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October 24
2023
EU Announces ECOWAS Support Package
On October 19th, the European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and ECOWAS Commission President Omar Alieu Touray announced the launching of a...
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October 20
2023
EU Launches New Humanitarian Air Bridge to Niger
Amid the deteriorating situation in Niger, triggered by the coup that ousted democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum and the subsequent imposition of sanctions by the...
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October 13
2023
EU Council and Angola Greenlights the EU’s First Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement
On 9 October 2023, the EU Council adopted and signed the sustainable investment facilitation agreement (SIFA) between the European Union and Angola. This achievement comes...
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August 08
2023
A Coup Too Far, Niger and ECOWAS
On July 26th, the presidential guard of Niger, surrounded the presidential palace and ministries of the government in the capital Niamey, within hours they had declared...
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October 09
2023
Strengthening EU-Ethiopia Partnership: Launch of the Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP)
On October 3rd, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, and Ethiopia's Minister for Finance, Ahmed Shide, jointly inaugurated the EU’s...
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March 02
2023
EU and EIB sign €4 billion agreement to support businesses in African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission have signed an agreement to mobilize up to €3.5 billion in lending and contribute €500 million to a...
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February 14
2023
Italy To Become an Energy Hub for Europe with EU Funds
Through the use of funds from the EU’s REPowerEU initiative, Italy seeks to establish itself as an energy hub for the bloc.
What are REpowerEU, Next GenerationEU, and...
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February 21
2022
EU-AU Summit
Last week, on 17 and 18 February, the European Union – African Union summit took place, where the leaders of the EU and of the AU as well as of their respective member states...
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February 18
2022
European Union - African Union summit
During this week, on 17 (Thursday) and 18 (Friday) February, the sixth European Union – African Union summit has been taking place, where the leaders of the EU and of the...
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January 27
2022
EU to assist West and Central Africa will €175 million
The EU is reaffirming its solidarity with vulnerable people in countries in West and Central Africa through a humanitarian budget of €175 million in 2022. The funding will be...
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December 07
2021
EU pledges €2.5 billion to fight malnutrition
At the Nutrition for Growth Summit, yesterday in Tokyo, the Commission announced a new pledge of €2.5 billion for 2021-2024 to reduce all forms of malnutrition. This...
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November 04
2021
EU contributes €2 million to South Sudan in emergency humanitarian funding for victims of floods
The European Commission has allocated emergency humanitarian funding of €2 million for those affected by recent unprecedented floods in South Sudan. To date, an estimated 40...
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