Partnership for Growth and Development Conference

Image: Flickr, Dimitar Nikolov
Image: Flickr, Dimitar Nikolov

On 1 November 2006 the EU-Africa Programme held an all-day conference that looked at, among others, the EU’s adoption of the Africa Strategy in 2005, and the decision in May 2006 to work with the AU to develop a joint EU-Africa strategy, which has energised the cooperation between the two bodies in developing strong partnerships.

It also looked at the challenges a number of African countries face when it comes to creating a climate that can stimulate domestic and foreign investment into their economies.

Below are some of the presentations from the ‘Partnership for Growth and Development: Synergies between the European Union and Africa’ conference.

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