NEPAD, at its 47th meeting in Addis Ababa May 25 launched an online dubbed VPiC as an AU information portal.
According to NEPAD CEO Dr Ibrahim Mayaki VPiC, short for Virtual PIDA Information Centre will host information about one of AU’s flagship mandates, the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA).
VPiC was officially launched by the Senegal President and Chairperson of NEPAD Macky Sall and Dr. N. Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission at the HSGOC breakfast meeting in Addis Ababa as the African Union marked its 50th anniversary.
VPiC is a collaborative effort between NEPAD, the Africa Development Bank and the AU Commission.
The portal will help manage and disseminate information of Africa’s key infrastructure programme PIDA.