DIRCO Annual Report

Programme: Continental Cooperation

Deviation from planned target to actual achievement 2021/22

Planned annual target 2020/21 One monitoring report on South Africa’s contribution to the operationalisation of identified Agenda 2063 flagship projects

Audited actual performance 2018/19

Audited actual performance 2019/20

**Actual achievement 2020/21

Reasons for deviations

Outcome

Output

Output indicator

United and politically cohesive

South Africa contributes to the operationalisation of identified Agenda 2063 flagship projects

Number of monitoring reports on South Africa’s contribution to the operationalisation of identified Agenda 2063 flagship projects

New indicator

One monitoring report on South Africa’s contribution to the operationalisation of two identified Agenda 2063 flagship projects when it hosted two back-to-back Summits: 1. The 13 th Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly on the AfCFTA took place on 5 December 2020 and the 14 th Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly on Silencing the Guns in Africa took place on 6 December 2020. 2. The Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Government, decided that the Continent will commence preferential trading under the AfCFTA on 1 January 2021. It is expected that trading under the AfCFTA will boost intra-Africa trade which currently stands at approximately 16% with Africa’s share of world trade estimated to be at only 3%. In addition, the AfCFTA presents Africa with an opportunity to expand its export base and to be less reliant on the export of primary commodities, which are volatile and highly dependent on the growth trends in global markets.

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