Communique of the 983rd meeting of the PSC held on 4 March 2021, on the theme “Unified role of the African Members in the United Nations (UN) Security Council (A3) in the UN Security Council”
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Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 983rd meeting held on 4 March 2021, on the theme “Unified role of the African Members in the United Nations (UN) Security Council (A3) in the UN Security Council”.
The Peace and Security Council,
Noting the opening remarks made by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the AU and PSC Chairperson for March 2021, H.E. Ambassador Jean Njeri Kamau, and the presentations made by H.E. Ambassador Abdou Abarry, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Niger to the UN and the current coordinator of the A3, as well as by H.E. Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed, AU Permanent Representative to the UN;
Africa’s failure to industrialise has undoubtedly been the greatest obstacle to its economic development. Despite countless plans over the decades to boost manufacturing, the continent’s economies still predominantly comprise subsistence agriculture, extractives and informal urban services. Could that be about to change at last? In his new book Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution, Jakkie Cilliers argues that changes in global economic circumstances may just enable Africa’s belated entry into the industrial age. But is the continent’s political leadership capable of seizing the moment?
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Aim for sufficient consensus suggests Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya, director of project management at the Mapungubwe Institute For Strategic Reflection.
A webinar hosted by the Institute for Security Studies and News24 addressed whether a social compact is key to saving SA s economy.
For Jakkie Cilliers, chair of the Institute for Security Studies, in the short term, SA should prioritise economic growth before it can look at a social compact.
In the view of political economist Moeletsi Mbeki,
BEE and affirmative action are the main drivers of corruption in SA.
For political economist Moeletsi Mbeki, deputy chair of the South African Institute of International Affairs, it is important to remember that South Africa inherited its economic system from British colonialism.