Neil Mhango

African Union Development Agency-NEPAD

At the June 2018 AU Assembly a decision was taken to transform the NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency into the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD). The establishment of AUDA-NEPAD is part of the global reforms geared at improving the Union's impact and operational efficiency. In response to Africa's emerging needs, AUDA-NEPAD's strategic priorities for 2022 fall under the following three signature solutions: 1) Health – Focus is on building capacity in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing sector and improving access to essential health care services; 2) Economic growth and job creation through interventions aimed at enhancing infrastructure development, trade and markets and productivity-enhancing innovations, and 3) Food systems, aimed at increasing agricultural and food productivity to ensure food and nutrition security.