Fourth African Development Forum (ADF IV): Governance for a progressing Africa, 11 - 15 October 2004 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

A strong consensus has evolved across Africa on the critical importance of good governance as a precondition for Africa to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Nowhere is this consensus more clearly articulated than in the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), which recognizes that sound economic and corporate governance, political governance, peace and security are necessary preconditions for Africa's development. NEPAD constitutes a pledge by African leaders to be accountable to one another and to their own people and is predicated on Africa's ownership of the development process. The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), to date acceded to by 23 countries, spells an unprecedented and new commitment to self-monitoring and review of progress towards good governance. NEPAD's demonstration of the collective political will of African leaders and their commitment to mutual accountability through NEPAD represents a watershed in Africa's quest for revitalization and renewal in the 21st century. There is widespread agreement that the capable state is the foundation prerequisite for a rejuvenated development effort on the continent.

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Format:	Working paper biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	2004
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10855/20303
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