Africa Industrialization Day: Unlocking Africa’s “value-added” industrial potential
Africa Industrialisation Day, which falls on Friday, mobilizes the commitment of the international community to the continent’s industrialisation and gives us the opportunity to...
Violence, insecurity continues to plague South Sudan communities
Over 1,000 people have been killed and more than 400 abducted in the past six months in intercommunal violence in South Sudan, amid fears...
Tigray conflict: EU humanitarian support to Ethiopian refugees reaching Sudan
As more and more Ethiopian refugees fleeing conflict continue to reach the Sudanese borders, the European Commission is mobilising an initial €4 million in...
Ethiopia Achieved Positive Poverty Reduction but Inequalities Persist
Over the last two decades, Ethiopia has registered fast economic growth which has led to significant national poverty reduction. However, there were significant differences...
Over €280 million in EU funding for environment, nature and climate action projects
The European Commission has approved an investment package of more than €280 million from the EU budget for over 120 new LIFE programme projects....
Africa’s governance performance declines for the first time in a decade
The 2020 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) launched by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, highlights a decline in African governance performance for the first...
Commission holds first meeting of EU COVID-19 national scientific advice platform
President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed Member States' COVID-19 scientific advisors to the first meeting of the EU scientific advice platform on COVID-19. The...
EU: €10 billion in investment in Africa and EU Neighbourhood and stimulate global recovery
European Commission took a major step forward in boosting investment in Africa and the EU Neighbourhood, helping to stimulate global recovery from the pandemic,...
Union of Equality: First-ever strategy on LGBTIQ equality in the EU
The European Commission presented today the first-ever EU Strategy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) equality, as announced by President...
Education and training: Basic and digital skills essential for education, work and life
European Commission published today its annual Education and Training Monitor. The Monitor analyses how education and training is evolving in the EU and its...