Although almost 43% of Africa’s population lives in extreme poverty, the continent boasts a number of paradoxes ; one of which is that of having 10 of the 25 growing economies in the world, whose growth is characterized by high levels of unemployment , food insecurity and poverty. Arguably dormant for the first 10 years, CAADP received a boost with a new commitment by African Heads of State in 2014, at a historic meeting in Malabo- Equatorial Guinea. This recommitment was aimed at helping African countries reach and maintain a higher path of economic growth through new promises that would reduce mass poverty food insecurity and hunger. How do we make our leaders accountable?