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Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9 1.INTRODUCTION 10 Background 10 Purpose of the Plan 11 Foundations of the Plan 11 Plan Preparatory Process 11 Structure of the Document 12 2.GOALS AND PRIORITY AREAS FOR THE FIRST TEN YEARS 13 The Context 13 Selection of Goals and Priority Areas 14 Goals and Priority Areas for First Ten Years 17 Africa in 2023 19
The Context 24 Aspiration 1.A Prosperous Africa Based on Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development 24 Aspiration 2.An Integrated Continent, Politically united and based on the Ideals of Pan Africanism and Vision of African Renaissance 40 Aspiration 3.An Africa of Good Governance, Democracy, Respect for Human Rights, Justice and the Rule of Law 44 Aspiration 4.A Peaceful and Secure Africa 48 Aspiration 5.Africa with a Strong Cultural Identity, Common Heritage, Values and Ethics 51 Aspiration 6.An Africa Whose Development is people driven, relying on the potential of the African People, particularly its Women and Youth and well cared for children. 54 Aspiration 7.Africa as a strong and influential global partner 58
The Context 62 Objectives 62 Making Agenda 2063 Happen – The Guiding Principles 63 Key Implementation Issues 65
Rationale for an M&E Framework 73 The Structure of the Results Framework 73 Knowledge and Experience Sharing 75 6.FINANCING THE TEN YEAR PLAN 76 Financing Needs for First Ten Years 76 Facilitation Measures for Access to Finance 78 Implementation arrangements of the RMS for the First Ten Years 78 7.PARTNERSHIPS 80 Recommendations on Partnerships 80 Annex 1: The First Ten Year Plan 82 Annex 2 : First Ten Year Plan Implementation Time Lines 88 Annex 3 : Agenda 2063 and African common position on post 2015 development agenda: commonality profile 98 Annex 4 : Fast Track Programmes and Initiatives 103 Annex 5: Critical Success Factors, Potential Risks and Mitigation Strategies 119 Annex 6: AGENDA 2063 FIRST TEN YEAR PLAN : FUNDING NEEDS AND RELATED POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FUNDING – NATIONAL 124 Text Boxes 2.1 Fast Track Projects and Programmes 2.2 Definitions, Base Line Information and Nature of Targets
2.1 Agenda 2063: Goals and Priority Areas for First Ten Years 6.1 Areas Requiring Scale Up Financing
5.1 Agenda 2063 Structure of Results Framework EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Background In May 2003, Africa celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). On that occasion, Africa’s political leadership took stock of past achievements and challenges, and through the 50th Anniversary Solemn Declaration rededicated itself to the continent’s socioeconomic and political transformation. In this regard, the Assembly requested the elaboration of a forward looking 50-year continental framework, namely Agenda 2063, founded on the AU vision of “ an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the international arena”. Agenda 2063 – a shared strategic framework for inclusive growth and sustainable development – was developed through a people-driven process and was adopted, in January of 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by the 24th African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government, following 18 months of extensive consultations with all formations of African society1. Agenda 2063 is anchored on the AU vision and is based on the seven aspirations derived from the consultations, namely:
In order to ensure effective implementation, the 24th Assembly of the Union further requested the African Union Commission (AUC) to finalize a draft First Ten Year Plan of Agenda 2063 for consideration and adoption by the June 2015 meetings of the AU Policy Organs. The document presents the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan for Agenda 2063. It builds upon the Agenda 2063 Framework Document adopted in January 2015, and seeks to accelerate Africa’s political, social, economic and technological transformation while continuing the Pan African drive for self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity. Covering the period 2014-2023, it is the first of a series of five ten year implementation plans to be developed to realize the vision of the “Africa We Want By 2063”. Purpose of the Plan The purpose for developing the plan is to:
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