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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...
Zinkpè, or Dominique Zinkpè in full, is among the most surprising of artists. This Beninese designer, painter, sculptor, video director and installation artist grapples with the most difficult aspects of the human condition, without sacrificing the beauty of his art in conveying his personal revolts. His work is even more significant and full of humour when he paints what is unjust...
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...
The report presented on 7 July 2011 by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, on the state of progress of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) shows uneven improvement. While it highlights success in many areas, such as access to treatment to combat HIV/AIDS, it also states that the most vulnerable in society still do not have access to education or health care.
There...
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...
The populations of West Africa are among the most exposed in the world to desert dust. Yet interest in scientific research into this particular form of pollution is virtually nil. A team from Benin and Europe is now appealing for international institutions to pay more attention to the problem.
There is a high probability that the health of African populations is very seriously affected by...
British High Commissioner to Ghana and Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo until January of this year, and with a previous posting in Tanzania, Nicholas Westcott is now the “Mr Africa” of European diplomacy.
As Managing Director for Africa in the new European External Action Service (EEAS), responsible for European policy on sub-Saharan Africa and relations...
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,...
Unending Urbanisation in Lagos, Nigeria : The fastest growing city in Africa
The second most populous city in Africa (after Cairo)* and the third on Earth, Lagos is a magnet for migrants from throughout West Africa, say the authors of this piece from the Nigerian forum, Village Voice.
Migrants from across the country and all over Africa come to Lagos to search for work and to take advantage...
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...
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...
Zinkpè, or Dominique Zinkpè in full, is among the most surprising of artists. This Beninese designer, painter, sculptor, video director and installation artist grapples with the most difficult aspects of the human condition, without sacrificing the beauty of his art in conveying his personal revolts. His work is even more significant and full of humour when he paints what is unjust...
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...
The report presented on 7 July 2011 by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, on the state of progress of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) shows uneven improvement. While it highlights success in many areas, such as access to treatment to combat HIV/AIDS, it also states that the most vulnerable in society still do not have access to education or health care.
There...
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...
The populations of West Africa are among the most exposed in the world to desert dust. Yet interest in scientific research into this particular form of pollution is virtually nil. A team from Benin and Europe is now appealing for international institutions to pay more attention to the problem.
There is a high probability that the health of African populations is very seriously affected by...
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British High Commissioner to Ghana and Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo until January of this year, and with a previous posting in Tanzania, Nicholas Westcott is now the “Mr Africa” of European diplomacy.
As Managing Director for Africa in the new European External Action Service (EEAS), responsible for European policy on sub-Saharan Africa and relations...
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,...
Unending Urbanisation in Lagos, Nigeria : The fastest growing city in Africa
The second most populous city in Africa (after Cairo)* and the third on Earth, Lagos is a magnet for migrants from throughout West Africa, say the authors of this piece from the Nigerian forum, Village Voice.
Migrants from across the country and all over Africa come to Lagos to search for work and to take advantage...
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...
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