AFRICITIES 7 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA 29 November to 3 December 2015 PRESENTATION FILE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AFRICA WITH THE PEOPLE THE CONTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN LOCAL AUTHORITES TO THE AGENDA 2063 OF THE AFRICAN UNION Version on as as 10/0 /03/2 /2015 1
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AFRICITIES 7 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA 29 November to 3 December 2015 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AFRICA WITH THE PEOPLES THE CONTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN LOCAL AUTHORITES TO THE AGENDA 2063 OF THE AFRICAN UNION PRESENTATION NOTE Version as 10/03/2015 3
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AFRICA WITH THE PEOPLE THE CONTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO THE AGENDA 2063 OF THE AFRICAN UNION PRESENTATION NOTE T HE OF THE A FRICI CITIES 7 S UMMIT HE THEME OF 1. 1. The Africities 7 Summit, the seventh edition of the Local Governments Pan-African Days, will be held in Johannes esburg, South th Afri rica, fro rom 29 29 Novem ember to to 3 December er 2015 . Its central theme will be: “ S HAPI PING OF A FRICA WITH THE PE PEOPLE : T HE OF A FRICAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO TO AGENDA 2063 OF THE FUTURE OF HE CONTRIBU BUTION OF OF THE A FRICAN U NION . ” It is an exciting time for Africa, filled with possibility and a renewed sense of self-confidence. This is powerfully captured in the Agenda 2063 – Towards an Africa we Want, which incites everyone to play an active role to see the following vision come to fruition: We aspire that by 2063, Africa shall be a prosperous continent, with the means and resources to drive its own development, and where: African people have a high standard of living, and quality of life, sound health and well-being; Well educated citizens and skills revolution underpinned by science, technology and innovation for a knowledge society; Cities and other settlements are hubs of cultural and economic activities, with modernized infrastructure, and people have access to all the basic necessities of life including shelter, water, sanitation, energy, public transport and ICT; Economies are structurally transformed to create shared growth, decent jobs and economic opportunities for all… (Agenda 2063 - The Africa We Want) Importantly, the vision is rooted in a sober understanding of the lessons of the past, the changing position and role of African in a rapidly changing international system, and how far we need to go still to meet the needs of all our people. It is also incites all of us to identify the strategic opportunities in the short and medium-term to lay down tracks towards this alternative future to ensure a positive socio- economic transformation of Africa within the fifty years ahead. Taking its cue from Agenda 2063, The Africities Summit 7 theme is designed to connect a rigorous understanding of likely future trends with a strategic debate about what needs to be done at the local level, with immediate effect to address the emergency of service delivery, shelter, economic opportunities, safe and affordable mobility, and so on. The Africities Summit, with its seventh edition, has always been a highlight for the gathering of African local authorities. It intends to be the mouthpiece of the 15000 African local governments from all the regions of Africa. The Africities Summit pursues two major objectives: Define appropriates shared strategies in order to improve the living conditions of the people at the local level. Contribute to the integration, peace and unity of Africa starting from the grassroots. 4
T HE OF THE A FRICI CITIES S UMMITS HE HISTORICAL BA BACK CKGROUND OF 2. 2. The 7 th Africities Summit fits in with the succession of the Africities Summits which were held in the five sub-regions of Africa. Africities 1, in Abidja jan in 1998, had the theme of “ Rec ecogniti tion of of th the es essenti tial ro role of of local govern rnments ts in in the dev evelopmen ent of of Afri rica ”. This summit witnessed the emergence of the African local authorities movement on the regional and international scene. It offered the opportunity to cut across the official languages inherited from the colonial rule and to build a local African voice on the challenges of decentralization, local development, regional integration and cooperation with Africa. Africities 2, in Windhoek ek, in May 2000, was held on the theme “ Funding African local gover ernmen ents ts to to ensure the susta en tainable devel elopmen ent of of th the continen ent ”. This summit marked the beginning of the structuring of the African local authorities movement and the Pan-African dialogue on decentralization and local development. It prepared the setting up of an All-Africa Conference on Decentralization and Local Development (AMCOD) with the aim to include decentralization among priorities of the African political agenda; and a Council of Cities and Regions of Africa (CCRA), with a view to building and representing the unified voice of the African local governments. Africities 3, in Ya Yaoundé, in December 2003, has chosen as theme “ Spee eeding up up access to to basic serv rvices with thin Afri rican local govern rnments ts ”. This summit marked the unification of the African local authorities movement, with the effective setting up of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa, UCLG-A, that replaced CCRA, and the definition of its participation in the world local authorities movement. It placed decentralization and strengthening of local governments in the perspective of improvement of the living conditions of the people, and participation of citizens. Africities 4, in Nairobi, in September 2006, has the subject “ Bu Building coaliti tions to to att ttain th the Millen ennium Dev evel elopment Goals with thin Afri rican local govern rnments ”. This summit brought together the major stakeholders at the level of local governments so as to enable them to discuss the best way to work together to attain the MDGs within the African local governments. It confirmed the alliance between the African local governments and the institutions of the United Nations system. It mobilized, around the African local governments, the different social movements and citizens in Africa. Africities 5, in Marr rrakec ech, from 01 to 5 December 2009 , thought about “ The res esponse of of Afri rican local gover ernmen ents ts to to the global cri risis: promoti tion of of sustainable local dev evel elopment and and em employm yment ” . This summit helped to build the alliance between African local governments and the economic stakeholders, and mobilize the economic stakeholders with a view to promote local development and job creation in Africa. Africities 6, in Dakar, from 04 to 08 December 2012, met around the theme “ Building Afri rica from its ts te terri rrito tori ries es: which challen enges for th the local gover ernmen ents? ”. This Summit illustrated the role of local governments in building Africa in present and future world. It proposed as strategy to start from the local level and its territory as the relevant level for connecting people, and environment, development and democracy. The local level perspective helps redefine the public space, citizenship and sovereignty of national level and build supranational spaces embedded in local territories. The Summit proposed to the African Union, who agreed, the adoption of an African charter on values and principles of decentralization and local development as well as the creation of High Council of African Union Local Authorities. 5
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