The question is not merely what we can achieve by 2045, but what Africa must become by 2063. Today, our technical engagement with the @GatesAfrica in Nairobi, Kenya, explored how our institutions can maximise their collective impact. Guided by the leadership of our CEO H.E. @nardosbthomas, represented by Director @SymerreGrey, we reflected on a sobering timeline: approximately 19 years remain until the Gates Foundation’s planned closure in 2045, while Agenda 2063 has approximately 37 years remaining. These are not simply dates on a calendar. They are a critical window to transform collaboration and partnerships into tangible, sustainable and resilient African capabilities—capabilities that endure beyond institutional and funding cycles. Our AUDA-NEPAD and the Gates Foundation share a commitment to improving lives. Our challenge is to align our distinct mandates, harness artificial intelligence to sharpen decision-making, avoid duplication and measure partnership by its tangible impact on African people. Our discussions focused on health security and the local manufacturing of health products, @_AfricanUnion inter-agency coordination, health investment and financing, health and nutrition standards, nursing and midwifery, digital health innovation, and the Africa Critical Skills Bank. The imperative is clear: mobilise resources, improve spending efficiency and translate these priorities into investments that strengthen Africa’s health economy. At the centre of it all is human capital. What does development mean if it cannot give a child a healthier beginning, equip a nurse to save lives, empower young people with meaningful opportunities and enable Africa to shape its own future? History will not measure our legacy by the institutions we preserve, but by the lives transformed, the capabilities built and the opportunities secured for generations we may never meet. The next step is decisive implementation: turning the priority actions identified into measurable progress before our next engagements, ahead of the African Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives (AFESTACC) and Industrial Skills Week Africa. Africa’s future will not be inherited. It will be built deliberately, collectively and with urgency. @RockefellerFdn #Agenda2063 #AfricaRising #HealthSecurity #HumanCapital #LocalManufacturing #DigitalHealth #AUDANEPAD #PartnershipForImpact #AfricaHealthEconomy

Africa’s development journey is built through partnerships that turn shared ambition into collective action. Today, our AUDA-NEPAD and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, @DIRCO_ZA convened a Joint Retreat to deepen our strategic partnership and advance South Africa’s contribution to Africa’s development agenda. Building on the outcomes of our 2024 engagement, the retreat provides an opportunity to review progress, strengthen institutional coordination and identify priority areas for enhanced cooperation. As South Africa, a founding member and host country of our AUDA-NEPAD continues to Chair the Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI) and the AU Ministerial Committee on Agenda 2063, discussions will focus on accelerating infrastructure development, mobilising resources and strengthening political alignment. The retreat was opened by the Director-General in the Presidency, Ms Phindi Baleni, and our CEO of AUDA-NEPAD, Ms @nardosbthomas. Together, we are advancing the implementation of Agenda 2063 and helping shape an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, The Africa We Want. #AUDA_NEPAD #DIRCO #Agenda2063 #AfricanDevelopment #TheAfricaWeWant