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The 11 Corridors are widely covering the African continent with four corridors located in West Africa, two corridors in each Central, East and Southern East Africa and one Corridor covering North Africa.",{"type":28,"content":38},[39],{"text":40,"type":32},"The package includes EU and EU Member States’ bilateral aid in the form of both grants and loans. Through the blending of financing and guarantees, the EU seeks to share risks and thereby attract additional private funding both from Africa and Europe. The investment package will be delivered through Team Europe initiatives, whereby the EU, its Member States and European financial institutions will work together to support concrete and transformational projects jointly identified in priority areas.",{"type":28,"content":42},[43],{"text":44,"type":32},"Through the corridor approach and the underlying Team Europe Initiatives, the EU Commission hopes to accelerate opportunities for private projects. 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