Technical Assistance Facility to the African Union - Phase II
Support the economic integration of the African continent

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Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Business environment and regional integration
Democratic, economic and financial governance
Published on 07/04/2023

Objective

The objective of the project is to support the efforts made by the African Union to become a key player on issues such as economic integration at the continental level, with in mind to reduce gender inequalities.
  • 1,25 M€
    BUDGET
  • 01/04/2022
    PROJECT START
  • 24 months
    DURATION
    PROJECT FUNDED BY
  • Agence française de développement (AFD)

The issue of economic integration of the African continent is a particularly difficult challenge. It is important to develop effective integration strategies and tools to deal with powers dominating international trade and to put in place common trade policy instruments.

In this context, the Technical Assistance Facility to the African Union aims to support the African Union's efforts to become a key player in continental economic integration, with a view to reducing gender inequalities.

After a first phase, conducted between 2020 and 2022, Expertise France is continuing its support in the areas of environmental, digital and economic policies.

Find out more about the first phase of the project

Three areas of operation


Support to AU environmental policies 

A new area of cooperation will be opened with the Department for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Blue Economy (ARBE) and will focus on three activities: 

1. Support to the African Blue Economy Strategy (ABES)
2. Maritime safety
3. The Green Recovery Plan (GRAP)

 

Support to the AU digital transition policies

These activities are a continuation of phase I of the project:

1. Support to the strategy for the development of e-commerce
2. Digitalisation of postal services
3. The fiscal impact of e-commerce

They are carried out by the Department for the Economy, Trade, Industry and Mining (ETIM), while the digitalisation of postal services will benefit the Department for Infrastructure and Energy (DIE).

 

Support for AU economic policies

Two new areas of cooperation have been defined:

1. Supporting the strategy of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Department of Economy, Trade, Industry and Mining (ETIM)

2. Supporting the digitalisation of maritime and land transport bodies in the Department of Infrastructure and Energy (DIE)

    Related field of activity

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    Business environment and regional integration
    Expertise France implements international technical cooperation projects to support sustainable economic development and the mobilisation of sustainable domestic resources, which are essential to finance the main public basic services and contribute to the stabilisation of a country. Through its action, it especially aims to develop the private sector to promote a sustainable and inclusive growth.

    Associated documents / related documents

  • Study for mapping the Blue Economy in the African Union Member States
    Document pdf, 5 Mo
    Download
  • African Union E-commerce Strategy
    Document pdf, 2 Mo
    Download