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		<title>AU wants peace, security and bigger global role in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IRIN The African Union (AU) has unveiled an ambitious wish-list of priorities for Africa that would give the continent a stronger global voice, boost democracy and encourage peace and security. AU Ambassador to the United States, Amina Ali of Tanzania, presented the list of top priorities at a conference on 11 January held at Washington [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8269&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Parliament promotes science cooperation between Europe and Africa</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CORDIS Members of the European Parliament call upon their colleagues to support scientific partnerships between Europe and Africa. European involvement in African science and especially in current radio astronomy projects presents a unique opportunity to bridge the traditional divide between developed and developing economies and contribute to attaining the Millennium Development Goals. A Written Declaration [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8264&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AUC concerned over ICC decisions on Malawi and Chad</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2012/01/17/8258/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU The African Union Commission has noted with grave concern the decisions ICC-02/05-01/09-139 and ICC-02/05-01/09-140 of 12 and 13 December 2011, respectively, of Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Court (ICC) on the alleged failure of the Republic of Malawi and the Republic of Chad to comply with the cooperation requests issued by the ICC [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8258&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eighteenth African Union Summit “Boosting Intra-African Trade”</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2012/01/17/eighteenth-african-union-summit-boosting-intra-african-trade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU The 18th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union (AU)is scheduled to take place from 23 to 30 January 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Holding under the theme: “Boosting Intra-African Trade”, the summit will officially kick off on Monday 23 January 2012, with the 23rd Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8254&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Programme of the Danish EU Presidency (January &#8211; July 2012) regarding EU external action</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2012/01/13/programme-of-the-danish-eu-presidency-january-july-2012-regarding-eu-external-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Danish EU Presidency  The Danish Presidency will actively support the activity of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the continuing establishment process of the European External Action Service (EEAS), as particular focus will be placed on ensuring the greatest possible effectiveness. Through the High Representative and the EEAS, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8247&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Using Satellite Imagery to Track the Developmental Effects of Somali Piracy</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2012/01/13/using-satellite-imagery-to-track-the-developmental-effects-of-somali-piracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chatham House There are increasing pressures to develop land-based approaches to Somali piracy. By making use of non-traditional data sources including local market data and satellite images, this paper by Anja Shortland is intended to be an objective analysis of who benefits from pirate ransoms. Significant amounts of ransom monies are spent within Somalia, but conspicuous [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8243&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Questioning old certainties: Challenges for Africa-EU relations in 2012</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/12/19/questioning-old-certainties-challenges-for-africa-eu-relations-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ECDPM ECDPM’s annual Challenges Paper seeks to identify important debates that can be expected in 2012 and beyond and to sketch the backdrop against which these will unfold. Questioning Old Certainties highlights key issues and forums to watch in 2012. After a brief description of the context, it sketches the scene through three lenses in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8238&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The EC proposes a Pan-African Programme within the new financial perspective</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/12/09/establishing-a-financing-instrument-for-development-cooperation-the-pan-african-programme/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EC On December 7 the European Commission published the &#8220;Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation&#8221;. Regarding the Pan-African component, the regulation sets out the following: Article 9 (Pan-African Programme) describes the Pan-African Programme that is being set up to implement the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES). The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8231&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Africa Trade Forum 2011</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/25/africa-trade-forum-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU On November 22-24, the African Trade Forum 2011 &#8211; &#8216;Accelerating Intra-African Trade and Enhancing Africa&#8217;s participation in Global Trade&#8217; took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The strategic objective of the inaugural Africa Trade Forum, ATF 2011 is to promote and enhance multi-stakeholder policy dialogue and advocacy on trade issues in Africa, by mobilising all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8224&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>COP-17 side event: &#8216;Africa-EU scientific and technological cooperation in the field of climate change&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/25/cop-17-side-event-africa-eu-scientific-and-technological-cooperation-in-the-field-of-climate-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission An event entitled &#8216;COP-17 side event: Africa-EU scientific and