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At the 18th OCT-EU Forum yesterday, the Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, held talks with Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) and Member States on the achievements and future of the OCT-EU Partnership.

Foreign ministers from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean are meeting together virtually on Monday 14 December for an informal ministerial meeting.

The European Union has increased its funding of the Climate Investor One (CI1) to boost renewable energy in Nigeria, including for the benefit of vulnerable communities.

The European Union and Germany are joining forces with the Government of Bangladesh and will provide €113 million to safeguard the livelihoods of vulnerable workers in the garment and leather export-oriented industries.

The European Union and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa, are joining forces to support more than 2,500 African women entrepreneurs, thanks to a partnership announced today.

Join LIVE our special #KAPTalks with Professor Francis Fukuyama of Stanford University who will discuss the role of political development for economic development, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will officially launch the Digital4Development (D4D) Hub in the presence of representatives from the five Hub-founding EU Member States, under the German EU Council Presidency.

Today, the European Union has announced the launch of the “African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence” (ARISE) Pilot Programme with a contribution of €25 million.

Today, the EuropeanCDC and the Africa CDClaunched a new partnership initiative to strengthen the capacity of Africa CDC to prepare for and respond to public health threats in Africa.