Africa and The Philosophy of the New Partnership For Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
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2016-02
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Danubius University of Galati, Romania
Abstract
This work examined the task of developing Africa within the framework of the New
Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) with a view to evaluating the philosophical
implications of the Programme for sustainable development in the continent. Findings from the research
through exploratory technique showed that the NEPAD philosophy is primarily anchored on the African
ownership and management of its development process owing to the continent’s conviction that no
development paradigm can succeed optimally unless it is built on what its people genuinely require,
understand and overwhelmingly control. The paper therefore concluded that there is no country that
can escape from the process because the contemporary global imperative to development is premised
on sufficient funding, adequate knowledge of scientific and technological know-how, all of which are
the drivers and hallmark of neo-liberalism and globalization process. Africa thus needs to align its
development philosophy with the global best practices in order to achieve the best for its citizens. There
is also the need for the continent to re-negotiate the neo-liberal contents in the NEPAD document to
make the programme more relevant and more responsive to the development aspirations of Africans.
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New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Africa
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Africa and The Philosophy of the New Partnership For Africa’s Development (NEPAD)