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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 2d

📆 Join us on 16 October 2025 from 15:30 in Brussels and online to look at how AI is deployed across Africa in three critical sectors: health, education and agriculture.

Registration 👉 bit.ly/4q3lPyK

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 2d

🎬 ECDPM's Laure Blanchard-Brunac took the stage at the Global Gateway Forum, summing up the pivotal shift taking place in EU external relations: member states realising the necessity of partnerships for their own prosperity. #GGF

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 3d

🇪🇺 #GGF: Are Team Europe's development, trade, and investment policies all speaking the same language?

Maria Martin-Prat, Deputy Director General at DG TRADE, on the need for a unified approach - disconnected policies are simply "not effective, neither for us, nor for them".

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 3d

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 3d

The #GlobalGateway Forum #GFF takes place today! We are part of three sessions:

- San Bilal moderates on energy & industrial competitiveness, & speaks on Africa's health sovereignty.

- Laure Blanchard-Brunac speaks on ‘Looking at connectivity through a geostrategic lens’.

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 4d

🇪🇺 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻: To build genuine partnerships, does Team Europe need a new model of cooperation?

Jean Van Wetter, CEO of Enabel argues "it's a time to work together for more collective impact".

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 5d

🇪🇺 The Global Gateway Forum will discuss mobilising trillions, but is the current financial architecture ready?

Faruq Muhammad, Global Head of Development & Agency Finance at Standard Chartered, notes that European DFIs "operate in a silo very separate from export credit agencies".

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 5d

📸 A full house in our office this morning on 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁- 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, organised with Search for Common Ground

Environmental peacebuilding as a climate-security priority for the EU – Examples from the Sahel 👉 bit.ly/3QTGYeN

ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 5d

🇪🇺 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻: As the forum approaches, are Team Europe's development, trade, and investment policies all speaking the same language?

Maria Martin-Prat, DDG at DG TRADE, on the need for a unified approach - disconnected policies are simply "not effective, neither for us, nor for them".

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Capacity4dev @capacity4dev.bsky.social · 6d

🙌 Our community member @ecdpm.org organises an in-person public #event in Brussels to:

🔎 discuss the role of conflict- & climate-sensitive infrastructure in the #GlobalGateway’s success.

🗓️07/10, 08.30-11.00 a.m.

Find more details & the registration link🔗 capacity4dev.europa.eu/events/inves...

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 6d

📝 Can AI drive sustainable development for African agri-food systems?

Agriculture is the backbone of Africa's economy, yet productivity remains low due to climate risks and fragmented systems.

Read the paper 👉 bit.ly/4766rdx

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 10d

🇪🇺 Yesterday, we convened a powerhouse group of financial institutions, development agencies, private sector leaders and policymakers to discuss scaling up financial coordination for the Global Gateway to deliver on both development and competitiveness.

ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 11d

📝 AI could revolutionise healthcare in Africa, particularly in diagnosing prevalent diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, and cancer. But significant barriers are holding back this transformation.

Read the full analysis 👉 bit.ly/485Qe9r

ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 12d

🔴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 for our high level panel on aligning The Global Fund and Global Gateway to contribute to African health sovereignty

Watch here 👉 youtube.com/live/EQxLnt1...

The Global Fund’s contribution to Africa’s sovereignty and alignment with GG and Team Europe

YouTube video by ECDPM

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 12d

🇺🇦 Ukraine's reconstruction and EU accession represent a monumental task, and a €700 billion bill. But mobilising funds is only half the battle. Success will hinge on the smart coordination of investment and technical assistance.

Read the full analysis 👉 bit.ly/3KoR5Id

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 13d

🎙️ Both Europe and India want to achieve digital sovereignty. Will a partnership get them there?

Listen to the podcast 👉 bit.ly/4mZhT0k

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 13d

📆 How can the EU's Global Gateway deliver infrastructure that is resilient to both climate change and conflict? Join us on October 7 in Brussels for a public seminar on investing in resilience.

Register here 👉 bit.ly/4gPpDzF

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 16d

📝 How can the EU build mutually beneficial partnerships for the green transition? Our new joint policy brief explores the potential of Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships (CTIPs).

Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/3IFlGRl

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 17d

📸 An early start in our Brussels office today, as we hosted a high level panel on aligning The Global Fund's contribution to African health sovereignty with the EU's efforts under the Global Gateway.

Our recent paper on the topic 👉 bit.ly/4nJCHsp

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 18d

📝 A smarter, more integrated financial toolbox is needed to move the EU's Global Gateway "from start-up to scale-up." But how can this be achieved?

Read the paper 👉 bit.ly/4nbk3Kk

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 19d

📝 With only 20% of global climate adaptation finance allocated to Africa, and over 50% of African employment in climate-vulnerable food systems, the disconnect threatens food security and economic stability across the continent.

Read the brief 👉 bit.ly/46JIQPK

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 20d

🕊️ As global challenges to peace and security mount, can Africa and Europe find common ground to reform our multilateral system and jointly shape an inclusive and effective global system?

Follow the project's progress here 👉 bit.ly/4nvjtqq

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 20d

📆 Join us for a high-level conference on enhancing coordination of EU external financing tools on October 1 in Brussels and online, organised with DG INTPA, DG TRADE and the Danish Presidency of the European Council.

Registration and info 👉 bit.ly/4polIO1

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 23d

📆 Yesterday we were pleased to host the FAO and key stakeholders from across the European agrifood systems for a roundtable on EU food policy and its connection to global food security and climate goals.

Read our recent brief on food security and climate change 👉 bit.ly/3Tdlomu

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 24d

📣 The EU's new 'Global Europe' reveals a concerning trend: the removal of all binding targets for climate, development and gender equality in external action.

Read our full analysis 👉 bit.ly/42iUMW2

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