technological cooperation in the field of climate change&#8217; will take place on 28 November 2011 in Durban, South-Africa. Adapting to and mitigating climate change is now recognised as major challenges for the world community. Enough evidence has been gathered to justify policy action on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8219&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3rd CSOS Seminar on the AU-EU Human rights Dialogue</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/25/3rd-csos-seminar-on-the-au-eu-human-rights-dialogue-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AGI On November 21-22, the 3rd CSOS Seminar on the AU-EU Human rights Dialogue will take place in Brussels, Belgium. The aim of the civil society human rights seminar is to contribute to the official human rights dialogue (held on the 23 of November) through open discussions and will provide an opportunity for discussion between [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8217&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Egyptian democracy and the Muslim Brotherhood</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/25/egyptian-democracy-and-the-muslim-brotherhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISS The citizens of Egypt are preparing for historic elections, due to begin later this month. In a period of considerable uncertainty over the actual and potential trajectories of post-Mubarak Egypt, the EUISS has invited three experts to share their insights, analysis and recommendations on Egyptian democracy and the Muslim Brotherhood with EU policymakers. Hailing from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8215&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Best practices from the African Peer Review Mechanism</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/25/best-practices-from-the-african-peer-review-mechanism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WECO A new book by the South African Institute of International Affairs critically examines the “best practices” from the first 12 African countries that published country reports under the African Peer Review Mechanism &#8211; a voluntary instrument for assessing governance on country-level in Africa. By uncovering what these countries do well, “the APRM has the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8212&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emerging economies: implications for EU-Africa relations</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/25/emerging-economies-implications-for-eu-africa-relations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WECO A high-level policy dialogue meeting, held in Johannesburg last month, discussed how the entry of emerging powers in Africa is affecting the continent’s relations with Europe and other traditional donors. The meeting report is now available. The event, the second in a series of meetings organized by SAIIA, KAS and ECDPM, debated how “old” [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8210&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to boost regional integration in Africa</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/25/how-to-boost-regional-integration-in-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WECO The EU was often acting as a model of regional integration and provided political, strategic and financial support to many regional initiatives in Africa. However, the EU approach has not always been successful, raising frustrations, and at times resentments. At the same time, the international landscape has changed, with an increasing role of emerging [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8207&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Questioning old certainties – Challenges Inbrief 2012</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/22/questioning-old-certainties-challenges-inbrief-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ECDPM ECDPM is currently reflecting on the content and orientation of the next issue of its annual Challenges Inbrief. This publication is published at the start of each year, and aims to identify key issues for policy making for EU-Africa relations in the year ahead. The paper, in traditional ECDPM style, aims to be informative [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8205&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EU: unclear instruments with clear results?</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/22/eu-unclear-instruments-with-clear-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WECO The current European multi-annual budget includes 10 external action budget lines, or so-called ‘legal instruments’. ECDPM carried out a study for the EC, looking into what lessons could be learnt from the past experience of EU external action programmes under 6 of these 10 instruments. The evaluation analysed at two separate bodies of evidence: preparatory [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8203&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EU shows its interests in Africa more openly</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/22/eu-shows-its-interests-in-africa-more-openly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WECO The EU Foreign Affairs Council signed off on a new “EU Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa” earlier this week. This document clearly illustrates that the EU, with its institutions and member-states, wants also to pursue its interests beyond poverty alleviation to protecting its own citizens from threats that emanate from the region. The EU [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8200&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Member States in EU divided on EDF budgetisation</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/22/member-states-in-eu-divided-on-edf-budgetisation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WECO An interim report from EU Council Ambassadors on the development finance aspects on the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the 2014-2020 period says that some countries could accept that the European Development Fund (EDF) would remain outside the MFF. While a number supported the Commission proposal to keep, for the time being, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8197&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Message of the AU Chairperson on COP17/CMP7</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/22/message-of-the-au-chairperson-on-cop17cmp7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU