Local communities are vital in the fight against the pandemic
Local African organizations are making a major contribution to containing the pandemic. Over time, they have demonstrated their social usefulness and their capacity for resilience. AUDA-NEPAD very...
View ArticleA united Africa against the pandemic
Never before has the African Union borne its name so well. The pandemic continues its course, with new cases every day and our continent, hitherto spared, is seeing a surge in the number of infected...
View ArticleGiving ourselves a chance to make AfCFTA a success
AUDA-NEPAD and Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures (University of Denver) jointly publish a study on the conditions for successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade...
View ArticleCreating professional opportunities to silence the guns
In the aftermath of the 33rd African Union Summit on the theme “Silencing the guns”, we reaffirm AUDA-NEPAD’s role in peacekeeping in the name of economic and social development. When Agenda 2063 was...
View ArticleGiving meaning to collective action
On the eve of the 33rd Summit of the African Union, which will be held on February 9 and 10 in the presence of all the States of the continent, it is essential to recall the ties that unite us....
View ArticleMy selected books of the year 2019
When the year comes to an end, it is important to remember the highlights of the past twelve months. As a passionate reader, I chose the five books that caught my attention in 2019. 1. “Does...
View ArticleWhy is the proper structuring of major infrastructure projects in Africa a...
Financing projects upstream, building partnerships between public and private operators, AUDA-NEPAD accelerates its efforts to advance the continent’s development. Since the Dakar Financing Summit in...
View ArticleMy message at the conference “Rethinking Development in Africa” at Columbia...
On 27 September 2019, I had the opportunity to share my opinion and vision on the key issues that will drive the debate on Africa’s development during a conference organized by Columbia University...
View ArticleGlobal warming is at the core of the African Union Development Agency’s...
AUDA-NEPAD integrates the fight against global warming into a global perspective of the continent’s economic development. The latest United Nations Climate Summit highlighted the differences in...
View ArticleThe bottom-up approach of the African private sector makes all the difference
African success stories are multiplying in the private sector, each more inspiring than the next. A striking fact explains some of the dazzling successes whether start-ups, telecommunications companies...
View ArticleQ&A: The African Union’s first ever Development Agency
Question: Please take us through the journey that the led to the creation of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD. Dr Ibrahim Mayaki: The African Union Assembly of July 2018 approved the...
View ArticlePositive discrimination in favour of major African companies is needed
What concrete changes will result from the transformation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development into an AUDA? The agency has autonomy of execution and freedom to mobilise resources, for...
View ArticleHow Africa should prepare for the new industrial era?
Is the industrialisation that Africa so strongly advocates just taking time to happen or indefinitely postponed? Is the continent today likely to enter a new industrial era, without any prior expansion...
View ArticleThe growth of foreign direct investment in Africa also depends on our...
The latest report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on world investment confirms the renewed attractiveness of Africa in 2018. While foreign direct investment (FDI)...
View ArticlePharmaceutical industry: how to respond to health-related challenges in Africa?
The pharmaceutical market in Africa is one of the fastest growing in the world and one of the most dynamic high potential growth and economic drivers in Africa; and is expected to reach $52-60 billion...
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Diaspora remittances are a key source of financing for Africa’s development
Whether formal or informal, remittances from the diaspora have long been undervalued. However, they characterize a large part of Africa’s financial life. These financial flows between individuals...
View ArticleJournée mondiale de l’Afrique : vers des solutions durables aux déplacements...
La Journée de mondiale de l’Afrique nous permet, en tant qu’Africains, de célébrer la création de l’Organisation de l’unité africaine (OUA) le 25 mai 1963. Une date qui marque une étape importante dans...
View ArticleAfrica Day: Towards durable solutions to forced displacement in Africa
The commemoration of Africa day allows us as Africans to celebrate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on 25 May 1963. Indeed this date marks a clear point in the history of our...
View ArticlePutting Africa’s Secondary Cities First
With Africa urbanizing faster than any other world region, governments there urgently need to craft national development strategies for harnessing the economic benefits that cities can provide. The...
View ArticleQ&A: The African Union Development Agency takes shape
As part of ongoing institutional reforms at the African Union, the implementing arm of its development strategy — formerly known as the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and...
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