In preparation for the Summit, the ACP Secretariat joined several organisations in preparing a set of background papers on the key issues shaping the current discussions.

ACP-EU Trade and Aid Co-operation Post-Lomé IV (Commonwealth Secretariat)

Competitiveness of, and Challenges for, ACP Countries in the Current International Trading Environment (ITC)

Les dimensions politiques du futur partenariat: comment promouvoir droits de l'homme, démocratie et gouvernance. (A. Monkam)

Foreign Direct Investment in ACP Countries (UNCTAD)

The Future of STABEX (G. Koehler)

Investment Protection and Promotion in the ACP-EU Context (R. Bheenick)

Participation in the Post-Lomé Process: An Analysis of the Issues and Negotiating Options (G. Huggins)

Regional Integration and Cooperation: Realistic Avenues in the Next Millennium (UN Economic Commission for Africa)

Revitalising EU-ACP Cooperation: How Decentralised Cooperation Can Contribute to Poverty Eradication in Africa (B. Vashee)

The Role and Place of Intra-regional Cooperation in the Framework of Future ACP-EU Relations (E.S. Pangeti)

Structural adjustment and the Lomé Convention: Issues for the Post-Lomé IV negotiations (G.K. Ikiara)

Vulnerability: A Pacific reality (F.K. Tevi)