African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)

Overview

In July 2018, the African Union (AU) Assembly endorsed the reform of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) into the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD). As Africa’s first-ever continental technical and development agency of the AU, AUDA-NEPAD aims to accelerate the implementation of Africa’s 50-year development framework—Agenda 2063 towards a prosperous Africa which is driven by its own citizens and is globally competitive. The foundation of AUDA-NEPAD is built on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).

The NEPAD vision represented a pledge by African leaders, based on a common vision and shared conviction, to eradicate poverty and foster Africa’s sustainable economic growth and development through the promotion of regional and continental integration; halt the marginalisation of Africa in global processes and enhance its full and beneficial integration into the global economy; and accelerate the empowerment of socially disadvantaged groups, such as women and children.