The African Union Commission continues to service AU Member States in various areas across the four pillars of peace and security, regional integration, institutional capacity building and shared values. In this context, the Commission supports Member States to build resilience against the impacts of climate change and climate variability and to adapt. In addition, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8195&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stronger cooperation and mobility at the centre of the renewed EU migration strategy</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/22/stronger-cooperation-and-mobility-at-the-centre-of-the-renewed-eu-migration-strategy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission The EU needs to boost its relationships with non-EU States to better reap the mutual benefits migration can bring. Although migration is high on the European Union’s political agenda, the Arab spring and events in the Southern Mediterranean in 2011 further highlighted the need for a coherent and comprehensive migration policy for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8193&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>African Union and International Partners sign a Joint Financing Arrangement on support for sustaining and strengthening African Union Liaison Offices</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU The Commission of the African Union (AU) and a group of international partners (namely, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the European Union EU) signed 11 November 2011, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, a Joint Financing Arrangement (JFA) for the funding of the AU Liaison Offices. These Offices operate in a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8191&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Council Conclusions on the Horn of Africa</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/16/council-conclusions-on-the-horn-of-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Council of the European Union At the 3124th FOREIGN AFFAIRS Council meeting in Brussels, 14 November 2011, the Council adopted the following conclusions: 1.    &#8221;Underlining the importance attached by the EU to its relations with the Horn of Africa, the Council has adopted today a Strategic Framework to guide the EU’s engagement in the region. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8186&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The African Union and the Libyan Crisis: Putting the Records Straight</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUC Letter from Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission: African issues have long suffered from either a lack of exposure in the mainstream media, marginalization and misrepresentation or from outright silencing. The case of the African Union’s intervention in Libya is a classic example of how African efforts go unreported or are twisted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8183&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EU Common Position for the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/15/eu-common-position-for-the-fourth-high-level-forum-on-aid-effectiveness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Council of the European Union During the 3124th FOREIGN AFFAIRS Development Council meeting Brussels, 14 November 2011, the Council adopted the following conclusions: Part I: Key messages for Busan 1.    The Busan Forum should be a turning point for strengthening aid as a catalyst for effective delivery of development results and seek a new consensus [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8179&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The future lies in the skies! Expanding South Africa&#8217;s radio astronomy network through cooperation</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/09/the-future-lies-in-the-skies-expanding-south-africas-radio-astronomy-network-through-cooperation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission At a special meeting in the European Parliament on Monday 7 November, policymakers, experts, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and astronomers alike came together to discuss the future of radio astronomy in South Africa as well as the wider context of scientific partnership between Europe and Africa, one of the key objectives [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8177&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New expert group on “EU Platform for External Cooperation and Development”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Africa and Europe in Partnership A European Commission expert group involving the European External Action Service, the European Investment Bank and EU Member States has today started its work to study the potential benefits of establishing an EU Platform for External Cooperation and Development. The aim of this EU Platform would be to find ways [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8175&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Commission and the International Organization for Migration streamline their cooperation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission Today, 8 November, the European Commission and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) agreed to strengthen their cooperation in the area of migration and mobility. Commissioners Cecilia Malmström (Home Affairs) and Andris Piebalgs (Development) signed a Framework Agreement with IOM Director-General William L. Swing. The Framework provides for simpler and more efficient methods [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8173&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>World Bank and OLAF step up efforts to jointly combat fraud and corruption in development aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Union Enhanced operational cooperation is at the centre of a new Cooperation Arrangement signed today in Brussels between the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the World Bank’s Integrity Vice-Presidency (INT). The new Arrangement is a first step towards enhanced cooperation between the two services that was agreed between their leaders within the context of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8171&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MEPs call for strong EU line ahead of Durban climate talks</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/08/meps-call-for-strong-eu-line-ahead-of-durban-climate-talks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Parliament MEPs said the EU must come up with a clear strategy for the UN summit on climate change in Durban at the end of the year. In a discussion 7 November, Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard said, &#8220;Durban is an important opportunity to progress, but it&#8217;s not the end of the road&#8221;. