Translation of "Réseau de l'entreprise en Afrique de l'Ouest " (French → English) :

In West Africa, support is provided to countries of origin and transit to strengthen regional cooperation on child protection supporting the West Africa Network for the protection of children on the move, providing assistance in developing common protection standards and sustainable return and reintegration mechanisms.

The core network will transform East–West connections, remove bottlenecks, upgrade infrastructure and streamline cross-border transport operations for passengers and businesses throughout the EU. It will improve connections between different modes of transport and contribute to the EU's climate change objectives.

Visit to an agricultural project and meeting with Mr Cissokho, head of the Network of West African Farmers

35. Welcomes the announcement by the Commission of the Critical Maritime Routes in the Gulf of Guinea Programme (CRIMGO), which is aimed at improving the safety of the waters of the Gulf of Guinea by providing training for coastguards and setting up a network of information-sharing among the authorities of seven coastal states of West Africa, to be funded by the Instrument for Stability; calls for the swift implementation of CRIMGO off the West African coast; calls also for specific mechanisms for cooperation to be set up to link this Commission-funded programme and the CSDP missions EUCAP Sahel Niger and EUTM Mali, whose undertakings ...[+++]are intrinsically linked to the causes of instability off the Gulf of Guinea;

This package of immediate measures included an offer to negotiate a simplified agreement quickly, and an offer to negotiate a comprehensive and long-term relationship for relations between the EU and SA. Other elements of the package were: - Improved market access, through granting the benefits of GSP to South Africa, taking into account - inter alia - the specific characteristics of South Africa and the interests of other countries in the region; - An offer to provide South Africa technical assistance in order to facilitate the opening-up of the South African market and the gradual integration of South Africa in the world economy; - Encouragement of and technical support to the process of regional economic co-operation; - Promotion of E ...[+++]U investments in small and medium-sized enterprises in SA, through the instruments of ECIP (European Community Investment Partners) and BC-Net (Business Co-operation Network), and through the encouragement of bilateral investment protection agreements between EU Member States and South Africa; - Preparation of co-operation in areas like industry, commerce, telecommunication, science and technology, education and training; - Continuation of the Special Programme for SA at a substantial level of expenditure; - Introduction of a political dialogue between the EU and the new government of SA. 3. After a second exploratory mission of the Commission in July 1994 the simplified co-operation agreement between the EU and South Africa was signed in October, and approved by the Council in December 1994.

In one form or another, the AKDN has been active in Africa for over a century and today has activities in many countries in Eastern Africa, Western Africa, and Egypt.