Second Ten Year Plan Launched as the Decade of Acceleration Begins

The African Union has launched the Second Ten Year Implementation Plan, the delivery roadmap that will carry Agenda 2063 from 2024 to 2033. Described as the Decade of Acceleration, the plan marks a shift in emphasis from the first decade, which focused on aligning national, regional and continental plans, toward visible delivery and results that citizens can feel.

At the heart of the plan are seven Moonshots. Each one carries forward one of the original seven Aspirations and turns it into a single, bold, measurable ambition for 2033. They range from every member state reaching at least middle income status, to a more integrated and connected continent, to public institutions that are more responsive, to a continent that resolves its conflicts amicably.

The plan is built on a clear theory of change. Moonshot interventions are drawn from strategic objectives, they deliberately embed resilience after the lessons of recent global, financial and security shocks, and they are delivered through three pathways, the continental frameworks of the African Union, the regional frameworks of the Regional Economic Communities, and the national development plans of member states.

To keep delivery on track, the plan sets a clear monitoring rhythm, with a mid term evaluation in 2028 and an end term evaluation in 2032 that will inform the Third Ten Year Implementation Plan. Officials stressed that financing, much of it mobilised from Africa's own resources, and strong, accountable leadership will be decisive in turning the Moonshots into reality.

For citizens, the message is that Agenda 2063 is moving from vision to action. The platform you are reading this on tracks each Moonshot against its 2033 target, so anyone can follow the progress and hold delivery to account.