Raila Odinga, the AU High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa visited the NEPAD Agency Headquarters in Midrand, South Africa on Tuesday.
Odinga met with the Agency’s CEO Dr Ibrahim Mayaki and other members of staff.
During the visit, the discussion on the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) took centre stage, with special focus on the missing links along the Trans-National Highway corridors, the continental High Speed Rail programme as well as the Africa open skies agreement that is expected to allow ease in trade and transportation within the continent.
"It’s time for Africa to get moving and I look forward to working with the team," Odinga said.
On his part, CEO Dr. Mayaki expressed confidence in Raila to accelerate Africa's infrastructure development.
Odinga also attended FEF 2018 forum themed "Disrupting Education" alongside former Presidents Kgalema Motlanthe and Jakaya Kikwete, Ambassador Charles Stith, FEF CEO Amasi Mwela and other participants.
They broke down what steps are needed for collaboration, learning support and solutions for challenges in the education sector so as to make Africa more competitive in the global market place.