Africa Progress Panel releases Africa Progress Report 2010
The Africa Progress Report 2010, launched on 25 May 2010 in Johannesburg by the Africa Progress Panel (APP), states that African leaders need to boost “political determination and capacity to use what revenues they have to achieve results for people”.
Kofi Annan, Chair of the Panel and fellow Panel members Linah Mohohlo, Peter Eigen and Olusegun Obasanjo presented the Africa Progress Report on Africa Day – five years since the establishment of the Panel and 10 years since world leaders signed up to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The report, titled "From Agenda to Action - Turning Resources into Results for People", takes stock of Africa’s progress since 2005 and assesses future opportunities for the continent.
The report calls on African leaders to turn the “scramble for Africa” into real results for the continent, and states that progress is being made despite not because of governance. The Panel wants action from policy-makers to translate continent’s “immense resources” into concrete benefits for its people.
This landmark report argues that Africa’s future is in its own hands, but that success in managing its own affairs depends on supportive global policies and agreements,” Annan said. “There is no lack of resources, no deficiency of knowledge and no shortage of plans. Africa’s progress rests above all else on the mobilisation of political will, both on the continent and internationally.”
The report, focusing on Africa’s emergence as a “new economic frontier”, notes that economic engagement with the Global South - China, the Far and Middle East, South Asia and Latin America - “is already having a substantial development impact on Africa”. However, the report asserts that “Africans beyond elite circles are not benefiting sufficiently” while at the same time “there is great scope to improve Africa’s partnerships with the Global South”. The report also notes that “African leaders... need to realize that the benefits of increasing economic ties are not automatic, but only accrue to those that take adequate and pro-active steps to exploit them through targeted policies.”
To read the full media release about the report, click here.
To read the full report, click here.
Kofi Annan, Chair of the Panel and fellow Panel members Linah Mohohlo, Peter Eigen and Olusegun Obasanjo presented the Africa Progress Report on Africa Day – five years since the establishment of the Panel and 10 years since world leaders signed up to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The report, titled "From Agenda to Action - Turning Resources into Results for People", takes stock of Africa’s progress since 2005 and assesses future opportunities for the continent.
The report calls on African leaders to turn the “scramble for Africa” into real results for the continent, and states that progress is being made despite not because of governance. The Panel wants action from policy-makers to translate continent’s “immense resources” into concrete benefits for its people.
This landmark report argues that Africa’s future is in its own hands, but that success in managing its own affairs depends on supportive global policies and agreements,” Annan said. “There is no lack of resources, no deficiency of knowledge and no shortage of plans. Africa’s progress rests above all else on the mobilisation of political will, both on the continent and internationally.”
The report, focusing on Africa’s emergence as a “new economic frontier”, notes that economic engagement with the Global South - China, the Far and Middle East, South Asia and Latin America - “is already having a substantial development impact on Africa”. However, the report asserts that “Africans beyond elite circles are not benefiting sufficiently” while at the same time “there is great scope to improve Africa’s partnerships with the Global South”. The report also notes that “African leaders... need to realize that the benefits of increasing economic ties are not automatic, but only accrue to those that take adequate and pro-active steps to exploit them through targeted policies.”
To read the full media release about the report, click here.
To read the full report, click here.
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