Presented at the 7th ICA Annual Meeting
Paris, France
By
Mr. Adama Deen
Head of Infrastructure Programs & Projects
NEPAD Planning & Coordinating Agency (NPCA)
Midrand, South Africa
16-18 May 2011
• Outline:
 Brief overview of NPCA
 The AU/NEPAD
Infrastructure flagship
programs:
 AAP
 PICI (Zuma Initiative)
 Challenges…
 Expected role of ICA
Adama Deen, Head of Infrastructure
Programs & Projects, NPCA,
adamad@nepad.org
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Mandate and functions of NPCA
1. Facilitate and coordinate the
implementation of the continental and
regional priority and projects; programs
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Established by Decision 14 of the
AU Assembly of January 2010.
[Assembly/AU/14 (XIV) ]
2. Mobilize resources and partners in
support of the implementation of
Africa’s priority programs and projects;
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as the Technical Body of the
African Union (AU), with the
following functions:
3. Conduct and coordinate research and
knowledge management;
4. Monitor and evaluate the
implementation of programs and
projects; and
5. Advocate on the AU and NEPAD vision,
mission and core principles/values;
Adama Deen, Head of Infrastructure
Programs & Projects, NPCA,
adamad@nepad.org
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5 key programs/initiatives
STAP – Short Term Action
Plan (2002-2010)
African Action Plan (AAP)
2010-2015 (Infrastructure
component)
Presidential Infrastructure
Champion Initiative (PICI)
(2010-2015)
PIDA (2010-2040)
IAIDA (2010-2040)
Adama Deen, Head of Infrastructure
Programs & Projects, NPCA,
adamad@nepad.org
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AAP: high impact and
 The African Action Plan: short term  Key
result projects
priority program (2010-2015)
 23 Infrastructure Projects
 Energy (5)
 Transport (9)
 ICT (6)
 Transboundary water (3)
 Net resource requirement
 US$9.3 billion
 To financial close on the 23 priority
projects
 Stage 4 level:
Kenya–Ethiopia
Interconnection
OMVG Energy generation
and interconnection
Zambia–Tanzania–Kenya
Interconnection
Stage 4 level:
Gambia Bridge project
Kazungula Bridge Project
Implementation of the
Yamoussoukro Decision
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1.
Develop Advocacy Strategy
2.
Develop resource mobilization strategy led by
the AUC, NPCA, AfDB
3. Undertake advocacy road shows to seek buy-in
from Stakeholders:
 RECs, national governments
 CSOs
 Partners
 in support of key AAP low hanging fruit
projects
4. Investment Roundtable
 To mobilize the net resources of US$9.3 billion
required to financial close on the AAP priority
projects, in collaboration with ICA++.
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(2010-2015)
Dkr-NdjamenaDjibouti RR
Senegal
Nigeria-Algeria
Gas pipeline
Nigeria
Egypt: no
project
Great lakes optical
fibre network
Rwanda
Missing links of the
trans-Saharan
highway
Algeria
Congo-DRC RRB
Rep. du Congo
Adama Deen, Head of Infrastructure
Programs & projects, NPCA/NEPAD, South
Africa
North-South
Corridor RR
South Africa
AU Assembly
NEPAD HSGOC
Presidential
champions
Ministerial Group
NPCA (NEPAD)
Presidential
projects (7)
Technical Task Team (TTT)
Champion state focal point/Footprint states
coordinators
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AU Assembly
HSGOC (Projects selected)
Halfyearly/Annual
report
Ministerial
Group
Champions
SA (chair)
IPPFs
NEPAD IPPF;
DBSA/AFD PPF;
RECs PPFs
NPCA (NEPAD)
(Technical Task Team)
Champion state/Footprint states
AfDB/ICA++
ADF/ICA++/
Private sector
Project implementation
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Implementation challenges…
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Right of Way Issues
Technical Policies harmonization
Technical Capacity of States
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Who does what?
Roles Definition
Policy Harmonization
3. Political issues
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Prioritization of Projects
Ownership
Commitment
Leadership
4. Financial issues
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Closure of Funding Gaps
Resource Mobilization
Effective PPP participation
1. Technical issues
2. Institutional issues
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Next steps
• TTT meeting May/June
1. Preparation of the PICI
projects status report
• Ministerial Group meeting
May/June
2. Consideration of draft PICI
projects status report
• Presidential champions
meeting May/June
3. Approval of draft PICI
projects status report
 HSGOC meeting – AU
Summit – 29th June 2011
4. PICI Chair reports to HSGOC;
HSGOC Chair reports to AU
Assembly
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