Africa Multilateral

Presentation to the

Portfolio Committee on International Relations

30 July 2014

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Overview

African Agenda

Regional Peace and Security

Regional Economic Integration

Key Challenges

NEPAD

Strategic Partnerships

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Outline

Overview

Support:

Structures and programmes of the AU and its Commission

AUPSC (conflict free Africa by 2020) ACHPR AU AGENDA 2063 (The Africa We Want)

Alternative Sources of Funding the AU

African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises

Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development

African Common Position on the Post–2015 Development Agenda

Boost Intra-African Trade process

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African Agenda

Support

SADC Organ and its Troika

Force Intervention Brigade

Demobilisation process

SADC-ICGLR Ministerial and Summit meetings

SADC Election Observer Missions

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Regional Peace and Security

• Capacitate the SADC Secretariat

• Finalise Review of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan

• Consolidate the SADC FTA, Trade Protocol

• Promote the Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan

• Negotiate the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite FTA

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Regional Economic Integration

Understand economic differential

Address Non-Tariff Barriers and derogations

Complete the Review of the Protocol on the SADC Tribunal

Address Frequency of Extra-Ordinary Ministerial and Summit meetings

Improve inter-departmental coordination

Fill South Africa’s quota

Contribute to improved Resource Mobilisation

Address low absorption rate of ICP funding

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Key challenges

PRIORITY AREAS DEALT WITH UNDER THE “ENHANCED AFRICAN AGENDA AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”:

– NEPAD:

• Institutional support (NEPAD HSGOC, NEPAD Steering Committee, NEPAD 5, NPCA). Co-Chair FOSAD Technical Committee.

• Infrastructure (Secretariat).

– APRM:

• Institutional support (APRM Forum, APRM Focal Points and Select Focal Points, APRM Secretariat, Panel of Eminent Persons, National Focal Point).

– PARTNERSHIPS:

• North-South and South-South.

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NEPAD and Partnerships

DOMESTICATION OF SA’S FOREIGN POLICY ENGAGEMENTS

• Common understanding of SA national interest

• 5 SA Government priorities

• NDP & NGP

SA national interest

• SADC RISDP• Joint AU/NEPAD

Africa Action Plan• PIDA• CAADP• APRM• AU Programmes• SA Development

Assistance (ARF/ SADPA)

Continental/regional linkages

• International obligations (MDGs)

• International Partnerships/ Frameworks

International engagement

Realisation of National Priorities

Concretisation of Africa Action Plans/

Programmes

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NEPADMandate:•South Africa is one of the Founding 5 Countries of NEPAD (South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, Senegal, Egypt);•NEPAD base document adopted at AU Summit in Durban, 2002

Priorities for 2014-2015:•Ensure, as Co-Chair, effective implementation of mandate of the FOSAD Technical Committee •Finalise NEPAD Implementation and Coordination Strategy for South Africa for Cabinet Approval •Support the Presidency’s participation in NEPAD HSGOC and Steering Committee meetings •Regularise interactions with the NEPAD Agency at official, Ministerial and Head of State Level;•Ensure effective coordination.

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Mandate:

Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI):•NEPAD Heads of State and Government Coordinating Committee (HSGOC), Kampala, July 2010 established the AU/ NEPAD High level Sub-Committee on Infrastructure ; also known as the Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI);•President Zuma is the Chair of the PICI and is responsible for coordinating the implementation of PICI Projects between the 8 PICI Countries;•President Zuma is the Champion of the North-South Corridor.

•Programme for Infrastructure Development for Africa (PIDA):•Linkages to the AU/NEPAD PICI and the SADC RIDMP.•January 2012 African Union Summit adopted PIDA and IAIDA

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NEPAD INFRASTRUCTURE

NEPAD INFRASTRUCTURE

North-South Corridor Priorities for 2014/2015

•Provide support through the structures to the Presidency and the President in terms of President’s mandate as Champion of the NSC;•Work with structures on Project Management Unit, Project Preparation Facility, project reports, NSC MOU;•Develop a monitoring mechanism to effectively monitor the implementation of key infrastructure projects and to identify bottlenecks;•Create structured platform for engagement with private sector, eg NBF Afri-ID.•Coordinated implementation of NSC vis a vis the “Africa Strategies” of other Departments.

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APRM PRIORITIES 2014/15

• Provide support to Principals during Summits of the APR Forum and other relevant meetings

• Provide support, together with the National APRM Secretariat, to SA member of the APR Panel of Eminent Persons

• Provide support to the Office of the National Focal Point (DPSA)• Strengthen inter-departmental coordination between DIRCO,

DPSA and the Presidency to ensure that the country adheres to its continental reporting obligations as well as to ensure the national APRM process is implemented.

• Work with the DPSA in preparation for South Africa's Second APRM Periodic Review.

• Finalize the relocation of the APRM Secretariat and the NEPAD Agency and finalise the Host Agreements for the APRM and NEPAD agencies.

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Partnerships: Engagement with the North

“Changing the Paradigm and Setting the Agenda”•G8/Africa Outreach and Africa Partnership Forum (G8+OECD) – APF review process led to adoption of Africa Global Partnership Platform by AU in Malabo recently. G8/Africa Germany 2015. G20/Africa Outreach?•EU-Africa – Summit held in April 2014•TICAD – Ministerial follow-up meetings re June 2013 Yokohama Summit outcomes•France-Africa – Summit held in December 2013 •USA-Africa – Summit being in August 2014 •Nordic-Africa – informal Ministerial meetings

* AU PRC Sub-Committee on Multilateral Cooperation doing Global Review of all partnerships in Addis Ababa.

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Partnerships: Engagement with the South

“Solidarity and common purpose”• NAASP – needs to be reactivated with Indonesia as Co-Chair.• FOCAC – hosting SOM in SA in November 2014 as Co-Chair. • Africa-South America – meetings still being finalised • Africa-Arab – follow-up on Kuwait Summit outcomes (Nov. 2013) • Africa-India – 3rd Summit in late 2014/early 2015 in New Dehli• Africa-Turkey – 2nd Summit in November 2014 in Malabo.• Africa-Korea – Ministerial in October 2014 (on trade and economic

cooperation) in Seoul• Still to be properly activated: Africa-Iran; Africa-Vietnam (?) • Follow-up on BRICS-Africa outreach of March 2013.

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CHALLENGES:

•Human and financial capacity to implement increased mandate required, including increased number of partnerships. Finalise agreed restructuring process.•Need to be more proactive rather than reactive and less process/events driven.•Need to ensure greater levels of cooperation and coordination intra and inter Departmentally, including ensuring comprehensive information sharing.•Need have a greater involvement in NEPAD sectoral work outside of infrastructure, including agriculture, science &technology, ICT, tourism, resource management and social development (SADC linkages, African Ministerial Councils).•Clear understanding of roles and responsibilities important (FOSAD/ARC).•Linkages to AU Agenda 2063, Post-2015 Development Agenda, and African Diaspora processes. •Intra and Inter Departmental Partnership Forum (PRC Sub-Comm./Mission-Review).•Coordination with relevant stakeholders nationally, regionally and continentally.•Resource mobilisation

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OVERALL CHALLENGES: NEPAD & PARTNERSHIPS

Thank you!

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