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Luxembourg, 22 September 2020: The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) has provided loans worth € 1.2 million to Anatrans, a cashew nut processor based in Burkina Faso and Maphlix Trust Ghana Limited (Maphlix), a producer and processor of tubers and vegetables.

Brussels, 17 September 2020/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto CHIKOTI, commends Jamaica for  the successful holding of General Elections on 3 September 2020. He congratulates the candidates and the people of Jamaica, for their wisdom and  commitment to peaceful and transparent elections. This laudable attitude facilitated the triumph of Jamaica’s cherished democratic principles. 

Brussels, 15 September 2020/OACPS: The operationalization of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Information Centre for South-South and Triangular Cooperation, is now assured with the onboarding of the new Head, Mr. Patrice Niyongabo. Before taking up his position at the Centre in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Niyongabo is doing a two-week orientation programme at the OACPS’ Brussels-based Secretariat.

JOINT STATEMENT BY OACPS SECRETARY-GENERAL, H.E. MR. GEORGES REBELO PINTO CHIKOTI, AND UNOSSC DIRECTOR, H.E. MR. JORGE CHEDIEK, ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION 2020

Brussels, 10 September 2020/OACPS: As the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) works with its European counterpart to finalise the post-Cotonou negotiations, H.E. Dr. Gerd Müller, German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, led a delegation on 7 September 2020, to exchange views with members of the Bureau of the Committee of Ambassadors at OACPS House.

Brussels, 9 September 2020/OACPS: As is the case every year, today, 9 September 2020, Africa is celebrating African Union Day. On this occasion, on behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H. E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, wishes to convey his most heartfelt congratulations to the African Union, its leaders, and the African people.

Statement by Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti for the inaugural International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

Brussels, 7 September 2020/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, is honoured to celebrate the first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, established by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution, adopted on 19 December 2019.

Brussels, 31 August 2020/OACPS: The interactive online tool designed and developed to support the members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement is now available in all the languages of the OACPS: French, English, Spanish and Portuguese. The platform has also been updated to include additional information on adaptation, gender, capacity building and financial needs.