RWANDAs IMPLEMENTATION OF NEPAD AND PROGRESS ON APRM

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RWANDAs IMPLEMENTATION OF NEPAD AND PROGRESS ON
APRM
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Current unsustainable situation in Africa

• Africa has to graduate from Aid Dependency to
  trade dependency
• Africa represents 12 of world population but as
  a percentage of Global Economy Africa represents
  less than 2 (GDP, International trade and FDI)
• After over 40 yrs of independence, Intra-Africa
  trade accounts for only 10 of total trade with
  rest of the world
• Cost of doing business is the highest mainly due
  to poor infrastructure (including use of ICT)
• Africa is the highest indebted continent and has
  the highest rate of HIV/AIDS cases

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Current unsustainable situation

• Lowest investment in infrastructure (donors,
  domestic or FDI)
• Regional Integration is yet to be realised and
  harmonized
• Domestic Savings in Africa is still less than 15
  of GDP
• Domestic investment is still less than 25 of
  GDP
• Africa is the most affected continent by trade
  barriers (technical, tariff non-tariff)
• Governance situation (Political, economic
  Corporate) in Africa still needs to improve to
  attract investment
• Poverty levels in Africa are the highest in the
  world.

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Historical Background

• NEPAD is the New Partnership for Africas
  Development.
• Merger between MAP Omega to address the
  development challenges in Africa.
• Millennium Partnership for African Recovery
  Programme (MAP) arose at the 2000 G8 Summit in
  Okinawa, Japan, for a concerted international
  development effort towards African renaissance.
• OAUs Extraordinary Summit in Sirte, Libya, in
  March 2001 merged MAP and OMEGA, the July 2001
  OAU Summit in Lusaka, Zambia
• Endorsement and approval of New African
  Initiative (NAI) as NEPAD.

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Major Principles and Objectives

• Ensuring Africa ownership, leadership and
  partnership
• Poverty Reduction
• Making Africa attractive to both domestic and
  foreign investors
• Achieving and sustaining an average GDP growth of
  over 7 per annum over 15 years period

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Major Principles and Objectives (contd)

• Ensuring that continent achieves MDGs
• Promoting sub-regional and continental
  integration
• Promoting partnership in the implementation of
  NEPAD (Private sector, Civil society, RECs)
• Promoting partnership with industrialized
  countries multilateral organizations mutual
  commitments, obligations, interest, contributions
  and benefits

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NEPADs Priority Areas

• Political governance (South Africa/AU)
• Economic Governance (Nigeria/ECA/AfDB)
• Market Access and Agriculture (Egypt/FAO/Secretari
  at)
• Human Development (Algeria) Heath, Education
• Infrastructure (including ICT Science
  Technology) (Senegal/AfDB)
• Capital Flows Aid, debt, etc.. (Nigeria/ECA)

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NEPAD Structure
African Union General Assembly

• NEPAD
• Heads of State Implementation
• Committee (HSGIC)

NEPAD steering Committee
NEPAD Secretariat (South
Africa)
NEPAD Regional Secretariat (KENYA)
NEPAD National Secretariat (Rwanda)
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National Stakeholders
Government
Parliament
Development Partners
Private Sector
Civil Society
Media
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HSGIC

• West (Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana and Mali)
• South (South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana
  Angola)
• East (Rwanda, Ethiopia, Mauritius and Kenya)
• Central (Congo, Cameroon, Gabon and Sao Tome
  Principe)
• North (Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia Libya)

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NEPAD Programs in Rwanda

• The Comprehensive African Agriculture Development
  programme (CAADP)
• The NEPAD Environment Initiative
• NEPAD ICT Programmes
• NEPAD Short term Infrastructure Action Plan
  (STAP) Projects

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CAADP Projects

• Land Water management (2 project proposals
  ready)
• Rural/Agric. Infrastructure (1 project proposal
  ready)
• Increasing food supply/Food security (project
  identification)
• Agric. Research, techn disemination Adoption
  (Pan. African Casava Nerica Rice initiatives)

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CAADP Review

• Link with EDPRS
• Role of International Policy Research Institute
• Coordination at country/regional level
• Participation of COMESA (US resources)
• Conditions for the use of the resources (RT
  Conference CAADP Compact)

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ENVIRONMENT

• Environment Vast and Complex Systemic Approach
• Note Consistent with Rwandas Policy programme
• Support Project Complimentary Implementation of
  Rio Conventions (358,000 _ GEF)
• Regional Programs 1) Akagera River basin
  (12.0m)
• 2) Lake Victoria basin (Eur
  6.6m)

