Microsoft Word - Belgium country report.doc

Belgium prioritizes Central Africa, particularly the DRC, Rwanda, and Burundi, in its foreign policy, providing significant development aid and security support. The country maintains a strong economic partnership with South Africa, characterized by high trade volumes and foreign direct investment. While Belgium focuses on sustainable development and peace-making in the Great Lakes region, its broader Africa policy is selective, concentrating resources on a limited number of partner states.

• Belgium identifies Central Africa as a top priority of its foreign policy, specifically granting 'absolute priority' to Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Rwanda.
• Belgium's development co-operation is selective, having reduced its list of partner countries from 25 to 18, of which 13 are African states.
• Belgium is a significant contributor to the United Nations, providing approximately €60 million for political activities and €40 million for peace-making and peacekeeping operations, representing just over 1% of all UN funding.
• The DRC has received substantial financial support from Belgium, including €695 million in ODA in 2003 and debt relief of €13.634 million between 2003–2004.
• Belgium and South Africa maintain a strong trade relationship; in 2003, Belgian exports to South Africa were €617 million and South African exports to Belgium were €1085 million.
• Belgium is the tenth largest contributor of foreign direct investment (FDI) to South Africa as of 2003, committing R1.9 billion primarily in high value-added manufacturing sectors.
• Luxembourg has minimal relations with African countries, maintaining embassies only in Cape Verde and Senegal, though it provides bilateral development assistance to Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Mali, Namibia, Niger, and Senegal.

APA

South African Institute of International Affairs (n.d.). Microsoft Word - Belgium country report.doc. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/euaf_rep_belgium_country_report.pdf

Chicago

South African Institute of International Affairs. Microsoft Word - Belgium country report.doc. n.d. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/euaf_rep_belgium_country_report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{southafricaninstituteofinternationalaffairsndmicrosoft, author = {{South African Institute of International Affairs}}, title = {{Microsoft Word - Belgium country report.doc}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, url = {https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/euaf_rep_belgium_country_report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }