Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are among
African countries that will benefit from a
$2.04 billion (€1.8 billion) emergency
fund set up by the European Union to
address the causes of migration and
displacement of persons on the
continent.
The fund, to be officially launched
before the end of the year, will help the
countries address socio-economic
challenges that force people to migrate
from their original homes.
“The EU will work to help African
countries achieve economic development
that tackles unemployment and prevents
migration and radicalisation,” said the
EU Commissioner for International Co-
operation and Development Neven
Mimica at a press briefing in Nairobi.
Other countries expected to benefit from
the fund are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Somalia and South Sudan. In the Sahel
region and Lake Chad area, the
beneficiaries will be Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Chad, the Gambia, Mali,
Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal.
In North Africa, Morocco, Algeria,
Tunisia, Libya and Egypt will also be
part of the group.