The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Africa-Europe Foundation have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a key milestone in deepening collaboration between Africa and Europe on sustainable development and economic integration. This

🤝Starting the week with productive bilateral consultations and a visit to the AUDA-NEPAD HQ in Midrand, South Africa. 📢 Explore our latest report: The Missing Connection: Unlocking Sustainable Infrastructure Financing in Africa. ➡️ bit.ly/41BoGVM

Save the Date! Africa’s premier mining policy forum is back! 📅 19-21 March 2025 📍 African Union Commission (AUC) Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The 3rd African Forum on Mining (AFM) will convene industry leaders, policymakers, and experts to reflect on 16 years of the

🔈AEF is attending the 2025 #SEforALLForum driving Africa-Europe cooperation on energy access, clean cooking, transition minerals and carbon markets. 🎙Our Executive Director Paul Walton will join the Minerals to Manufacturing: Advancing Green Value Chains in the Global South

🎙The first-ever plenary on transition minerals at #FiCS2025 highlighted their vital role in net-zero goals and locally-led industrialisation. Yet, financing gaps hinder mining and processing in Africa due to reputational risks, low returns, and limited de-risking mechanisms.

Key Issues Discussed at #AfMiningForum From Extraction to Value Addition: Africa loses billions annually by exporting raw minerals. Beneficiation (local processing) is critical to retain value, create jobs, and build industries. #AfMiningForum calls for partnerships that

🌍 "Green Minerals, Green Future: Unveiling Africa’s Sustainable Development Blueprint" 🌟 Mrs. Ron Osman, AUC Director of Industry, Minerals, Entrepreneurship & Tourism, outlines how the African Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS) is shaping Africa’s sustainable future: 🔑 Key

Shipping accounts for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is the sixth-largest emitter worldwide. With International Maritime Organization MEPC 83 approaching (April 7-11 2025), it's encouraging to see 2/3 of the global fleet backing a shipping levy to decarbonize a critical global sector and

Kenya will host the 11th edition of Our Ocean Conference in 2026. Our country was requested by the organisation's Advisory Group to host the annual meeting because of the exemplary global leadership we have shown in environmental and ocean issues. Kenya is also a pioneer in

🔌 #DYK Energy has been central to the #AfricaEurope Partnership led by the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) But turning ambition into impact remains a challenge. Stronger political will, funding, and tech transfer are key to making energy a driver of development & climate action. 📘 Learn

Today, April 28, 2025, I joined the Africa Group of Negotiators (AGN) meeting in Zanzibar, Tanzania. In my address, I reflected on the urgency for a renewed and genuine commitment to climate action. #ClimateJustice #AGN #PACJA

The Kampala Declaration on Building Resilient and Sustainable Agrifood Systems in Africa is OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED. Read the full declaration here: ow.ly/q8Rq50VLhg2

Looking forward to an englightening debate on how to revamp Africa-Europe cooperation on transition #minerals #TMs, leveraging the ambitions of the AU #AGMS and the EU #CRMA for a mutually beneficial Partnership. ECA ECFR Natural Resource Governance Institute OECD Governance Bundesentwicklungsministerium SouthBridge

I am looking forward to great conversations in #Marrakech with my colleagues. Africa has a critical role to play in transition minerals.

PACJA, in collaboration with the Africa-Europe Foundation and the African Union , hosted a high-level informal climate convening in 🇩🇪Bonn. The meeting brought together climate envoys, heads of delegations, and ministers from both Europe and Africa to discuss shared priorities ahead of

📌As AU & EU Ministers of Agriculture meet in Rome, AEF launches a new Action Brief on strengthening agri-food systems, key to climate, trade, health & stability. 🔈It calls for strategic alignment, sustainable finance & equitable trade. 📥 Download bit.ly/469TwHt

CLIMATE CHANGE IS WORSENING AFRICA’S DEBT SITUATION—AGN CHAIR In the spirit of unlocking opportunities that can transform Africa-Europe dialogue into action, the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), in conjunction with Africa-Europe and the African Union Commission,

Lethal weapon: Why Europe can’t afford to blink on China’s rare earth blackmail: ecfr.eu/article/lethal… via ECFR

🇩🇰With Denmark’s EU Presidency leading into COP30 & the 7th AU-EU Summit, now’s the moment for bold EU leadership. 🌍 Deepen the partnership with Africa. 🌱 Put climate adaptation at the center. 💬 AEF’s Grace Mbungu & DanChurchAid's Mattias Söderberg explain why. 💡Find out more⤵️

🗞️IN THE NEWS 📌Leaders from the EU and AU will meet in Luanda, Angola from 24–25 Nov 2025 for the 7th EU-AU Summit co-chaired by President João Lourenço & EU António Costa António Costa. 🤝A milestone moment, marking 25 years of partnership. More bit.ly/44qQb5S .