1. 11Preferred supplier of quality statistics Theme Accelerating Africa’s growth and development to meet the MDGs: Emerging Challenges and the Way forward The Measurement Challenge and Prospects Conference of African Ministers of Finance Planning and Economic Development Fortieth Session of the Commission Pali Lehohla Statistician-General, South Africa ECA Addis Ababa 29 April 2007 Statistics

2. 22Preferred supplier of quality statistics Key areas of ECA Repositioning and their character Promoting regional integration and Economic cooperation Meeting Africa’s special needs Statistics and relevance to issue papers Review of intergovernmental machinery Aid for trade: Emerging issues and challenges Overview of economic and social developments in Africa 2006 Prospects for the future and Recommendations Tools for understanding MDGs Tools for the management of trade Organistion of the presentation

3. 33Preferred supplier of quality statistics Results area Regional integration and economic cooperation Food security and sustainable development Gender equality Economic development Social development Key areas of ECA Repositioning and their character Enablers Governance and public administration Information science and technology Trade Statistics Where it happens All regions of Africa North Africa West Africa Central Africa Eastern Africa Southern Africa

4. 44Preferred supplier of quality statistics Key Areas of ECA Repositioning: Why does Africa continue to live to eat and not eat to live? 47% of h/h expenditure Results area Regional integration and economic cooperation Food security and sustainable development Gender equality Economic development Social development Evidence or Statistics Africa does not trade within itself. Currently and historically earnings on oil and commodity booms are from outside Africa even when Africa produces and consumes such products Africa spends 47% of the rewards of its effort on food without even achieving food security. It has no time to focus on enablers Africa fails to deploy its human resources Africa is possibly three decades behind the world as far as MDG achievement is concerned

5. 55Preferred supplier of quality statistics Key Areas of ECA Repositioning: Should Africa continue to live to eat and not eat to live? Opportunities Results area Regional integration and economic cooperation Food security and sustainable development Gender equality Economic development Social development Evidence or Statistics Africa is home to almost 1 billion people Household Expenditure is about 4.3 trillion US$ equivalent. South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria account for 50% of hh expenditure and 30% of the population. Trading opportunities 2.1 trillion US$ equivalent is spent on food. Africa fails to deploy its human resources. Further production and trading opportunities Africa labour participation can be increased by taking advantage of production prospects from inter Africa trade Africa can accelerate achievement of MDGs by focusing on how it produces what it consumes and prospects for trade and increasing production

6. 66Preferred supplier of quality statistics Results area Regional integration and economic cooperation Food security and sustainable development Gender equality Economic development Social development Evidence or Statistics Africa will need to use statistics to understand and deploy its resources optimally for achieving regional integration. The ICP and the compilation of PPPs and achieving universal count in 2010 round give good prospects and countries should fund these Africa should engage in more analysis of the data and information that countries are increasingly putting at its disposal Spatial analysis for understanding the impact of infrastructure on social and economic development as brought about by exchange in goods and services amongst individuals, business and states is crucial to keep Africa on track on these key results areas Africa must focus on enablers to achieve its development goals Prospects for the future and Recommendations Statistics