NEPAD

British

/ ˈniːpæd /

acronym

New Partnership for African Development: an economic development organization set up by the African union in 2001

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A chance meeting between Dr Shapiro and Ibrahim Mayaki, the head of an African development agency called NEPAD, planted in Dr Shapiro’s mind the idea that what was being done for cacao could equally be done for other tropical crops.

From Economist

An advocate of democratisation, Mr Wade helped to launch the New Partnership for Africa's Development, or Nepad.

From BBC

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