Africa Week supports continent's advancements

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The theme for Africa Week this year is, Supporting an Integrated, Prosperous, People-Centred and Peaceful Africa: Towards the Implementation of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Africa Week will serve as an opportunity for dedicated substantive discussions on issues that are in line with the implementation set out in both agendas.

According to the organising team, the choice of the theme is centred on a shared understanding that “a prosperous African continent is one where the different national economies are seamlessly integrated and the economic and social participation of all citizens is guaranteed and promoted.”

Furthermore, it is expected that presentations and discussions during the week would reinforce “the need for governments and partners to work closely to ensure a fertile environment for entrepreneurship to take root and flourish, and to impede and reverse illicit financial flows, as means to stimulate economic growth and with a focus on peace and security”.

A prosperous African continent is one where the different national economies are seamlessly integrated and the economic and social participation of all citizens is guaranteed.

By holding this annual event on the margins of the General Assembly Debate on Africa’s development, the discussions focus on concrete issues bringing awareness on the new and emerging challenges confronting the continent.

It also serves as a strategic opportunity to mobilise international support at the global level for Africa’s development priorities and its inclusive transformative agenda.

Participating in the dynamic set of activities this week are international development partners, the private sector, and civil society, which each add significant value in support of Africa’s aspirations.