ADDIS ABEBA - Strengthening African civil society has been a long held obsession of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), an advisory body of the European Union representing employers, trade unions, farmers, consumers and the other interest groups that collectively make up ‘organised civil society’. The EESC sets the political agenda for talks on relations between Brussels and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries to favour development. A huge challenge.
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1 May-31 October 2010
Universal Expo 2010 Shanghai
Shanghai, China
Website: http://en.expo2010.cn/
Click here for more information on Africa Joint Pavillion
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After the success of European social enterprise, the sector has to find its way in Africa. Regarding this issue, ‘What role and perspectives for Africa’s social economy to cope with the multifaceted crisis?‘, the 19th Session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly’s main topic, has just ended in Tenerife, Spain.
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27 February-13 March 2010
FNB Dance Umbrella 2010
Johannesburg, South Africa
Website: http://www.artslink.co.za/arts/
1-31 March 2010
International Festival of Benin’s Theatre (Fitheb)
Lomé, Benin
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Aug14
The European Union has pressurised Ghana to sign an economic partnership agreement (EPA) despite civil society concerns being raised about the detrimental effects further trade liberalisation will have on development in the West African country. IPS’s Francis Kokutse fired some questions at Dick Naezer, head of the macro-economic trade section of the European Union delegation in Ghana, to understand why he directed this call at Ghana’s government.
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