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Post-Cotonou and the EU-African Relationship a Green Light for a Renewed Cooperation? Gauthier Schefer
Post-Cotonou and the EU-African relationship A green light for a renewed cooperation? Gauthier Schefer DEPARTMENT OF EUROPEAN POLITICAL AND GOVERNANCE STUDIES Bruges Political Research Papers 77 / 2019 European Political and Governance Studies / Etudes politiques et de gouvernance européennes Bruges Political Research Papers / Cahiers de recherche politique de Bruges No 77 / November 2019 Post-Cotonou and the EU-African relationship A green light for a renewed cooperation? Gauthier Schefer © Gauthier Schefer About the author Gauthier Schefer is a young professional with experience in the agricultural and environmental policies of the EU and EU-African cooperation (development, trade). He holds an MA in European Political and Governance Studies from the College of Europe, Bruges and a Master’s degree from the Sorbonne University in African Politics. He previously published a paper on land politics in Uganda for the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA). This paper is based on the author’s master’s thesis at the College of Europe under the supervision of Professor Wolfgang Wessels. The author would like to express my deepest gratitude to Professor Wolfgang Wessels and Andrea Sabatini for their advices and most helpful comments in the making of this research. Contact details [email protected] Editorial Team Michele Chang, Alexia Fafara, Frederik Mesdag, Eva Gerland, Laura Pierret, Andrea Sabatini, Rachele Tesei, Thijs Vandenbussche, and Olivier Costa Fax +32 (0) 50 477 280 ׀ Tel. +32 (0) 50 477 281 ׀ Dijver 11, B-8000 Bruges, Belgium website www.coleurope.eu/pol ׀ email [email protected] Views expressed in the Bruges Political Research Papers are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect positions of either the series editors or the College of Europe. -
The Revision of Article 13 on Migration of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement
The revision of Article 13 on Migration of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement What’s at stake for the ACP? Eleonora Koeb and Henrike Hohmeister February 2010 Article 13 on ‘Migration’ is a priority issue for European Union (EU) member states in the revision of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement (CPA). However, the ongoing revision process scheduled to be finalised at the end of February 2010 does not seem to be high on anyone’s agenda. This is a shame, as surely it is in the interest of both parties to make the most of this framework for ACP-EU relations that will expire in 2020. The CPA is the largest North-South partnership in the world and with its co-decision, joint management and Non- State-Actors participation principles, is regarded by some also as one of the most progressive cooperation frameworks. Its future after 2020 is nevertheless unclear and the current revision is an opportunity to ensure that it remains relevant in a changing context. 1 Background The current Article 13 of the Cotonou Agreement came into existence in 2000 and was not revised in 2005 (see Annex 1 for text). It builds on the ‘Joint declaration on ACP migrant workers and ACP students in the Community’ of Annex V of the 1985 Lomé III Convention. The article addresses ACP-EU dialogue on migration, respect for human rights, fair treatment of legally residing ACP nationals, tackling root causes of migration, training of ACP nationals, illegal immigration and readmission. In this present revision, the parties agreed to update the current provisions to reflect the development of thinking and cooperation in the area in line with the EU’s Global Approach1 and to strengthen the provisions on migration and development. -
Revised Cotonou Agreement (2005)
DEVELOPMENT Partnership Agreement ACP-EC Signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 Revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DE-132 SEPT 2006 Partnership Agreement ACP-EC Signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 Revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 This brochure has been published in English and French by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Development and Relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific States. A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet. This can be accessed through the Europa server (http://europa.eu/) Luxembourg, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2006 ISBN: 92-79-00567-7 © European Communities, 2006 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. Printed in Belgium, September 2006 THE COTONOU AGREEMENT BENEFITS THE POOREST The international development agenda: 5 years of the Cotonou Agreement Much has happened since that historic moment on 23 June 2000 when the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement was signed, marking the beginning of a new era in the relationship between the ACP States and the European Union. The strengthening of the international development agenda has taken place against a background of an accelerated globalisation process, a rise in international terrorism and conflicts in the poorest countries, increased migratory flows and a rise in illicit trafficking and LOUIS MICHEL global environmental threats. Five years after the signature of the Cotonou Agreement the need for European Commissioner progress in development is more pressing today than ever before. for Development and Humanitarian Aid The priority is, and remains, poverty eradication and sustainable develop- ment. -
