Experts representing finance, planning and economic development ministries in African countries started their deliberations in Lilongwe on how to achieve a high quality growth, through employment-focused development policies.
Zuma who meet his counterpart, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, recommitted that the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) is going to receive renewed attention. This follows concerns that the African Union has not prioritized Nepad.
A delegation from the NEPAD offices in Kenya is in South Africa for a series of engagements concerning the implementation of the NEPAD programme and related joint work programmes.