Africa Progress Panel
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The Africa Progress Panel (APP) was formed to maintain a focus on the commitments to Africa made at the Gleneagles G8 Summit and of the Commission for Africa Report in 2007. A secretariat of the APP was established in Geneva, Switzerland. The progress of Africa is presented in an annual report, a fortnightly bulletin and a series of policy briefs also including critical issues as the climate change or the financal crisis.
Under the chairmanship of Kofi Annan, the members of APP continually assess new opportunities and threats to Africa’s development. APP pays "equal attention to the implementation of Africa's commitments as set out in the Constitutive Act of the African Union and landmark international agreements." [1]
The goal of the Africa Progress Panel is to promote Africa’s economic, social and political development[2]:
- by contributing to and catalyzing initiatives by leaders, organizations and policy makers to develop clear positions on issues critical to the continent’s future.
- by encouraging and monitoring the role of Africa’s trading, donor and investment partners in supporting the continent's progress measured in a number of ways; including the coherence of policies as well as the levels of aid and investment.
- by engaging and intervening on specific issues, problems and opportunities in a politically timely manner, notably in advance of critical decision making moments, whether in Africa or on the international stage.
The Panel is composed of the following members:
- Mr. Kofi Annan (Chair), Former Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Mr. Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Mr. Michel Camdessus, Former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
- Mr. Peter Eigen, Founder of Transparency International
- Sir Bob Geldof, Co-founder of DATA, former member of the Commission for Africa
- Mrs. Graça Machel, President of the Foundation for Community Development
- Mrs. Linah Mohohlo, Governor, Bank of Botswana
- General Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria
- Mr. Robert Rubin, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Citigroup
- Mr. Tidjane Thiam, Chief Financial Officer, Prudential Plc, former member of the Commission for Africa Professor
- Muhammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank
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Progess Papers and Publications
- From Agenda to Action: Turning Resources into Results for People Africa Progress Report 2010, African Progress Panel (APP)
- Scoring for Africa: Alternative Guide to the Worldcup 2010 2010, African Progress Panel (APP)
