NEPAD launches the MoveAfrica initiative, to bring down soft hurdles to...
Today I feel honored to announce the launch of the MoveAfrica Initiative that aims to support the transformation of Africa’s trade by addressing soft issues related to cross-border transport and...
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The CBN goes one step further in Lusaka
On the occasion of the AfDB 2016 Annual meetings in Lusaka, Zambia, the NEPAD co-organized the Second Continental Business Network (CBN) meetings with the African Union and the African Development Bank...
View ArticleLong live the Bank !
On the occasion of its 51st Assembly ending today in Lusaka, I would like to write about the role of the African Development Bank (AfDB), that is particularly crucial for Africa’s development. Indeed,...
View ArticleSommet CEDEAO : Le Sénégal et le NEPAD signent un accord de siège
Le Sénégal et le NEPAD viennent de signer un accord de siège, en marge du 49ème Sommet de la CEDEAO ouvert ce samedi 4 juin à Dakar. Cet accord renouvelé est le signe de la confiance accordée par le...
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 ArticleLiberian President Sirleaf assumes ECOWAS Chairmanship
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has assumed the leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), promising to consolidate peace and security, and calling on member states...
View ArticleFood security in Africa : a prerequisite for peace !
Food security is more than a critical issue: 795 millions people* around the world are suffering from starvation. Sadly, Africa has the highest proportion of people (one in four*) suffering from...
View ArticleNext 10 years critical for Africa’s transformation
Following the recent World Economic Forum on Africa in Kigali, I have had the great honour to give an interview to the New Times journalists, Eugene Kwibuka and Anitha Kirezi. This gave me the...
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Fish trade for a better future : an innovative program for Africa !
Today, Africa’s seafood industry employs 12.3 million people in fisheries and aquaculture. This figure is not surprising: many African countries are endowed with great fish resources in oceans, lakes,...
View ArticleLet’s encourage African think tanks !
A decade ago, African think tanks were not legion but the situation has now changed: today we notice a far greater interest in joining forces to find African solutions to African problems. This...
View ArticleSommet de l’UA à Kigali : des décisions courageuses pour faire avancer le...
Ce soir s’achève le 27ème sommet de l’Union Africaine à Kigali : ce dernier a vu naître des décisions historiques pour l’Afrique ! En effet, le passeport de l’Union Africaine a été officiellement...
View ArticleMandela day
On the occasion of the Nelson Mandela International Day, the NEPAD Agency joins the rest of the world in honouring one of Africa’s greatest statesman. As we once again join in the annual celebrations...
View ArticleNEPAD Agency signs MoU with UN World Tourism Organization
On 19 April 2016, in Abidjan, the NEPAD Agency and the UN World Tourism Organization signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This ceremony took place on the margins of the 58th UNWTO Commission for...
View ArticleThe condition of women in Africa
Today I have written an article for the World Post entitled “The condition of women in Africa reveals the sorry state of the human condition on the continent”. Indeed, a few days before the annual...
View ArticleAfrica’s Growth to Come From Industrialization
During the 27th African Union Summit in Kigali, we held the 35th NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC). This was for me the opportunity to emphasize the fact that...
View ArticleWe are counting on China to continue promoting industrialization in Africa
On 18 July, I had the chance to speak at a press conference on the sidelines of NEPAD’s Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee meeting in Kigali. This was for me the opportunity to...
View ArticleFinancial development in Africa requires strong institutions
IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa paints a bleak picture for the region’s growth in 2016. Indeed, according to the Washington-based body, income per head in sub-Saharan...
View ArticleLet’s make our diversity a force !
Multiculturalism is not a homogeneous concept or practice. According to the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, it is based on the necessity to deal with diversity in ways that respect the various...
View ArticleTo fast track regional integration, let’s involve African Presidents !
Africa is a continent of great opportunities, and a destination of choice for many investors and development actors. However, over the past few years, it has become clear (and I have written many times...
View ArticleSecond Africa Rural Development Forum in Yaoundé
Last week, the NEPAD Agency with the support of and in collaboration with OECD, CIRAD and other partners including FAO, GIZ and AfDB, hosted the 2nd Africa Rural Development Forum in Yaoundé, under the...
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