President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has called on the African Union Commission and its member states to accelerate consultations on the reforms process.
The Rwandan leader, who made this call during the second African Union mid-year coordination meeting, said that while there have been several progress reports on the reforms process since 2018, it was time to complete the process and commence implementation.
Development Diaries reports that the African Union had set up a team of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation is better placed to address the challenges facing Africa.
‘The objective need not be a detailed rule-book, but rather a clarity about how our continental institutions should synchronise planning activities and coordinate action’, Kagame, who is leading the AU institutional reforms process, said.
‘This is essential for mobilising resources and avoiding duplication of effort’.
He called for an acceleration of the consultations on the division of labour for presentation at the next summit.
Kagame also noted the importance of forging more productive partnerships.
He said, ‘We cannot afford to continue with business as usual. The process to redefine the Africa-Europe or Africa-Asia, Africa-China or Africa-Russia relationship is one example among other areas of the world.
‘It starts at the regional level and builds to the continent as a whole’.
Kagame said that the East African community had also cooperated to develop protocols to maintain the flow of trade in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: The New Times
Photo source: Paul Kagame
