The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) on Thursday, November 28, 2019 hosted a Civil Society Strategy Dialogue on Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want and its implication on the Nigeria National Development Plan.
Agenda 2063 is Africa’s blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the continent’s strategic framework that aims to deliver on its goal for inclusive and sustainable development.
It is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
The genesis of Agenda 2063 was the realization by African leaders that there was a need to refocus and reprioritize Africa’s agenda from the struggle against apartheid and the attainment of political independence for the continent which had been the focus of The Organization of African Unity (OAU), the precursor of the African Union; and instead to priorities inclusive social and economic development, continental and regional integration, democratic governance and peace and security amongst other issues aimed at repositioning Africa to becoming a dominant player in the global arena.
Members of the public were encouraged to be part of the dialogue by making contributions on the Centre’s Twitter and Facebook pages (@centrelsd) with hashtag #TheAfricawewant_NG