"China's collaboration with African countries has led to the creation of the China-Africa Bamboo Center," Bulc remarked, emphasizing the potential for joint efforts to promote global green development. McArios Akanbeanab Akabong, acting head of Mission at the Embassy of Ghana in Belgium, Luxembo...
The European Union (EU) recently announced a six-month extension, expanding the scope of an ongoing project led by FAO to advance food safety and plant health in the African Union (AU). This extension will now benefit three more countries, allowing for four additional assessments to take ...
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And this is not the first time, Bramdeo indicated, saying that African countries expressed similar demands at the EU-Africa Summit two months ago in Brussels. Still, after 8 weeks there is only "deafening silence", Bramdeo stated. But this is hardly a surprise, he added, arguing that th...
The German government hopes the EU-Africa Summit that ends Friday (18 February) will mark a new beginning in Africa policy, with development and energy policy, in particular, being at the forefront. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Africa is facing growing challenges in pursuing peace and development. China hopes that the EU will shoulder greater responsibility, adhere to the principle of African solutions to African problems, and support African countries in strengthening capacity-building to better address risks and challenges in...
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the B.1.1.7 variant which was first detected in the UK has now been found in all member states except one, while the 501.V2 variant first discovered in South Africa is circulating in 14 countries. "There are a lot of chall...
Countries accede to the union by becoming a party to the founding treaties, thereby subjecting themselves to the privileges and obligations of EU membership. This entails a partial delegation of sovereignty to the institutions in return for representation within those institutions, a practice often ...
Johansson also urged countries to crack down on the illegal migration that brings hundreds of thousands of migrants to Europe each year from Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere, often by deadly routes. Irregular migrant arrivals to the EU are way down from the 2015 peak of more ...
The answer, he said, lies in working with “countries of origin and transit, whether that be in Africa or elsewhere.” Article content On Tuesday, EU countries agreed to change the rules governing Europe’s passport-free travel zone, known as the Schengen area. The move will allow countries...