Chair of he African Union, President of the Republic of South Africa

"An impressive accomplishment of NEPAD has been the strengthening of partnerships with the rest of the world. NEPAD has engaged the G20, G8, OECD, FOCAC, TICAD and the UN system on a new development cooperation and aid architecture for Africa. Throughout these engagements, NEPAD has been steadfast on the principle of an Africa-led and Africa-owned development agenda."

"The transformation of NEPAD into the African Union Development Agency is an opportune time to reflect on the implementation of the NEPAD agenda. We need to strategically position the Agency to be even more responsive to the continent’s development aspirations."

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