NEPAD

Question 1

NEPAD stands for?

Answer 1

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development

Question 2

The purpose of NEPAD?

Answer 2

set the agenda for Africa’s growth through the individual and collective efforts of African countries and their development partners

Question 3

Current challenges NEPAD meant to address?

Answer 3

escalating poverty, underdevelopment, marginalization and backwardness

Question 4

NEPAD is part of which organization?

Answer 4

African Union

Question 5

Which 5 heads of state formulated NEPAD?

Answer 5

Former President Thabo Mbeki (S Africa)
Former Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria)
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (Algeria)
President Abdoulaye Wade (Senegal)
Hosni Mubarak (Egypt)

Question 6

When/where was NEPAD adopted

Answer 6

at the 37th and last summit of the OAU in July 2001 in Lusaka Zambia

Question 7

When/where initial plan accepted?

Answer 7

the first AU meeting in Durban, South Africa in 2002

Question 8

Objectives of NEPAD

Answer 8

• eradicate poverty in Africa
• African countries on path to sustainable dev
• halt marginalization and ensure full integration into global economy
• empowerment of women
• mobilize ordinary Africans
• confront numerous challenges facing continent

Question 9

Why NEPAD?

Answer 9

• failure of past dev strategies
• earlier ones imposed by outsiders
• need entirely homegrown/operated (with outside support)
• pressure on African leaders to address development challenges

Question 10

Key Principles

Answer 10

• good governance
• African ownership/leadership/participation
• regional integration
• build competitiveness
• form new partners that change existing unequal relationships
• all partnerships linked to MDGs

Question 11

Priority Sectors

Answer 11

• infrastructure
• human resource development
• agriculture
• science and tech
• environment
• market access
• peace/security/governance

Question 12

Heads of state and government implementation committee

Answer 12

comprises 20 African leaders who meet every six months to assess progress

Question 13

NEPAD Agency or Secretariat

Answer 13

coordinates the implementation of all projects and programs

Question 14

APRM stands for?

Answer 14

African Peer Review Mechanism

Question 15

APRM meant to entrench values in which areas?

Answer 15

• Democracy and political governance.
• Economic governance and management.
• Corporate governance.
• Socio-economic development.

Question 16

APRM Process?

Answer 16

periodic review to ascertain compliance and progress being made towards mutually agreed upon goals