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Minister Simon Coveney T.D. presents \u2018Report on Implementation of Ireland\u2019s Africa Strategy\u2019 to Government<\/strong><\/p>\n

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney T.D., today presented to Government a report on the second year of the implementation of Ireland\u2019s Africa Strategy. The report was presented on the eve of Africa Day, which is celebrated tomorrow (Wednesday, May 25th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

Commenting on the report, Minister Coveney said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIreland made considerable progress to advance the objectives of the Africa Strategy throughout 2021. Ireland\u2019s trade in goods increased to a record level of \u20ac2.42 billion, while trade in services reached all time high of just over \u20ac4 billion, with growth in services exports up by 300% in the ten years to 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOur diplomatic network in Africa was extended with the opening of an Embassy in Morocco and this will expand further with an additional Embassy in Senegal. Another key highlight was Ireland becoming an associate member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, deepening our links with Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa and around the world.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c2021 saw Ireland take up its role as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council, which has further enabled Ireland to play a\u00a0l<\/strong>eadership role in contributing to peace and security in Africa. Ireland worked closely with African partners on key Security Council matters including through our role as co-penholders on the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel and co-chairs of the Informal Expert Group on Climate and Security. Ireland has also been at the forefront of efforts to address the conflict in Ethiopia at the Council. I was delighted to be able to visit both Kenya and Somalia last year which proved vital in informing our work on the Council.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaking from Mozambique, where he is meeting Irish Aid partners working in the health, education, climate and nutrition sectors, Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and the Diaspora, Colm Brophy T.D., said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted to be able to see first-hand the impact of Ireland\u2019s longstanding commitment to bilateral cooperation with Mozambique. Ireland is making a positive and sustainable difference to the lives of people here. As we mark Africa Day, this review shows how Ireland is deepening and strengthening political, economic and cultural relationships with Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe pandemic had a serious impact on people who were already furthest behind. Ireland has responded by increasing our international development assistance budget to over \u20ac1 billion for 2022. This will allow for increased investment in partner countries across Africa to recover from the impact of the pandemic, and also to respond to the consequences of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIreland will contribute \u20ac800 million for global nutrition over the next five years. We will also continue to play a leading role on climate action. This was evident through the commitment made by the Taoiseach at COP26 to more than double Ireland\u2019s international climate finance to at least \u20ac225 million per year by 2025.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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