Addis Ababa, 10 October, 2014 (ECA) - Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Carlos Lopes has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize (LAAP) by the Millennium Excellence Foundation [1] for his contributions to overturn Africa’s economic fortunes, in the category Action for Africa .The award ceremony took place in Lagos, Nigeria on October 10.
The Action for Africa LAAP, is given to an individual with foresight and visionary political ideals that contributes towards the transformation of Africa from being dictatorship to democratic governance that yield economic gains to propel Africa’s growth and development.
Carlos Lopes is amongst 16 other prominent laureates of the 2014 LAAP which include the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, and former Malian Prime Minister, Cheick Modibo Diarra.
Since taking office at the ECA in September 2012, Lopes has brought to Commission a vision that is premised on “Africa First” with a view to steer Africa’s own development path as well as allow the
continent to tell and own its narrative. He has repositioned the organization to serve as the think tank of reference on African development policy issues, to offer analytical insights and innovative ideas grounded by robust statistics, to accelerate Africa’s structural transformation and green industrialization drive. Lopes is also committed to bringing Africa’s development vision to the global system and its voice to international negotiations that impact Africa’s future, from climate change to trade to Africa’s common position post 2015.
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