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8169&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Official visit of Commissioner Piebalgs in Uganda to explore innovative financing for the agriculture sector</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/07/official-visit-of-commissioner-piebalgs-in-uganda-to-explore-innovative-financing-for-the-agriculture-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission Tomorrow, 8 November, European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs will arrive in Uganda for a two-day visit. Together with government and private sector representatives he will explore how to improve access to financing for small and medium enterprises in agriculture and the agribusiness through public-private partnerships. The Commissioner will also inaugurate an EU-funded [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8166&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Europafrica Bulletin Issue 47 – October 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 47th issue of the Europafrica bulletin gives you an up-date on the implementation of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy and other relevant material. See all issues<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8148&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Follow-up Meeting of Government Experts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU A follow-up Meeting of Government Experts on the Review of the Protocols relating to the Pan-African Parliament, the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples’ Rights will take place 31 October – 11 November in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Further information: Draft Agenda Draft Work Program Draft Protocol Media Invitation Post your comments<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8140&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day &#8211; Investing in Intra-Africa Trade for Food and Nutrition Security</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/10/31/africa-food-and-nutrition-security-day-theme-investing-in-intra-africa-trade-for-food-and-nutrition-security/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU The Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day with the theme Investing in Intra-Africa Trade for Food and Nutrition Security takes place 31st October in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The conference is organized by the African Union Commission (AUC), NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA), and Co-Hosted by the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8136&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Partnership on Democratic Governance and Human Rights &#8211; 13th Africa EU Joint Task Force Meeting</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/10/31/partnership-on-democratic-governance-and-human-rights-13th-africa-eu-joint-task-force-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU/EU The 5th informal Joint Expert Group meeting of the Democratic Governance and Human Rights partnership took place on 29-30 September 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting was attended (by members of the iJEG) more than 50 participants, including African and EU Member States, African Union and European Commission representatives, AU representatives in NY, members [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8132&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Partnership on Climate Change and Environment &#8211; 13th Africa EU Joint Task Force Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU/EU A coordination meeting between the African and European co-chairs of the partnership, AUC, FAO (for 1st item) and the European Commission, provided the following update on the partnership activities: Outcome of Great Green Wall Steering Committee meeting, AA, 26-27/9 launching EU project to support AUC (13 African countries covered in total with FAO) (see [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8129&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Partnership on Science and Technology &#8211; 13th Africa EU Joint Task Force Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU/EU On the 10th and 11th of October 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, research policy leaders from the African Union and the European Union and their respective executive Commissions met to prepare a policy agenda for extended cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation between Africa and Europe. The adoption of the Lisbon Partnership in December [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8124&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Partnership on Trade and Regional Integration &#8211; 13th Africa EU Joint Task Force Meeting</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/10/31/partnership-on-trade-and-regional-integration-13th-africa-eu-joint-task-force-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU/EU 1. The co-chair regret that for the second time a formal Joint Expert Group meeting could not take place. Participation included officials from South Africa, ECCAS, Africa Union Commission (Departments of Agriculture, Trade and Industry, Economic Affairs), UNIDO and European Commission (Delegation, Agriculture, SANCO, Market, Development and Cooperation). The first participation of ECCAS, UNIDO [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8120&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Partnership on Peace and Security &#8211; 13th Africa EU Joint Task Force Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU/EU The meeting of the Africa-EU Joint Experts Group was held on 18 October 2011, at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting which was co-chaired by the AU and EU, was attended by members of the JEG from Africa and EU, and representatives from the following Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Regional [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8115&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bridging the policy to practice