The African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development post was created in October 2018 by the

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Chair

Moussa Faki Moussa Faki Mahamat ( ar, موسى فكي محمد ', born 21 June 1960) is a Chadian politician and diplomat who has been the elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission since 14 March 2017. Previously he was Prime Minister of Chad from 2 ...

The first and current High Representative is

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and former

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(2008-2013), who was appointed on 20 October 2018 by the

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. Prior to this appointment, the Directorate of Trade and Industry was headed by Elisabeth Tankeu.

Role

The High Representative is tasked with working to support and strengthen the efforts of the commission's relevant Departments and those of the Planning and Coordinating Agency of the New Partnership for Africa's Developpement (NEPAD), within the framework of the Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), which was endorsed by the Assembly of the Union in January 2012. The mandate includes mobilizing further political support from Member States and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and facilitating greater ownership by all concerned stakeholders on the continent. He will also support the Commission and NEPAD initiatives to encourage increased commitment from development partners. In the discharge of his mandate, and building on the work and leadership of the PIDA Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI), the High Representative will pay particular attention to the missing links along the transnational highway corridors identified as part of the Trans-African Highways Network, with a view to facilitating their development and modernization. He will also focus on the continental high-speed train, which is one of the flagship projects of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063, in the context of the relevant African Union decisions. He will interact with the current Champions of related African Union initiatives and seek their guidance, to ensure the required synergy and coherence.

Role

Appointments

List of African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development

References