In this issue:
AUDA-NEPAD 100kW Solar, Water Supply and Irrigation Project in Sierra Leone Completed
In November 2020, a contract was awarded to Aptech Africa Limited by the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD to construct and install a 100 kW Solar Pv power generating solution in Sierra Leone. The project was embarked on to provide access to clean water and climate smart technology hydroponic/aquaponic/drip irrigation, with the systems reticulated for the support of primary health care to Njala University Hospital, the Njala community, staff and students, as well as training of ground personnel for its operation, maintenance, repair and sustainability. This project has now been successfully completed. READ MORE>
SIF COLLABORATION WITH AUDA-NEPAD TO ENHANCE INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY IN AFRICA
The establishment of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) is part of the global reforms geared at improving the Union’s impact and operational efficiency. The mandate of AUDA-NEPAD is to coordinate and execute priority regional and continental projects to promote regional integration towards the accelerated realisation of Agenda 2063, and to strengthen capacity of African Union Member States and regional bodies by providing knowledge-based advisory support, resource mobilisation and technical interface with all Africa’s development stakeholders. The PIDA Quality Label (PQL) is a quality recognition by the AUDA-NEPAD Service Delivery Mechanism (SDM). It is awarded to projects that excel in the preparation of PIDA projects at an early stage. READ MORE>
Safiyya Daba: Nigerian amateur photographer who won Agenda 2063 Photojournalism Award
By Adam Alqali
Safiyya Daba, a Nigerian amateur photographer cum techie, was one of the winners at the recently held Agenda 2063 Africa Photojournalism Awards, an initiative of African Women in Media (AWiM), in collaboration with African Union and German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ/GmbH). READ MORE>
Kaizen - Opportunities to Accelerate Industrialization and Trade in Africa
It goes without saying that humans are completely dependent on landscapes for every resource. However, climate change, overuse and conversion for agriculture, cities and infrastructure mean that one fifth of the planet’s land area is degraded. This damage, which also drives drought and desertification, harms the livelihoods of almost half the planet’s population. UN observes June 17 as the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought to commemorate the work put in by countries in the field of sustainable land management. READ MORE>
Partnership launched to convene International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa
In The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), along with the United Nations Development Programme UNDP, United Nations Children’s Fund - UNICEF, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), African Development Bank, Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), and Global Water Partnership (GWP) established a partnership to mobilize international commitment for water investments and SDGs in Africa. READ MORE>
ECOWAS in Collaboration with AUDA-NEPAD Trains Border Officials Towards the Operationalization of Ekok/Mfum Joint Border Post between the Republic of Cameroon and Federal Republic of Nigeria
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission in collaboration with African Union Development Agency- AUDA-NEPAD commences the training of border officials as part of the operationalization process under the Nigeria-Cameroon Multinational Highway and Transport Facilitation Programme.
The training forms part of the capacity building programme under the MoveAfrica Traffic Light System – TLS. As the continent is geared towards trading under the AfCFTA, efficient borders are critical to the success of the AfCFTA. To that effect the TLS has been positioned as a tool that is necessary for RECs and member states to use to track the status of borders in-terms of efficiency when it comes to processing cross-border trade. READ MORE>