divide in conflict prevention and peace building</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/10/28/bridging-the-policy-to-practice-divide-in-conflict-prevention-and-peace-building/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WECO A new major evaluation of the European Commission’s support in conflict prevention and peace building will be launched in Brussels on 7 November. The evaluation covers the period 2001-2010 and €7.7billion of funds contracted by the European Commission. While noting progress in the policy framework, instruments and staffing for conflict prevention and peacebuilding, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8106&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Collaboration Key to Knowledge Economy</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/10/28/collaboration-key-to-knowledge-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ITWeb South Africa and the European Union (EU) are collaborating on an Information Society Technologies Africa project, which provides a platform for sharing ideas on the development and implementation of ICT policies among African countries. It raises awareness in Europe of African ICT research and development capacity. Collaboration between countries and regions is not just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8102&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First Solar Powered School Set for Launch</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/10/28/first-solar-powered-school-set-for-launch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Times/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX The Government and the European Union (EU) Delegation in Rwanda will, today, inaugurate the first school in the country to be powered by solar photovoltaic energy. Musenyi School located Bugesera District is part of a project dubbed Increase Rural Energy Access in Rwanda through Public-Private Partnerships (IREARPPP), [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8100&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3rd CSOS Seminar on the AU-EU Human rights Dialogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 3rd CSOS Seminar on the AU-EU Human rights Dialogue will take place in Brussels, Belgium, November 21-22. The aim of the civil society human rights seminar is to contribute to the official human rights dialogue (held on the 23 of November) through open discussions and will provide an opportunity for discussion between European and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8098&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ECOWAS Launches Projects to Address Renewable Energy Crisis in West Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ghana Business News The Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has launched three projects to better address the renewable energy crisis in the sub-region. The projects, which were funded by the European Union included the ECREEE Regional project on Energy Efficiency (Supporting Energy Efficiency Access [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8096&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AU Flag is Flying at Half Mast Following Death of Commissioner Elizabeth Tankeu</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU The African Union Flag is today, 17 October 2011, flying at half mast at its Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, following the untimely death of Mrs. Elizabeth Tankeu, AU Commissioner for Trade and Industry, who passed away yesterday, 16 October 2011, at the age of 67, in a hospital in Paris, France, where she [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8094&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Extraordinary meeting &#8211; Promoting European African scientific partnerships: the case of radio astronomy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CORDIS The European Parliament Delegation for relations with South Africa is holding an extraordinary meeting chaired by Michael Cashman, MEP and Chair of the South Africa Delegation, with Ms Naledi Pandor, Minister for Science and Technology of South Africa. Promoting scientific cooperation between the EU and Africa is a key objective of the Joint Africa-EU [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8092&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Responsible Business in Europe &#8211; EC Adopts Revision of Transparency Directive</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission Statement from EU Commissioner for Internal Market and Financial services, Michel Barnier and EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs: &#8220;During the African Union Summit with African Ministers of Finance last January in Addis Ababa, we committed to lead on the fight for more transparency of European extractive and forestry industries active in Africa. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8090&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>13th Africa EU Joint Task Force Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU / EU The Thirteenth meeting of the Joint Africa-EU Task Force (JTF) was held on 19 October 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The opening plenary session was co-chaired on the AU side by Dr. Rene Kouassi, Director of Economic Affairs of the African Union Commission and on the EU side by Amb. Koen Vervaeke, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8086&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Launching of AMANI AFRICA II Cycle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU Following the successful conduct of the first AMANI AFRICA cycle, culminating in a Command Post Exercise which took place in Addis Ababa, in October 2010, the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have initiated a joint follow‐up training cycle dubbed AMANI AFRICA II. AMANI AFRICA II cycle will be officially launched at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8083&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative to the African Union</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Council of the European Union Council Decision 2011/697/CFSP of 20 October 2011 amending Decision 2011/621/CFSP extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative to the African Union. Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 31(2) and Article 33 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8080&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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