FACT SHEET

26 February 2008

Commission on Effective Development Cooperation with Africa
 

Africa has in the past decade seen positive developments and progress primarily thanks to Africa’s own efforts and reforms. But development must be accelerated further. In a global context, Africa has largely been left behind in the area of economic growth, which is a prerequisite for solving many of the still existing challenges. The Danish Government is therefore actively seeking to put economic growth and employment in Africa higher on the international agenda. As a consequence a Commission focusing on Effective Development Cooperation with Africa has been established.