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🎙️ While the EU faces strategic competition, Africa is diversifying partnerships. What core shared interest binds the two continents today?
Our latest podcast explores our common dependence on multilateralism and how to move forward together.
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Our latest podcast explores our common dependence on multilateralism and how to move forward together.
Listen 👉 bit.ly/3X8CgwJ
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🎙️ While the EU faces strategic competition, Africa is diversifying partnerships. What core shared interest binds the two continents today?
Our latest podcast explores our common dependence on multilateralism and how to move forward together.
Listen 👉 bit.ly/3X8CgwJ
Our latest podcast explores our common dependence on multilateralism and how to move forward together.
Listen 👉 bit.ly/3X8CgwJ
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#GlobalEurope: Beyond promises: The AU-EU summit must strengthen multilateral peace and security, by @gustavobcarvalho.bsky.social, Sophie Desmidt, Sara Gianesello & Steven Gruzd | @ecdpm.org
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Beyond promises: The AU-EU summit must strengthen multilateral peace and security - PubAffairs Bruxelles
The global order that so far shaped relations between Africa and Europe is shifting. Rising global levels of conflict expose the fragility of multilateral institutions that were once seen as pillars o...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
#GlobalEurope: Beyond promises: The AU-EU summit must strengthen multilateral peace and security, by @gustavobcarvalho.bsky.social, Sophie Desmidt, Sara Gianesello & Steven Gruzd | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | Can the partnership move beyond 'lukewarm interest' and tackle the global crises that have exposed its fractures?
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | Can the partnership move beyond 'lukewarm interest' and tackle the global crises that have exposed its fractures?
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
📝 The fall of El Fasher highlights the world's failure to protect the people of Sudan. Words alone do not suffice.
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4pgAhCn
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4pgAhCn
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
📝 The fall of El Fasher highlights the world's failure to protect the people of Sudan. Words alone do not suffice.
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4pgAhCn
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4pgAhCn
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | Today's summit must treat migration as an economic and strategic dimension of the partnership, not a crisis.
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | Today's summit must treat migration as an economic and strategic dimension of the partnership, not a crisis.
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | A quiet crisis surrounds the #AUEU25 summit. As Africa increasingly pursues multi-alignment, the summit risks symbolizing the EU's growing perceived irrelevance.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4pkY58i
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4pkY58i
The AU-EU summit’s quiet crisis of relevance
As Africa is increasingly diversifying its partnerships, Ueli Staeger argues that the Luanda summit – like the ones before it – cannot be expected to resolve the underlying political problems of the r...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | A quiet crisis surrounds the #AUEU25 summit. As Africa increasingly pursues multi-alignment, the summit risks symbolizing the EU's growing perceived irrelevance.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4pkY58i
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4pkY58i
🌍 The 7th AU-EU summit kicks off today #AUEU25
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🌍 The 7th AU-EU summit kicks off today #AUEU25
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
🌍 The 7th AU-EU summit kicks off today #AUEU25
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🌍 The 7th AU-EU summit kicks off today #AUEU25
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
📍 Skills development requires more than just training, but also mastering the political economy of reform. Our new guide focuses on exactly that for governments, development partners and private sector stakeholders.
Read the guide 👉 bit.ly/47TphoL
Read the guide 👉 bit.ly/47TphoL
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
📍 Skills development requires more than just training, but also mastering the political economy of reform. Our new guide focuses on exactly that for governments, development partners and private sector stakeholders.
Read the guide 👉 bit.ly/47TphoL
Read the guide 👉 bit.ly/47TphoL
📣 The strain on multilateral institutions leaves Africa and Europe particularly vulnerable, but neither can shape the international agenda alone. Working together on an effective multilateral peace and security architecture is in both their interests.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/44lupQd
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/44lupQd
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
📣 The strain on multilateral institutions leaves Africa and Europe particularly vulnerable, but neither can shape the international agenda alone. Working together on an effective multilateral peace and security architecture is in both their interests.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/44lupQd
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/44lupQd
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | This is not just a 25-year celebration, but a critical moment to confront long-avoided discussions. Previous "euphoric declarations" conceal deep-seated tensions, leaving behind cynicism and a sense of ritualized performance.
More 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
More 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | This is not just a 25-year celebration, but a critical moment to confront long-avoided discussions. Previous "euphoric declarations" conceal deep-seated tensions, leaving behind cynicism and a sense of ritualized performance.
More 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
More 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
📚 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 | The summit next week cannot be another routine meeting. Geopolitical shocks challenge both continents and strain their relationship. But how can the 25-year partnership evolve in a meaningful way?
