Democratic Republic of Congo
Africa represents the ideal field for testing the procedures of the European Security and Defence Policy. That is the view of Niagalé Bagayoko-Penone, an expert on Security and Development at Sussex University’s Institute for Development Studies (IDS) in the United Kingdom.
It all began with Operation Artemis, the first EU intervention outside its immediate neighbourhood. It was...
In 2005, Pat Masioni won international fame with the publication of a two part comic book based on the 1994 Rwanda genocide “Rwanda 94”-“Descente en enfer” (Descent into Hell) and “Le camp de la vie” (The Camp of Life). These publications elevated Masioni to the ranks of a master of his art.
His work was included in a volume of the famous series Unknown...
Noella Coursaris’ face may be her fortune but her charity work is worth more than its weight in gold. In 2007, the model established the Georges Malaika Foundation (GMF), named after her late father, to provide educational opportunities for young girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since the charity came into being, it has sponsored the education of sixteen youngsters, paying...
Cooking pots from refugees transformed into drums with cow and reindeer hide will be mounted on a trailer and played in schools and public places. Sandals ‑ mostly flip flops ‑ from the feet of refugees around the world will be laid around Turku in the form of paths. A tent woven together from pieces of cloth made by refugees will provide a venue for music, drama, poetry and debate. This ‘...
Coming to the aid of African countries that are victims of "vulture funds" or that are legally poorly equipped to defend themselves against foreign investors is the objective of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) established by the African Development Bank (AfDB)." Vulture Funds" are hedge funds buying up the bad debt of poorer countries at low prices, seeking to sell...
Last December the European Union granted financing of €30M to support phase five of the Programme for Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa (ECOFAC).
The financing agreement, signed on 17 December in Libreville (Gabon), links the EU and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECOCAS). The budget, allocated by the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), is part of the renewal...
With less than a year before elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the European Union has decided to implement a parliamentary programme. The priority will be to train elected representatives and the administration, as well to renovate the often dilapidated government buildings.
“The programme should be launched in the first half of 2011”, explains Lena...
"Security": the key word at the ACP-EU Assembly
Food security, insecurity in the Sahel and climate insecurity, were at the centre of discussions at the 20th plenary session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly held between 2 and 4 December in Kinshasa (DR Congo), attended by more than 450 members of parliament from 110 countries.
Other topical issues – such as...
"The absolute priority for 2011 is to support the elections"
Interview with Richard Zink, EU Ambassador in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was on the 15th floor of the Commercial Bank of Congo (BCDC), which dominates the Gombé district, home to Kinshasa’s embassies, ministries and media, that Richard Zink welcomed us. His office overlooks the Congo River. On the...
Flanders: an NGO for Development: An awareness-raising model: the creation of a network
The numbers 11.11.11 are as well known in Belgium, and especially in Flanders, as a nursery rhyme. This is the name of the umbrella organisation for Flemish NGOs working for cooperation between North and South. When it was set up in 1966, 11.11.11 was an all-Belgian group, but the process of federalisation...
Africa represents the ideal field for testing the procedures of the European Security and Defence Policy. That is the view of Niagalé Bagayoko-Penone, an expert on Security and Development at Sussex University’s Institute for Development Studies (IDS) in the United Kingdom.
It all began with Operation Artemis, the first EU intervention outside its immediate neighbourhood. It was...
In 2005, Pat Masioni won international fame with the publication of a two part comic book based on the 1994 Rwanda genocide “Rwanda 94”-“Descente en enfer” (Descent into Hell) and “Le camp de la vie” (The Camp of Life). These publications elevated Masioni to the ranks of a master of his art.
His work was included in a volume of the famous series Unknown...
Noella Coursaris’ face may be her fortune but her charity work is worth more than its weight in gold. In 2007, the model established the Georges Malaika Foundation (GMF), named after her late father, to provide educational opportunities for young girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since the charity came into being, it has sponsored the education of sixteen youngsters, paying...
Cooking pots from refugees transformed into drums with cow and reindeer hide will be mounted on a trailer and played in schools and public places. Sandals ‑ mostly flip flops ‑ from the feet of refugees around the world will be laid around Turku in the form of paths. A tent woven together from pieces of cloth made by refugees will provide a venue for music, drama, poetry and debate. This ‘...
Coming to the aid of African countries that are victims of "vulture funds" or that are legally poorly equipped to defend themselves against foreign investors is the objective of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) established by the African Development Bank (AfDB)." Vulture Funds" are hedge funds buying up the bad debt of poorer countries at low prices, seeking to sell...
Last December the European Union granted financing of €30M to support phase five of the Programme for Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa (ECOFAC).
The financing agreement, signed on 17 December in Libreville (Gabon), links the EU and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECOCAS). The budget, allocated by the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), is part of the renewal...
With less than a year before elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the European Union has decided to implement a parliamentary programme. The priority will be to train elected representatives and the administration, as well to renovate the often dilapidated government buildings.
“The programme should be launched in the first half of 2011”, explains Lena...
"Security": the key word at the ACP-EU Assembly
Food security, insecurity in the Sahel and climate insecurity, were at the centre of discussions at the 20th plenary session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly held between 2 and 4 December in Kinshasa (DR Congo), attended by more than 450 members of parliament from 110 countries.
Other topical issues – such as...
"The absolute priority for 2011 is to support the elections"
Interview with Richard Zink, EU Ambassador in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was on the 15th floor of the Commercial Bank of Congo (BCDC), which dominates the Gombé district, home to Kinshasa’s embassies, ministries and media, that Richard Zink welcomed us. His office overlooks the Congo River. On the...
Flanders: an NGO for Development: An awareness-raising model: the creation of a network
The numbers 11.11.11 are as well known in Belgium, and especially in Flanders, as a nursery rhyme. This is the name of the umbrella organisation for Flemish NGOs working for cooperation between North and South. When it was set up in 1966, 11.11.11 was an all-Belgian group, but the process of federalisation...
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