NEPAD and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): The Challenges of African Governments

12 Pages Posted: 2 Jul 2013 Last revised: 16 Mar 2015

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Professor Alain Ndedi

International Council for Family Business; YENEPAD; Saint Monica University; University of Johannesburg; University of Pretoria; Charisma University

Date Written: July 1, 2013

Abstract

During the last half century, the economic performance of the developing world has been far from uniform. Developing countries were polarised into those that made great progress in catching up and those that were mired in stagnation. Many African countries belong to the second group. Therefore, what could be done in order to help these countries to move from the stagnation to sustainable growth and development? During the last five decades, many attempts were explored and undertaken without any remarkable results. In 2000, 189 states endorsed the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), covering an array of targets with aspirations of reaching these goals by 2015. One year after, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), a vision and strategic framework for Africa's renewal, was launched as a driver for African countries to move from long severe poverty, and consequently to reach the MDGs (NEPAD Dialogue, 2005). In this paper, we would like to share how economic development and cooperation among African countries, and actions developed within the NEPAD strategic framework are key elements in achieving the MDGs. The first part of the paper analyses the vision behind NEPAD programme, with emphasis on the role that various African governments must play. The second part discusses the importance of trade and economic cooperation for a sustainable development in the continent, with emphasis once again on the roles of various African governments.

Keywords: NEPAD, MDGs, Africa

Suggested Citation

Ndedi, Alain Aime and Ndedi, Alain Aime, NEPAD and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): The Challenges of African Governments (July 1, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=877871 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.877871

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