Brussels, 25 January 2022/OACPS: On behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, expresses deep concern about the political situation in Burkina Faso including the coup d’etat carried out on Monday 24 January 2022.

Brussels, 25 January 2022/OACPS: Less than two years since the coming into force of the Revised Georgetown Agreement, which is the Constitutive Act of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, The OACPS Business Forum was officially launched on 21 January 2022 during a virtual meeting

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION

Brussels, 21 January 2022/OACPS: ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) co-presidents, the Hon Carlos Zorrinho of Portugal and the Hon. Peter Kenilorea Jr. of the Solomon Islands, today issued a joint statement in solidarity with the Kingdom of Tonga following the volcanic eruption almost a week ago, during the first Bureau meeting of the ACP-EU JPA for 2022.

Brussels, 21 January 2022/OACPS: Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, pledged to continue joint efforts with the European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to, “further contribute to poverty reduction, attaining the effective integration of all Members of the OACPS into the world trading system and promoting sustainable, inclusive economic development.”

Brussels, 19 January 2022/OACPS: The Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, is very concerned for the welfare and wellbeing of the government and residents of the Kingdom of Tonga and the other affected Pacific Member States as a result of the explosive eruption of the submarine volcano, Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai, and the subsequent tsunamis that occurred on Saturday, 15 January 2022, which affected the region.

Brussels, 17 January 2022/OACPS/EIB: The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) will host an online seminar on Thursday, 20 January 2022 at 14:00 - 17:15 CET.

The seminar is designed to be a knowledge-sharing and networking workshop, to bring together the EIB’s experience and sectoral expertise and the local economic insights and market knowledge of the regional development banks, to further deepen partnerships. 

The workshop will explore:

a. Post-COVID recovery finance for SMEs;

Brussels, 14 January 2022/OACPS: Two reports produced following the six-month mission led by high-level international experts under the OACPS Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme's Policy Support Facility (PSF) are expected to assist the Kingdom of Lesotho to develop a new and efficient R&I Policy.

The Country Background Report and the Policy Recommendation Report will contribute to boosting the national R&I system for better impact on society and sustainable development.

Brussels, 14 January 2022/OACPS: The 113th Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) was held on 30 November to 2 December 2021. The Session was chaired by the Hon. Mr. Tete António, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Angola and President-in-Office of the OACPS Council of Ministers.

At the meeting, the ministers and their representatives approved twelve decisions and three resolutions.

Brussels, 13 January 2022/OACPS: The Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, has learnt with deep sadness of the passing of the incumbent President of the European Parliament Mr David Sassoli, on Tuesday, 11 January 2022.

A leader of one of the key EU institutions, Mr Sassoli steadfastly defended and promoted democratic ideals. Through this, he inspired the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.