instruments;
2. Regional Economic Communities become pillars ofNEPAD implementation;
3. More countries introduced NEPAD principles into
their development planning;
4. Higher level of engagement in the international arena;
andPROGRESS AND LESSONS
Some of these lessons include the need to:
1. enhance institutional capacity for effective andefficient programme conceptualisation, planning,implementation and monitoring;
2. integrate NEPAD priorities, values and principles
into national development plans;
3. reinforce partnerships, within Africa, and withAfrica’s development partners;
4. harness and generate domestic financial andhuman resources for development;

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NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Capacity Building
we are strengthening the institutional
capacity of the NEPAD Secretariat, as
well as that of Regional Economic
Communities (REC’s) to enable themto implement NEPAD.

NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Infrastructure
Within the period 2002-2005, the AfDB has
financed sixteen projects, in the STAP
amounting to US$ 629.1 million and mobilized
about US$ 1.6 billion through co-financing ofthese projects with other development partners.
An additional 13 other projects/studies for an
estimated total cost of US$ 522.7 million are in
the 2006 Lending Programme

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NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Infrastructure
Through NEPAD engagement, JapanJICA, is funding 38 projects ininfrastructure, covering water,transport, energy & ICT

Information and Communication
Technologies

The Eastern Africa Submarine
Cable System (EASSy) isbeing implemented

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NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION•Infrastructure - ICT
NEPAD e-Schools Initiative: NEPAD e-Schools
initiative has been launched. NEPAD e-Schools
Demo have been officially launched in thefollowing countries:––––Uganda, 18 July 2005, Bugulumbya Secondary
SchoolGhana, 25 July 2005, Ola Girls Secondary School
Lesotho, 25 August 2005, Lesotho High School
Kenya , 27 September 2005, Isiolo Girls SecondarySchool

NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Infrastructure - ICTCountries have signed the NEPAD e-Schools:––––––––Ghana, 10 June 2005
Senegal, 14 June 2005
Uganda, 1 July 2005
Lesotho, 7 July 2005
Kenya, 10 August 2005
Rwanda, 26 August 2005
South Africa, 4 November 2005
Mozambique, 26 February 2006

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Agriculture and Food Security
Africa despite good agro-ecological zones, still is food insecure– about 210 million people are food insecure. Efforts are focusedon increasing production and productivity;
The sum of US$ 700,000 grant has was approved for investment
in sustainable land management over the next 4 years to Africancountries;
The United States (US) Government granted 1 billion US$ underthe Initiative to End Hunger in Africa in support the CAADP
agenda ( US$200 million per annum for a period of five years);
In collaboration with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition(GAIN) NEPAD is currently supporting national foodfortification initiatives in 8 countries.

NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Agriculture and Food Security
5. GAIN made available the sum of US $1.8
million to Ghana over three years to implement
the national fortification of wheat flour and oiland US$2 million to Zambia for fortification
maize meal;
6. Nigeria launched the school feeding programme
in Nasarawa State in October targeting 30
million school children;

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Agriculture and Food Security
7. The World Bank has launched the preparatory
programme for the Multi-Country Agricultural
Productivity Program (MAPP) in three RECs: SADC,ECOWAS and ECCAS;
8. In October 2005 SADC signed an agreement of $1
million to begin a process of project preparation. In
addition the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa(FARA) has agreed to finance one position at SADC
Secretariat to facilitate the implementation of MAPP;

NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Agriculture and Food Security
9. The AfDB has approved the NERICA development
project in seven West African countries for a total
amount of $33.5 million. Consultations between
NEPAD, WARDA, and JICA are in progress to expand
NERICA production in Central, East and Southern
Africa.
10. The World Bank established a fisheries seed fund ($60million) for sustainable management of large marine
ecosystems in selected countries in West, Southern, andEast Africa within the CAADP framework. FAO
Fisheries Unit has been contracted to prepare theproject. NEPAD is exploring ways of initiating asimilar a similar programme for inland fisheries.

