DIRCO Annual Report

Programme: Continental Cooperation

Deviation from planned target to actual achievement 2021/22

Planned annual target 2020/21

Audited actual performance 2018/19

Audited actual performance 2019/20

**Actual achievement 2020/21

Reasons for deviations

Outcome

Output

Output indicator

The Johannesburg Declaration on “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development”, extended the AU Master Roadmap of Practical Steps for Silencing the Guns in Africa for a period of ten years (2021 – 2030), with periodic reviews every two years and extended the commemoration and conducting of the Africa Month during September of each year for a period of ten years (2021-2030). Not achieved. One assessment report on continental partnerships reflecting on the challenges as well as AU guidelines in expectation of the approval of the Global Review and Partnerships Strategy. Country obligations to SADC and AU fulfilled include: • Prepared for and participated in the 34 th Ordinary Assembly of the African Union (virtual) on 6 -7 February 2021

Africa partnerships recalibrated for the effective implementation of the African Union’s (AU) Agenda 2063 South Africa’s obligations towards the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the AU honoured

Number of assessment reports reflecting how the outcomes of Africa partnerships are aligned to the AU Agenda 2063 Percentage of Country obligations to SADC and AU fulfilled

New indicator.

Two assessment reports reflecting how the outcomes of Africa partnerships are aligned to the AU Agenda 2063 30% of Country obligations to SADC and AU fulfilled

One assessment report on continental partnerships.

The Africa EU Summit was postponed to 2021.

New indicator.

Department of International Relations and Cooperation

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