2025 AidWatch Report Launch
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Belgium
This special edition marks 20 years of AidWatch, bringing together analysts, advocates, policymakers, and civil society partners who have shaped the report since its inception.
Prospects for Dialogue in the Central Sahel
23 October 2025
Brussels - Online
The Egmont Institute has the pleasure to invite you to an Africa Seminar on “Prospects for Dialogue in the Central Sahel” with Dr. Yvan Guichaoua from the Bonn International Center of Conflict Studies, Jenny Lorentzen from the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, and Dr. Sidy Mariko from the University of Kurukanfuga. Lena Kjellberg from Folke Bernadotte Academy will also offer brief remarks. Building on their collective expertise and recent research, the speakers will reflect on the evolving role of dialogue in the Sahel’s complex crisis landscape.
The role of EU-AU R&I strategies in contributing to Africa’s food future: Insights from the CEA-FIRST and AfriFOODlinks projects
21 October 2025
Brussels
Join us for a one-day high-level dialogue during the AU–EU Senior Officials’ Meeting week. Organised by the CEA-FIRST and AfriFOODlinks projects, the event will explore how AU–EU cooperation can be integrated in and contribute to the FNSSA Roadmap (2027–2036) through evidence-based policymaking, co-creation processes, and innovative thinking.
Innovation Fair
23 October 2025
Brussels, Belgium
The Innovation Fair will take place on 23 October in Brussels, Belgium, and online. With the running theme title of “Enabling that step forward”, the Innovation Fair aims to showcase the vibrancy of the cooperation among European, African and Mediterranean innovation ecosystems, promoting innovative solutions with potential for market and societal uptake, vis-à-vis potential public and private funders and fostering networking, matchmaking and collaborations.
Opportunity-driven Skills and VET in Africa
16 October 2025
Online
Team Europe (Belgium, Finland, France, Germany) is pleased to invite you to an information session on the Technical Assistance Facility, specifically designed for private sector partners who are looking to strengthen their workforce and engage with key public, private, and financial actors across Europe and Africa. This session is part of the Team Europe Initiative on Opportunity-Driven Skills and VET in Africa, under the Global Gateway strategy.
AI for social good and Africa’s strategic choices
16 October 2025
Brussels, Belgium
On 16 October 2025 from 15:30-18:00 CEST, ECDPM is organising a hybrid event to launch a series of studies looking at how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being deployed across Africa in three critical sectors: health, education and agriculture.
Book Presentation: “The future of employment in Africa. Demography labour markets and welfare”
23 September 2025
Brussels
The author, Loïc De Cannière, is founder, former CEO and Chair of the Supervisory Board of Incofin, a worldwide impact investment firm with extensive experience in Africa.
Investing in resilience: Why conflict- and climate-sensitive infrastructure is key to Global Gateway's success
7 October 2025
Brussels
On 7 October 2025 from 8:30-11:00 CEST, ECDPM and Search for Common Groundare organising an in-person public event in ECDPM office in Brussels to discuss the role of conflict- and climate-sensitive infrastructure in the Global Gateway’s success.
International Trade – The Challenges Ahead
3 October 2025
Dublin, Ireland
The European Commission and the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) are co-organising a conference on Trade and Economic Security, on 3 October 2025 in Dublin, Ireland. It will focus on (i) competitiveness and economic security; (ii) Europe’s global partners and (iii) trade in the digital age.
Second High Level Conference on Enhanced Coordination of External Financial Tools
1 October 2025
Brussels
This second high-level conference will identify opportunities to scale up enhanced financial coordination, and discuss the ongoing legislative process on the next Multiannual Financial Framework.