November 14

• Africa: EU Backs 'All Africa' Events On Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development [press release]

  Organised by the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the All-Africa Energy Week 2012 (AAEW) takes place... Read more »

November 7

• Africa: Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security in Africa - Top of the Development Agenda

  The third Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security was held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, on 31 October, with the theme Ensuring access to safe and nutritious foods. Read more »

October 29

• Africa: EU Delegations in Sub-Saharan Africa Mark International Day Against the Death Penalty

  Several EU Delegations in Sub-Saharan Africa marked the World and European Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October, notably in those nations where the sentence is still... Read more »

October 12

• Africa: Europe-Africa Research & Innovation News - September 2012 [delegation of the European Union to the African Union]

  EU announces largest ever annual funding round - €8.1 billion - for research and innovation for last year of FP7. Commission adopts new Communication on International... Read more »

September 26

• Southern Africa: Increased Efficiency and Ownership to Foster Regional Integration for SADC [press release]

  Many years of intensive capacity-building have paid off. In April, the Southern African Development community (SADC) received a positive assessment from an accounting firm.... Read more »

September 24

• South Africa: Fifth European Union-South Africa Summit

  The 5th European Union-South Africa Summit took place in Brussels on Tuesday 18 September 2012. The EU was represented by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and... Read more »

August 4

• Africa: Fourth African University on Youth and Development

  The 4th African University on Youth and Development took place in Mindelo, Cape Verde between 13-20 July 2012. Read more »

July 31

• Africa: 1st Meeting of EU-Africa P8 Joint Experts Group (JEG8) Held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, On 8, 10-11 May 2012

  The 1st Meeting of the Joint Experts Group of the Africa-EU Partnership 8 (JEG8) within the Action Plan II (2011-2013) of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) took place in Dar es... Read more »

July 23

• Africa: EU Welcomes the Election of the First Woman Ever Elected At the Head of the African Union Commission

  "EU welcomes the election of the first woman ever elected at the head of the African Union Commission". Read more »

July 19

• West Africa: Fostering the Development Impact of South - South Migration in West Africa Through Enhanced Knowledge and Cooperation

  On 10 and 11 July the ECOWAS Commission gathered 55 senior experts in Dakar, Senegal, to discuss Fostering the development impact of South - South Migration in West Africa through... Read more »

July 3

• West Africa: Harmonisation of the Management of the Food Hygiene in West Africa

  The European Commission's Directorate General Health and Consumers (DG SANCO) jointly with the l'Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) organized a regional... Read more »

July 2

• Africa: European Satellite Navigation Systems Could Foster Development in Africa

  While the European Union is developing Galileo and operating EGNOS, the two first European satellite navigation systems, the potential benefits of using these technologies for the... Read more »

June 6

• Africa: Fifth Joint Consultative Meeting Between the EU PSC and the AU PSC [press release]

  The African Union Peace and Security Council and the European Union Political and Security Committee led their fifth consultative meeting in Brussels on 29 May to discuss issues of... Read more »

May 24

• Africa: African Union Strives to Mainstream the Diaspora within the Continent's Development Agenda

  The African Union Commission in collaboration with the Republic of South Africa will be holding the first Global African Diaspora Summit on Africa Day, 25 May 2012 within the... Read more »

• Africa: 23 May - July 2 2012 - Visionary Africa - Art At Work Will Stop in Harare, Zimbabwe

  This exhibition is presented in several African cities. After a launch in Tripoli (Libya) in the form of preview at the 2010 EU-African Union Summit, it was presented in full in... Read more »

May 21

• Africa: African and European Experts Agree to Further Protect the Rights of Female Migrants and Domestic Workers

  Nairobi hosted a technical meeting on Migrants' Rights: Female migrants and Domestic workers. The experts from African and European States, civil society and international... Read more »

May 16

• Africa: Raising Awareness for Europe Day

  Africa Celebrates Europe Day Read more »

May 3

• Africa: EU 8 Million Euro Grant to Strengthen Continent's Response to Climate Change

  The European Union today granted the ClimDev Africa initiative the sum of 8 Million Euro to support Africa's response to climate variability and climate change by developing... Read more »

April 17

• Africa: The First African Forum On Science, Technology and Innovation Issues Ministerial Declaration

  The First African Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) concluded in Nairobi on Tuesday April 3rd by issuing the Nairobi Ministerial Declaration, which announces a... Read more »

April 5

• Africa: Towards Harmonised and Coordinated Labour Market Information Systems

  The 2004 Ouagadougou Declaration and Plan of Action for Promotion of Employment and Poverty Alleviation in Africa place special emphasis on labour market information systems... Read more »

April 4

• Africa: The Road to Rio+20 - AU-Conference On Common African Position and Cooperation With the EU [document]

  On Tuesday 27 March, African Ambassadors met in Brussels to discuss their common position for the upcoming Rio+20 Conference. Read more »

March 27

• Africa: Official Launch of the Euroafrica-P8 Project [press release]

  The kick-off meeting of the newly launched EuroAfrica-P8 Framework Programme 7 project "strengthening Africa-EU Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) collaborative... Read more »

March 20

• Africa: 14th Africa EU Joint Task Force Meeting, 8-9 March 2012, Brussels [document]

  1. The fourteenth meeting of the Africa-EU Joint Task Force (JTF) was held on 8-9 March 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. The Joint Africa-EU Strategy report will be available on short... Read more »

February 16

• Africa: Launch of the Call for Proposals for the Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme

  On 10 February 2012, the call for proposals for the "Intra-ACP academic mobility scheme" was launched. This call aims at encouraging the mobility of students and academic staff... Read more »

February 15

• Africa: Continent to Step Up Economic Integration

  More and speedier economic integration is necessary to boost development across the African continent. This was the key message delivered at the 18th African Union (AU) Summit,... Read more »