Pan African and regional institutions and issues
Greater cooperation between African States at the regional and continental
level should result in faster economic growth and increased progress towards
meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
The need for donors to become more involved in supporting Africa States on
Pan African and Regional issues has been highlighted by the Commission
for Africa, G8 and the
European
Union.
DFID: Working to Reduce Poverty in Africa
DFID works with our African partners to address regional issues, including
working with key Pan African institutions such as the African Union (AU) to
strengthen their ability to tackle these problems. DFID’s ten key areas of work
are:
- Agriculture
- Aid Effectiveness
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- Climate Change and Environment
- Education(124
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- Governance and Corruption
- Growth and Trade(133
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- Health
- HIV-AIDS(199
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- Infrastructure &
Energy(190
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- Water & Sanitation (170
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DFID working to reduce Conflict and Humanitarian crisis in Africa
To reduce conflict and save lives in Africa DFID has a specific Conflict and
Humanitarian unit which works to relieve suffering and protect human dignity in
Africa by coordinating and supporting the delivery of high quality and high
impact conflict prevention(69
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Pan African and Regional Institutions
To encourage greater integration and cooperation, African States formed the
Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, which was replaced by theAfrican
Union (AU) in 2002. The day-to-day management of the AU is undertaken by the
AU Commission. Member States are represented in the thePan
African Parliament. The main objectives of the AU are:
- The promotion of accelerated socio-economic integration of the
continent.
- Build a partnership between governments and all segments of civil
society and
- the promotion of peace, security and stability.
Other Pan Africa and Regional Organisations that DFID supports include:
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