Nine People Suspected Dead of Lassa Fever in Benin 2 February 2016
Nine people suspected dead of Lassa fever in Benin 2 February 2016 As the world ramps up its fight against the Zika bodily fluids of an infected person. virus, West Africa is battling to contain a growing outbreak of Lassa fever with nine people in Benin © 2016 AFP reported dead, a health official told AFP Tuesday. "Right now, there are a total of 20 suspected cases with nine deaths," government health official Orou Bagou Yorou Chabi said. The first Lassa fever case in the West African country of 10 million people was listed at the Hospital of St Martin de Papane, in Tchaourou, a city 350 km (220 miles) north of Cotonou, the United Nations children agency UNICEF said in a statement. An ongoing epidemic in neighbouring Nigeria has already killed 84 people, out of 168 suspected cases, according to UNICEF. Stocks of Ribavirin, a drug used to treat the infection, were being shipped to Tchaourou and Cotonou, the UN agency added. Benin was last hit by a Lassa fever outbreak in October 2014, when nine people suspected of having the virus died. Lassa fever belongs to the same family as Marburg and Ebola, two deadly viruses that lead to infections with fever, vomiting and, in worse case scenarios, haemorrhagic bleeding. Its name is from the town of Lassa in northern Nigeria where it was first identified in 1969. Endemic to the region, Lassa fever is asymptomatic in 80 percent of cases but for others it can cause internal bleeding, especially when diagnosed late. The virus is spread through contact with food or household items contaminated with rats' urine or faeces or after coming in direct contact with the 1 / 2 APA citation: Nine people suspected dead of Lassa fever in Benin (2016, February 2) retrieved 29 September 2021 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-02-people-dead-lassa-fever-benin.html This document is subject to copyright. -
THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND in a FEW WORDS 27 FED EN (Flash) 1/10/02 14:41 Page 3
FED EN (flash) 1/10/02 14:41 Page 1 DEVELOPMENT THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND IN A FEW WORDS EUROPEAN COMMISSION DE 112 1 February 2002 FED EN (flash) 1/10/02 14:44 Page 27 List of countries benefiting from the European Development Fund A CP States (Cotonou Agreement) OCT (Association decision) Africa (47) Caribbean (15) Pacific (14) Denmark Greenland Angola Mali* Antigua and Barbuda Cook Islands Benin* Mauritius Bahamas Fiji France Botswana Mauritania* Barbados Kiribati* Mayotte Burkina-Faso* Mozambique* Belize Marshall Is. St Pierre and Miquelon Burundi* Namibia Dominica Micronesia Wallis and Futuna Cameroon Niger* Grenada Nauru New Caledonia and Dependencies Cape Verde* Nigeria Guyana Niue French Polynesia Comoros Islands* Uganda* Haiti* Palau French Southern and Antarctic Territories Congo Central African Republic* Jamaica Papua Congo (DRC)* Rwanda* Dominican Republic New Guinea Netherlands Ivory Coast Sao Tome & Príncipe* St Christopher and Nevis Samoa* Aruba Djibouti* Senegal* St Lucia Solomon Is. Dutch West Indies (Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Eritrea* Seychelles St Vincent and the Grenadines Is. Tonga Saint Eustatius, Saint Martin) Ethiopia* Sierra Leone* Surinam Tuvalu* Gabon Somalia* Trinidad and Tobago Vanuatu* United Kingdom Gambia* Sudan* Anguilla Ghana Swaziland South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Guinea* Tanzania* Cayman Islands Guinea Bissau* Chad* Falkland Islands Equatorial Guinea Togo* Turks and Caicos Islands Kenya Zambia* British Virgin Islands Lesotho* Zimbabwe Montserrat Liberia* Pitcairn Madagascar* St Helena and Dependencies Malawi* British Indian Ocean Territory British Antarctic Territory * Least Developed Countries The ACP Group includes 78 States including Cuba which has not signed the Cotonou Agreement and does not benefit from EDF. South Africa is a mem- ber of the ACP Group and the Cotonou Agreement, but the aid that is granted to it by the Union is charged to the Community budget, not to EDF. -
Title of Trip Report
Estimating the In-Country Distribution Costs of Malaria Commodities in Benin and Kenya April 2014 Estimating the In-Country Distribution Costs of Malaria Commodities in Benin and Kenya Brittany Johnson Rima Shretta Lisa Smith Prashant Yadav Ravi Anupindi April 2014 Estimating the In-Country Distribution Costs of Malaria Commodities in Benin and Kenya This report is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), under the terms of cooperative agreement number AID-OAA-A-11- 00021. The contents are the responsibility of Management Sciences for Health and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. About SIAPS The goal of the Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program is to assure the availability of quality pharmaceutical products and effective pharmaceutical services to achieve desired health outcomes. Toward this end, the SIAPS result areas include improving governance, building capacity for pharmaceutical management and services, addressing information needed for decision- making in the pharmaceutical sector, strengthening financing strategies and mechanisms to improve access to medicines, and increasing quality pharmaceutical services. About WDI The William Davidson Institute (WDI) is a non-profit research and educational institute at the University of Michigan that promotes actionable business and public policy approaches to address the challenges and opportunities within emerging market economies. More specifically, the WDI Healthcare Research Initiative produces independent, multi-disciplinary research and business knowledge to help increase access to essential medicines, vaccines and other health technologies in developing countries. Recommended Citation This report may be reproduced if credit is given to SIAPS. -
