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African Action Plan (AAP) & Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI) Presentation

This presentation provides an overview of the African Union/NEPAD Infrastructure flagship programs, including the African Action Plan (AAP) and Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI). It discusses the challenges, expected role of the ICA, and implementation of the PICI projects.

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African Action Plan (AAP) & Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI) Presentation

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  1. African Action Plan (AAP) & Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI) 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

  2. African Action Plan (AAP) & Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI) • 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

  3. Established by Decision 14 of the AU Assembly of January 2010. [Assembly/AU/14 (XIV) ] as the Technical Body of the African Union (AU), with the following functions: African Action Plan (AAP) & Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI) Mandate and functions of NPCA Facilitate and coordinate the implementation of the continental and regional priority and projects; programs Mobilize resources and partners in support of the implementation of Africa’s priority programs and projects; Conduct and coordinate research and knowledge management; Monitor and evaluate the implementation of programs and projects; and Advocate on the AU and NEPAD vision, mission and core principles/values; Adama Deen, Head of Infrastructure Programs & Projects, NPCA, adamad@nepad.org

  4. African Action Plan (AAP) & Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI) 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

  5. African Action Plan (AAP): Priority Action Plan (PAP): 2010-2015 • Key AAP: high impact and result 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 • The African Action Plan: short term 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

  6. African Action Plan (AAP): Way Forward • Develop Advocacy Strategy • Develop resource mobilization strategy led by the AUC, NPCA, AfDB • 3. Undertake advocacy road shows to seekbuy-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++.

  7. Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI) projects (2010-2015) Seven (7) Presidential Infrastructure Projects Nigeria-Algeria Gas pipeline Nigeria Egypt: no project Dkr-Ndjamena-Djibouti RR Senegal Great lakes optical fibre network Rwanda Missing links of the trans-Saharan highway Algeria Congo-DRC RRB Rep. du Congo North-South Corridor RR South Africa Adama Deen, Head of Infrastructure Programs & projects, NPCA/NEPAD, South Africa

  8. How PICI is currently being implemented? AU Assembly NEPAD HSGOC Presidential champions Ministerial Group NPCA (NEPAD) Presidential projects (7) Technical Task Team (TTT) Champion state focal point/Footprint states coordinators

  9. Expected role of ICA in the implementation of the PICI AU Assembly HSGOC (Projects selected) Half-yearly/Annual report Champions SA (chair) Ministerial Group NPCA (NEPAD) (Technical Task Team) AfDB/ICA++ IPPFs Champion state/Footprint states NEPAD IPPF; DBSA/AFD PPF; RECs PPFs ADF/ICA++/ Private sector Project implementation

  10. Technical issues Institutional issues Political issues Financial issues Presidential Infrastructure Initiative Implementation challenges… • Right of Way Issues • Technical Policies harmonization • Technical Capacity of States • Who does what? • Roles Definition • Policy Harmonization • Prioritization of Projects • Ownership • Commitment • Leadership • Closure of Funding Gaps • Resource Mobilization • Effective PPP participation

  11. TTT meeting May/June Ministerial Group meeting May/June Presidential champions meeting May/June HSGOC meeting – AU Summit – 29th June 2011 Presidential Champion Infrastructure Initiative Next steps Preparation of the PICI projects status report Consideration of draft PICI projects status report Approval of draft PICI projects status report 4. PICI Chair reports to HSGOC; HSGOC Chair reports to AU Assembly

  12. African Union/NEPAD Infrastructure Flagship Programs Thank You MERCI

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