Shaping the Future with Africa

The Team Europe approach.

The BMZ is expanding cooperation with its European partners in Africa. In addition to joint programming, support focuses on the Team Europe Initiatives (TEIs) under which the EU, its member states, and in some cases other donors, combine activities in one sector or on cross-cutting issues. This approach is designed to make the EU’s external action more

effective and more visible. The BMZ is actively involved in TEIs for example on supporting the African Continental Free Trade Area, on illicit financial flows (IFF), and the initiatives Invest in Young Businesses in Africa (IYBA) and Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines and Health Technology Products (MAV+). It initiated the TEI Jobs through Trade and

Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood. In Togo, the BMZ is engaged in three major TEIs and one joint programming strategy, which replace both the EU country strategy and the BMZ country strategy. Discussions and negotiations with the Togolese government are generally conducted jointly, and a joint secretariat has been put in place.