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NEPAD ICT PROGRAMS

• NEPAD E-Schools project (6 schools) Completed in
  all 5 regions (Cisco Microsoft) 16 countries
  chosen
• E-Tourism Initiative (Web-based tourism, World
  cup, SIMTEL, infrastructure for electronic
  payment)
• The NEPAD E-Parliament Initiative Rwanda first
  to implement (Cisco Microsoft) - completed
• ICT Broad Band Infrastructure Programme Roll out
  is ongoing throughout the country (TERRACOM)
• The Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy)
  Rwanda Headquarters, SPV, SC (10)

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NEPAD E-SCHOOLS IN RWANDA
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Infrastructure Programs

• NEPAD Agenda is Regional Integration
  Continental
• Infrastructure is the cornerstone to Integration
• Adoption of the STAP Every region
• Rwanda STAPs include.
• Kampala Kigali Oil Pipeline (WB resources)
• Isaka Kigali railway (ADB resources)
• Rusumo Hydro Power Project
• Rehabilitation of North Central Corridors

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APRM

• APRM is an instrument voluntarily acceded to by
  Member States of the African Union as a
  self-monitoring mechanism.
• Based on the Declaration on Democracy, Political,
  Economic and Corporate Governance Endorsed by
  the Durban AU Summit in July 2002.
• APRM is a self-assessment, self monitoring
  mechanism
• It leads to the adoption of best policies,
  practices, standards and codes.
• It also involves peer learning and peer pressure
  (where necessary).

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The Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic
Corporate Governance

• Recognizes that one of the fundamental issues
  underlying the problems in Africa is that of
  Governance
• Lists a set of Codes and Standards
• Identifies four areas of focus
• Democracy Political Governance
• Economic Governance
• Corporate Governance
• Socio-economic Development

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Structure of APRM
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Stages of the APR Process

• Stage 1 Analysis of the Governance and
  development environment in the country to be
  reviewed based on existing self-assessment and
  monitoring
• Stage 2 Country Review Visit Wide consultations
  with government officials, political parties,
  parliamentarians, representatives of civil
  society including media, academia, trade unions,
  business community Professional bodies
• Stage 3 Preparation of APR Teams Report the
  report is based on the findings of Stages one and
  Two .

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Stages of the APR Process Cont

• Stage 4 Report is submitted to the APR Forum.
  The considerations and adoption of the final
  report by the APR Forum
• Stage 5 Public Release of review report. The
  report is publicly tabled in Key regional and
  continental structures such as the Pan African
  Parliament, the African Commission on Human and
  Peoples Rights, the Peace Security council.

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APR PREPARATION

• THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOCAL POINT
• SELF-ASSESMENT IN LINE WITH GUIDELINES
• THE EXTERNAL REVIEW
• RWANDAS PROGRAMME OF ACTION (PoA)
• PEER LEARNING AND EXPERIENCE SHARING

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Countries that have Acceded to APRM (25)

• Rwanda
• Senegal
• Uganda
• Gabon
• Mauritius
• Mali
• Malawi
• South Africa
• Egypt
• Lesotho
• Benin
• Namibia
• Sudan

• Algeria
• Angola
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Congo Brazaville
• Ethiopia
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Tanzania
• Sierra Leone

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Update on APRM implementation in Rwanda

• Rwanda signed the MOU to accede to APRM on 9th
  March 2003
• The first APR Summit took place in Kigali in Feb
  2004
• First national stakeholders workshop took place
  on 25th and 26th March 2004)
• This was followed by retreats and validation
  workshops (March May 2004)
• APR support mission visit to Rwanda (led by the
  Mrs. Angelique Savane) took place on 21-24 June
  2004. The mission approved the national plan for
  completing APR self-assessment

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Rwanda APRM Update Contd

• Establishment of APR National Commission (50),
  Focal Point Office and Consultation mechanism
• July December 2004 consultations with all
  stakeholders, sensitisation, workshops,
  conferences
• APR experience sharing (Nov. 2004)
• APR Self-assessment report (December 2004)

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Rwanda APRM Update Contd

• Quality control by AIPA (Feb. 2005)
• APR Country review team (April 2005)
• Country comments and Draft report presented to
  3rd Summit of APR Forum (June 2005)
• Final APR report ready for adoption by APR Forum
  (Dec. 2005)
• Africa Governance Forum (AGF VI) to share
  experience (May 2006).
• Adoption of Rwanda APR Report (July 2006)

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Africa Governance Forum (AGF)

