NEPAD makes 10 years

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The New Partnership for Africa’s Development, NEPAD has become of age. This year marks its 10th Anniversary. Over the past ten years major developments have taken place to advance the NEPAD agenda.

The anniversary – is a moment for reflection and engagement on our past and future.

In an anniversary message, the NEPAD Agency CEO Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki said: “In collaboration with African citizens, the African leadership and our partners we areusing this year to reflect on Africa and its achievements, on the role of NEPAD and indeed the NEPAD Agency in Africa’s development.

“Over the course of this year we are going to undertake a series of activities and processes that can help us all to focus on our work and our future efforts.

“This of course involves maintaining NEPAD’s focus on the empowerment of the African people as a genuine demonstration that Africans can solve their own problems and do not need to be dependent and rely on anyone to create innovative and successful models of development and growth.”

Dr Mayaki said that in celebrating the 10th Anniversary, NEPAD would also aim to:

• Reach all strata of African society so that they are aware of the essence and vision of NEPAD and know how they can live it;
• Demonstrate to key stakeholders the achievements and successes of NEPAD over the last decade; and
• Clearly highlight the future of the NEPAD programme and the work of the NEPAD Agency.

Best wishes,

Communications at the NEPAD Agency.

For updates on the NEPAD week in New York in October 2011 go to: http://www.nepad.org/nepad/knowledge/doc/2500/nepad-week-%E2%80%94-calendar-events

For updates on the NEPAD photo and essay competitions and all other NEPAD 10th Anniversary activities go to: http://www.nepad.org/ceo039s-office/knowledge/doc/2110/nepad-makes-10-years