KEY MESSAGES FROM THE AU SUMMITS ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

1. 7th Annual Meeting of Infrastructure Consortium for Africa KEY MESSAGES FROM THE AU SUMMITS ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA Paris, France , 16-18 May 2011

2. CONTENTS • VISION ON INFRASTRUCTURE • NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE • OPPORTUNITIES • KEY MESSAGES • CONCLUSION

3. 1-AFRICAN UNION INFRASTRUCTURE VISION Efficient, reliable, cost effective, environment friendly infrastructure and services for physical integration and MDG’s realization Elaboration of sectorial policies, strategies, and medium to long term programmes, and mater plans Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa

4. 2- NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT • Economic growth • Competitiveness in global markets • Achievement of MDG’s including poverty reduction

5. 3- WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA?

6. ENERGY SECTOR : OPPORTUNITIES • Large Hydropower Potential (only 7 % exploited so far) 6

7. ENERGY SECTOR : OPPORTUNITIES • Eight(8%) percent of Global Natural Gas Reserves 7

8. ENERGY SECTOR : OPPORTUNITIES 3. Ten (10%) percent of Global Oil Reserves 8

9. ENERGY SECTOR : OPPORTUNITIES (contd) 4. Harnessing potential of renewable –bioenergy , hydro, solar, wind and geothermal 5. Huge untapped potential of energy efficiencies 6. Regional integration for better energy supply and security

10. TRANSPORT SECTOR :OPPORTUNITIES • Insufficient transport and low quality infrastructure • Limited connectivity of transport networks • Low access to all weather transport infrastructure and services • Cumbersome procedures and poor transit transport facilities • High cost of transport services

11. MISSING LINKS ON MAJOR TRANSPORT CORRIDORS Trans African Highways (TAH)

12. TRANS AFRICAN HIGHWAYS AND MAJOR PORTS 12

13. OPPORTUNITIES IN ICT SECTOR • Infrastructure Gaps • Inadequate broadband network development • Poor quality and high cost of services • Huge gaps in Telecom/ICT access between urban and rural areas; • Low Internet access • Insufficient Investment • Weak and Ineffective Regulatory Framework; • Ineffective Provision of Universal Access

14. 4- KEY MESSAGES

15. AU SUMMITS ON INFRASTRUCTURE • July 2008, XI Summit: Sharm-El-Cheikh, Egypt, on Water • January 2009, XII Summit: Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, on transport & energy

16. AU SUMMITS ON INFRASTRUCTURE • January 2010, XIV Summit: Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, on ICT development in Africa • July 2010, XV Summit: Kampala, Uganda on official launching of PIDA and endorsement of the Executive Council on the process of conducting the IAIDA study

17. African Ownership and responsibility Deepening regional Cooperation and integration 3. Mobilization of resources Developing capacity for projects preparation and implementation Strengthening coordination to all national, regional and continental efforts KEY MESSAGES

18. AFRICAN OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITYTIME FOR ACTION IS NOW!! Put infrastructure into national priority plans Integrate the agreed regional priority programs into national plans Contribute financially to the NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility Strengthen AU capacity for facilitation and coordination of implementation of agreed projects

19. 2. DEEPENING REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION • Enhance the production of inter-State in energy by : • Developpingmajor regional and continental hydroelectric power projects and interconnections • Implementinghighcapacityoilrefineries and oil pipelines projects • Develop renewable energy resources • Complete the missing sections in the major transport corridors (TAH)

20. 2. DEEPENING REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION (cont.) • Remove all physical and non-physical barriers to development of inter-State transport in Africa • Regional & sub-regional interconnection of ICT BROADBAND (Kigali Summit)

21. RESOURCE MOBILIZATION Increase public financing of infrastructure and actively promote Public-Private-Partnerships Deepen regional capital markets for more mobilization of resources and regional financial integration Set up special investment instruments such as infrastructure bonds Improve the investment climate Promote Africa as an investment destination 21

22. 4. DEVELOPING CAPACITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION Develop the Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) : Common continental policies and strategies Continental sector programs (short, medium and long term) Implementation process Put in place continental Institutional architecture for infrastructure development 22

23. Harmonize regulations and standards to promote interconnection of networks Create appropriate framework for development of the major integration projects Carry out the necessary reforms to ensure better maintenance and management systems of infrastructure 4. DEVELOPING CAPACITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION ( cont)

24. Strong political commitment High priorities identified AU members States and RECs to foster the inter-African international cooperation AUC to deploy its efforts to coordinate infrastructure development on the continent V -CONCLUSION

25. MERCIOBRIGADOTHANK YOUشكرا AU Web Site: www.au.int