During ‘the mini-summit meeting’ of the Ad Hoc Committee of the African Union (AU) in Dakar , consisting of heads of state initiators of NEPAD, it is intended to deepen the reflection on the integration of the NEPAD secretariat in the commission of the AU within 12 month said Monday in Dakar, the Minister Delegate in charge of Maghreb and African Affairs of Algeria, Abdelkader Messahel.
The mini-summit had the task “to initiate, implement and accelerate the implementation of the recommendations of the Algiers summit held in March 2007, but also to discuss the process of integration of the NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa’s Development) into the commission of the AU within 12 months, “said Algerian Minister to the press, quoted by the Algerian national radio. Thus, the mini-summit reflects the decision taken at the last AU Summit in Addis on NEPAD and its aim to integrate the New Partnership for Africa’s Development into the AU body. The detailed outcome of the one-day meeting will be presented at the next AU Summit in Egypt in July 2008.
The Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika arrived Monday in Dakar to take part in the mini-summit. Additionally, the president of Nigeria Omaru Yar’Adua, South African President Thabo M’beki, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia have come to the meeting to discuss the implementation process. Launched in 2001, NEPAD works for the strengthening of the fight against poverty and accelerating economic development in Africa. Human development, good political and economic governance, infrastructure, education, health, agriculture, technology, energy, the environment are among the priorities of the NEPAD programmes.
