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Africa and the EU
Europe and Africa have close historical, cultural and geographical ties. EU-Africa relations are based on the 2000 Cotonou Agreement with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, which grew out of the 1975 Lomé Convention.
The European Union representative, Mr Mats Liljefelt (Head of Cooperation) in his speech on behalf of the EU explained how social cohesion is jeopardised by corrupt practices and how basic trust and hope is squandered where corruption prevails.
This year's International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is dedicated to Indigenous Peoples’ Languages. Around 5,000 of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world are indigenous, and one of them dies every two weeks. The EU invests €500 million every year on education programmes to revitalize these ancient communication tools in 60 countries across the world.
Federica Mogherini travelled to Mozambique to witness the signature of the historic peace agreement between the Mozambican government and the main opposition party RENAMO. During her visit to the country, the High Representative also held a meeting with the President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi.
Nereah Amondi Oketch of Homabay County was announced winner during the Grande Finale televised live on KTN TV
The overall objective of this project is to contribute to prevent and manage conflicts and security threats in West Africa.