Read it here 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
#AUEU25
Read it here 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
#AUEU25
Eight challenges for AU-EU relations
As the AU and EU prepare to meet in Luanda next week, we reflect on what this 25-year partnership has meant, what it means today and how it can evolve in a meaningful way in a drastically different ge...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📚 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 | The summit next week cannot be another routine meeting. Geopolitical shocks challenge both continents and strain their relationship. But how can the 25-year partnership evolve in a meaningful way?
Read it here 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
#AUEU25
Read it here 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
#AUEU25
📣 Next week's 7th AU-EU Summit convenes amid a 45% surge in conflicts across Africa since 2020. But with the EU's security focus elsewhere, how relevant can it remain for Africa's security?
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4i9nrUm
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4i9nrUm
AU-EU summit: Does the EU still matter for Africa’s peace and security?
Sophie Desmidt, Volker Hauck and Sara Gianesello argue that the AU-EU summit offers a moment to step back and reflect on how the relationship on peace and security between both institutions has develo...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
📣 Next week's 7th AU-EU Summit convenes amid a 45% surge in conflicts across Africa since 2020. But with the EU's security focus elsewhere, how relevant can it remain for Africa's security?
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4i9nrUm
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4i9nrUm
🇫🇷 La Guinée détient environ 40 milliards de tonnes de réserves de bauxite, soit environ un tiers des réserves mondiales. Pour valoriser cette matière première essentielle, il faut investir dans le développement du capital humain.
Lire l'article complet 👉 bit.ly/3WX9DCy
Lire l'article complet 👉 bit.ly/3WX9DCy
Formation professionnelle pour soutenir la transformation industrielle de la Guinée
La Guinée détient environ 40 milliards de tonnes de réserves de bauxite, soit environ un tiers des réserves mondiales. Pour valoriser cette matière première essentielle, il faut investir dans le dével...
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🇫🇷 La Guinée détient environ 40 milliards de tonnes de réserves de bauxite, soit environ un tiers des réserves mondiales. Pour valoriser cette matière première essentielle, il faut investir dans le développement du capital humain.
Lire l'article complet 👉 bit.ly/3WX9DCy
Lire l'article complet 👉 bit.ly/3WX9DCy
🎬 We interviewed Kenyan Ambassador Bitange Ndemo ahead of the upcoming AU-EU on the frayed relationship between Africa and Europe, his experience of past summits and potential steps toward a more secure, equal partnership.
Watch the full interview 👉 bit.ly/4pea6MV
Watch the full interview 👉 bit.ly/4pea6MV
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🎬 We interviewed Kenyan Ambassador Bitange Ndemo ahead of the upcoming AU-EU on the frayed relationship between Africa and Europe, his experience of past summits and potential steps toward a more secure, equal partnership.
Watch the full interview 👉 bit.ly/4pea6MV
Watch the full interview 👉 bit.ly/4pea6MV
📝 North Africa's vast renewable energy potential holds significant promise for the region, Europe and broader mediterranean. But the window of opportunity is closing. How do we convert potential into large-scale industrial reality?
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4oCMKjR
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4oCMKjR
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
📝 North Africa's vast renewable energy potential holds significant promise for the region, Europe and broader mediterranean. But the window of opportunity is closing. How do we convert potential into large-scale industrial reality?
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4oCMKjR
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4oCMKjR
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[Analysis] #GlobalEurope - AU-#EU relations: 25 years of partnership by Kathleen Van Hove, Isabell Wutz, Geert Laporte, @virginiamucchi.bsky.social and Philippe Van Damme | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
AU-EU relations: 25 years of partnership - PubAffairs Bruxelles
From 24-25 November 2025, leaders of the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) gather in Luanda, Angola, for the 7th AU-EU Summit. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the AU-EU partnership – ...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
[Analysis] #GlobalEurope - AU-#EU relations: 25 years of partnership by Kathleen Van Hove, Isabell Wutz, Geert Laporte, @virginiamucchi.bsky.social and Philippe Van Damme | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
📝 Africa and Europe are undeniably interdependent on climate and energy, but the current partnership is hampered by a lack of trust, top-down design, and unilateral EU measures like CBAM.
Our 5 recommendations ahead of the AU-EU summit 👉 bit.ly/47PoRys
Our 5 recommendations ahead of the AU-EU summit 👉 bit.ly/47PoRys
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📝 Africa and Europe are undeniably interdependent on climate and energy, but the current partnership is hampered by a lack of trust, top-down design, and unilateral EU measures like CBAM.
