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Less than a week after the European Parliament gave the green light on April 6 for the new fishing agreement between the EU and the Comoros, a delegation of fishermen from West Africa, brought to Europe by the NGO Greenpeace, told MEPs and EU fisheries commissioner Maria Damanaki, on 14 April in Brussels, of the threat posed by the mass influx of European vessels into their waters.
Thirteen...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has moved up a gear in the past two years when it comes to financing small and medium-sized enterprises in the ACP countries. This is in line with the pressing demands of the ACP Group, which on 15 July held a workshop on “Enhancing access to finance for SMEs”; seen as the backbone of ACP economies.
According to the December 2010 figures, the EIB...
Established in 1991, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), a partnership between African governments and the international donor community, is enabling Africa to build its own capacity, says Executive Secretary, Frannie Leautier. She was recently in Brussels to explain more about ACBF’s aims and activities to European Union (EU) institutions. The body has, to date, funded 246...
Liberians go to the polls late 2011. The incumbent, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, is running for a second term and she will very likely be re-elected. So where was Liberia when she took office five years ago - and how far has it come?
‘All is in place for the presidential elections,’ asserts National Election Commission chairman James Fromayan. ‘If we have them in October, we’ll...
West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) is a trans-territorial radio station, set up to facilitate the exchange of development information between West African countries.
Its promoter is the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), part of the network of the Soros Foundations whose aims are to further democracy, good governance, the rule of law, freedom and civil society participation.
After...
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 ‘...
Misinformation has been one of the main stumbling blocks to the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with West Africa.
An EPA with West Africa would potentially be the largest by trade volume since the region currently accounts for 40 per cent of all ACP-EU trade.
“Failure in the past to interact with constituents has given room for misinformation,...
PAPED is the EU-financed Development Programme for West Africa attached to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), a free trade agreement between the EU and the region. It is tailored to enable the region to make the most of the new market openings.
The PAPED ‘aid for trade’ package has been drawn up in tandem with talks between the EU and West Africa on market liberalisation...
Africa’s re-birth in bronze
The colossal bronze African Renaissance Monument, conceived by Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade, surges into Dakar’s skyline with a strong message of Africa’s rebirth. It creates a dramatic silhouette on a featureless area of the city’s landscape and promises to raise funds for the country’s young children.
Rounding the...
EU grounds African airlines
An EU ban on over 100 African airlines from its airspace is benefitting EU companies, says the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The latest update of the EU’s regularly revised ‘blacklist’ of international air companies that do not comply with EU regulations was published on 30 March 2010. Eleven – out...
Less than a week after the European Parliament gave the green light on April 6 for the new fishing agreement between the EU and the Comoros, a delegation of fishermen from West Africa, brought to Europe by the NGO Greenpeace, told MEPs and EU fisheries commissioner Maria Damanaki, on 14 April in Brussels, of the threat posed by the mass influx of European vessels into their waters.
Thirteen...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has moved up a gear in the past two years when it comes to financing small and medium-sized enterprises in the ACP countries. This is in line with the pressing demands of the ACP Group, which on 15 July held a workshop on “Enhancing access to finance for SMEs”; seen as the backbone of ACP economies.
According to the December 2010 figures, the EIB...
Established in 1991, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), a partnership between African governments and the international donor community, is enabling Africa to build its own capacity, says Executive Secretary, Frannie Leautier. She was recently in Brussels to explain more about ACBF’s aims and activities to European Union (EU) institutions. The body has, to date, funded 246...
Liberians go to the polls late 2011. The incumbent, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, is running for a second term and she will very likely be re-elected. So where was Liberia when she took office five years ago - and how far has it come?
‘All is in place for the presidential elections,’ asserts National Election Commission chairman James Fromayan. ‘If we have them in October, we’ll...
West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) is a trans-territorial radio station, set up to facilitate the exchange of development information between West African countries.
Its promoter is the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), part of the network of the Soros Foundations whose aims are to further democracy, good governance, the rule of law, freedom and civil society participation.
After...
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 ‘...
Misinformation has been one of the main stumbling blocks to the conclusion of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with West Africa.
An EPA with West Africa would potentially be the largest by trade volume since the region currently accounts for 40 per cent of all ACP-EU trade.
“Failure in the past to interact with constituents has given room for misinformation,...
PAPED is the EU-financed Development Programme for West Africa attached to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), a free trade agreement between the EU and the region. It is tailored to enable the region to make the most of the new market openings.
The PAPED ‘aid for trade’ package has been drawn up in tandem with talks between the EU and West Africa on market liberalisation...
Africa’s re-birth in bronze
The colossal bronze African Renaissance Monument, conceived by Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade, surges into Dakar’s skyline with a strong message of Africa’s rebirth. It creates a dramatic silhouette on a featureless area of the city’s landscape and promises to raise funds for the country’s young children.
Rounding the...
EU grounds African airlines
An EU ban on over 100 African airlines from its airspace is benefitting EU companies, says the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The latest update of the EU’s regularly revised ‘blacklist’ of international air companies that do not comply with EU regulations was published on 30 March 2010. Eleven – out...
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