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.REG/FED/22024-Increasing Access to new Under-Used Vaccines in GAVI-eligible ACP countries has been allocated €50.0 million.
Implementation Mode:
A Grant Contract has been signed between the EC and GAVI for the implementation of the action.
Objective
The Programme’s objective is to improve and sustain increased immunization coverage in GAVI-eligible ACP countries benefiting from GAVI support through the procurement and delivery of pentavalent vaccines, including DTP, Hep B and Hib on the basis of country applications approved by GAVI for the years 2011-2012.
Expected Results are as follows:
The programme has ended.
GAVI continues to provide reports to the Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development
Beneficiary ACP countries:
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Comoros, Congo, DRC Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, PNG, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, S. Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
For more information, contact: Department of Political Affairs and Human Development (PAHD)
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)
African Peace Facility: The Intra-ACP Cooperation funds allocated to the APF under the 11th EDF amount to Euro 900.0 million. Based on the principle of African ownership, the APF supports the AU and regional African organisations which have a mandate to promote peace and security.
Objectives
The overall objective of the APF is to support peace, stability and security in Africa and provide the basis for sustainable development.
The following are the supported activities under the APF Facility:
The programme ended in July 2019
Under the 11th EDF, the first Action Programme of the APF (2014-2016) was adopted by the EC in July 2014. It initially foresaw a total EDF contribution of EUR 750 million. Due to increasing needs, an additional amount of EUR 150 million was allocated in December 2015. By the end on 2015, EUR 600 million had already been contracted. The Facility was monitored by the Joint Coordination Committee jointly chaired by the AU and the EU and comprises of representatives of the RECs. An amount of EUR 100.0 million was allocated to APF under the AAP 2016.
Beneficiary countries
The direct beneficiaries of the APF are the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities with a mandate in peace and security, and the relevant institutions and structures within the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA): Somalia (AMISOM); Guinea Bissau (ECOMIB); DRC, Central African Republic and Uganda (RCI-LRA); Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon (MNJTF); Gambia (ECOMIG); Burundi (HROs/MEs); South Sudan (CTSAMM); Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso (G5 Sahel Joint Forces).
For more information, contact: Department of Macro-economics, Development Finance and Intra-ACP Programming
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/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
Agreement No.REG/FED/22024-Increasing Access to new Under-Used Vaccines in GAVI-eligible ACP countries was signed on 8 February 2012 for an amount of €20.0 million.
Implementation Mode:
A Grant Contract has been signed between the EC and GAVI for the implementation of the action.
Objective
The Programme’s objective is to improve and sustain increased immunization coverage in GAVI-eligible ACP countries benefiting from GAVI support through the procurement and delivery of pentavalent vaccines, including DTP, Hep B and Hib on the basis of country applications approved by GAVI for the years 2011-2012.
Expected Results are as follows:
The programme is ongoing
GAVI continues to provide reports to the Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development
Beneficiary ACP countries:
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Comoros, Congo, DRC Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, PNG, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, S. Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
For more information, contact: Department of Political Affairs and Human Development (PAHD)