ACP-EU (Intra-ACP programmes)
Implemented in ACP Member States
and Regions
ACP-EU (Intra-ACP programmes)
Implemented in ACP Member States
and Regions
Projects
Global budget: EUR 813 million (9th and 10th EDF)
MS have contributed c. 165,000,000 EUR
Objectives:
The objective of the EU-Africa infrastructure Trust Fund is contribute to economic development, growth, integration at regional level and poverty reduction through the mobilisation of resources for regional interconnectivity infrastructure projects. The project aims to increase the available financing for infrastructure projects in Sub-Saharan Africa covering the following sectors : Energy, Transport (rail, road, air, maritime and inland waterways); Water; and Information Technology.
Expected results include:
Implementation status: Ongoing
Beneficiary country/regions: Sub-Saharan Africa
Main objectives:
The specific objective is to address prevention, mitigation and preparedness to natural hazards in ACP States, focussing on the following four priority areas:
Expected results:
Mode of implementation: the program is implemented by the World Bank (specifically the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery) through an administrative agreement.
Beneficiary countries: ACP countries.
See below detailed lists for both contracts under the ACP-EU Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Programme
Agreement No. ACP/FED/037-978: Technical cooperation Facility Intra-ACP for amount of €5.0 million was signed on 3 December 2015. The programme was over a period of 84 months.
Implementation mode
Indirect management with the ACP Secretariat as the Contracting authority. However based on the mandate of Article 19c of Annex IV of the Cotonou Agreement, the EC may act as a Contracting Authority.
Objective
The objective of the programme is to support the efficient implementation of the EDF 11 Intra-ACP Strategy.
Expected results
Through the financing of studies and short to medium consultancies covering the identification, implementation, formulation, accountability and visibility, it is expected that the overall management of projects will be enhanced.
The Programme is ongoing
Implementation of the programme was expected to end in December 2022 but has been extended by further 12 months to finance activities related to the OACPS-EU Stakeholder consultations in the context of the signed Samoa Agreement.
Beneficiary countries
All ACP Member States through the technical assistance provided to the ACP Secretariat
For more information, contact: Department of Macro-economics, Development Finance and Intra-ACP Programming (MDFIP)
Agreement No. ACP/FED/037-976: Institutional Support to the ACP Secretariat and its Geneva Antenna (2016-2018) for an amount of €28.850.000 was signed on 3 December 2015. The programme is to be executed over a period of 84 months. The grant beneficiary (ACP Secretariat) will co-finance the programme with a further amount of €18.9 million
Implementation mode
Direct Management (Direct award of a grant contract to the ACP Secretariat)
The specific objective of the programme is to ensure that:
Expected results are:
The Programme ended in December 2022
Beneficiary countries:
All ACP Member States benefit through the services provided by the ACP Secretariat
For more information, contact: Department of Administration, Finance and human Resources (AFHR)
Agreement No. ACP/FED/037-995 – Intra-ACP Global Climate alliance Plus (GCCA+) for an amount of 70.0 million was signed on 28th July 2017. The Programme will be implemented over a period of 72 months (excluding the closure phase of 24 months).
Implementation modality
Direct –procurement of services;
Indirect management-with a partnership of EU Member State agencies and international organisations, including entrusted ACP Regional Organisations;Indirect Management with the ACP Secretariat.
Objective
This Programme responds to the objective 2.1 of the 11th EDF Intra-ACP Strategy (to contribute to improved capacities of adaptation to and mitigation of climate change in ACP countries and regions).
The programme will also contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular, the achievement of SDG Goal 13 “Take action to combat climate change and its impacts”.
The overall objective of the programme (impact) is to increase the resilience of the ACP countries and regions to counter the adverse impacts of climate change in order to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development. More specifically, the programme aims to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity through the promotion of ecosystem based solutions to climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Therefore, this action will also contribute towards the achievement of SDG 15 “Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss”.
Expected results from the implementation of the programme are as follows:
“The programme ended in July 2023”
Beneficiary countries
For more information, contact: Department of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade
Erasmus+ Programme was agreed through an exchange of letter between the ACP (Chair of the Committee of Ambassadors) and the EC DEVCO in July 2015 approving the financing proposed for the programme. The total amount allocated to the Programme is €85.0 million for five years.
