EU Programmes &
Funding Opportunities

Africa

FS4Africa 2

FS4Africa Open Call 2 addressed to innovation hubs Horizon Europe. Cascade funding. FS4Africa Open Call 2 (OC2) addressed to innovation hubs. Food Safety for Africa (FS4Africa).

EU External Action in Southern Africa Region. 

EU External Action. Southern Africa Region. Support for election observation, civic education and the role of the media in electoral processes. Call for proposals EuropeAid/186494/DD/ACT/Multi.

EU announces €235 million in humanitarian aid for West and Central Africa

The European Commission has announced €235 million in humanitarian assistance to support the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa. This funding will support those affected by current conflicts and food crises, forcibly displaced people, host communities, and hard-to-reach populations. The West and Central Africa region is plagued by various humanitarian crises, with significant […]

Fair Food and Trade systems for Africa

Horizon Europe. Cascade funding. Open Call 1 addressed to research and technology stakeholders.  Fair Food and Trade systems for Africa Through Convergence Innovation  (FCI4AFRICA).

European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

Horizon Europe. Coordination and Support Actions. European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership. Calls for proposals 2026: Training and innovation networks for sustained capacity development related to ethics, regulatory, pharmacovigilance, and related digital regulatory platforms. HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2026-03-SERP-01 Enhancing integrated research and healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa through digital innovation and Artificial Intelligence. HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2026-03-DIGIT-02.

Support to fight hunger in sub-Saharan Africa

European Court of Auditors. Special report 20/2025: Commission support to fight hunger in sub-Saharan Africa – Commendable but insufficient focus on sustainability and impact We assessed the Commission’s development efforts to combat food insecurity and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. Overall, the Commission has made valuable efforts, but its actions have not always targeted those with […]

European Commission announces €545 million package to scale up renewables in Africa

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled today a €545 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa's clean energy transition. This announcement, made at the Global Citizen Festival via video message in the context of the United Nations General Assembly, is an important milestone in the ‘Scaling Up Renewables in Africa' campaign, co-hosted with […]

European Commission and South Africa launch the Scaling up Renewables in Africa campaign

Today in Rio de Janeiro, on the eve of the G20 Summit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the global campaign ‘Scaling up Renewables in Africa' during Global Citizen NOW. COP28 had set the ambitious target of tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency worldwide. To achieve […]

The EU trust fund for Africa

European Court of Auditors. Special report 17/2024: The EU trust fund for Africa. Despite new approaches, support remained unfocused Established in 2015, the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) is an EU response to address the root causes of migration, instability and internal displacements in Africa. We followed up our 2018 recommendations and […]

EU allocates €35 million in additional humanitarian aid for West Africa

The EU has released an additional allocation of €35 million for humanitarian assistance to West Africa, as the region continues to face a dire humanitarian situation. Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, the Gulf of Guinea coastal countries and Nigeria are affected by food insecurity and displacement, caused by growing political instability, persisting and intensifying conflicts […]

EIB and European Commission sign agreement to boost private sector investments in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries #GlobalGateway

Today, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission signed agreements for a total volume of €4 billion; consisting of a Guarantee Agreement that will mobilise up to €3.5 billion in lending and a €500 million Trust Fund contribution, to support businesses in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries until 2027. The agreement marks […]

Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe

As part of the EU budget for 2021-2027, the program merges several of the existing European financing instruments, such as the European Development Fund. The objective of the new approach is to defend and promote its values and interests throughout the world, as well as to support multilateral efforts on a global scale. The Global […]