Assembly/AU/Dec.38 (III) Rev.1 Page 2 Programme Implementation 8. 9. NOTE the progress made in the implementation of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), in particular: • The Multi-country Agricultural Productivity Programme (MAPP), for which the World Bank has committed to supporting by providing US$500 million, • The development of a tracking mechanism to monitor the commitment by African governments to allocate 10% of national budgets to agriculture. • The FAO is providing funding to 49 countries for medium-term investment programmes to fast-track the implementation of CAADP, • A CAADP companion on forestry, fisheries and livestock is being developed, as well as a nutrition programme, • The review on the Food Reserve System has commenced. FURTHER NOTED the progress made in the implementation of the short term action plan for infrastructure (STAP), particularly the fact that: • The African Development Bank (ADB) has approved financing for 9 investment projects amounting to US$580 million; • The World Bank has approved financing for STAP projects amounting to US$570 million; • The fibre-optic submarine cable on the East Coast of Africa, and the eSchools projects have reached advanced levels of implementation. African Peer Review Mechanism 10. NOTE the significant progress that has been achieved in implementing the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), particularly the fact that nineteen member states have now acceded to the APRM and another three have expressed interest in joining, and the fact that the country review process has started in Ghana and Rwanda and will shortly commence in Mauritius and Kenya; 11. CALL on all member states that have not yet done so to acceded to the APRM; Development of Priority Sector Strategies 12. NOTE WITH APPRECIATION the work done to develop the Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy and MANDATE AU Commission and the NEPAD