The Europe – Central Africa Network (EurAc), created in 2003, aims to support the Great Lakes region build a better future. EurAc carries out advocacy work for a strong, coherent and sustainable engagement by the European Union and its Member States integrated into a regional approach.
At present, EurAc gathers 33 European civil society organisations that work on and in the region and that support local civil society in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda in promoting peace and development, and in defending human rights.
16/04/2025 - Open Letter - (EN/FR)
DRC, European Union; Inclusive political participation & Human Rights
On March 20, 2025, EurAc hosted an event to amplify the voices of Congolese civil society, which is facing unprecedented existential threats following the fall of Goma on January 26 and Bukavu on February 14. In light of this critical situation, the letter urges the EU and its Member States to step up their commitment to defending human rights in the DRC.
30/01/2025 - Communiqué - (EN/FR)
DRC, European Union; Peace & Security
EurAc is increasingly concerned with the urgent humanitarian and security situation in the East on the DRC following the capture of Goma and calls on the EU and the international community to take urgent measures.
21/11/2024 - Communiqué - (FR)
DRC, European Union, Rwanda;
On 18 November, the EU Council approved the renewal of €20 million in aid to Rwanda via the European Peace Facility (EPF). The EurAc network strongly condemns this decision, which risks exacerbating the already precarious humanitarian and security situation in Eastern the DRC and further contributing to the destabilisation of the region.
