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Putting Burkina Faso ‘on the Map’

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Voices & Views

The EU is funding a project to update the maps of Burkina Faso, using the latest technology. With existing maps dating back to the colonial era, experts from l’Institut Géographique du Burkina felt that an update was urgent.

Africa
Burkina Faso
Development Effectiveness
Communicating Development Cooperation
Transport & Infrastructure

European Satellite Navigation Systems Could Foster Development in Africa

Article
Voices & Views

While the European Union is developing Galileo and operating EGNOS, the two first European satellite navigation systems, the potential benefits of using these technologies for the socio-economic development of the African...

Africa
Agriculture & Rural Development
Development Effectiveness
Fisheries
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Digitalisation
Transport & Infrastructure

The Challenge of Being ‘Backbone-minded’

Article
Voices & Views

How can we bring the principles of the Backbone Strategy on Technical Cooperation Reform into supporting infrastructure programmes? How can we be Backbone-minded? These were the themes of a recent internal session at EuropeAid...

Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Knowledge Management
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Learning
Transport & Infrastructure
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene