VDMA: Strengthen relations with Africa!
Commenting on the sixth Summit between the EU and the African Union on 17 and 18 February 2022, Ulrich Ackermann, Head of the Foreign Trade Department at VDMA, says: “It is important that this Summit lays the foundation for a…
Global clean energy coalition
World leaders launch global clean energy coalition at COP26 in Glasgow A new high-level coalition for clean energy was announced on Tuesday 2nd November at the Glasgow climate summit, involving major governments, international organisations, legislators, business leaders, researchers and citizen…
The OECS and the African Union partner to overcome vaccine challenges!
By Ruby Robinson and Alisha Ally From OECS Friday, April 16, 2021 — In a move of unparalleled cooperation and collaboration, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, working with a coalition of international organisations led by the Global Business…
ILO to host major universal social protection conference
GENEVA (ILO News) – The Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection (USP2030) is to hold a high-level conference at the International Labour Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 5 February from 09.00 – 18.15. Social protection prevents poverty, reduces inequality…
What’s at stake as EU, Africa, Caribbean, Pacific, negotiate new accord
By Vince Chadwick From devex BRUSSELS — After years of preparation and posturing, negotiations on the new relationship between the European Union and 79 African, Caribbean, and Pacific states are finally underway. The talks come as ACP-EU Partnership Agreement —…
European Commission recommends draft negotiating directives for a modernised Partnership with countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
Brussels, 12 December 2017 What is the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, and why does it need to be renewed? Since 2000, the Cotonou Partnership Agreement has been the legal framework for the…
6,000 IS jihadists could return to Africa, AU warns
By AFP From This is MONEY.co.uk Up to 6,000 Africans who fought for the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Iraq and Syria could return home, the African Union’s top security official warned Sunday, calling on countries to prepare for…
Haiti, a Caribbean country, is joining the African Union
By Jason Margolis From PRI Yep, Haiti — in the Caribbean — will become part of Africa. It will be the first non-African country to join the AU bloc. Culturally, though, a lot of people feel like the two are…