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/037-975 (Promote ACP-EU Private sector development knowledge management) for an amount of 6.0 million was signed on 28 July 2017. The Programme will be implemented over a period of 80 months (excluding the closure period fixed at 24 months).
Implementation modality
Indirect management with the ACP Secretariat as the Contract Authority for procurement and grant procedures.
Objective
The programme is fully in line with the provisions of the Intra-ACP Strategy Paper 2014-2020 and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. It contributes primary to the progressive achievement of SDG 8 “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”, but also promotes progress towards Goal 1 “end poverty in all its forms everywhere”.
The specific objective is to contribute to the overall effort for the implementation of the key objectives related to Private Sector Development with regard to the Joint PSD framework, 11th EDF Intra-ACP Strategy, through the PSD platform, the promotion of ACP-EU PSD Knowledge management, and the assistance to the ACP Secretariat.
Expected results/outputs are:
The programme is going on.
| The programme is going on and an extension request to August 2025 has been formally requested
The programme continues to provide technical support to the ACP Secretariat on screening and appraising a number of proposals received and to be funded under the Private Sector Support. Beneficiary countries: All OACPS countries and regions www.businessacp.com For more information, contact: Department of Structural Economic Transformation and Trade
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The Service contracts for an amount of €6.0 million between the ACP Secretariat and the Consortium led by IBF International was signed on 5th February 2018. The programme is already providing technical support to the ACP Secretariat on screening and appraising a number of proposals received and to be funded under the Private Sector Support.
Beneficiary countries:
For more information, contact: Department of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade
Agreement No. ACP/FED/038-840 – Increased Access to Finance for Enterprises, in particular SMEs – was signed on 27 September 2017 for an amount of €190.0 million. The programme will be implemented over a period of 120 months excluding the closure phase of 24 months.
Implementation modality
The programme will be implemented in the context of the EDF Blending Framework and its facilities. Projects will be assessed and implemented within the relevant EU Investment Facility: Africa Investment Facility, Caribbean Investment Facility, Pacific Investment Facility; and Thematic Investment Facility.
Objective
The programme’s main purpose is to contribute to poverty reduction by promoting private sector development, in particular through increased access to finance for MSMEs as well as cooperatives and other forms of social, sharing and collaborative economy, enhancing productive capacities and value chains and supporting specific initiatives such as ElectriFI and AgriFI. In particular, the programme contributes to the achievement of the SDG 8 (Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all; but also promotes progress towards Goals 2 (End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture), Goal 6 (Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all), Goal 7 (Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all), Goals 9, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
Standard Output and Outcome Indicators for Blending Projects:
The programme is ongoing.
| “The programme is ongoing and is expected to end 28 September 2025.
The following sub-projects have been contracted: 1. Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund. This programme is implemented by IFAD for an amount of €45.8 million. 2. Euriz-Guarantee Facility for ACP MSMEs. This sub-project is jointly implemented by Agence Francaise de Developpment (AFD) and Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) for an amount of €26.5 million. |
| 3.Boost Africa project. This programme is jointly implemented by the EIB and the AfDB for an amount of €61.0 million.
https://www.eib.org/fr/products/mandates-partnerships/boost-africa/index.htmBeneficiary countries of Euriz: All central African countries, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritania and South Africa https://businessacp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/EURIZ-Guarantee-programme.pdf For more information, contact: Department of Structural Economic Transformation and Trade |
Beneficiary countries:
For more information, contact: Department of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade
Agreement No. ACP/FED/038-593: Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA II) for an amount of €60.0 million was signed on 9 June 2017. The programme will be implemented over a period of 72 months excluding the closure phase fixed at 24 months.
Implementation modality
Direct management – procurement of services – administrative arrangement with the Joint Research Centre (JRC);
Direct management – grants – direct award to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Objectives
Specific objective 1: Reference Information Systems for biodiversity and protected areas management are maintained and enhanced at global, ACP and Regional levels;
Specific objective 2: The Regional Observatories (ROs), mandated by regional institutions and hosting the PRIS, are used by stakeholders to improve planning and decision making for biodiversity conservation and sustainable natural resource management and governance;
Specific objective 3: On the basis of the management and governance priorities, planning and implementation of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services and sustainable natural resource management
Expected results
| “The programme is ongoing and the implementation period was extended at no-cost to end in December 2025 due to delays caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
The Mid Term Review (MTR) was completed in the last half of 2021 to assess the design, performance, and impact of the programme and identify lessons learnt to improve its strategy and implementation of activities for the remainder of the programme.
