Download or read book Nepad and Civil Society Participation in the APRM. written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The factors which, according to the Nepad conception, have accentuated underdevelopment on the continent are the legacies of colonialism and the Cold War, the workings of the international economic system, and the inadequacies and shortcomings of policies pursued by African countries in the post-independence era4. [...] Positive developments on the African continent are pre-eminently the waves of democratisation since the 1990s, the establishment of bodies such as the AU which encourage African countries to adopt a more regional outlook and which strengthens the bargaining power of the continent, and the ascendancy of a new generation of African leaders. [...] Nepad's primary objectives are the eradication of poverty, the attainment of sustainable growth and development, the integration of Africa into the global economy, and the acceleration of the empowerment of women7. [...] The final Programme of Action is submitted after the country visit on the basis of the country report and the process of deliberation and discussion with the team on the basis of which it was formulated; it is regarded in the Nepad documents as the key input 42 'Country Self-Assessment for the African Peer Review Mechanism' par 2.1.2 43 ibid par 2.1.3 44 ibid par 2.1.5 23 delivered by the country. [...] The purpose of the country visit itself is to carry out a wide range of consultations with stakeholders to "learn about the perspectives of the different stakeholders on governance in the country and to clarify the issues identified in the Issues Paper that are not taken into account in the preliminary Programme of Action of the country, and to build consensus on how these could be addressed"45.