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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