New Partnership for African Development. (Editorial).

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COPYRIGHT 2002 African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)

After four decades of independence, African countries have acknowledged that no country can go it alone in the era of globalisation. Thus the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) which is an initiative towards regional integration. NEPAD incorporates two regional economic development plans put forward by different African presidents: the Millennium Partnership for African Recovery Programme (MAP) and the Omega Plan. A summit of African heads of states officially launched the NEPAD on 23 October 2001 in Abuja, Nigeria. The NEPAD seeks to stimulate the continent's development and prepare it for the challenges of political change and globalisation.

Since it was launched the NEPAD has had a rapturous welcome by a broad range of opinion, amongst the donor community and African leaders. It has been hailed as the panacea to solve Africa's chronic economic problems. The document covers most of what has been identified as major causes of Africa's economic collapse, from good governance to security and promises to tackle them.

One of the central elements in the NEPAD is "ownership". It is widely emphasised that NEPAD...

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