Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: While The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) is a grand plan by
African leaders to eradicate poverty and to place their countries on a path of
sustainable growth and development, the African Union (AU) will attempt to unite
Africa economically and to succeed where the non-interventionist Organisation of
African Unity (OAU) had failed. What makes Nepad different to earlier plans is that
African leaders have now taken the initiative and are assuming responsibility for the
process. A requirement for Nepad to gain momentum is that peace and security
must prevail on the continent. The responsibility for creating this environment will
rest mainly on the shoulders of the AU.
The purpose of this research is
(a) To describe
• the objectives of the AU and Nepad;
• the AU's protocols and decisions on peace, security and good
governance, and to highlight some accountability and enforcement
challenges it will face;
• the structure and organs of Nepad;
• the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM); and
• the relations between Nepad, the AU and the G8;
(b) To identify points of convergence / divergence between the AU and Nepad;
(c) To evaluate
• the AU on the basis of its handling of pressing leadership challenges on
the African continent, in particular Zimbabwe, and
• Nepad on the basis of progress made thus far with the implementation
thereof.
Nepad's preconditions for sustainable development imply that if the Peace and
Security Council of the AU fails in its mission, Nepad will also fail, since satisfying
these conditions - peace, security and political governance- is absolutely essential if
Africa wants to attract the desperately needed capital flows from the industrial world.
Chapter Two describes the major accountability and enforcement challenges that the
AU will face. The author is of the opinion that the current lack of political will by African leaders to denounce the Mugabe regime, both individually and collectively as
AU members, is severely damaging the credibility of both the AU and Nepad.
Funding the AU may prove to be a huge stumbling block for the organisation. The
AU should anticipate the unwillingness of members to pay their contributions, and
therefore take a firm stand from the outset by imposing sanctions and/or withdrawing
voting rights, as the OAU had to do to force countries to pay their dues.
The author points out how contradictions in Nepad documents cause confusion,
especially over certain security initiatives such as the African Peer Review
Mechanism (APRM) and the AU's Conference on Security, Stability, Development
and Cooperation in Africa (CSSDCA).
Despite not having consulted and involved a broad spectrum from the outset and
despite lack of clarity, Nepad seems to have made considerable progress in coopting
role players who will be involved with projects on the ground. Nevertheless,
due to the unwillingness of continental leaders to speak up against the Mugabe
regime, the prognosis is that Nepad and the AU stand to loose face.
Both Nepad and the AU need to build momentum, particularly around issues such as
credibility and transparency, to prove its value. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Terwyl die Nuwe Vennootskap vir Afrika se Ontwikkeling (Nepad) 'n plan van Afrikaleiers
is om armoede op die vasteland uit te roei en om hul onderskeie lande op die
pad van volhoubare ontwikkeling te plaas, gaan die Afrika Unie (AU) poog om Afrika
ekonomies te verenig, iets wat die nie-inmengende Organisasie vir Eenheid in Afrika
(OEA) nie kon vermag nie. Wat Nepad anders maak as vorige pogings is dat die
inisiatief van Afrika-leiers self afkomstig is en dat elkeen verantwoordelikheid vir die
proses aanvaar. 'n Vereiste vir Nepad om te slaag is dat vrede en stabiliteit in Afrika
moet heers, en die verantwoordelikheid om hierdie kondisie te skep berus by die AU.
Die doel van hierdie navorsing is
(a) Om die volgende te beskryf:
• Die doelwitte van die AU en Nepad;
• Die verskillende protokols van die AU en besluite rondom vrede, sekuriteit
en goeie regering, asook die uitdagings rondom toerekenbaarheid en die
uitvoering van besluite;
• Die struktuur van Nepad;
• Die Oorsigmeganisme (APRM);
• Verhoudinge tussen Nepad, die AU en die G8;
(b) Om konvergente en divergente aspekte van die AU en Nepad uit te wys;
(c) Om die volgende te evalueer:
• Die AU op grond van sy hantering van dreigende leierskapsuitdagings, en
in besonder Zimbabwe, en
• Nepad op grond van die vordering wat tot op hede gemaak is met die
implimentering daarvan.
Nepad se voorvereistes vir volhoubare ontwikkeling impliseer dat sou die
Veiligheidsraad van die AU in sy missie misluk, Nepad ook sal misluk, aangesien ,
vrede, stabiliteit en goeie regering absoluut noodsaaklik is indien Afrika die
broodnodige kapitaal van die industriële wêreld na die kontinent wil lok. In Hoofstuk
Twee word die vernaamste uitdagings rondom toerekenvatbaarheid en
uitvoerbaarheid wat die AU in die gesig staar, bespreek. Die skrywer is van mening
dat die huidige gebrek aan politieke wil deur leiers om, beide individueel en gesamentlik as AU lede, die Mugabe regime te kritiseer, die geloofwaardigheid van
beide Nepad en die AU ernstige skade berokken.
Die befondsing van die AU mag potensieël 'n struikelblok vir die organisasie word.
Die AU moet verwag dat sommige lede onwillig mag wees om hul bydraes te betaal,
en om hierdie rede moet vanuit die staanspoor daadwerklik teen sulkes opgetree
word. Sanksies en die weerhouing van stemreg is twee maniere om nie-betalers aan
te spreek, net soos die OEA destyds gedoen het met lidlande wat in gebreke gebly
het om bydraes te betaal.
Die skrywer wys ook daarop hoe Nepad dokumente mekaar weerspreek, veral ten
opsigte van die Oorsigmeganisme (APRM) en die AU se Konferensie oor Sekuriteit,
Stabiliteit, Ontwikkeling en Samewerking in Afrika (CSSDCA). Dit skep verwarring.
Ten spyte van die feit dat die Nepad proses in gebreke gebly het om wyd te
konsulteer, asook ten spyte van die verwarring wat heers, is daar reeds beduidende
vordering gemaak wat betref die koöptering van belangrike rolspelers wat op
voetsoolvlak by projekte betrokke gaan wees. Desnieteenstaande, Nepad en die AU
loop die gevaar om aansien te verloor as gevolg van die onbereidwilligheid van
Afrika-leiers om teen die Mugabe regime op te tree.
Deursigtigheid en geloofwaardigheid is twee aspekte waaraan beide Nepad en die
AU ernstig moet aandag gee om daadwerklik waarde toe te voeg.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/53140 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Du Preez, Peter (Peter Osmond) |
| Contributors | Breytenbach, W. J., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic & Management Sciences. Graduate School of Business. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 68 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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