Useful links
European Union
| BEPA | Bureau of European Policy Advisers |
| Central Library | European Commission Central Library |
| EU | The gateway to the European Union |
| EC | The European Commission |
| FP7 | The 7th Framework Programme for Research and Development |
| CORDIS | The gateway to European research and development |
| DG DEVCO (EuropeAid) | Directorate General for Development and Cooperation |
| DG DEV | Directorate General Development and Relations with ACP States |
| DG Connect | Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (ex DG INFSO, Information Society and Media) |
| DG RESEARCH (RTD) | Directorate General for Research and Innovation |
| EEAS | European External Action Service |
| HORIZON 2020 | The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation |
| Participant portal | The European portal for electronic administration of EU FP7 projects (including FP7 call for proposals) |
| Publication Office | Publication Office of the European Union |
African Institutions
| AU | Gateway to the African Union |
| AUC | African Union Commission |
| NEPAD | New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
| AMCOST | African Ministerial Council for Science and Technology |
Africa-EU Partnership
| Africa-EU Strategic Partnership | For a closer cooperation between the two contintents |
| Africa-EU Strategic Partnership on Science, Information Society and Space | The 8th Partnership |
FP7 Support Actions and Networks
| AfricaConnect | Connecting research communities across sub-Saharan Africa |
| BRAGMA | Bridging Actions for GMES and AFRICA |
| CAAST-Net | Network for the Coordination and Advancement of Sub-Saharan Africa-EU Science & Technology Cooperation (INCO-NET) |
| eI-Africa | Strengthening Cooperation on e-Infrastructures between Europe & Africa |
| ERAfrica | A consolidated European approach to collaborating with Africa (ERA-NET) |
| ESASTAP | European – South African Science and Technology Advancement Programme |
| EuroAfrica-ICT/P8 | Strengthening ICT research and policy links under the 8th Strategic Partnership |
| IST-Africa | Regional Impact of Information Society Technologies in Africa |
| MIRA | The Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action (INCO-NET) |
| ST-EAP | Science & Technology Europe-Africa Project |
International Organisations
| ACP | African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States |
| AISI | UNECA’s African Information Society Initiative |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation |
| ITU-D | International Telecommunication Union’s Telecommunication Development Sector |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNECA | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| UN-G@ID | Global Alliance for ICT and Development |
| WB | World Bank |
