Operationalizing the Malabo Biennial Review Mechanism ….where do we stand? Accra, 20 October 2016

Structure of Malabo Declarations: 7 Performance Areas

Structure of Malabo Declarations: 7 Performance Areas

Structure of Malabo Declarations: 7 Performance Areas

Structure of Malabo Declarations: 7 Performance Areas

The Malabo M&E…

22 Performances Categories 7 Performances Themes 22 Performances Categories 40 Performances Indicators Department for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission

1 PRC EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT Continental Report to the AU Summit through the AU validation mechanism 7 RECs, NPCA/AUC and Member States Coordination Mechanism in 7 steps for preparing the Biennial Report on Malabo Declaration to the African Union Summit. ADOPTED AUC Official Submission to the AUC. 6 TA DREA STC Continental Report endorsement by Ministers, to allow submission to the AU Summit. 5 AUC/NPCA CAADP Team Individual submission of countries Reports, after integration of sub-regional comments. 3 Continental report compilation. 4 SC TF Involve all RECs in the sub-region. IGAD & EAC Technica l Political Eastern Africa RTO RPO ECCAS Central Africa UMA Northern Africa ECOWAS Western Africa SADC, COMESA Southern Africa Technical alignment and political endorsement of countries reports at sub-regional levels: Under a sub-regional workshops organized by RECs. 2 JSR … C i Countries individual Report Preparation. 1

1 PRC EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT Continental Report to the AU Summit through the AU validation mechanism 7 RECs, NPCA/AUC and Member States Coordination Mechanism in 7 steps for preparing the Biennial Report on Malabo Declaration to the African Union Summit. PS Platform DREA STC Continental Report endorsement by PS and Ministers, to allow submission to the AU Summit. 5 AUC Official Submission to the AUC. 6 AUC/NPCA CAADP Team … C i Individual submission of countries Reports, after integration of sub-regional comments. 3 Continental report compilation. 4 Involve all RECs in the sub-region. IGAD & EAC Technica l Political Eastern Africa RTO RPO ECCAS Central Africa UMA Northern Africa ECOWAS Western Africa SADC, COMESA Southern Africa Technical alignment and political endorsement of countries reports at sub-regional levels: Under a sub-regional workshops organized by RECs. 2 … C i Countries individual Report Preparation. 1

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The Biennial Review Mechanism … On the way to the January 2018 AU Assembly.

Recommendations / Decisions 3 Biennial year YB+2 AU Assembly AU Process for submitting Report Q.01 Q.02 Q.03 Q.04 Q.05 Q.06 Q.07 Q.08 Recommendations of the Final Report and Endorsement of the Report PS 2 CAADP t. PPs RECs-led Regional validations of the Country Reports RECs/Reg. Meetings MS @ WORK for preparing the Next Report Intermediate year YB+1 M&E PR Peer-to-Peer Experiences on the Biennial CAADP PP Platform to mobilize stakeholders/ partners to launch agreed supports… Platform to operationalize recommendations/ decisions & Discuss, and Agree on Supports to Countries PS 1 Biennial year YB AU Assembly Recommendations / Decisions

4 …who does what?

Roles of Countries Data Collection Report Writing Validation of Reports Amendment and Re-submission

…. Focal Person of the Biennial Process Should be the CAADP Focal Point The CAADP Focal Point should accompanied with an M&E Specialist for technical discussion the BR Advised to have the same Officer as M&E Specialist, to participate in discussion at subregional and continental levels Country SAKSS should be part of the country CAADP Team;

2. Roles of RECs Review of Country Report/ Quality assurance Consolidation and Validation of Regional Report Finalization and Submission of Regional Report

3. Roles of AUC and NPCA Leadership Overall coordination Advisory support AUC/NPCA to mobilize technical and financial support to countries

Biennial Steering Committee 4. Roles of Partners Provide necessary technical and knowledge management supports to the biennial process, through fruitful partnership that carries out problems-based action-researches to guaranty alignment for a grounded and sustainable biennial reporting process Support MS, RECs and AUC/NPCA in the data management, data collection methodologies and approaches, and reports preparation and compilation, to guaranty a good quality Biennial Report to the AU assembly. Will operate through... Biennial Task Force Biennial Steering Committee

Task Force … and Technical Working Groups (TWG)

5. Country Trainings Communication for the trainings through the Ministry of Agriculture with copies to CADDP/FP… Letters must come with TORs Participants of the trainings: - CAADP Focal Point - Assigned M&E Person (possibly SAKSS Coordinator) - etc.

6. Dates of the country trainings Region REC involved Tentative dates Western Africa ECOWAS Abidjan 7-11th Nov Southern Africa SADC Jo’burg 14-18th Nov Central Africa CEEAC Yaoundé 21-25 Nov Eastern Africa IGAD< EAC, COMESA Arusha 12-16 Dec Northern Africa UMA Cairo 6-10 Feb NOTE: Training to take 5 days per region

7. Dates of the Country trainings Further consult with RECs to agree on the proposed dates

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