The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), organized from 26 to 29 June 2013 at its headquarters in Lome, a regional seminar of the Trade Union Development Cooperation Network on the theme "Development Cooperation in Africa in the dynamics of development prospects for the post-2015: Issues and Challenges for the African trade union movement. "

In order to reduce poverty and all its consequences across the world, the United Nations has defined more than 10 years ago, the Millennium Development Goals. Despite progress here and there, deadlines set for achieving these objectives are approaching , the fact is that the African continent, particularly sub-Saharan Africa is still very far from achieving the MDGs.

Following this observation a bit generalized and not very flattering, the UN has taken steps in recent months to launch a project to support in 2012-13, national consultations on the framework for development after -2015 to engage stakeholders in approximately 100 countries in the developing world.

It is therefore important for the civil society, especially trade unions to engage effectively in the reflections and proposals for better development effectiveness in the world and participate in forums on development effectiveness internationally, regionally and nationally.

It is in this context and in order to better prepare African trade unions to take part in debates on policy development in their country during the national consultations that the ITUC, the TUDCN and ITUC-Africa organized a regional meeting to strengthen the capacities of its members on this process.

This three-day meeting will allow African leaders and union officials, based on the 2012-2014 Strategic Plan of the ITUC-Africa to conduct a review of policies and strategies implemented in Africa through an appreciation of the development effectiveness and evaluation of the MDGs. Thus, affiliates of ITUC-Africa will be influential actors in the social dialogue process underway in the African countries in the framework and development objectives for the post-2015. They will contribute to a better definition of national strategies for the development of their countries and taking into account the concerns of African workers and trade unions in decent work and social protection.

Participants in this seminar (about thirty) will discuss inter alia: Development Effectiveness in Africa: Performance through an assessment of strategies and policies from 1990 to 2013 the CER, the status of the MDGs in Africa, the new thematic program development in the post-2015 development agenda post 2015 and the Decent Work Agenda for Africa.