FP7 African Participation

IST-Africa Partner Countries have made great progress in strengthening national research capacity by increasing the level of participation in FP7. Please visit Country Overview and select the IST-Africa Partner Country of interest to learn more about specific projects and partners.

This Table presents an Overview of FP7 Projects with beneficiaries from IST-Africa Partner Countries (as at November 2013).

Country Thematic areas
Botswana 9 FP7 projects - ICT (4), INCO (1), Environment (1), Health (2) and Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (1)
Burundi 3 FP7-ICT projects
Cameroon 23 FP7 projects - ICT (4), INCO (1), Environment (4), Health (7), Infrastructures (1), Food Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (1), NMP (1), Science in Society (1), Space (1), SSH (2)
Egypt 96 FP7 projects - ICT (9), INCO (19), Environment (12), Health (6), Space (3), Social Sciences (7), Energy (4), INFRA (4), NMP (1), People (7), Science in Society (2), Food Agriculture and Biotechnology (KBBE) (17), Regpot (2), SEC (1), Transport (2)
Ethiopia 23 FP7 projects - ICT- (2), Environment (8), Health (5), Food Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (3), Space (2), Social Sciences (3)
Ghana 43 FP7 projects - ICT (3), Environment (6), Health (17), IDEAS (1), INCO (2), Food Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (6), NMP (1), People (1), Space (2), SSH (4).
Kenya 67 FP7 projects - ICT (4), INCO (4), Environment (18), IDEAS - ERC (2), Health (14), Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (13), INFRA (3), People (3), Science in Society (2), Space (2), Social Sciences (1).
Lesotho 4 FP7-ICT projects
Malawi 20 FP7 projects - ICT (2); INCO (1), Infrastructure (5), Environment (2), Health (8), Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (1), Science in Society (1).
Mauritius 6 FP7 projects - ICT (3), Infrastructure (2), Health (1).
Mozambique 20 FP7 projects - ICT (4), Environment (3), Health (6), Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (2), Space (4).
Namibia 11 FP7 projects - ICT (4), INCO (1); Health (1), Infrastructure (1), Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (2), Science in Society (1).
Senegal 40 FP7 projects - ICT (6), INCO (3) Environment (9), Health (5), Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (9), IDEAS (1), People (1), Space (1), Social Sciences (4).
South Africa 189 FP7 projects - ICT (19), INCO (11), Energy (5), Environment (28), Health (30), Infrastructure (11), Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (32), NMP (3), People (8), Security (2), Science in Society (5), SME (3), Space (9), Social Sciences (12), SSH (12), Transport (7).
Swaziland 3 FP7 projects - 2 ICT, 1 Space
Tanzania 39 FP7 projects - ICT (5), Environment (4), Health (19), Infrastructure (1), Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (5), SME (1), Space (1), Social Sciences (2), Transport (1)
Tunisia 88 FP7 projects - ICT (5), INCO (17), Environment (13), Energy (2), Health (10), Infrastructure (1), Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (19), NMP (3), People (2), REGPOT (6), Science in Society (2), SME (1), Space (1), Transport (2), Social Sciences (3), Security (1)
Uganda 41 FP7 projects - ICT (6), INCO (2), Environment (6), Health (16), Infrastructure (1), Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (6), People (3), Social Sciences (1)

FP7 Snapshot

The level of participation in FP7 by IST-Africa Partner Countries has grown dramatically. This is illustrated in the tables below (as at November 2013).

Please visit Country Overview to learn more about specific projects and partners.

Southern Africa No. of FP7 projects
Botswana 9
Lesotho 4
Malawi 20
Mauritius 6
Mozambique 20
Namibia 11
South Africa 189
Swaziland 3

East Africa No. of FP7 projects
Burundi 3
Ethiopia 23
Kenya 67
Tanzania 37
Uganda 41

North Africa No. of FP7 projects
Egypt 96
Tunisia 88

West Africa No. of FP7 projects
Ghana 43
Senegal 40

Central Africa No. of FP7 projects
Cameroon 23