Diplomatist Magazine Africa Day Special 2018 | Page 21

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
T
he Heads of State and Government
of the African Union (AU) adopted
Agenda 2063 at the 24th Ordinary
Assembly held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
from 30th to 31st January, 2015.
What is it?
It is a strategic framework for the socio-
economic transformation of the continent
over the next 50 years. It builds on and seeks
to accelerate the implementat ion of past and
existing continental initiatives for growth and
sustainable development.
Some of the past and current initiatives
it builds on include – the Lagos Plan of
Action, the Abuja Treaty, the Minimum
Integration Programme, the Programme
for Infrastructural Development in Africa
(PIDA), the Comprehensive Africa
Agricultural Development Programme
(CAADP), the New Partnership for Africa’s
Development (NEPAD), and Regional
Plans and Programmes and National Plans.
It also incorporates national, regional and
continental best practices in its formulation.
The Guiding Vision
The guiding vision for Agenda 2063 is the
AU Vision to “build an integrated, prosperous
and peaceful Africa, an Africa driven and
managed by its own citizens and representing
a dynamic force in the international arena.”
The Foundations
The following form the Foundations for
Agenda 2063:
• The Constitutive Act of the African
Union
• The African Union Vision
• The 8 Priorities of the OAU/AU 50th
Anniversary Solemn Declaration
• African Aspirations for 2063
• Regional and Continental Frameworks
• Member States National Plans
The African Aspirations for 2063
The seven African Aspirations were
derived through a consultative process with
the African Citizenry. These are:
• A Prosperous Africa based on inclusive
growth and sustainable development;
• An Integrated Continent, Politically
United, based on the ideals of Pan
Africanism and the vision of Africa’s
Renaissance;
• An Africa of Good Governance, Respect
for Human Rights, Justice and the Rule
of Law;
• A Peaceful and Secure Africa;
• An Africa with a strong Cultural
Identity, Values and Ethics;
• An Africa whose development is
people driven, especially relying on
the potential offered by its women and
youth; and
The guiding
vision for
Agenda 2063
is the AU Vision
to “build an
integrated,
prosperous and
peaceful Africa,
an Africa driven
and managed
by its own
citizens and
representing a
dynamic force in
the international
arena.”
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