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Conference documents/ Documentation

Gaborone, 26-27 January 2004: Report of the National Workshop: Involvement of Non-State-Actors in the Implementation of the Cotonou Agreement 
organised by the Botswana Council of Non-Gouvernmental Organisations (BOCONGO) in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.  

 

The ACP-EU Cotonou Partnership Agreement: A Manual for Civil Society Organisations in Zambia 
Produced by Civil Society Trade Network of Zambia (CSTNZ) with the support of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), June 2005. 

 
"Preparations for the WTO Cancun Ministerial Meeting and the Post Doha Agenda,"  
held on 23 and 24 May in Cape Town, co-organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the WTO  
   Position Paper: Civil Society in Southern Africa on the Way to Cancún: Interests, Problems and Strategies  
by Pia Eberhardt (WEED), May 2003. "Just a few months prior to the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun, Mexico, Southern Afric'a civil society sees itself confronted with several dilemmas: since it has only recently begun to concern itself with trade issues, it lacks the capacity it needs to accompany develpoments in the WTO and the growing number of regional and bilateral free-trade initiatives on the African continent..."  
 
27. et 28.4.2003: L’Accord de Cotonou pour Madagascar  
Atelier National organisé en coopération avec FIVMPAMA (Fivondronan'ny Mpandraharaha Malagasy)  
   Programme 
   Présentation de l’Accord de COTONOU : Spécificités et innovations  
(Powerpoint Presentation) Intervenant : M. Pierre Protar, Chef de la Délégation de la Commission Européenne  
   Rôles des Acteurs Non Etatiques 
(Powerpoint Presentation) Intervenants : M. Liva Raharijaona Administrateur, FIVMPAMA M. Odon Raveloson : membre FIVMPAMA et UNA CIVILE  
   Présentation des Instruments d’appui à la mise en œuvre de l’Accord de Cotonou : CDE, ProInvest, BEI, etc.  
(Powerpoint Presentation) Intervenant : Laurence RAMIANDRISOA, Délégation de la Commission Européenne  
 
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5th March 2003: The Implementation of the ACP-EU COTONOU AGREEMENT in SAMBIA 
Sensitisation Workshop of the Members of the National Working Group (NWG), Held at MULUNGUSHI VILLAGE, SAMBIA  
   Report  
 
"ACP-EU Negotiations on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) preparations for SADC and COMESA"  
   Program 
Regional Workshop held in Harare, Zimbabwe, 12-13 September 2003 
   Report 
by Masiiwa Rusare (Trade and Development Studies Centre), Harare, Zimbabwe. The workshop was organized by Trade and Development Studies (Trades) Centre, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, ACP Business Forum and Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD). It was to prepare SADC/COMESA for oncoming ACP-EU trade negotiations starting on September 2002 and to continue for 6 years. The conference objectives were, among others, comparison of EU and ACP/COMESA/SADC negotiating mandates, impact assessment of EPAs in SADC and COMESA as well as discussion of COMESA/SADC strategic interests and position. 
 
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Lusaka 15th May 2002: The COTONOU-AGREEMENT for SAMBIA: Creating a Private Sector- Government Dialogue to use the Opportunities 
Conference jointly co-hosted by FES and European Commission. 
   Report  
 
Harare 21-22 September 2000: Proceedings of SADC REGIONAL CONFERENCE on ACP - EU COTONOU AGREEMENT- What are the Options and Challenges for SADC?” 
Jointly organised by: Trade & Development Studies Centre (TRADES CENTRE), Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and SADC, Harare-Zimbabwe  
   Report 
The conference sought to initiate a process of dialogue between the private sector and the public sector and concretise modalities of benefiting from the Cotonou Agreement. Participants to the conference from government, private sector, donor community, diplomatic missions, the media and other organisations were expected to come up with recommendations for establishing and enhancing effective private-public sector dialogue.