Fifth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union: Address by K.Y. Amoako executive secretary economic commission for Africa

Address by K.Y. Amoako Executive Secretary Economic Commission for Africa at the Fifth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union. Mr. Amoako, on his remarks highlighted that, The new Strategic Plan of the Commission of the African Union, prepared under the inspiring leadership of Chairperson Konare, now offers a comprehensive roadmap for achieving our collective vision of "an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa". The empirical evidence is clear: without good governance, we will not be in a position to achieve a peaceful and progressing Africa. Good governance is at the heart of the agenda of the AU and is the underlying dynamic of the New Partnership for Africa's Development. Good governance requires a capable state. Building a capable state is not an event but a process, and the product of many deliberate policy choices which countries make in managing themselves and creating a vision for the future.