Useful Links
Overview
NGOs and Research Institutes (North)
NGOs and Research Institutes (South)
ACP-EU-trade website - managed by ECDPM, ECORYS, CTA, supported by DFID
Brussels Development Briefings - on Trade and Development
(organised by CTA, ACP Group, EC (DG Development and Europaid), Concord, Euforic and IPS/Europe)
EC Development Cooperation for ACP countries -
information on the programming of aid to ACP countries under the 10th European Development Fund (2008-2013).
(provided by Eurostep, CONCORD Cotonou Aid
Working Group and EEPA)
International Trade and Tariff Data (provided by WTO)
Continental level
African Development Bank Group
General Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
NEPAD - New Partnership for Africa's Development
Regional level
CARICOM - Caribbean Community
CEMA - Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale
CILSS - Comité Permanent Inter États de Lutte Contre la Sécheresse au Sahel
COMESA - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
EAC - East African Community
ECOWAS - Economic Community of West African States
IGAD - Intergovernmental Authority on Development; Eastern Africa
NBI - Nile Basin Initiative
SACU - Southern African Customs Union; information on SACU at the website of South Africa's Department of Foreign Affairs
SADC - Southern African Development Community
ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
CDE - Centre for the Development of Enterprise: CDE is an ACP/ EU joint instiution created in the framewokr of the Cotonou Agreement. Its objective is to ensure the devlopment of professional ACP enterprise operating in the private sector.
CTA - Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU
CTA - Brussels Office - ACP-EU institution providing information on key ACP-EU programmes and events from Brussels relevant to agriculture and rural development in ACP countries.
Europafrica - News and Resources on the Joint Africa-EU Strategy
EU Commission: EU-ACP Bilateral Trade Relations
EU Commission EU-Africa Relations
EurLex - EUR-Lex provides direct free access to European Union law
EU-ACP Summaries of Legislation provided by the EU
AWEPA - The Association of European Parliamentarians for Africa (AWEPA) works in cooperation with African Parliaments to strengthen parliamentary democracy
All Africa - Europe and Africa
Cotonou Partnership Agreement - Blog supported by ECDPM and EUFORIC
The Courier - The Magazine of Africa - Caribbean - Pacific & European Union Cooperation and Relations
EuropaWorld - Online newspaper covering international development
IRIN Africa - UN Integrated Regional Information Networks on Africa
Panapress - The African Perspective
NGOs and Research Institutes (North)
ACP-EU-Trade Network - by ECDPM and EU-LDC Network, supported by AIF and DFID
ACTSA - Action for Southern Africa
Afrika.no - The Norwegian Council for Africa
AITIC - Agency for International Trade Information and Cooperation
Aprodev - Association of World Council of Churches related Development Organisations in Europe
BOND - British Overseas NGOs for Development
CIDSE - International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity
CONCORD - European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development
Coordination Sud - Portail des ONG françaises de solidarité internationale
DSA - Development Studies Association
ECDPM - European Centre for Development Policy Management
ECDPM - Key debates in ACP-EU cooperation
Euforic - Europe's Forum on International Cooperation
Eurostep - European Solidarity towards Equal Participation of People
German Development Institute (GDI)
GTAP - Global Trade Analysis Project
ICTSD - International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
IISD - International Institute for Sustainable Development
Institute of African Affairs - Institut für Afrika-Kunde (IAK), at the German Overseas Institute's website
ODI - Overseas Development Institute
ODI - IEDG - International Economic Development Group
SIA - Sustainability Impact Assessment of the new EPAs between the ACP and the EU by PricewaterhouseCoopers with the funding of the EU Commission
VENRO - Association of German development non-governmental organisations
WEED - World Economy, Ecology and Development - a German NGO
WIDE - Women in Development Europe
NGOs and Research Institutes (South)
Afrobarometer - The Afrobarometer is an independent, nonpartisan research project that measures the social, political, and economic atmosphere in Africa.
