Press Release: European Commission and the Eastern African and Indian Ocean region discuss the European Development Fund for 2008–2013

The European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel, on 23 march 2006 launched in Brussels the programming cycle for the 10th EDF (European Development Fund) for the East Africa and Indian Ocean region. This fourth Regional Seminar was to be attended by the highest officials responsible for co-operation with Europe from the 12 countries of the region: Seychelles, Maurice, Sudan, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Uganda, Comoros, Ethiopia, and Djibouti.