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“ Nelson Mandela said of Africa’ssupport for India: ‘you took up

our battles as if they were your own’… India has outlined a foreign anddevelopment policy that is demand-driven, free of conditions and basedon countries’ needs. … India may notbe able to compete with Africa inlong-distance running, but it will al-ways stand shoulder to shoulder withAfrica in the race for development”

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Narendra Modi,Prime Minister of India

“ Nous voulons transformer l’agri-culture, qui est un métier pénible,

en une activité rentable, et que nospaysans deviennent de vrais agricul-teurs.”

Macky Sall,President of Senegal

“ Joining Africa and India togetherhere in Ahmedabad brings toge-

ther one-third of humanity, in thebirthplace of Gandhi, the greatestever bridge between Africa andIndia. There is not a single Africancountry which has not been visitedby one of my Cabinet colleagues –of that I am proud. It is my beliefthat the 21st Century will belongequally to Africa and Asia. The In-dian Ocean may separate us, butpartnership and collaboration arethe bridge between us.”

Arun Jaitley,Finance Minister of India

“ Malnutrition robs children oftheir future and costs Africa USD

25 billion a year.”

Bill Gates, Founder,The Gates Foundation

“ An off-grid electricity power solu-tion is the way to go because the

World Bank tells us it takes nineyears to build a power plant. Solarenergy power is as the AfDB has cal-led it the energy revolution and totake it to 75 million people in Africa,we will need billions of dollars worthof public and private investments. Ibelieve we have very big mission tocreate a new revolution. I believe thesolar energy revolution can be re-peatable all over Africa and we canmake Africa the leader of new tech-nology in energy.”

Davidi Vortman, CEO & Co-founder,Lumos Global, providing solar power

payable through mobile moneyto 150,000 people in Nigeria

“ The greatest exchange betweenAfrica and India will be the com-

merce of ideas and services. ”

Mahatma Gandhi1869-1948

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J e suis venu avec la délégationdu centre de développement

de l’OCDE, pour lancer le rapport« Perspectives économiques enAfrique 2017 ». Comme chaqueannée, c’est le premier grandévénement des assembléesannuelles. C’est toujours un plaisird’y participer. Il s’agit d’un produitconjoint BAD-OCDE et PNUD, quiest dans sa 16ème édition. Pour moi,16 années de vie commune, montreque ce rapport est devenu une

référence pour les décideurs, les analystes, les étudiants et lesmédias, y compris toutes les personnes désireuses decomprendre en détail la performance des économies africaines.

Plusieurs pays ont montré une grande résilience dans uncontexte économique difficile : Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzanie, Sénégal,entre autres. Ce qui est marquant, c’est qu’il s’agit de pays nontributaires de ressources naturelles comme le pétrole. Autrementdit, il y a des vrais facteurs de croissance soutenue en Afrique,notamment le développement rapide des marchés locaux etnationaux.

Concernant le Top 5, je dirais que c’est une façon de rendrecompréhensibles, les défis de la transformation structurelleet de les transformer en actions. Je pense que dans 10 ans, on aura cessé de voir l’Afrique comme un pays. On distingueraplus nettement les pays ou les régions qui ont mis efficacementen œuvre le programme de transformation de leurs économies.En termes clairs, les politiques publiques, selon qu’elles soientbien conçues et mises en œuvre ou non, font une grandedifférence en termes développement.

the ‘third sector’ (civil society),the ‘fourth estate’ (press)

Henri-Bernard Solignac Lecomte,OCDE, Paris

I am Rajkumar, a citizen of theGoujarat State. I am a driver

at the India Mamipal Pur, N.DKarachi Tourist Company. Ihave worked in the KTC forsome years now and my role atthe African DevelopmentBank’s Annual meetings is totake delegates from the Hotel to the Conference centre. Ofcourse, I do this job with passion because I like it. My job is todrive cars. For the past two weeks, I have driven the Bank’sstaff (Communication officers) and I get on well with them.They are pleasant and this gives me a good picture ofAfricans. You want me to come to Africa with you? No(laughter). I love my country and I have a family. I will not goanywhere else. I prefer living here. Which countries do Iknow in Africa? I’ve heard of Nigeria, Benin, Kenya, Côted’Ivoire, Senegal and South Africa. I am aware that Indianslive in many African countries, which is good. Which onewould I like to visit? Sincerely, I want to stay in India, but Ilike cooperation between India and Africa. Together, they canchange the world.

From ‘behind the scenes’at the Annual Meetings

Rajkumar, driver,KTC India Mamipal Pur, N.D,Karachi Tourist Company

T he work I do here is to ensurethat the statutory events – the

main purpose of the Annualmeetings – go on smoothly.Meetings of the Standingcommittee, Board of Governorscommittees etc… Our business isalso to do everything possible toensure the success of the eventsin general. Our work impactseverything, including knowledgeand side events as far as planning

and provision of adequate documentation. What has not workedduring the Annual meetings? Everything is under control and theMeetings have progressed at a very brisk pace. The issue is notwhether we get problems to solve, but how quickly and efficientlythey are resolved. Getting on with Indians? I must say that ourhosts have been exemplary in this regard. Honestly, it’s a goodexperience that, we come from such different cultures andbackgrounds. I honestly do not have any complaints. The peoplehave had a very good attitude and are very welcoming.

the African Development Bank

Athanasius Coker,Secretary General’s Office,African Development Bank

W e are very interested in what the AfDB is doing, interms of transforming agriculture in Africa for

African youth to make money out of it. At this exhibition,we are currently looking at equipment for processing andpreserving cat fish. We produce and process catfish. Weare now looking to upskill to international standards andto import technology and technical know-how to Africa.Concerning the leadership and the vision at the Bank, Ithink it is correct. They have a direction in the field ofagriculture. I believe it is being used as a tool oftransformation. With my wife, I attended three seminars.During the one on teaching agriculture at school andmaking agriculture appeal to young people, it was clearlyshown that agricultural sector can be transformative foryoung people. As a Pastor, for me, everything was good.The people are very good and friendly. The sessions wereinformative.

the Private Sector

Mr. and Mrs. Bolaji Ige, Pastor IgeFarms Limited, Nigeria

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