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Canada and sub-Saharan Africa
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Web sites and departmental email will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance from 8:00 – 17:00 EST (13:00 – 22:00 GMT) on December 9, 2006. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Canada's fundamental interest in sub-Saharan Africa is to help reverse the region's social and economic marginalisation from the rest of the world.
What's new
Canada contributes $1.5 million to peace process in northern Uganda (December 8, 2006) Canada supports innovative work of Engineers Without Borders (December 2006) Canada committed to global HIV/AIDS fight: Canada will provide $120 million to support global HIV/AIDS efforts focussing on four key areas: prevention, strengthening health systems, promoting women's empowerment, and promoting children's rights (December 1, 2006). Canada is playing a crucial role in preventing the spread of weapons and materials of mass destruction (November 23, 2006) Close to $11 million in funding over five years to support 25 development projects led by Canadian colleges and institutes (November 20, 2006) Governor General Michaëlle Jean will lead a delegation of distinguished Canadians to Algeria, Mali, Ghana and South Africa, and Morocco November 19 - December 11, 2006 Canada announces over $40 million to help poor people in developing countries access formal financial services to improve their own economic and social well-being (November 12, 2006) Canada contributes $1 million to UN refugee agency (November 2, 2006)
Eyes Abroad
News, information and reports from our Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates in the region.
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