Implementation mode
Direct Management (5 Calls for Proposals issued by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
Objectives
The overall objective of the programme is to promote people to people contacts, intercultural awareness and understanding, develop capacity and contribute to modernising higher education in ACP countries, with particular attention to least developed countries and disadvantaged groups.
Expected results
ACP countries are supported to deal with the challenges facing their higher education institutions and systems, including those of quality, relevance, equity of access, planning, delivery, management, governance and internationalisation by offering a balanced mix of actions addressing individuals, institutions and higher education systems.
“The Programme ended in December 2023”.
Implementation of the programme is expected to end in December 2020
Call for proposals: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees 2018 was launched on 25 October 2017. Information can be accessed through: http://eacea.eu/erasmus/
Beneficiary countries
For more information, contact: Department of Political Affairs and Human Development (PAHD)
Agreement No.REG/FED/037-973- Control of Communicable Diseases-Contribution to Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. The Financing Agreement between the EC and the ACP was signed on 3 December 2015 for an amount of € 215.0million. The execution period is 36 months
The F.A is implemented through Administration Agreement between the EC and the World Bank.
Implementation Mode:
Joint Management with an international organization (the World Bank-the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Total estimated cost of Global Fund is: USṨ12.0 billion
Objective
The purpose of the project is to make a sustainable contribution to mitigating the impact caused by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in ACP countries.
Expected results:
“The Programme ended in July 2020”
The representatives of the Global Fund continue to report to the Subcommittee of Political Affairs on progress in the implementation of the programme.
Beneficiary countries are:
Angola, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, CAR, Chad, Comoros, Congo, DRC, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, PNG, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Agreement No.REG/FED/22410-ACP-EU Programme for the Support of the culture sector-was signed on 8 February 2011 for an amount of €30.0 million. The execution period is 120 months.
Implementation mode
The programme is implemented by the PMU under the supervision of the ACP Secretariat.
Objectives
The programme’s global objective is to contribute to the fight against poverty through the development and consolidation of viable and sustainable cultural industries in ACP countries and safeguarding cultural diversity. More specifically the project aims inter alia:
Expected results
The Programme is ongoing
The programme facilitated for the meeting of the ACP Ministers of Culture that was held in Brussels from 7 to 10 November 2017
Beneficiary countries
Benin, Rwanda, Haiti, Dominican Rep, Trinidad & Tobago, Senegal, Mali, Cuba, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands, PNG, Nigeria, Gabon, Antigua & Barbuda, Madagascar, Congo, Mozambique, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Burundi, Djibouti, CAR, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Cameroon, Chad, Timor-Leste.
For more information, contact: Department of Political Affairs and Human Development
Agreement No.REG/FED/21817-Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme- was signed on 8 February 2011 for an amount of €40.0 million. The period of execution is 144 months
The amount of 30.0 million is split in two parts, 30.0 million for the African Region Component (Nyerere Programme) and 10.0 million for the Caribbean and Pacific Regions component. Further 5.0 million will be added to the African Component as a contribution from South African EC budget line to enable South African institutions to participate fully in the Programme.
Implementation Mode
Direct management (the EC is the Contracting authority).
The Programme is managed by the EC Agency, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
Objective
The Programme’s purpose is strengthen cooperation between Higher Education Institutions in the ACP region in view of increasing access to quality education that will encourage and enable ACP students to undertake postgraduate studies, and to promote student retention in the region along with mobility of academics and staff while increasing competitiveness and attractiveness of the institutions themselves. More specifically, the project will aim:
Expected Results:
The Programme is ongoing
The ACP Secretariat monitors this project through chairing the steering committee composed of representatives of the European Commission, African Union Commission, South African embassy (Brussels) Caribbean and Pacific embassies in Brussels Detailed information could be found on: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/intraacp mobility/.
Beneficiary countries
Botswana, Uganda, Ghana, South Africa, Madagascar, Cameroon, Nigeria, Trinidad & Tobago, Fiji, Senegal, Tanzania, Namibia, Burkina Faso.
