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		<title>Europafrica Bulletin Issue 48 – January 2012 (last issue)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the last issue of the Europafrica bulletin. We are grateful for your interest in our independent information hub on the Joint Africa EU Strategy (JAES) that the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) has produced over the last five years. We hope to have contributed to improved understanding and increased ownership of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8356&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>18th ordinary session of the African Union ends with postponement of commissioners elections to June</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU The  Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), meeting at the 18th Ordinary Session of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 29 January 2012, on the theme “Boosting Intra-African Trade”, ended deliberation today 30 January 2012, at the new Conference Center of the AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8346&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Global Approach to Migration and Mobility</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Council of the European Union The Global Approach to Migration (hereinafter &#8216;GAM&#8217;), defined for the first time by the European Council in December 2005 and further developed in 2007 and 2008, has constituted the framework for the cooperation of the EU with third countries in the area of migration and asylum. The Stockholm Programme adopted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8324&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Commission welcomes Desertec and Medgrid cooperation on solar energy in North Africa and the Middle East</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission 24 November 2011, in the margins of the Energy Council, Energy Commissioner Oettinger welcomed the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Desertec Industry Initiative (Dii) and Medgrid. The MoU establishes closer cooperation between the two private industry initiatives, which are key to the promotion of a renewable energy partnership between [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8321&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Activation of the EU Operations Centre for the Horn of Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Council of the European Union At the 3142nd Council meeting on Foreign Affairs in Brussels, 23 January 2012, the Council adopted the following conclusions: &#8220;1.    In the context of the Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa, the EU is conducting two military operations – EUNAVFOR Atalanta and EUTM Somalia – and has commenced operational [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8304&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EU highlights trade-led growth as central to modern development agenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission A range of proposals to make trade and development instruments work hand-in-hand to ensure real poverty reduction across the world are presented by the European Commission today. The proposals aim at reinforcing the trade capacities of developing countries by making trade part of their development strategy. And to ensure we hit our target, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8302&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strengthen AU to resist foreign intervention, Mbeki urges Africans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daily Monitor Address by Thabo Mbeki at the Makerere University Institute of Social Research Conference on the Architecture of post-Cold War Africa &#8211; Between Internal Reform and External Intervention: MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, KAMPALA. JANUARY 19, 2012. Director of the Makerere Institute of Social Research, Professor Mahmood Mamdani, Distinguished Participants, Comrades and friends: First of all I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8300&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New facility brings clean and reliable energy to Eastern Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Africa and Europe in Partnership A new Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility will help attract investment for the construction of geothermal power plants in Eastern Africa by partially offsetting the high financial risk prompted by unsuccessful exploratory drilling. A grant totalling €50 million has been made available for this purpose. The signing ceremony took place in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8298&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Human rights and democracy at the heart of EU external action &#8211; towards a more effective approach</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission The European Commission states in a Communication to the European Parliament and the Council: All human rights – civil, political, economic, social and cultural – are universal in nature, valid for everyone, everywhere. Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is at the core of the European Union. The protection and promotion of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8296&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Millennium Development Goals: EU gives additional support to 36 countries for tackling major development challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission At the Millennium Summit in 2000, the UN agreed to adopt a list of eight goals of international development that should be achieved by 2015 in order to reduce extreme poverty. Meeting these Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is one of the main objectives of EU development policy, as most recently reflected in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8294&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Towards supporting developing countries through all EU policy areas: New report shows progress on policy coherence for development</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission Today, the European Commission published its biennial report on Policy Coherence for Development. It shows that the EU and its Member States have improved the way they make sure that their policies in various areas contribute to development objectives and to the global fight against poverty. The study focuses on progress in five [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8292&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Erasmus Mundus: funding boost for Arab Spring countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission The European Commission has more than doubled the number of education and teaching grants available for young people and university staff from countries involved in the &#8216;Arab Spring&#8217; uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East. Funding for a further 559 scholarships, on top of the 525 that were already planned for 2011-2012, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8290&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Commission calls for savings in EU Institutions</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2012/01/30/commission-calls-for-savings-in-eu-institutions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission For the second year running, the European Commission is urging all EU institutions to show the utmost restraint in drafting their estimates for their administrative budget in 2013. Today, EU financial programming and budget Commissioner Janusz Lewandowski sent a letter to the heads of all EU institutions stating that numerous Member States are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8287&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>European Commission doubles its humanitarian assistance in Sahel</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2012/01/30/european-commission-doubles-its-humanitarian-assistance-in-sahel-commissioner-georgieva-calls-for-smart-aid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission The European Commission is doubling its humanitarian aid to the African Sahel region to 95 million EUR in response to the food crisis. The announcement was made by Kristalina Georgieva, the European Union&#8217;s crisis response commissioner, during her ongoing visit to Niger and Chad. The funding surge comes on top of the 10 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8282&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The EU&#8217;s approach to fragility in Guinea Bissau: Between ambition and coherence</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2012/01/30/fride-the-eus-approach-to-fragility-in-guinea-bissau-between-ambition-and-coherence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRIDE According to a report published by FRIDE, the EU’s vast potential to address state fragility in West Africa remains unfulfilled. In Guinea Bissau the EU’s weak political analysis, perfunctory multilateralism and mistimed reform incentives have constituted critical roadblocks. To counter the perception that the EU seeks to dominate the international agenda, future engagement must [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8280&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioner Piebalgs and Bill Gates met in Brussels to discuss fight against poverty</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2012/01/30/commissioner-piebalgs-and-bill-gates-met-in-brussels-to-discuss-fight-against-poverty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Commission In the framework of Bill Gates&#8217; visit to Brussels to present the &#8220;Living Proof&#8221; campaign, Commissioner Piebalgs and Bill Gates met to discuss their respective work in development cooperation and explore ways to launch future partnerships. They notably discussed the Commission&#8217;s proposal for the future EU external aid financing instruments and underlined the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8278&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>African Union Research Grant Programme</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2012/01/30/african-union-research-grant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AU The African Union Commission (AUC) is committed to ensure that science and technology in Africa contributes to its sustainable development efforts. The Act establishing the Union recognizes the need for Africa to embark on an ambitious strategic science and technology development programme, aimed at contributing to the wellbeing and improved quality of life for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&amp;blog=460818&amp;post=8276&amp;subd=europafrica&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AU wants peace, security and bigger global role in 2012</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2012/01/18/au-wants-peace-security-and-bigger-global-role-in-2012/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2012/01/18/parliament-promotes-science-cooperation-between-europe-and-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://europafrica.net/?p=8207</guid>
		<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 Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa</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>
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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>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/22/african-union-and-international-partners-sign-a-joint-financing-arrangement-on-support-for-sustaining-and-strengthening-african-union-liaison-offices/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/08/new-expert-group-on-%e2%80%9ceu-platform-for-external-cooperation-and-development%e2%80%9d/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/08/the-commission-and-the-international-organization-for-migration-streamline-their-cooperation/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2011/11/08/world-bank-and-olaf-step-up-efforts-to-jointly-combat-fraud-and-corruption-in-development-aid/</link>
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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>
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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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		<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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