The ARLI: an environmental, economic and social initiative.
Africa is facing huge difficulties to ensure food security, water and energy for decades to come, while watching the protection of essential ecosystems which are vital for its population. Thus I am...
View ArticleThe virtuous circle of industrial policies for Africa
At the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) that took place in Tokyo in 2013, Joseph E.Stiglitz made an excellent speech that is more newsworthy than ever. Indeed, he...
View ArticleNEPAD: Our collective action is only the first chapter of the story.
Today, on behalf of the NEPAD Agency, I have had the privilege to address a speech to the 34th NEPAD HSGOC in Addis Abeba. I have presented some of the major results the Agency has delivered in 2015...
View ArticleThe global configuration of the world economy today does not allow small...
We need to think at the regional level in order to ensure the success of economic development in Africa. I talked with Yale Insights about the NEPAD’s approach on that topic. You can see the video...
View ArticleNEPAD : Key development results annual progress report for 2015
The NEPAD Agency is central to the continent’s transformation efforts. As the technical body of the African Union, the NEPAD Agency focuses on the strategic development coordination of the...
View ArticleYouth employment: a flagship issue for the continent’s stability
Unemployment affects the vast majority of young people on the African continent. There are several reasons for this: the global financial crisis, the demographic explosion of the continent, but also,...
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“Tear down Africa’s trade walls”
Today I have read an excellent article in The Economist: it shows the importance of regional integration through the prism of internal trade. The analysis in this article is sad and yet true : “whether...
View ArticleEmpowering African women: a way to make Africa stronger
Today, in Africa, too many young women remain outside the reach of what should be their full economic and self-empowerment potential. A new ILO report (Young and Female : a double strike?) based on the...
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The United Nations appoints independent advisors to position UN development...
I have the great honor to have been appointed Independent Advisor by the UN to support the second phase of the ECOSOC Dialogue on the longer-term positioning of the UN development system in the context...
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Next Einstein Forum
The NEPAD is really proud to support the Next Einstein Forum, that will take place in Dakar from 8-10 March 2016. This forum has launched a global call for support for Africa’s scientific and...
View ArticleAfrica needs a new energy mix
It is a known fact the electricity access rate in Africa is desperately low. An African uses on average 1,000 kilowatts-hour per year, when a European or an American uses between 7,000 and 14,000 ! But...
View ArticleAfrican Transformation Forum – Kigali (14-15 March)
Today I attended the African Transformation Forum (http://acetforafrica.org/) as panelist on national transformation strategies. I had the occasion to reaffirm that I am convinced of the importance of...
View ArticleRegional integration: make Africa win.
As Africa emerged from the colonial period, regional integration was seen as a rational response to the difficulties faced by a continent with many small national markets and landlocked countries....
View ArticleOui, l’Afrique peut financer son propre développement
Aujourd’hui, le continent connaît une période très intense de mutations sociales, politiques et économiques, ainsi que de nouveaux défis dont la lutte contre le terrorisme. L’Afrique est la région du...
View ArticleAfrica’s industrialization hinges on human capital
African countries are becoming the fastest growing economies in the world, with East African nations leading the pack in 2015. But infrastructure still remains a challenge. The United Nations and the...
View ArticleMigration is an opportunity for Africa
Last week, in Addis-Ababa, I had the honour of participating in an event titled « Migration in Africa : issues, challenges and opportunities », organized by the Economic Commission for Africa in the...
View ArticleThe NEPAD collaborates with Thomson Reuters to accelerate pace of innovation
Yesterday was announced a strategic partnership between Thomson Reuters and the NEPAD to spearhead the development and monitoring of innovative output across the region. This collaboration comes on the...
View ArticleNetting the gains: malaria at bay
On April 25th people across the globe take part in a wide range of activities to mark World Malaria Day. This interesting article in the Economist notes the significant progress made thanks to...
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The mission of NEPAD? To be a driving force for Africa
Today, I want to explain what is NEPAD and what are the missions we execute every day. When I was appointed Chief Executive Officer of NEPAD in 2009, I set out to transform what was then a secretariat...
View ArticleAHS: investing in health will have a great impact on African development
Africa has made significant strides in certain areas of social and economic development. But the continent has the potential to achieve even more if it can overcome the large burden of disease which...
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