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Agenda 2063 is Africa’s development blueprint to achieve inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development over a 50-year period.
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Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. He appointed a pan-African committee of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation was better placed to address the challenges facing the continent with the aim of implementing programmes that have the highest impact on Africa’s growth and development so as to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2063.
The AU offers exciting opportunities to get involved in determining continental policies and implementing development programmes that impact the lives of African citizens everywhere. Find out more by visiting the links on right.
What: The opening session of the High-Level Dialogue on Shaping Africa’s new investment landscape for sustainable development and consultations on the 3rd Edition of the Africa’s Development Dynamics 2023 report will delve on how the African continent can mobilise more sustainable investments to fuel its economic transformation and achieve Agenda 2063.
When: 17th February 2023. 2PM EAT.
Where: African Union Commission, Medium Conference Hall. Join virtually on
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItc-utrjgrHdW4BbMiOjZiZDmYQu6yUanR
Who: The Opening Session will be addressed by, among others,
Background information:
Africa urgently needs to reduce its vulnerability to shocks and generate growth that delivers jobs and the objectives of the AU Agenda 2063. To that effect, African countries seek a different type of engagement with the global economy and their partners. Increasing productive investment is critical to achieve the goals of Agenda 2063. Despite large opportunities, investment – from within and outside Africa – remains insufficient. Improving information on investment opportunities and strengthening the quality of policies and capacities of African institutions are key to reduce risk perceptions and increase the financing of investment.
The Africa’s Development Dynamics (AfDD) 2023 report focuses on how the African continent can mobilise more sustainable investments to fuel its economic transformation and achieve Agenda 2063. Africa’s sustainable investment gap continues to expand despite the availability of global investment capital. Among the major barriers to investment mobilisation are investor confidence and high cost of capital. Existing flows of sustainable investment lack alignment with national strategies and sustainability outcomes, leading to ineffective allocation. A multi-pronged policy approach can achieve Africa’s sustainable transformation by:
(1) providing improved information and data for investment decisions and risk assessments
(2) implementing effective regional development and integration projects
(3) strengthening domestic financial institutions which can orchestrate international sustainable finance.
The report offers a menu of high-priority policy options, illustrated by numerous case studies and examples.
For further information, please contact:
Doreen Apollos | Information and Communication Directorate | African Union Commission | Tel: +251 115 517 700 | E-mail: ApollosD@africa-union.org l | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Agenda 2063 is Africa’s development blueprint to achieve inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development over a 50-year period.
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