The chairperson of the African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has reiterated that the first priority of the AU’s Agenda 2063 would be investments on human capital for Africa which she said include education, health, water, sanitation and nutrition.
Ms Zuma was addressing the African Finance, Planning and Economic Development ministers meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Monday, which is taking place with intent to setting the ground work for the implementation of Agenda 2063.
Agenda 2063 is an ambitious mission to ensure that within the coming five decades, Africa becomes a continent that is integrated, people-centered, peaceful and prosperous and plays a dynamic role in the world.
According to Ms Zuma, a range of sectors have already been identified with the potential for diversification, growth and industrialization, ranging from the agro-food processing sector, to services including transport, financial services, ICT as well as the mining and energy sectors.
Infrastructure backlogs, unless tackled decisively, will continue to be a major drag on the continents’ growth, she stressed, noting in particular that the public infrastructure expenditure over the last few years has grown at faster rate than the general public expenditure.
High speed train across the continent; a single aviation market, sustainable energy source, free movement of people among African countries, continental free trade area and e-network and silencing the guns by 2020 are some flagship programs of the agenda 2063.
The ministerial conference is expected to make readily available the first 10 year plan for implementation of Agenda 2063, which will be adopted by the next AU summit in June. The conference is also expected to craft Africa’s common position on the 2015 post-development agenda.
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