What year did Cotonou replace Lome?

What year did Cotonou replace Lome?

Under the new long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the EU finances most of its development programmes for ACP partner countries through the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI).

Who signed the Cotonou Agreement?

The Cotonou Agreement is a treaty between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (“ACP countries”). It was signed in June 2000 in Cotonou, Benin’s largest city, by 78 ACP countries (Cuba did not sign) and the then fifteen Member States of the European Union.

Which are the ACP countries?

There are 14 Pacific ACP countries are negotiating as a region: Cook Islands, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. An interim EPA was signed by Fiji and Papua New Guinea in 2009.

What language do they speak in Cotonou?

French
Cotonou has a city population of about 800,000 inhabitants, more than 2 million people live in Cotonou region. Official language is French, the main languages spoken in Cotonou include the Fon, Aja, and Yoruba language.

Which airport is DBBB?

COO
Aéroport International “Cardinal Bernardin Gantin” de Cotonou/Code

Is Cotonou a country?

Cotonou, port city and de facto capital of Benin. Cotonou is the economic hub of Benin and is the country’s largest urban centre. Its industries include brewing, textile production, and palm-oil processing. The country’s president and most government ministers reside in Cotonou.

What is the capital of Benin?

Porto-Novo
Benin/Capitals

Benin is bordered to the northwest by Burkina Faso, to the east by Nigeria, and to the west by Togo. The official capital is Porto-Novo, but Cotonou is Benin’s largest city, its chief port, and its de facto administrative capital.

Is South Africa in the Caribbean?

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Area	Ports of Call
Caribbean	Barbados, Bequia, Martinique, Dominica, Les Saints, Guadeloupe, Antigua

When did the Lomé Convention end?

February 2000
Caribbean Trade Reference Centre The Convention expired in February 2000. Negotiations for a new instrument to replace the Lomé Convention started in 1998.