ABSTRACT
In May 2013, the 21st African Conference of Heads of State and Government was held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. 2013 also marked the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity, nowadays known as the African Union (AU). In order to celebrate the independence of African countries and the founding of the AU, accelerate the development of the African continent and strengthen cooperation among African countries, all attending heads of state and government discussed and determined a strategic framework document, i.e. the African Agenda 2063 (hereinafter referred to as “the Agenda”), which defines the transformation of the African economy and society over the next 50 years, and mainly including the African Aspirations for 2063. In the Agenda, the content of several long-term development plans are absorbed or combined: the Lagos Plan of Action; the Abuja Treaty; the Minimum Integration Programme; the Programme for Infrastructural Development in Africa (PIDA); the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP); and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). 1
