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WHAT AFRICA'S LEADERSSAID

H.E. Mr Hailemariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia

I am genuinely convinced that Agenda 2063 isexpected to be a source of a of inspiration for thedevelopment of national and regional sustainable

development plans.It represents a collective effort and an

opportunity for Africa to regain its power, todetermine its own destiny.

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President Paul Kagame, Rwanda, on agenda 2063.

We have become used to thinking about development as something we do withmoney or other means coming from outside

of our counties or continent. However wemust continue to challenge ourselves,

focusing on, and making better use of whatwe already possess or can mobilise locally –

and there is plenty.

AUC Chairperson H.E Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma

It is important that we see investment in ourpeople as the first prerequisite for Agenda 2063

to happen … and we must begin to shift thefocus to stern areas. “Maths, Science,

technology and engineering are going to be veryimport areas, going forward [… ] This skillsrevolution is a necessary ingredient for the

success of Agenda 2063

H.E. Mr Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary, ECA

Strengthened by our policy research, wecontinue to call for accelerated and

industrialisation as key to the structuraltransformation of African economies. The deep

focus on industrialisation, demonstrates ourcommitment to insure that policy research andstatistics are strategically relevant to Africa’s

development priorities.