DIRCO Annual Report

Programme: Continental Cooperation

Deviation from planned target to actual achievement 2021/22

Planned annual target 2020/21 Objectives of the AU strategy achieved

Audited actual performance 2018/19

Audited actual performance 2019/20

**Actual achievement 2020/21

Reasons for deviations

Outcome

Output

Output indicator

Deliver on the strategy for the AU Chairship

AU Chairship strategy implemented

New indicator.

The following objectives were achieved: • Adoption of the declaration of the AfCFTA was achieved at the the13 th Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly on the AfCFTA on 5 December 2020; • 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 (10) years (2021 – 2030), with periodic reviews every two (2) years, as well as extending the commemoration and conducting of the Africa Month during September of each year for a period of ten (10) years (2021-2030); Successfully managed appropriate responses for the Continent to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, such as debt relief for many countries and financial assistance towards a COVID response and economic recovery and the innovative African Medical Supplies Platform, amongst others.

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