2.4 Benin Railway Assessment
2.4 Benin Railway Assessment Benin railway network was constructed between 1900 and 1936. It’s structured around a single track, narrow gauge (1m) of 577 km in total and divided in three lines: 1. The Central line, from Cotonou to Parakou - 438km. 2. The West line, linked to the central line at Pahou (Pobè) - 32 km from Pahou to Segbohoue via Ouidah. 3. The East line, from Cotonou to Pobe via Porto-Novo, 107 km. For the moment, only the central line is being used and the last two lines have been put out of operation: Cotonou – Pobè and Cotonou – Sègbohoué. In November 2013, Benin and Niger signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a railway line linking Cotonou to Niamey, Niger. In addition to linking Parakou with Gaya, this project aimed to rehabilitate and modernize the Cotonou-Parakou railway line. The end of the work was originally scheduled for September 2015 but has been delayed. The governments of Benin and Niger decided to launch the project AFRICARAIL together with Togo and Burkina Faso. The objective of the project is for the first phase to build 1,300 km of rails to connect to the partner countries. For further information on contact details for railway companies please see the following links: 4.1 Benin Government Contact List 4.9 Benin Railway Companies Contact List Travel Time Matrix Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (Hours) Cotonou Abomey Parakou Cotonou - 2h 9h Abomey 2h - 7h Parakou 9h 7h - Railway Companies and Consortia The former joint organization Benin Niger Railways and Transport Organisation (OCBN) was privatised in 2014 to become Benin Rail. -
Information Guide EU-ACP Relations
Information Guide EU-ACP Relations A guide to the European Union’s relations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, with hyperlinks to sources of information within European Sources Online and on external websites Contents Introduction .................................................................................................. 2 Background and legal basis ............................................................................. 2 The ACP Group of States ................................................................................ 3 The Cotonou Agreement ................................................................................. 4 Support for the Least Developed and Highly Indebted Poor Countries .................. 12 Cooperation with Africa ................................................................................. 13 European Consensus on Development ............................................................. 16 The future of ACP-EU cooperation ................................................................... 19 Information sources in the ESO database ........................................................ 20 Further information sources on the internet ..................................................... 20 Copyright © 2013 Cardiff EDC. All rights reserved. 1 Cardiff EDC is part of the University Library Service at Cardiff University Introduction We should see our reflections on the future of ACP-EU relations as a unique opportunity for us to establish a relevant, modern relationship that builds -
Effectiveness of Developing Country Participation in Acp-Eu Negotiations
Working Paper EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTICIPATION IN ACP-EU NEGOTIATIONS Henri-Bernard Solignac Lecomte October 2001 Overseas Development Institute 111 Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7JD UK 2 ISBN 0 85003562 7 © Overseas Development Institute 2001 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers. 3 Contents Overseas Development Institute.......................................................................................... 1 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................... 5 Acronyms .................................................................................................................................. 6 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 7 Non-LDCs........................................................................................................................7 2. Past ACP-EU trade negotiations ........................................................................................... 8 2.1 The origins of Lomé and Cotonou.................................................................................. 8 2.2 Preferential margins under Lomé: less than meets the eye?......................................... 12 2.3 The -
