At its annual ACP Ambassador’s day, the EIB debriefs ambassadors from countries in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific regions (ACP) about its key financing results under the Cotonou Mandate, and about the future partnerships with ACP countries.
The event will feature an engaging programme of panel discussions covering topics of the EIB’s results in ACP countries in 2020, a retrospective of investments under the Investment Facility, as well as the Cotonou Patnership overall and looks forward to the partnership with ACP countries in the post-Cotonou era.
Introductory and closing remarks
- Ambroise Fayolle, EIB Vice-President
- Thomas Östros, EIB Vice-President
Keynote speakers
- H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Secretary General of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)
- H.E. Mr Fatumanava III Dr. Pa’olelei Luteru, Ambassador of Samoa, Chairperson of the OACPS Committee of Ambassadors
- H.E. Mr. Samuel O. Outlule, Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana, Chairperson of the OACPS Subcommittee on Investment and Private Sector
- Marjeta Jager, Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation and Development
About our work in the ACP regions
The EIB has been active in the ACP regions since 1963. In the 18 years of the Cotonou Mandate, we invested over €15 billion, which has supported about €60 billion worth of investment in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
More about our work in the ACP countries
About the Cotonou Mandate and the Investment Facility
Under the Cotonou Mandate, the EIB has been working closely with the ACP countries, EU Member States and with the European Commission to meet the EU’s policy goals and ambitions. The EIB has made investments in the ACP regions and the OCTs through the Investment Facility. The Facility supports projects that contribute to private sector in particular. The overall financing in the regions has added up to over €15 billion signed for 440 projects in 58 countries and 10 regional groupings.
