EU unveils a new Strategy with Africa
10 / 03 / 2020
In 2015, the EU committed €13.2 billion in aid for trade (AfT) to Africa, making it largest recipient with a share of 36%
The Africa-EU Partnership is the formal channel through which the European Union and the African continent work together. It is based on the Joint Africa-EU Strategy adopted by Heads of State and Government at the second EU-Africa Summit in 2007.
In 2015, the EU committed €13.2 billion in aid for trade (AfT) to Africa, making it largest recipient with a share of 36%
Until to 2017, over 2,000 students across Africa received scholarships for Erasmus Mundus courses
The European Investment Bank has committed over €25 billion to support more than 1 200 public and private sector projects in Africa, with a focus on developing infrastructure and financial sectors and improving access to finance for MSMEs
€1.34 billion in EU funding for primary and secondary education and VET (Vocational Education and Training) programmes from 2014-2020