Les Communes Du Benin En Chiffres
REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN Fraternité – Justice -Travail ********** COMMISSION NATIONALE DES FINANCES LOCALES ********** SECRETARIAT PERMANENT LES COMMUNES DU BENIN EN CHIFFRES 2010 IMAGE LES COMMUNES DU BENIN EN CHIFFRES 2010 1 Préface Les collectivités territoriales les ressources liées à leurs compétences et jusque- un maillon important dans le ministériels, participe de cette volonté de voir les développementdécentralisées sontde la Nation. aujourd’hui La communeslà mises disposer en œuvre de ressources par les départements financières volonté de leur mise en place suffisantes pour assumer la plénitude des missions qui sont les leurs. des Forces Vives de la Nation de février 1990. Les Si en 2003, au début de la mise en effective de la articles 150, 151,remonte 152 et 153à l’historique de la Constitution Conférence du 11 décembre 1990 a posé le principe de leur libre aux Communes représentaient environ 2% de leursdécentralisation, recettes de les fonctionnementtransferts financiers et de5% l’Etat en décentralisation dont les objectifs majeurs sont la promotionadministration de consacrantla démocratie ainsi l’avènementà la base etde lela transferts ont sensiblement augmenté et développement local. représententmatière d’investissement, respectivement 13%aujourd’hui et 73%. En cesdix Depuis dix (10) ans déjà, nos collectivités administration de leur territoire, assumant ainsi environ quatreans vingtd’expérience (80) milliards en matière de F CFA deen lesterritoriales missions quivivent sont l’apprentissage les leurs. Ces missionsde la libre ne dehorsdécentralisation, des interventions l’Etat a transféré directes auxréalisées communes dans sont guère aisées surtout au regard des ces communes. multiples et pressants besoins à la base, face aux ressources financières souvent limitées. doiventCes efforts en prendrede l’Etat la qui mesure se poursuivront pour une utilisation sans nul YAYI Bon a bien pri sainedoute etméritent transparente d’être de salués ces ressources. -
Stewardship in West African Vodun: a Case Study of Ouidah, Benin
University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 2010 STEWARDSHIP IN WEST AFRICAN VODUN: A CASE STUDY OF OUIDAH, BENIN HAYDEN THOMAS JANSSEN The University of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation JANSSEN, HAYDEN THOMAS, "STEWARDSHIP IN WEST AFRICAN VODUN: A CASE STUDY OF OUIDAH, BENIN" (2010). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 915. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/915 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STEWARDSHIP IN WEST AFRICAN VODUN: A CASE STUDY OF OUIDAH, BENIN By Hayden Thomas Janssen B.A., French, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2003 Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts In Geography The University of Montana Missoula, MT May 2010 Approved by: Perry Brown, Associate Provost for Graduate Education Graduate School Jeffrey Gritzner, Chairman Department of Geography Sarah Halvorson Department of Geography William Borrie College of Forestry and Conservation Tobin Shearer Department of History Janssen, Hayden T., M.A., May 2010 Geography Stewardship in West African Vodun: A Case Study of Ouidah, Benin Chairman: Jeffrey A. Gritzner Indigenous, animistic religions inherently convey a close relationship and stewardship for the environment. This stewardship is very apparent in the region of southern Benin, Africa. -
Mayor of Cotonou, Benin Bares 6-Point Agenda in Light of CBMS Results 4
www.pep-net.org ISSN:1908-6989 Vol. V No. 2, March 2008 Mayor of Cotonou, Benin bares 6-point agenda in light of CBMS results 4. Facilitation of an Anti-Malaria Left and bottom right: Typical source Campaign of drinking water A joint action between the town council and the Ministry of Health aimed at protecting the population from Malaria will be facilitated. 5. Building of Water Kiosks The town council will build water kiosks for households that do not have the means to Typical dwelling unit subscribe to the Benin National Water Mayor Nicéphore Diéudonné Soglo Company. 6. Building of a Technical Learning School in Gbedegbe There are already two colleges of general education in the 13th District but these are located very far from the area of Gbedegbe which is in need of either a college of < next page Inside he city council of Cotonou, following priorities in Cotonou’s 6-Point T Benin, through its Mayor, the Agenda: Honorable Nicéphore Dieudonné CBMS Research Grants Program Soglo, has outlined several priority 1. Building of Public Latrines attracts 18 applications from programs, projects and activities (PPAs) The town council proposed to build public research institutions for the city, which are expected to uplift latrines in the areas of Agla, Ahogbohoué, the living conditions of households, Aibatin and Houénoussou. worldwide 3 particularly those located in the 13th District of Cotonou. 2. Building of a Public Health Center The only public health center which caters 5th National CBMS Conference This developed after the CBMS Team in to the healthcare needs of the entire Highlights Immense Progress Benin unveiled its report in 2006 population in the 13th district is located in in Use of the CBMS 4 - 5 highlighting the substantial deficiencies Houénoussou.