• AGF - a joint initiative of the UNDP and the ECA
• AGF I 1997 (Addis Ababa) multiplicity of
  issues that included constitutional reforms, the
  media, capacity building, and decentralization.
• AGF II 1998 (Accra) - Accountability and
  Transparency.
• AGF III 1999 (Bamako) - Good Governance and
  Conflict Management.
• AGF IV 2000 (Kampala) - Contribution of the
  Parliamentary Process in Strengthening Good
  Governance in Africa.
• AGF V 2001 (Maputo) - Local governance for
  poverty reduction in Africa.
• AGF VI 2006 (Kigali) Implementing APRM

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APRM implementation Challenges

• Facilitating broad participation
• Creating linkages between the APR and existing
  national initiatives as PRSP, MDGs, etc
• Awareness creation and deepening stakeholders
  participation
• Time constraint
• Logistical problems
• Consultation fatigue (HIV/AIDS, Gacaca, Sector
  Strategies, Corruption, UR, PRSP, Youth Women
  Programs)
• Lack of conceptual clarity about APRM process and
  its objectives

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Solutions

• Created four APR working sub-commissions
• Enlarged the national APR technical review teams
  (involvement of stakeholders)
• targeted specialized groups
• Use of foreign expertise from Kenya and South
  Africa
• Regularly informed the donor community on APR
  process (DPCG)
• Used the media to promote NEPAD and APRM
• Established a NEPAD trust fund with the support
  of UNDP
• High level political commitment

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Support to NEPAD APRM in Rwanda

• FAO (CAADP)
• UNIFEM
• UNICEF
• Canada
• Support through NEPAD Trust Fund include
• UNDP
• DFID

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International Commitment to NEPAD

• To achieve MDGs (worldwide) and reduce poverty
  requires 50 billion of additional development
  assistance. Key Commitments
• EU is to increase 7 billion per year from 2006
• USA to provide extra 5 billion from 2006
• At G8 Kananaskis, June 2002, pledged at least 50
  of additional ODA to go Africa
• Canada CAN500 million from 2003
• UK at WSSD, to raise by 2006 Development Aid to
  Africa by 1billion per year and overall
  assistance for all countries by 50

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Commitment to NEPAD Cont

• 500 million from World Bank- Multi-country
  Agricultural Productivity Programme (MAPP) in
  research and technology in Africa
• 580 million from AfDB and 570 million from
  World Bank approved for Infrastructure programmes
• C30 million from Canada Africa Fund for research
  laboratory for bioscience
• C10 million from Canada Africa fund for NEPAD
  Infrastructure Preparatory Facility

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International Commitment to NEPAD Cont..

• UK through International Financing Facility
  (IFF) to source 50 billion to complement ODA
  resources, in order to meet MDGs and poverty
  reduction
• World Bank to provide extra grants of 23
  billion
• EU pledged a water fund 1 billion under EU/ACP
  agreement
• Japan through TICAD process, pledged 1 billion
  to support NEPAD programmes
• UN NADAF to close and be structured in
  accordance with the NEPAD framework

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International Commitment to NEPAD Cont..

• Commitments at G8 Summit (2005) include
• Doubling of Aid by 2010
• Full access to education and basic health care by
  2015
• Close to Universal Access to HIV treatment by
  2010
• Multilateral debt cancellation for poor countries
  (owed to IMF, WB ADB) of more than 55 billion

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Funds for Private Sector Investment in Africa

• EU investment promotion scheme (E110 million)
• Investment facility managed by EIB (E2.2 billion)
• Franco-British initiative for private investment
  in developing countries, especially Africa (E200
  million)
• Canadas investment fund for Africa (C 100
  million)
• Japans overseas investment loans for Africa
  (300 million over five years)

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Funds for Private Sector Investment in Africa
(contd)

• USAs Private Investment Corporation (700
  million to Africa since 2001)
• Italys joint venture fund (E50 million)
• Japans Infrastructure fund (1 billion from
  2003)
• UKs 305 million private investment for Africa
• Energy Fund by Escom (R1 billion Rands)

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General Observations and Recommendations

• Key problem in the above pledges is lack of
  honouring commitments
• Need to go beyond Monterrey, Kananaskis and
  Jburg and take concrete action on existing
  Commitments, rather than a new list of
  commitments
• Delivery on Aid commitment of 0.7 of GNP
• Support to International Financing Facility
  (IFF)
• Review of HIPC DSA mechanism
• Address the issue of Post-HIPC debt financing

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General Observations and Recommendations

• Framework for mutual accountability on Aid
  quality and efficiency (flexible, untied,
  long-term, more predictable and aligned behind
  national programs).
• Stakeholder coordination (RECs, IFIs, APF,
  Donors, Private sector, civil society, etc.. The
  central role of NEPAD Secretariat and AU member
  countries is crucial!!!!!!

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• Thank you for your attention
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