Former Makerere University lecturer in the school of Mass communication, Andrew Kanyegirire is now in Geneva, Switzerland to head the communication’s department at the council on health research for Development. Kanyegirire has been in charge of communications and advocacy at New Partnership for African Development in (NEPAD) Johannesburg, South Africa. In Geneva Kanyegirire is […]
In the 10 years since its creation, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) had helped countries improve their agriculture, infrastructure and health sectors, and future priorities now centred on working with regional economic communities to further increase the continent’s engagement with the international community, top United Nations and regional officials said today at a […]
News Release: NEPAD week at the United Nations Headquarters, New York Theme: “Reflecting on a Decade of Change/Progress – Moving forward Africa‟s development agenda through strengthening NEPAD-UN Partnership” Indicative dates: 6 to 11 October 2011 (NEPAD Week during the 66th UN General Assembly) Venue: AU Permanent Observer Mission, New York; UN Headquarters, New […]
By Boitshepo Bibi Giyose The African Union (AU) and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, convened a special consultation of the Steering Group of the Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day as part of a plan to firm up the implementation of activities that will lead up to the continent-wide commemoration of the Day on […]
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) have joined forces in celebrating NEPAD’s 10th Anniversary. It is within this context of reflecting over the advancement of the African development agenda, that the two institutions are jointly organising photo and essay competitions The essay competition […]
The 42nd session of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Steering Committee (SC) took place in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Saturday, 25 June 2011, with members welcoming the progress being made in the implementation of programmes and the 10th Anniversary of NEPAD. In his presentation to the 42nd SC session, Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, […]
The food security challenge 1. Two-thirds of African people derive their income from agriculture and spend between 50 and 80% of their income on food. These figures show the importance of agriculture on the continent. 2. Food insecurity remains the biggest challenge in developing countries and African countries in particular. The measures to be taken […]
News Release Addis Ababa, 21/5/2011 – The New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency) will, between the 23rd and 25th of May 2011, launch the second phase of the African Science Technology and Innovation Indicators (ASTII) Initiative and the African Innovation Outlook Series . The launch is set to take place […]
The seventh Partnership Platform meeting of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP- PP) has ended in Yaoundé, Cameroon with a call on AU member states to work towards the realization of the CAADP goals. Under the theme: “Mutual Accountability in the Formulation and Implementation of country CAADP Investment Plans”, the Sharing-Learning Session focused on: […]
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Planning and Coordinating Agency and the NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) have signed a memorandum of understanding, aimed at solidifying the relationship between the two organisations. While the NEPAD Agency and the NBF have worked closely since the inception of the NBF in 2004, this agreement marks a new […]