AERC - African Economic Research Consortium
African Capacity Building Foundation
BIDPA - Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis
Choike - A Portal on Southern Civil Societies
DPMF - Development Policy Management Forum
ENDA - Environmental Development Action in the Third World
ICFTU - International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Institute for Global Dialogue - Independent South African non-governmental organisation broadly concerned with key issues in international affairs, and how these affect South Africa, southern Africa, and Africa as a whole.
MWENGO - Reflection and Development Centre in Eastern and Southern Africa
SangoNet - Development Information Portal for NGOs in South Africa
SARPN - Southern African Regional Poverty Network
SEATINI - Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute
TWN Africa Third World Network (TWN)- Africa
TIPS - Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies - a South African Research Institute
Trade & Development Studies Centre Zimbabwe
FAO - Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations
GTZ Studies on EPAs - German Technical Cooperation
ILO - International Labour Organization
IMF - International Monetary Fund
JITAP - Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Programme
OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD/DAC - Development Assistance Committee
TICAD - Tokyo International Conference on African Development
Transparency International - The Coalition against Corruption
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
UNECA - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
WTO - World Trade Organization
African Growth and Opportunity Act - AGOA
Global Trade Negotiations - Center for International Development at Harvard University
US Trade Representative - USTR
Africa Regional Database of the Trade Information Center - US-Department of Commerce
Africa Development Indicators 2006 - by Worldbank
Human Development Index - by United Nations
Ibrahim Index of African Governance - by United Nations
ACP-EU Courier
published every two months by DG Development, the Courier is a magazine focusing on the ACP-EU partnership. Financed under the European Development Fund (EDF), the project concluded on 31 March 2004 and is currently under reconstruction. The interim version "eCourier" started in June 2005 and will continue until the re-launch of the paper version expected in 2006
ACBF Newsletter
published quarterly by the African Capacity Building Foundation. The newsletter aims at providing news and facilitating the exchange of ideas of ACBF’s capacity-building interventions in Africa. The intention is to share current experiences, concepts and methodological approaches; encourage adoption of best practices; and promote a culture of informed and participatory development management in Africa.
African Trade Agenda
published monthly by the Political Economy Unit of Third World Network - Africa Secretariat
Agritrade
monthly news and analysis of events affecting ACP-EU agricultural trade and rural cooperation, published by CTA
AWEPA Bulletin
published quarterly, this Bulletin is an instrument for informing parliamentarians on both continents about developments in Africa and policy developments in Europe.
CTA Brussels Newsletter
weekly newsletter relevant to ACP-EU cooperation
Doha Round Briefing Series
Intended to serve as a guide to the multilateral WTO negotiations, ICTSD offers in thirteen “executive summaries” a progress report on each of the separate negotiation groups. They are written for the non-expert with a strong interest in trade policy and negotiations.
EU-LDC Network Brief
published unsteadily about twice a year
EU-LDC Network News
published every two weeks
ICTSD Bridges Monthly Review
The publication provides timely information and analysis on the interface between trade and sustainable development for the growing number of actors involved in the global trade debate.
ICTSD Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest
published by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
IDS Bulletin
published quarterly by the International Development Studies Centre of Sussex University at Brighton, UK. In the recent past it has tackled issues around men and masculinities, social policy in the South, participation accountability and health, and what partnership with NGOs really means.
IISD Publications Centre
Publications by the Canadian International Institute for Sustainable Development include books, papers, newsletters and other materials covering topics such as economic policy, energy, environment and security, indigenous peoples, investment, poverty and trade.
"Pro-Active File"
Eurostep's weekly newsletter
SEATINI Bulletin
published twice a month by the Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute
Trade and Development Update
published unsteadily about four times a year by ACTSA. It aims to cover key developments in trade between Europe and Southern Africa and to incorporate views and analysis from key players, especially those in Southern Africa.
Trade Negotiations Insights - From Doha to Cotonou
A joint ECDPM-ICTSD bimonthly publication on the major issues faced by African and ACP countries in their international trade negotiations at the WTO and with the EU in the context of the Cotonou Agreement.