Global Gateway in Sub-Saharan Africa

Expansion of fiber optic backbone in underserved areas, installation of 850 solar cell phone towers in rural areas, connection to Atlantic data cable, digitalisation of cybersecurity and Post/Telecom, and creation of a farmer portal, reducing the digital divide and inequalities.

Modernisation of the fiber optic network, focusing on trust, high capacity, and resilience, connecting major cities and extending resilient regional links across Southeast Africa.

Develop the countries’ green hydrogen economy by streamlining access to public and private capital, linking finance to policy decisions, reducing transaction costs and accelerating high-quality project development.

Forest Partnerships encompass the EU's holistic cooperation framework for joint work on forests, aimed at reversing deforestation in supported countries and consequently enhance climate and biodiversity protection.

Advocate for gender equality in Tanzania with a holistic gender support package, including digital and green components.

Ethiopia's first private geothermal project, also the country's first private-sector power resale agreement, provides renewable, stable energy, addressing the country's economic crisis.

Support in meeting the energy-efficiency and greenhouse-gas targets of the International Maritime Organization.

Global Gateway supports the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), the multilateral initiative that focuses on the provision of good quality basic education for all girls and boys in an inclusive, equitable way.

This corridor between the ports at Sines and Barra do Dande will contribute to the security of the supply chain in the agri-food sector and support a green energy and critical raw materials supply chain, promoting economic and social development.