1. AFRICAN STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATIVE MEETING: KEY MESSAGES TO ICA++ Paris, France, 17 May 2011 7 th ANNUAL MEETING OF INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM FOR AFRICA

2. AFRICAN STAKEHOLDERS KEY MESSAGES Strong ownership; Enhanced coordination; Raising local financing; Capacity building strengthening; Streamlined institutional architecture; Improved environment for private sector participation; Recommendations to African stakeholders

3. AFRICAN STAKEHOLDERS KEY MESSAGES Call to support African Stakeholders achieve the above recommendations; Stakeholders support the ICA platform and France proposal to expand membership to G20; Continue to include African Union Summits’ decisions into ICA Roadmap; Support to increased mobilization of Private Sector financing. Recommendations to ICA members and Partners

4. AFRICAN STAKEHOLDERS KEY MESSAGES ICA STRATEGY OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD INTEGRATE AU DECISIONS (PROGRAMS, INSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTURE,…); Support the following programs under the Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI):

5. Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative Programs 1.The Missing Link of the Trans Sahara Highway Project and the Optical Fibre Project along the same alignment - Algeria 2The Kinshasa-Brazzaville Road Rail Bridge Project - The Republic of Congo 3Water Management, River and Rail Transport Infrastructure projects - Egypt 4The Nigeria- Algeria gas pipeline project - Nigeria 5ICT Broadband and Link to Fibre Optic Network into neighbouring states - Rwanda 6Dakar-Ndjamena-Djibouti Rail and Road project - Senegal 7The North South Corridor Rail and Road Projects – South Africa

6. AFRICAN STAKEHOLDERS KEY MESSAGES ICA CONSIDER LAUNCHING TWO TO THREE FLAGSHIP PROJECTS

7. AFRICAN STAKEHOLDERS KEY MESSAGES RESOURCE MOBILIZATION FOR PROJECT PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION (ENHANCED SUPPORT TO NEPAD-IPPF )

8. AFRICAN STAKEHOLDERS KEY MESSAGES NEED FOR AN INTEGRATED AND COHERENT APPROACH FOR ALL ICA PARTNERS.

9. The African Stakeholders are expecting a strong involvement of ICA Partners in the implementation of the PIDA priority action plan that will be soon delivered. AFRICAN STAKEHOLDERS KEY MESSAGES Last but not least:

10. MERCI OBRIGADO THANK YOU شكرا