Commonwealth-EU Co-operation For African Development
Project Officer:
Richard Bourne
Research by: Alex Simuyandi
Page last updated: May 15, 2006
Introduction
The Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit (CPSU) ran a programme in 2005 to look at the nature of the resources which the Commonwealth and European Union can provide for the NEPAD process, how far they are complementary, and how they may be better coordinated with the African Union ( AU ). The two organisations have different attributes and resources, but over the last two years there has been increasing collaboration in training for trade negotiation, deepening democracy, assistance for small island states, and capacity building for developing countries.
The project produced a report with recommendations to the Commonwealth summit in Valletta (25-27 November). It stimulated three expert conferences as part of this programme, at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies on 23 May, at the European Policy Centre, Brussels on 12 July (in conjunction with the EPC), and at the University of Malta on 17 October (in conjunction with Professor Lino Briguglio).
Project Report
Case for a Compact in Valetta: how the Commonwealth can cooperate with the European and African Unions to implement the promises of 2005 for African development - report by Richard Bourne, September 2005
Conferences
'Building
cooperation between the Commonwealth and European Union to support the
African Union’s NEPAD process' Institute of Commonwealth
Studies, London, 23rd of May, 2005
Further details
and information on speakers may be downloaded from this link
Read the background note to the conference
Contact
Richard Bourne
Head
Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit
Institute of Commonwealth Studies
28 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DS
Phone: 44-207-862-8823
Fax:44-207-862-8820