Download or read book NEPAD and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) written by Professor Alain Ndedi and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the last half century, the economic performance of the developing world has been far from uniform. Developing countries were polarised into those that made great progress in catching up and those that were mired in stagnation. Many African countries belong to the second group. Therefore, what could be done in order to help these countries to move from the stagnation to sustainable growth and development? During the last five decades, many attempts were explored and undertaken without any remarkable results. In 2000, 189 states endorsed the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), covering an array of targets with aspirations of reaching these goals by 2015. One year after, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), a vision and strategic framework for Africa's renewal, was launched as a driver for African countries to move from long severe poverty, and consequently to reach the MDGs (NEPAD Dialogue, 2005). In this paper, we would like to share how economic development and cooperation among African countries, and actions developed within the NEPAD strategic framework are key elements in achieving the MDGs. The first part of the paper analyses the vision behind NEPAD programme, with emphasis on the role that various African governments must play. The second part discusses the importance of trade and economic cooperation for a sustainable development in the continent, with emphasis once again on the roles of various African governments.