The 3rd Africa EU Summit took place on 29-30 November 2010, in Tripoli, Libya. The Summit shaped the future relations between two continents and adopted The 3rd Africa-EU Summit declaration and the 2nd Action Plan 2011-2013.
This plan builds up on experience gained from the 1st Action Plan, and political objectives enshrined into the 2007 Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) which defines the long-term policy orientations between the two continents, based on a shared vision and common principles.
The days of walking long distances in search of clean water are now a thing of the past for most inhabitants of Mubende, Hoima and Masindi. One Hoima resident explained the change and what it means for her: “Water is no longer the need I wake up to and fall to sleep with. Once hard, life is now soft!” she said. Through the Mid-Western Towns Water and Sanitation Project, direct access to safe water has been made possible for her and 25,000 others.
Access to sanitation, hygiene and safe water are priorities for the European Commission. It sees these as the keys to improved health and enhanced livelihoods. Water and sanitation programmes, which help build infrastructure for drinking and waste water systems, and provide basic sanitation and hygiene, receive almost €400 million per year in EU funding. Since 2004, this has resulted in more than 31 million...
The European Union has allocated €50 million to support the deployment of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) which has been authorized by the UN Security Council resolution 2085 (2012). The aid will come from the African Peace Facility (APF) that supports the African Union and African regional organisations in...
The EU decided, on 19 March, to provide additional support of €33 million to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which brings its total contribution to over €444 million since 2007.
The renewed EU support will allow AMISOM to continue to fulfil its peace mission and to reach its total planned size of 17,731 troops...
The Pan-African Farmers Organisation of Farmers (PAFO) launched the main phase of the Support for Farmers’ Organisations in Africa Programme (SFOAP) in Addis Ababa on 11 March. This five-year programme (2013-2017) supporting farmers’ organisations in Africa is supported by the European Union (€15 million) and the International Fund for...
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