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Fulfill Promises to NEPAD, Obasanjo Tells Partners By Ndubuisi Emmanuel President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in Johannesburg, South Africa urged developed nations to fulfill their pledges of support for the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). Speaking at the opening session of the NEPAD Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue, President Obasanjo said that promises of support that had been made by the Group of Eight Industrialised Nations at their recent summits in Kananaskis, Evian and Sea Island "have not been actively and sucessfully followed up." "It is very troubling that our development partners are not seen as keeping sufficiently their part of the agreement. By not keeping their promises to assist NEPAD, our partners will by this be fulfilling the doubts raised at the beginning by some observers. If the Millennium Development Goals are to be met, the political will must be generated to support NEPAD and Africa. "While we are thankful for the small mercies of the HIPC debt policy as well as the renewal of AGOA, there are other critical and substantive policies that need to be put in place to enable Africa build the capacity to respond to globalisation, take care of internal challenges and participate in the global economy as effective partners. We need a lifeline to get out of the pit. Let our call be adequately and timely answered." The President told the gathering that the adoption of NEPAD as a programme of the African Union indicates "a new determination, a new vision and a new commitment to the transformation and repositioning of Africa." He also emphasised that the successful implementation of the NEPAD agenda would require more support from Africa's development partners targeted at "definitive, implementable and measurable programmes." Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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