New Partnership for Africaâs Development (NEPAD) (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
April 30, 2003 |
| Report Number |
RS21353 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Nicolas Cook, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), described by its proponents as a
multi-sector, sustainable development policy framework, seeks to reduce poverty, increase economic
growth, and improve socio-economic development prospects across Africa. Major NEPAD aims are
to attract greater investment and development aid to Africa, reduce the continent's debt levels, and
broaden global market access for African exports. NEPAD emphasizes increased democratization,
political accountability, and transparency in governance in African states as primary means of
achieving its goals. NEPAD is a key policy vehicle of the African Union (AU), which succeeded the
Organization of African Unity (OAU) in July 2002; see CRS Report RS21332 , The African
Union .
H.Res. 155 , introduced in March 2003, urges U.S. and international support for
NEPAD. This report will be updated as events warrant.
