The compendium reflects the strategic outcomes of the deliberations of the NEPAD HSGOC (previously known as the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee – HSGIC). It spans over twelve (12) years of close interaction and engagement by Africa’s highest level decision and policy makers on Africa’s inclusive growth trajectory, sustainable development initiatives and international partnerships. This maiden volume marks the policy pronouncements, orientation and direction by African Leaders to shape the second decade in the implementation of NEPAD whereby all stakeholders and partners work in harmony to achieve greater results and impact. To this effect, NEPAD continues to propel new African thinking on development approaches to achieve the vision of ‘an integrated, prosperous and peaceful continent driven by its citizens’, to make transformation real.