Global Gateway in Sub-Saharan Africa

Support Nigeria's digitalisation with infrastructure upgrades, public service digitisation, tech start-up support, digital skills training (focusing on youth and women), and robust digital governance for privacy and cybersecurity.

Rehabilitation and expansion of Gambia's national port infrastructure located in Banjul. Key components include jetty extension, container terminal upgrade, shipyard refurbishment, and improved road access.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Through the Team Europe Initiative on MAV+ the EU is supporting production in Rwanda for the African region. The focus of the collaboration is the creation of a conducive ecosystem for the biotech industry to flourish.

The Team Europe Initiative on Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines and Health Technologies (‘MAV+’) works with African partners to strengthen their local pharmaceutical systems and manufacturing capacity.