NEPAD stands for

Step 1: Analyze the question The question asks for the full meaning of the acronym NEPAD, an important organisation in African regional politics and development.

Step 2: Explain the concept NEPAD was adopted by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 2001 and later became a programme of the African Union (AU). It is a development framework for Africa, aimed at:

• Eradicating poverty
• Promoting sustainable growth and development
• Integrating Africa into the world economy
• Encouraging good governance, peace and security

It was driven by leaders such as Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria), Thabo Mbeki (South Africa), Abdelaziz Bouteflika (Algeria), and Abdoulaye Wade (Senegal).

Step 3: Work through the options The official name is New Partnership for Africa's Development.

• A. "New Economic Programmes for African Development": wrong. "Programmes" is not in the name.
• B. "New Partnership for Afro-Asian Development": wrong. NEPAD is for Africa only, not Afro-Asian.
• C. "New Economic Partnerships for African Development": wrong. "Economic" is not part of the name.
• D. "New Partnerships for Africa's Development": this matches the correct name, with only a minor difference in that "Partnerships" is plural while the official name uses singular "Partnership". Among the options, it is clearly the closest and the intended answer.

Note: The official wording is "Partnership" (singular), so option D has a small slip, but it is still the only option that correctly captures "Partnership" and "Africa's Development".

Step 4: Answer The correct option is D.

Exam tip: Remember NEPAD as New Partnership for Africa's Development, with the key word being "Partnership", not "Programme" or "Economic". For acronym questions, eliminate options that add words not in the abbreviation (for example, there is no "E" for Economic in NEPAD).