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African leaders attending the 14 annual summit of the AU have approved the establishment of the Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) and dissolution of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). The NPCA will act as a technical body of the African Union, replacing the South African based NEPAD secretariat.
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The Agency is mandated to facilitate and coordinate the implementation of continental and regional programmes and projects as well as mobilize resources in support of their implementation.

The heads of states and government in attendance at the AU Summit have also directed NPCA to coordinate research, monitor and evaluate the implementation of programmes in line with the vision and core values of the African Union.

“The 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union has approved the integration of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) into the structures and processes of the African Union including the establishment of the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA), said in a media statement.

Recently, African leaders who founded NEPAD tussled with Libyan leader Muammar al Gaddafi, over his proposal to disband a key NEPAD committee.

The Libyan leader proposed the disbandment of the Heads of State Implementing Committee, founded by Algeria, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa and leaving the NEPAD programmes entirely in the hands of the African Union.