Financed by the European Development Fund (EDF), it was published every two months, till it came to end in 2011.

[4] The decision by the European Community and African countries to create a joint publication on development dates back to first Yaoundé Convention of 1963, linking the six countries of the recently formed European Community (Treaty of Rome, 1957) with 18 countries of the African Associated States and Madagascar, which foresaw boosting the capacity of African states in the field of information.

[5] Originally entitled The ACP-EU Courier, the first issue of the magazine was published in 1970, but it was with the 1st Lomé Convention and the creation of the ACP Group in 1975 that that frequent publication took place.

It also aimed to increase quality of information, awareness-raising and the sharing of experiences and good practices.

[8] According to its website, the magazine is published in an “independent and self-critical” style, serving as “a tool for information, education and debate.”[9] About 40% of the space is taken by the articles while 60% is reserved for illustrations and photographs.