"Participation Builds Unity"
"MADE IN AFRICA - FOR AFRICA"
"Participation Builds Unity"
"MADE IN AFRICA - FOR AFRICA"
PRESENTS
SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS 2003
President Thabo Mbeki
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14 February 2003
The South African President, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, had the following to say on the AFRICAN UNION and NEPAD during his STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS in the Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, South Africa, on 14 February 2003
"This year marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of the Organisation of African Unity. This Africa Day, 25 May 2003, will be an opportunity for South Africa to host dignitaries from across the continent as we affirm continuity in the objectives of the African continent, and at the same time celebrate the positive changes that the formation of the AU will certainly bring. I am certain that all our people will celebrate this day with the honour and dignity it deserves.
A critical part of the positive changes heralded by the formation of the African Union is its programme for development, NEPAD. Considerable progress was made during the course of last year to cement partnerships within Africa and further afield, so that we can translate NEPAD, without delay, into concrete projects that will impact positively on the lives of the people of the continent. We are heartened by the fact that Africa's sense of urgency to start implementing this programme is shared by governments, the private sector and civil society on all continents.
Within weeks, the NEPAD Implementation Committee will finalise criteria, standards, institutions and legal instruments for the Peer Review Mechanism, pending the setting up of relevant institutions within the African Union. More critically, in various regions of the continent, work continues to identify and start implementing the projects that will give practical meaning to the beginnings of Africa's renewal."
FOR A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, THABO MBEKI, Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 14 February 2003
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