With over 60 percent of the African continent’s population in rural areas and dependent on smallholder or family farming, the risk from the COVID-19 pandemic to food supply chains, market access and nutrition is high. Lockdown measures have disrupted internal supply chains halting food production. Locust swarms continue to devastate crops in East Africa.

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The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's (FES) Africa Department and EU Office cordially invite you to the second webinar in our  series "What’s the offer? A new partnership between Europe and Africa". In the first webinar we discussed the ongoing renewal of the partnership between Europe and Africa and the impacts of the pandemic on it. In case you missed it, you can watch the recording here.

In 2020, the nature of the cooperation between the European Union and Africa is being negotiated and might profoundly change: a new EU-Sahel Strategy, a new EU-Africa Strategy, the EU-AU summit in autumn, the German Presidency of the Council of the EU, the development of new finance instruments – all against the background of a shaky multilateralism an the challenges posed by the corona crisis. An opportunity to raise the partnership to »a new level«? An opportunity to address not only issues such as security, migration, hunger and poverty but also sustainability, the empowerment of women and youth and fair trade?

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March 5-8, 2020 / The European Cultural Centre of Delphi (E.C.C.D.), Delphi, Greece.

The Delphi Economic Forum is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working in close cooperation with civil society, public organizations, businesses and individuals. It engages business, political, academic, and other top experts in an effort to address emerging challenges, influence the national and regional agendas and promote sustainable and socially responsible growth policies for Greece, Europe and the wider Eastern Mediterranean region.

The next edition will take place in the beginning of March 2020, in Delphi, Greece. Our Secretary General; Alexandros Spachis will take part in the Forum as a guest speaker.

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Fostering Uganda-Europe Economic Alliance: Investements, Green Deals and Innovations

9-10 March 2020 (9 to 12:30) - Kampala, Uganda

In line with the Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs, the European Union in partnership with the Private Sector Foundation Uganda and the Government of Uganda are organizing the first ever Uganda-Europe Business Forum. The forum forms part of a joint initiative to facilitate collaboration between private and public actors and partnership between Ugandan and European companies, in the framework of the Sustainable Business for Uganda Platform. The event will be graced by H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of the Republic of Uganda and Ms Jutta Urpilainen, the European Commissioner for international Partnerships as well as prominent European and Ugandan public and private sector players.

The forum marks an important milestone in the roadmap towards strengthening the Uganda-EU economic alliance. This highly interactive event will provide information and working sessions on Uganda’s business enabling environment, trade and investment opportunities and funding instruments that can be used to support domestic and EU businesses. The participation to the forum will be free.

In the Uganda-Europe Business Forum, you’ll have an exceptional opportunity to;

• Meet the Decision Makers: H.E. the President, Ministers, High-Level Officials, CEOs of European and Ugandan companies.
• Grab the low hanging fruits: new opportunities for investment in Agriculture, Energy, Cities, Natural Resources and for Access to Finance.
• Build your network: setup your own B2B and B2G meetings, with the B2Match App [ ], and visits to local businesses.
• Trade with Europe: learn more about Uganda business incentives and duty-free quota-free exports to the EU.
• Discover Uganda: an island of security and economic stability in the East African Region
• Invest for the long term: be part of the Sustainable Business for Uganda Platform.

Full programme here

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U.S. - Africa Business Summit 2020

June 9th to 12th, 2020. Marakech, Morocco

Corporate Council on Africa and the Government of Morocco will host the 13th U.S.-Africa Business Summit in June, 2020 in Marrakesh, Morocco. The Summit will bring together more than 1,400 U.S. and African private sector executives, international investors, senior government officials and multilateral stakeholders. The Summit will served as a platform for U.S. and African business and government leaders to:

ENGAGEon key sectors including agribusiness, energy, health, infrastructure, ICT, finance and more;

NETWORKwith key private sector and government decision makers;

EXPLOREnew business opportunities and meet potential business partners; and

ADVOCATEto shape effective U.S.-Africa trade and investment policies

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Great Lakes Investment and Trade Conference (GLITC)

‘Cross-border Corridors’

Kigali Convention Centre, RwandaKigali Convention Centre, Rwanda 18th - 20th March, 2020

Since the inaugural Private Sector Investment Conference (PSIC) which took place in Kinshasa,Since the inaugural Private Sector Investment Conference (PSIC) which took place in Kinshasa,Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ON 24-25th February, 2016, plans have been underwayto convene a successor investment conference whose ultimate goal is to promote the variousinvestment opportunities in the Great Lakes Region that were presented at the first conference.The projects identified at that time from the region have now been subjected to both economicand financial analyses for their viability and bankability and most of these are now ready forpresentation to potential investors. This is the genesis of the forthcoming Great Lakes Investmentand Trade Conference (GLITC). Subsequently, the Office of the UN Special Envoy for the GreatLakes region (O/SESG), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and theGovernment of the Republic of Rwanda are organizing the second GLITC that shall take place inKigali, Rwanda, from 18th to 20th November, 2019.

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Dedicated to Togolese and European investors, the Togo – European Union Economic Forum (TEUEF Togo – European Union Economic Forum) was a unique platform offering an unrivalled opportunity to meet, under the same roof, besides high profile figures and distinguished investors from the business world, political leaders, bankers and financiers, African and sub regional financial institution top executives, top  managers of investment funds, academia and development partners championing the economic growth and development of Togo, this land of opportunities which is now open for business.
During two days, approximately 400 participants, of which 300 investors of the 28 members states of the European Union and Togo including the Togolese Diaspora explored investment and partnership opportunities between Togo and the European Union.
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