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Agriculture and Food Security
11. The NEPAD Secretariat has received seedfunding from the World Bank in the amount of
US$348 thousands to develop a tracking systemthat will monitor the commitment share ofagriculture in the national budgets to 10% withina period of 5 years. Networking and Advocacy;

NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Trade and Market Access1. The elimination of Agricultural export subsidies by2013;
2. A “development package” for the poorest developing
countries made up of: (1) duty-free, quota free access todeveloped country markets for 97% of their exports (2)An “aid for trade” package to help the poorest countries
to develop their export capacity; and3. A deal to eliminate export subsidies for cotton by 2006.

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D – Trade and Market Access
The challenge for Africa now is for governments tomake compromises, taking into account thecommon interest in success, and the collective
cost of failure. The NEPAD HSGIC may
therefore wish to call upon WTO governments,
especially the OECD members to adhere to thetime-table established at Hong Kong for thecourse of 2006.

NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Human Development: Education
1. Priority is being given to Basic Education andEducation for All.
2. In the area of Building Capacity in Education
Research and Development in Africa, focus in
implementation is being given to developing a
database of research and development projects
for secondary schools in Africa.

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NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Human Development: Education
3. In the area of Education in Post-Conflict
Environments Plan has been finalized for 5 postconflict countries: Angola, Democratic Rep ofCongo, Mozambique, Rwanda and Sudan.

NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Human Development: Health
1. Countries use the AU/NEPAD Health Strategy inadvancing their national health plans.
2. Health, in particular HIV and AIDS are being
mainstreamed into NEPAD priority programs such asAgriculture, Education, ICT, and Science andTechnology.
3. As part of NEPAD’s objective of ensuring that that thecontinent becomes an effective participant in global
matters of relevance, NEPAD participated in the Global
HRH Transitional Working Group that is driving world
developments on critical issues such as migration ofhealth professionals.

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NEPAD IMPLEMENTATIONThe capacity building Medium Size Environment
Project is composed of three main elements
1. The development of five Sub-regional
Environmental Action Plans (SREAPs);
2. A stock taking exercise, gap analysis andfinalization of bankable projects; and3. A Technical Support Unit.

NEPAD IMPLEMENTATIONThe Africa Stockpiles Program (ASP)
was established aimed to clear
accumulated obsolete pesticide stocks
and associated contaminated materials
from Africa and put in place measures
to prevent their recurrence.

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NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Science and Technology
1. The Secretariat has, with support of experts,
prepared a comprehensive body of science,technology and innovation indicators that are
now being considered to guide countries in the
preparation of national science and technology
strategies and plans;
2. An amount of 150,000 Euros has been
mobilized for the design of a programme on
research and technology for a network of centresof excellence in Water Science and Technology.

NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Science and Technology
4. A Panel of 14 eminent African scientists andpolicy analysts was established by theSecretariat of NEPAD and the African Union
Commission to prepare a comprehensive
common African policy position on thedevelopment and use of genetically modified
crops and other products of modern
biotechnology.

14NEPAD IMPLEMENTATIONF – Governance and Public administration
1. Launch of the African Management Development Institutes
Network (AMDIN): The African Management Development
Institute Network was launched in August 2005;
2. Resource Mobilisation and Strengthening Partnerships: AFinancing Agreement for €4 million has been secured from theEuropean Commission (EC) for an initial 3 year implementation
period. Work-plans are being finalised for final submission to theEC;
3. Resources have been secured from German Technical Cooperation to support the implementation of the workshop focusedon state capacity development within Post Conflict
Reconstruction countries. This workshop is one of four, taking
place within the context of the 5th Pan African Conference.

NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Governance and Public administration
The African Management Development InstituteNetwork was launched in August 2005.

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NEPAD IMPLEMENTATION
Domestic Resources Mobilization

South Africa and Nigeria are each tosecure commitments of $250
million from their pension funds toenable an initial commitment of$500 million.

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