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Once Emperor Haile Selassie I came to power, he began shifting the urban center northward, building a parliament, but was dissatisfied, so began to move the urban center towards the south, where Guidi and Valle had initially planned. The Italian plan for the city followed certain rationalist principles that were then eventually adopted by Selassie.
The National Planning Commission was originally established by Decree No 12 of 1992 and later amended by Act 71 of 1993. The Commission has the mandate to determine and advise the Government of the Federation on matters relating to National Development and overall management of the national economy.
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) developed a "Compact for Africa’s Recovery" based on both these plans and on resolutions on Africa adopted by the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000, and submitted a merged document to the Conference of African Ministers of Finance and Ministers of Development and Planning in ...
The Fifth Development Plan and Rolling Plan within Nigeria was established in 1988 to further tackle inequality and boost the economic, social and political structure for the country. This plan sought to devalue the naira, remove import licenses, reduce tariffs, open the economy to foreign trade, promote non-oil exports through incentives and ...
The plan felt the need to integrate the youth into agriculture and shift the urbanization trend by introducing policy changes to make rural life more lucrative was an important part of agricultural development in Africa. The plan proposed that, from 1980 to 1985, Africa focus on establishing the "foundation of self-sufficiency" and the ...
The Electrify Africa Act of 2013 is a bill that would direct the President to establish a multiyear strategy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa develop an appropriate mix of power solutions to provide sufficient electricity access to people living in rural and urban areas in order to alleviate poverty and drive economic growth.
The Southern Africa regional chapter consists of 11 countries (21% of APS Country Chapters) Its territory is composed entirely of land from Southern Africa representing affairs of planning professionals in the region. [32] The Southern Africa regional chapter has one permanent seat on APS Executive council and 11 seats on the APS Chapters Council.
The Canada Fund for Africa (CFA) was a program operated by the government of Canada through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Established in June 2002 with a budget of five hundred million dollars, its stated purpose was to support the G8 Africa Action Plan in response to priorities established in the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). [1]