For more information, contact: Department of Political Affairs and Human Development
Agreement No. ZA/DCI-AFS/22779-EDULINK-ACP-EU Cooperation in Higher Education. Signed on 5 March 2012 for an amount of €5.0 million to be implemented in 72 months. (Requesting Authority is RSA) The RSA NAO delegates its responsibility to the ACP Secretariat to implement the programme on its behalf.
Implementation Mode:
Indirect management (ACP Secretariat is the Contracting Authority).
PMU and Call for Proposals;
Purpose 1:
Capacity building of RSA and ACP higher education institutions in the fields of teaching, policy, management, planning and administration
Purpose 2:
Institutional co-operation to maximize academic quality and relevance in the regional or sub-regional context.
Expected results:
The involvement of the RSA will contribute to the achievement of the following results:
The Programme is ongoing
The Secretariat through the assistance of the PMU continues to follow up the implementation of the 47 Grant Contracts. The Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development is routinely briefed on the progress of the EDULINK programme.
Beneficiary countries:
Mozambique, Angola, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Eastern and Southern African region, Caribbean region, Mauritius, DRC, Ethiopia, Senegal, Fiji, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Timor-Leste, Kenya, Benin, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Malawi, Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire.
For more information, Contact: Department of Political Affairs and Human Development
Agreement No.REG/FED/22171-EDULINK II-ACP-EU Cooperation Programme in Higher Education-signed on 22 December 2010 for an amount of €20.0 million. Period of implementation is 96 months.
Implementation Mode:
Specific objectives of the Programme are:
Expected Results:
The Programme is ongoing
The Secretariat through the assistance of the PMU continues to follow up the implementation of the 47 Grant Contracts for a total value of €22.5 million sourced from both the EDF 10 and the EU Budget (Co-operation with South Africa. 11 contracts successfully ended in 2016 and their final reports are being received and assessed after which they will be administratively closed. 35 contracts will end in 2017 while only 1 contract will end in 2018.
Beneficiary countries:
Cabo Verde, Mozambique, Fiji, Mauritius, PNG, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cuba, Dominican Rep, Haiti, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger, Comoros, Madagascar, Barbados, Jamaica, Rwanda, Trinidad & Tobago, Namibia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Guyana, Suriname, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Sao Tome & Principe, Burundi, DRC, Angola, Senegal , Gambia, Seychelles.
For more information, contact: Department of Political Affairs and Human Development
Agreement No. REG/FED/022-053-ACP Science and Technology II Programme was signed on 01 March 2012 and allocated an amount of 20.0 million to be implemented in 84 months. Management mode is Partially decentralized.
Implementation mode
Indirect Management: Technical Assistance Unit (TAU) under the supervision of the ACP Secretariat.
The purpose of the project is:
Expected results:
The Programme is ongoing
The Secretariat with the Technical Assistance Unit continues to follow-up the implementation of the 21 grant contracts with a value of €20.8 M sourced from the EDF 10 and the EU Budget (Co-operation with South Africa).These projects represent the participation of 80 institutions from 31 ACP states and 26 institutions from 9 EU countries, USA, Thailand and India. The 21 projects address two target sectors: Agriculture and food security (15 projects); Energy access and efficiency (4 projects) Both themes (2 projects).
Of the 21 grant contracts, 14 are expected to end during 2017 while the remaining 7 will end by mid-2018.
Beneficiary countries :
Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, South Africa, Mauritius, Zambia, Dominican Republic, Botswana, Mozambique, Grenada, Guyana, St. Kitts & Nevis, Namibia, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Benin, Mali, Senegal, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Cabo Verde, Ethiopia, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Comoros.
For more information, contact: Department of Political Affairs and Human Development
Agreement No.REG/FED/023-056: Support to Transport Sector Development. F.A signed on 15th April 2013 for and amount of 4.0 million to be implemented within 72 months.
Implementation Mode
Partially decentralized management (delegated responsibility by the ACP Secretariat to AUC and Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA))
Objective
The project purpose is to contribute to strengthened Africa-wide capacity to regulate, organize, promote and finance improved inter regional and continental transport infrastructure and services through interconnectivity across regions by promoting safe trans-boundary transport corridors and harmonized transport services.
Expected results:
The Programme is ongoing.
Beneficiary countries:
All African ACP countries
For more information, contact: Department of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade