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<p>DFID spent the following in North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia) in bilateral aid since 2003 (per financial year):</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Financialyear<br /></td><td valign="top">Expenditure(£million)<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2003-04<br /></td><td valign="top">3.49<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2004-05<br /></td><td valign="top">3.29<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2005-06<br /></td><td valign="top">0.49<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2006-07<br /></td><td valign="top">0.52<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2007-08<br /></td><td valign="top">0.00<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2008-09<br /></td><td valign="top">0.63<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2009-10<br /></td><td valign="top">0.66<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010-11<br /></td><td valign="top">10.28<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011-12<br /></td><td valign="top">7.72<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>DFID currently provides funding to North African countries through the regional Arab Partnership Economic Facility (APEF), set up in response to the Arab Spring to help fulfil citizens' demands for economic growth and job creation. Our regional programmes focus on Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia in North Africa, but also include Jordan. The tri-departmental Conflict Pool, to which DFID contributes alongside the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will also fund projects in North Africa (Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt) over the next three years.</p> |