Africa Multilateral Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on International Relations

1. Africa Multilateral Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on International Relations 30 July 2014

2. Outline Overview • African Agenda • Regional Peace and Security • Regional Economic Integration • Key Challenges • NEPAD • Strategic Partnerships

3. Overview African Agenda Support: • Structures and programmes of the AU and its Commission • AUPSC (conflict free Africa by 2020) • ACHPR • AU AGENDA 2063 (The Africa We Want) • Alternative Sources of Funding the AU • African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises • Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development • African Common Position on the Post–2015 Development Agenda • Boost Intra-African Trade process

4. Regional Peace and Security Support • SADC Organ and its Troika • Force Intervention Brigade • Demobilisation process • SADC-ICGLR Ministerial and Summit meetings • SADC Election Observer Missions

5. Regional Economic Integration • Capacitate the SADC Secretariat • Finalise Review of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan • Consolidate the SADC FTA, Trade Protocol • Promote the Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan • Negotiate the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite FTA

6. Key challenges • Understand economic differential • Address Non-Tariff Barriers and derogations • Complete the Review of the Protocol on the SADC Tribunal • Address Frequency of Extra-Ordinary Ministerial and Summit meetings • Improve inter-departmental coordination • Fill South Africa’s quota • Contribute to improved Resource Mobilisation • Address low absorption rate of ICP funding

7. NEPAD and Partnerships PRIORITY AREAS DEALT WITH UNDER THE “ENHANCED AFRICAN AGENDA AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”: • NEPAD: • Institutional support (NEPAD HSGOC, NEPAD Steering Committee, NEPAD 5, NPCA). Co-Chair FOSAD Technical Committee. • Infrastructure (Secretariat). • APRM: • Institutional support (APRM Forum, APRM Focal Points and Select Focal Points, APRM Secretariat, Panel of Eminent Persons, National Focal Point). • PARTNERSHIPS: • North-South and South-South.

8. DOMESTICATION OF SA’S FOREIGN POLICY ENGAGEMENTS SA national interest Continental/regional linkages International engagement • Common understanding of SA national interest • 5 SA Government priorities • NDP & NGP • SADC RISDP • Joint AU/NEPAD Africa Action Plan • PIDA • CAADP • APRM • AU Programmes • SA Development Assistance (ARF/ SADPA) • International obligations (MDGs) • International Partnerships/ Frameworks Realisation of National Priorities Concretisation of Africa Action Plans/ Programmes

9. NEPAD Mandate: • South Africa is one of the Founding 5 Countries of NEPAD (South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, Senegal, Egypt); • NEPAD base document adopted at AU Summit in Durban, 2002 Priorities for 2014-2015: • Ensure, as Co-Chair, effective implementation of mandate of the FOSAD Technical Committee • Finalise NEPAD Implementation and Coordination Strategy for South Africa for Cabinet Approval • Support the Presidency’s participation in NEPAD HSGOC and Steering Committee meetings • Regularise interactions with the NEPAD Agency at official, Ministerial and Head of State Level; • Ensure effective coordination.

10. NEPAD INFRASTRUCTURE Mandate: Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI): • NEPAD Heads of State and Government Coordinating Committee (HSGOC), Kampala, July 2010 established the AU/ NEPAD High level Sub-Committee on Infrastructure ; also known as the Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI); • President Zuma is the Chair of the PICI and is responsible for coordinating the implementation of PICI Projects between the 8 PICI Countries; • President Zuma is the Champion of the North-South Corridor. • Programme for Infrastructure Development for Africa (PIDA): • Linkages to the AU/NEPAD PICI and the SADC RIDMP. • January 2012 African Union Summit adopted PIDA and IAIDA

11. NEPAD INFRASTRUCTURE North-South Corridor Priorities for 2014/2015 • Provide support through the structures to the Presidency and the President in terms of President’s mandate as Champion of the NSC; • Work with structures on Project Management Unit, Project Preparation Facility, project reports, NSC MOU; • Develop a monitoring mechanism to effectively monitor the implementation of key infrastructure projects and to identify bottlenecks; • Create structured platform for engagement with private sector, eg NBF Afri-ID. • Coordinated implementation of NSC vis a vis the “Africa Strategies” of other Departments.

12. APRM PRIORITIES 2014/15 • Provide support to Principals during Summits of the APR Forum and other relevant meetings • Provide support, together with the National APRM Secretariat, to SA member of the APR Panel of Eminent Persons • Provide support to the Office of the National Focal Point (DPSA) • Strengthen inter-departmental coordination between DIRCO, DPSA and the Presidency to ensure that the country adheres to its continental reporting obligations as well as to ensure the national APRM process is implemented. • Work with the DPSA in preparation for South Africa's Second APRM Periodic Review. • Finalize the relocation of the APRM Secretariat and the NEPAD Agency and finalise the Host Agreements for the APRM and NEPAD agencies.

13. Partnerships: Engagement with the North “Changing the Paradigm and Setting the Agenda” • G8/Africa Outreach and Africa Partnership Forum (G8+OECD) – APF review process led to adoption of Africa Global Partnership Platform by AU in Malabo recently. G8/Africa Germany 2015. G20/Africa Outreach? • EU-Africa – Summit held in April 2014 • TICAD – Ministerial follow-up meetings re June 2013 Yokohama Summit outcomes • France-Africa – Summit held in December 2013 • USA-Africa – Summit being in August 2014 • Nordic-Africa – informal Ministerial meetings * AU PRC Sub-Committee on Multilateral Cooperation doing Global Review of all partnerships in Addis Ababa.

14. Partnerships: Engagement with the South “Solidarity and common purpose” • NAASP – needs to be reactivated with Indonesia as Co-Chair. • FOCAC – hosting SOM in SA in November 2014 as Co-Chair. • Africa-South America – meetings still being finalised • Africa-Arab – follow-up on Kuwait Summit outcomes (Nov. 2013) • Africa-India – 3rd Summit in late 2014/early 2015 in New Dehli • Africa-Turkey – 2nd Summit in November 2014 in Malabo. • Africa-Korea – Ministerial in October 2014 (on trade and economic cooperation) in Seoul • Still to be properly activated: Africa-Iran; Africa-Vietnam (?) • Follow-up on BRICS-Africa outreach of March 2013.

15. OVERALL CHALLENGES: NEPAD & PARTNERSHIPS CHALLENGES: • Human and financial capacity to implement increased mandate required, including increased number of partnerships. Finalise agreed restructuring process. • Need to be more proactive rather than reactive and less process/events driven. • Need to ensure greater levels of cooperation and coordination intra and inter Departmentally, including ensuring comprehensive information sharing. • Need have a greater involvement in NEPAD sectoral work outside of infrastructure, including agriculture, science &technology, ICT, tourism, resource management and social development (SADC linkages, African Ministerial Councils). • Clear understanding of roles and responsibilities important (FOSAD/ARC). • Linkages to AU Agenda 2063, Post-2015 Development Agenda, and African Diaspora processes. • Intra and Inter Departmental Partnership Forum (PRC Sub-Comm./Mission-Review). • Coordination with relevant stakeholders nationally, regionally and continentally. • Resource mobilisation

16. Thank you!