Our 5 recommendations ahead of the AU-EU summit 👉 bit.ly/47PoRys
Our 5 recommendations ahead of the AU-EU summit 👉 bit.ly/47PoRys
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#NextMFF and #GlobalGateway on the agenda of our Steering Committee day 2
@ecdpm.org Dr. Amandine Sabourin and our Policy Adviser Claire Helly leading the debates with our partners
Complex and transformed geopolitical context at the heart of discussions for #LocalGov and their associations
@ecdpm.org Dr. Amandine Sabourin and our Policy Adviser Claire Helly leading the debates with our partners
Complex and transformed geopolitical context at the heart of discussions for #LocalGov and their associations
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#NextMFF and #GlobalGateway on the agenda of our Steering Committee day 2
@ecdpm.org Dr. Amandine Sabourin and our Policy Adviser Claire Helly leading the debates with our partners
Complex and transformed geopolitical context at the heart of discussions for #LocalGov and their associations
@ecdpm.org Dr. Amandine Sabourin and our Policy Adviser Claire Helly leading the debates with our partners
Complex and transformed geopolitical context at the heart of discussions for #LocalGov and their associations
📣 The international community often tolerates "electoral coups" in Africa, viewing them as a preferential option for stability. This is a dangerous illusion.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3XeoQ25
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3XeoQ25
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
📣 The international community often tolerates "electoral coups" in Africa, viewing them as a preferential option for stability. This is a dangerous illusion.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3XeoQ25
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3XeoQ25
📆 We are organising a G20 side event to advance Africa's role in shaping an equitable global AI landscape. African Union representation at the G20, coupled with South Africa's presidency, is a crucial opportunity.
Information and contact 👉 bit.ly/485EZgz
Information and contact 👉 bit.ly/485EZgz
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
📆 We are organising a G20 side event to advance Africa's role in shaping an equitable global AI landscape. African Union representation at the G20, coupled with South Africa's presidency, is a crucial opportunity.
Information and contact 👉 bit.ly/485EZgz
Information and contact 👉 bit.ly/485EZgz
🌱 𝗘𝗖𝗗𝗣𝗠 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗣 𝟯𝟬! 10 years from the Paris agreement, we face a critical test of global climate resolve in a tense geopolitical climate. We will be analysing the dynamics and outcomes, with a special focus on Africa-Europe.
More on our work for COP30 👉 bit.ly/47jvNoI
More on our work for COP30 👉 bit.ly/47jvNoI
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🌱 𝗘𝗖𝗗𝗣𝗠 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗣 𝟯𝟬! 10 years from the Paris agreement, we face a critical test of global climate resolve in a tense geopolitical climate. We will be analysing the dynamics and outcomes, with a special focus on Africa-Europe.
More on our work for COP30 👉 bit.ly/47jvNoI
More on our work for COP30 👉 bit.ly/47jvNoI
📣 The EU is setting restrictive rules for green trade #CBAM, but can developing countries turn these unilateral measures into a competitive edge?
For TESS, Alfonso Medinilla tackles the strategic challenge posed by EU unilateral measures.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/47XT3bP
For TESS, Alfonso Medinilla tackles the strategic challenge posed by EU unilateral measures.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/47XT3bP
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
📣 The EU is setting restrictive rules for green trade #CBAM, but can developing countries turn these unilateral measures into a competitive edge?
For TESS, Alfonso Medinilla tackles the strategic challenge posed by EU unilateral measures.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/47XT3bP
For TESS, Alfonso Medinilla tackles the strategic challenge posed by EU unilateral measures.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/47XT3bP
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#Trade & #Tech: Full-stack ahead — A bright future for the #EU–India technology partnership, by Gautam Kamath & @chloeteevan.bsky.social | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
Full-stack ahead: A bright future for the EU-India technology partnership - PubAffairs Bruxelles
2025 has seen significant progress in EU-India relations. But while both sides are keen to deepen technology cooperation, particularly through a “full-stack” approach to de-risk supply chains and fost...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#Trade & #Tech: Full-stack ahead — A bright future for the #EU–India technology partnership, by Gautam Kamath & @chloeteevan.bsky.social | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
🇪🇺 Europe's internal priorities like competitiveness and security rely on its global partners, but #MFF discussions continue as if external action is a separate concern.
Without #ConnectingtheDots, we risk a less integrated and strategic EU budget.
👉 bit.ly/3X7f4yE
Without #ConnectingtheDots, we risk a less integrated and strategic EU budget.
👉 bit.ly/3X7f4yE
November 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🇪🇺 Europe's internal priorities like competitiveness and security rely on its global partners, but #MFF discussions continue as if external action is a separate concern.
Without #ConnectingtheDots, we risk a less integrated and strategic EU budget.
👉 bit.ly/3X7f4yE
Without #ConnectingtheDots, we risk a less integrated and strategic EU budget.
👉 bit.ly/3X7f4yE