Africa has been and will be in the future a unique partner for Europe for historical, geographical and cultural reasons. Even in an ever-globalising world, the European Union and its Member States collectively remain Africa's most important partner ...

The African Development Bank has long recognised that infrastructure investment has a central role in the development agenda and is critical for supporting economic growth, poverty reduction and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. ...

Around 90 participants from 15 countries took the opportunity to convene for a face-to-face event on ‘Infrastructure Finance in Africa’ in the context of EIC’s Spring Conference.

Global Gateway Initiative officially launched at the EU Africa Summit, entailing an investment portfolio of 150 bn EUR.

Successful EIC participation at the 7th EU-Africa Business Forum 2022, attracting more than 350 participants.

Working Group Africa Chairman Christian Combes represented EIC at the EU Transport Connectivity Task Force on 25 July 2019. ...

The EIC Autumn Workshop 2020 „The Role of Infrastructure Investments in the EU-Africa and EU-Asia Strategies and related EU External Financing Instruments“ took place in form of a Webinar on 02 October 2020.

European international contractors have a long-standing record of delivering infrastructure projects in Africa, but had to progressively reduce their market presence over the past two decades due to the unlevel playing field in the competition with ...

This years´ EIC Autumn Workshop was organised in a digital format on 02 October 2020. More than 100 participants joined the webinar on “The Role of Infrastructure Investments in the EU-Africa and EU-Asia Strategies and related External Financing ...

EIC President Philippe Dessoy presented on 24 March EIC’s new Corporate Responsibility Report and recommendations for Best-Value-for-Money Procurement at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa. Minister of Construction attends event ...

The global infrastructure investment needs will reach US$ 94 trillion by 2040 in order to keep pace with profound economic and demographic changes across the globe. ...

In September 2017, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD), which is the core piece of the EU's new External Investment Plan (EIP). The intention of the EIP is to support more inclusive and ...