• 08 November 2018

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    Category : Opinion

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    Public services, closer to Angolan citizens

    The Support to the Local Development Project through the Social Support Fund (FAS IV), contributes to the municipalisation of social services in Angola

    The Support to the Local Development Project through the Social Support Fund (FAS IV), contributes to the municipalisation of social services in Angola

    Traditionally, Angola has been among the most unequal countries in the world when it comes to the distribution of income. Since 2002, with the end of the armed conflict, the country has achieved evident economic progress, although there is still room for improvement in its level of socioecon...

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  • 25 October 2018

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    Category : Interview

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    “Coca leaf production and consumption are deeply rooted in Bolivia”

    Javier Navarro, National Police inspector and technical expert on the FIIAPP programme to support the Bolivian special force fighting drug trafficking, shows us in this interview how complicated it is to pursue the production and illegal trafficking of coca leaf in Bolivia, where it is grown and consumed legally

    Javier Navarro in a photo taken in Bolivia

    How do people see the coca leaf in Bolivia?

      The production and consumption of coca leaves are deeply rooted in society and its customs. The Plurinational State of Bolivia has acknowledged that there are 20,000 ha of coca plants being grown in two main ...

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  • 18 October 2018

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    Category : Reportage

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    Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility

    The EU organises activities as part of European Cybsersecurity Month, an issue on which EL PAcCTO is working against organised crime

    Changing passwords, configuring privacy settings and purchasing antivirus software are the necessary steps par excellence before browsing the internet. These steps are increasingly important to avoid the risks and dangers to which we are exposed on the internet and which require constantly updated i...

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  • 11 October 2018

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    Category : Opinion

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    Corruption as a burden on progress: the example of Ghana

    The Accountability, Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme, managed by the FIIAPP in Ghana, supports the fight against corruption in the African country

    Image of an ARAP project activity

    Earlier this year, the World Bank published its forecast for global economic growth for 2018, a forecast that featured Africa prominently.  With an estimated growth of 8.3%,Ghana led a ranking in which sub-Saharan countries held the top posi...

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