The last Programme Steering Committee Meeting was held 27 October 2022.The following are the most recent programme updates: BIOPAMA Mid-term Review recommendations were adopted, to guide the future orientation of all programme components, including the RIS, the regional observatories the grant-making facility, and sustainability of the Programme
More programme updates will emerge from the BIOPAMA global coordination meeting scheduled to be held from 18 September 2023.
Regional Observatories are now in place and and continue to be updated. They can be accessed at the following link; https://rris.biopama.org/dashboard
The Global Regional Information Systems (RIS) managed by JRS is in place and is regularly updated.
Major development on the RIS , design improvements, and new backend architecture provides better user interface and dynamic interactive tools for conservation tracking including Integrated Management Effectiveness Tool (IMET), Protected Area Governance and Equity(PAGE) – refer to, for:Eastern Africa Central Africa https://www.observatoire-comifac.net/analytical_platform
West Africa
Caribbeanhttps://caribbeanprotectedareasgateway.com/ ( Pacific
The Action Grant component for the 2020 call for proposals is ongoing and grantees are being awarded, on an ongoing basis. The following is the grant allocation per region: · Caribbean: 3 M allocated, 2.5 M Committed, and 0.5 M remaining. · Central Africa 3 M allocated, 0.7 M committed, and 2.3 remaining · Eastern Africa 3 M allocated, 2.0 M committed, and 1 M remaining · Pacific 3 M allocated, 1.6 Allocated and 1.4 Remaining · Southern Africa 3 M allocated, 2.0 Committed and 1M remaining · West Africa 3 M allocated, 2M committed and 1 M remaining
The final/ last calls for proposals were announced regionally in 2022 – concluded and awarded.
Beneficiary countries Chad, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea, CAR, Sao tome & Principe, Cameroon, Gabon, Antiqua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Dominican Rep, Guyana, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, PNG, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Palau, Dominica, St. Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Gambia, Cabo Verde, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Botswana, Eritrea, Eswatini, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, South Africa. Regional organisations are: Central African forest commission’s mission of Observation (COMIFAC), ECOWAS, University of West Indies, 9UWI), SPREP. Information links are: For more information, contact: Department of Environment and Climate Action. |
Beneficiary countries
For more information, contact: Department of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade
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/023-233-Strengthening the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Institutions and Processes (CAADP) signed on 02 February 2012 for an amount of 10.0 million and to be implemented in 72 months under Joint Management (pool fund) with the World Bank.
Implementation Mode:
Managed by the African Union Commission and the World Bank within the framework of CAADP
Objective
The purpose of the CAADP Multi donor Trust Fund is to facilitate the implementation of CAADP at country, regional and continental levels, involving agricultural policy reviews and reforms, inclusive strategy development, higher levels of investments and expenditure, and improved public-private cooperation.
Expected results:
The Programme is ongoing
Beneficiary countries/regions:
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), and Southern African Development Community (SADC).
For more information, contact: Department of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade
Agreement No.REG/FED/22156-Reinforcing Veterinary Governance in Africa- was signed on 8 February 2011 for an amount of €30.0 million. The period of execution is 102 months
Implementation Mode:
Direct management (grant agreement with AU-C/AU-IBAR).
Objective
The Programme’s specific objective is to “improve the institutional environment at national and regional levels to provide effective and efficient animal health services in Africa.
Expected results:
The Programme is ongoing
This programme was officially launched in 2012 and is being implemented through a contribution agreement with the African Union Commission specialised agency for animal health (IBAR).
Beneficiary countries:
Regional programmes: SADC, COMESA, ECCAs, EAC, ECOWAS, IGAD
Country-programmes: Mauritius, Tanzania, Sao Tome & Principe, Comoros, Sudan, South Sudan, DRC, Madagascar, Malawi, Seychelles, Burundi, Congo, equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Angola, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Benin, Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Togo, Eritrea, Somalia, Zambia, Mali, Ghana, Mozambique, Kenya
For more information, contact: Department of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade
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