REGIONAL EU SEMINAR (Nairobi, 11-14 November 2013)

DECENTRALISATION & LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN ANGLOPHONE AND LUSOPHONE AFRICA – Exploring relevant EU response strategies in a rapidly evolving African and international environment

The regional seminar in Nairobi took place in the context of a rapidly evolving African context and major policy changes in EU cooperation. These changes require a fresh look at how to better integrate the local level in the development process; how to engage in a strategic way with local authorities; and how decentralisation can be used as an instrument to foster improved development and governance outcomes. Through highly interactive exchanges, participants to the seminar (EU Delegations, experts and local level actors) identified a set of key messages presented below which carry important strategic and operational messages for EU development practitioners across the board.