ACP Secretariat

11 April: Management meeting

12 April: Bureau of the Committee of Ambassadors

12 April: ACP Countries party to the Gabarone Declaration on Sustainability in Africa (GDSA)

13 April: Steering Committee-Trade Com II

14-15 April: Committee of Ambassadors

European Parliament

11-12 April: European Parliament Committee Meetings

Other events

13 April: Conférence de midi – Infopoint Coopération Extérieure "L'éducation & la mesure des résultats d'apprentissage : conclusions de l'évaluation du PASEC"

Save the Date:  European Commission High Level Consultation on Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Nutrition, Food Security and Inclusive Agricultural Growth

25 April 2016 Palais d'Egmont 1000 Brussels 09:30–17:00 (Registration open from 08:30)

Food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture are among the EU’s top development priorities for the period of 2015–2020. In this regard, research and innovation are fundamental pieces to achieve food and nutrition security goals. The EU is launching four major initiatives to support partner countries in food security and agriculture specifically addressing the key areas of innovation, nutrition, resilience and financing. Featuring a high level panel of speakers: Neven Mimica, Thiery Mandon, Rudolf Strohmeier, Monique Pariat, Marjeta Jager, Maria Angeles Benitez, David Nabarro, Charles Brand, Marie Konate, Tom Arnold.

The CTA Brussels News Service is providing EU-ACP policy news since 2004, on various key thematic areas. In addition to this news service, we also provide news on ACP intra-regional trade, and south-south cooperation (investments of emerging countries' in agriculture in the ACP regions). The main stories for the week are featured in our newsletter and all stories can be found in our Regional Trade and the South-South cooperation sections.

The European Commission announces €122.5 million to help Ethiopia deal with a deteriorating humanitarian situation caused by the El Niño extreme weather phenomenon. Today the European Commission has announced €122.5 million for Ethiopia to address the immediate needs of people affected by the worsening humanitarian situation caused by one of the most severe extreme El Niño weather phenomenon on record. This new support aims to combine a humanitarian response and early recovery assistance with initiatives that address the root causes of fragility and vulnerability

Kenya has signed seven memorandums of understanding that will see the country receive upto 250 million euros (Sh28.8 billion). The agreements were signed after President Uhuru Kenyatta met his French counterpart Francois Hollande for bilateral agreements. The financing are a culmination of both grants and loans negotiated through the national Treasury to finance several infrastructure projects in the country.