Chief Executive Offi cer, NEPAD Agency, Dr Ibrahim A. Mayaki
revealed this to ITRealms at the
unveiling of the NEPAD Agency’s 2017 annual report, tagged, “Fast-Tracking the
Implementation of Africa’s Development Agenda.”
He also said that NEPAD has been adopted as results-based
approach which aligned its interventions to the First Ten Year Implementation Plan
of Agenda 2063.
“Accordingly, the 2017 Annual Report is an account of the
NEPAD Agency’s contribution to Agenda 2063,” he said.
Mayaki noted in a foreword to the report made available to ITRealms that it additionally presents ‘What’
was achieved and ‘Where’ deliberate efforts to foster learning are made by
providing detail on the context and ‘How’ the results were realised.
The report, ITRealms
gathered, also highlighted some results that contribute to development effectiveness
and organisational efficiency.
He pointed out that the results of the NEPAD Agency’s
contribution to Agenda 2063 for the year 2017 are presented at continental,
regional and national levels.
As said by him, they are organised around five major outcome
areas, namely the “Skills Revolution and Entrepreneurship; b) Sustainability and Resilience; c) Improved
Health and Nutrition Services; d) Transformed Agriculture and Food Systems; and
e) Integrated Corridor Infrastructure, Trade and Markets.”
Mayaki pointed out that the year 2017 marked the end of the
strategic plan cycle that spans 2014 to 2017.
“It also heralds the medium term development plan, 2018 –
2023, aligned to Agenda 2063’s First Ten Year Implementation Plan,” he said.
Further, he said, the annual report comes at a time when
preparations are concluding for transforming the NEPAD Agency into the African
Union Development Agency, with greater scope for action and capacity.
“To this end, this report provides some insights into the
possible strategic impact areas of the transformed Agency, namely: Wealth
Creation, Shared Prosperity, Transformative Capacities and Sustainable
Environment,” he said.
Equally, he said, NEPAD agency extended appreciation to the
steering committee members for their strategic and wise guidance, as well as
the African Union Commission (AUC) for the continuous support provided to the
Agency throughout 2017.
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