The 2012 African Union Summit adopted the Institutional Architecture for Infrastructure Development in Africa (IAIDA) to support the smooth implementation of PIDA. The main objective of IAIDA is to create an integrated and enabling management environment capable of enhancing the capacity of the African Union and its institutions to streamline all efforts into tangible achievements. IAIDA comprises two mechanisms, including decision-making and implementation, that are defined according to the political mandates of the participating institutions.
Key stakeholders of PIDA, at a continental level, include the AUC and AUDA-NEPAD, which monitor and advocate the implementation of PIDA, and the AfDB, which provides financial leadership. Besides, RECs are responsible for monitoring specific projects developed within their region and assuring the harmonisation and implementation of soft policy measures across countries. Individual Member State States and their correspondent Government Agencies also play an essential role, devising master plans and identifying integrative regional infrastructures, driving and owning specific projects and creating the special purpose vehicles needed for each of them. Overall, the ecosystem of PIDA stakeholders is rich, including parties belonging to the national, regional and continental public sector, sectoral pools, the investment community, financial and multilateral institutions, private sector companies and organisations, international cooperation partners, academia or interest groups.
The main function of the CID is to review selected projects and ensure coherence and harmonisation across sectors, arbitrate and approve priority projects, as well as provide strategic guidance for resource mobilisation and technical co-operation. It also reviews project or programme implementation reports and may resolve any issue brought to its attention.
The CID advises the AU Executive Council on ways of tackling challenges in the implementation of PIDA projects and guarantees successful realisation of the programme by 2020.
The IAG advises the AUC on technical economic and financial relevance on sectoral infrastructure projects and programmes. This committee comprises high-level experts and directors in charge of infrastructure of RECs. It meets at least twice a year in ordinary sessions to prepare the CID meetings.
In addition to overseeing the work and activities of the PIDA, the Steering Committee comprises the NEPAD, AUC, AfDB and RECs. It is responsible for evaluating the status of implementation, identifying challenges and recommending ways to improve working processes within PIDA.
The ICA is a catalyst for improving Africa’s infrastructure services by leveraging its convening and co-ordinating capacity. Its annual meetings comprise a session during the Project Preparation Facilities (PPF) Network to discuss and agree upon modes of co-operation to jointly tackle the complex and large- scale preparation of cross-border PIDA projects