The coup in Niger is not good news for Italy, potentially putting its much-touted new 'Mattei plan', which seeks to reinforce energy partnerships with African partners, to a halt, and increasing immigration flows towards Southern Europe, writes Francesco Sassi.
Political and economic relations between the EU and the African, Caribbean and Pacific community have been held hostage by Hungary and now Poland. This must end, writes Carlos Zorrinho.
Developing countries will be the first victims of the dangers of climate change, facing a threat that affects the rest of the world, too. Political will is the most important weapon in our arsenal to tackle this issue, writes Alain-Richard Donwahi.
The EU is trying to catch up in the green tech space, while Africa is trying to catch up in its industrialisation. Can green industry partnerships kill two birds with one stone? Poorva Karkare and Alfonso Medinilla say yes.
An alignment of positions between Africa and Europe at UN climate conferences would have a very good chance of adoption, writes Johan van den Berg.
There appears to be a growing acceptance among EU officials that preaching fossil fuel abstinence to others as the bloc pursues alternatives to Russian gas will not wash.
As the latest round of international climate talks, known as COP27, is about to start in Egypt, it’s time to take a hard look at how climate change will unevenly affect Africa and what anyone can do about it, writes Joseph Dana.
Viktor Orban is holding the post-Cotonou agreement with the African, Caribbean and Pacific community hostage. It is therefore time to enhance multilateralism with Africa, write Carlos Zorrinho, Eric Andrieu, and Hannes Heide.
The war in Ukraine has shown the interdependence of climate and energy agendas. With the annual climate conference (COP27) taking place in Africa this coming November, an opportunity is created to build climate-energy bridges between the Global North and the Global South, writes Johan van den Berg.
As the endless drama of African migration goes on, attention is focused almost exclusively on interdiction and rescue operations in the Mediterranean, writes Oussama Romdhani.
In most years, once we hit August, government and politics get put on hold for a month. Not so in 2022, as Ukraine remains under concerted Russian attack with no end in sight. In the meantime, a diplomatic battle is actively being waged.
Europe, the US, and Africa are all reeling from the prolonged Russia/Ukraine crisis. They need to forge a new grand bargain that holds out the promise of shared energy security, food security, job creation and long-term green growth and prosperity, argues Vera Songwe.
Food diplomacy has already become the next front of the crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two countries account for 53% of the world’s trade in sunflower oil and 27% of its trade in wheat. The lessons from …
Policy makers need to put energy and climate policy at the heart of a new EU–Africa partnership, write Kandeh Yumkella and Connie Hedegaard.
Europe and Africa must invest in their human capital to ensure that migration can be beneficial for both continents, write Paul Kagame and Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
After two years of waiting, it’s hard to avoid the sense that this week's EU/African Union summit was glossy but painfully light on substance.
The EU must work with Africa to develop hydrogen as part of a broader economic and development cooperation agenda moving beyond resource production and extraction, writes Eleonora Moro.
A joint declaration of Social Movements and Peasant farmers, Faith-Based Organizations and CSO delivered at the “African People’s Summit” ahead of the 6th EU-Africa Summit, demanding more space for CSO and measures to guarantee land justice and agroecology.
Growing instability across Africa’s Sahel threatens the livelihoods of millions, promotes migration across the region and to Europe, and puts at risk the very survival of some states, argue H.E. Mahamadou Issoufou, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou and Catherine Chabaud. H.E. Mahamadou Issoufou is …
The European Union - African Union Summit, which is taking place today, is an important milestone. European and African leaders must underline that we depend on each other. A prosperous African future is a prosperous European future, writes a coalition of MEPs.
The EU's Global Gateway can help create tools to foster Africa-Europe manufacturing value chains that can outcompete China, Michaël Tanchum writes.
Europe thinks it is doing enough to secure a new ‘strategic partnership’ with Africa but its current approach to the pandemic could derail talks next week, write Emily Wigens, Friederike Röder and Eloise Todd.
The buzzword in EU institutions ahead of next week’s EU–African Union summit in Brussels is ‘partnership’. In early February, Kenya was the first African state to receive an EU offer to be a ‘strategic partner’, with the promise of closer political dialogue across a range of issues and new investment.
The latest coup attempt in Burkina Faso is evidence that politics is failing, not merely on a national level but on a regional level, writes Faisal Al Yafai.
