João Cravinho
@joaocravinho.bsky.social
EU Special Representative for the Sahel.
Former Foreign Minister and Defence Minister in Portugal.
Aspiring cook 🥘, tiring runner 🏃🏽♂️
Posts and reposts represent only myself.
Former Foreign Minister and Defence Minister in Portugal.
Aspiring cook 🥘, tiring runner 🏃🏽♂️
Posts and reposts represent only myself.
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Very good analysis of the US Strategy by @nathalietocci.bsky.social ⬇️
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December 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Very good analysis of the US Strategy by @nathalietocci.bsky.social ⬇️
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Wrapping up a very interesting mission to Ghana, with strong sense of partnership, shared values and concerns. It’s good to have friends like Ghana! Special thanks to Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Ghana’s Special envoy for the Sahel.
December 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Wrapping up a very interesting mission to Ghana, with strong sense of partnership, shared values and concerns. It’s good to have friends like Ghana! Special thanks to Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Ghana’s Special envoy for the Sahel.
Honoured to be received by President Mahama in Accra. Very useful discussion of the dynamics and challenges of the Sahel.
December 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Honoured to be received by President Mahama in Accra. Very useful discussion of the dynamics and challenges of the Sahel.
Sobre a mistificação da história : o que hoje se celebra tem muito mais a ver com 2025 do que com 1975.
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Rodrigo de Sousa e Castro: “No 25 de Novembro, não estivemos à beira da guerra civil”
Para Rodrigo de Sousa e Castro, o 25 de Novembro foi “um ajuste de contas entre militares”. Membro dos Nove, protagonista do contragolpe, critica Melo e Montenegro por irem “na onda” de Ventura.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Sobre a mistificação da história : o que hoje se celebra tem muito mais a ver com 2025 do que com 1975.
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AU-EU Summit in Luanda, celebrating a strong understanding that in this turbulent world each continent needs the other.
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AU-EU Summit in Luanda, celebrating a strong understanding that in this turbulent world each continent needs the other.
Bom dia Luanda! Sempre um enorme gosto regressar a Angola 🇦🇴
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Bom dia Luanda! Sempre um enorme gosto regressar a Angola 🇦🇴
An important moment for EU-Sahel relations: the Foreign Affairs Council validated the Renewed Approach to the Sahel. We look forward to working on the different dimensions: political and diplomatic engagement; human security: social cohesion and economic opportunities.
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
An important moment for EU-Sahel relations: the Foreign Affairs Council validated the Renewed Approach to the Sahel. We look forward to working on the different dimensions: political and diplomatic engagement; human security: social cohesion and economic opportunities.
This week we had a Ministerial Round table on the humanitarian challenges in the Sahel and Lake Chad basin, organized by DG ECHO together with the DK EU presidency and the African Union. Very wide participation, which is evidence of deep concern but also commitment to working together.
November 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This week we had a Ministerial Round table on the humanitarian challenges in the Sahel and Lake Chad basin, organized by DG ECHO together with the DK EU presidency and the African Union. Very wide participation, which is evidence of deep concern but also commitment to working together.
Great start to the week with an insightful discussion on the political and security realities in the Sahel, hosted by 🇩🇰 Presidency. Professor Nina Wilén presented some of the key ideas in her new book on Securitising the Sahel, excellent background for a good debate ahead of this week’s FAC.
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Great start to the week with an insightful discussion on the political and security realities in the Sahel, hosted by 🇩🇰 Presidency. Professor Nina Wilén presented some of the key ideas in her new book on Securitising the Sahel, excellent background for a good debate ahead of this week’s FAC.
At the Manama Dialogues, discussing the EU’s approach to the Sahel on Saudi TV Al Arabiya.
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Climate Crisis Causing Ethnic Tension in Sahel - EU Special Rep Joao Cravinho Joins Counterpoints
YouTube video by Al Arabiya English
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November 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
At the Manama Dialogues, discussing the EU’s approach to the Sahel on Saudi TV Al Arabiya.
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At the 2nd 🇪🇺 Youth, Peace, and Security Week in Brussels, I met with young changemakers, including from Africa and Europe, to hear their recommendations on addressing the climate-youth-peace-security nexus in the context of EU external action, with a particular focus on West Africa and the Sahel.
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
At the 2nd 🇪🇺 Youth, Peace, and Security Week in Brussels, I met with young changemakers, including from Africa and Europe, to hear their recommendations on addressing the climate-youth-peace-security nexus in the context of EU external action, with a particular focus on West Africa and the Sahel.
Tive o gosto de receber ontem os jovens portugueses a realizar estágios nas instituições europeias. Uma excelente discussão sobre política externa, as perspetivas em África e no Sahel, assim como o papel de Portugal na 🇪🇺 .
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Tive o gosto de receber ontem os jovens portugueses a realizar estágios nas instituições europeias. Uma excelente discussão sobre política externa, as perspetivas em África e no Sahel, assim como o papel de Portugal na 🇪🇺 .
The very best of wishes to the extraordinary Nancy Pelosi upon her retirement!
November 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The very best of wishes to the extraordinary Nancy Pelosi upon her retirement!
Excellent round of discussions on the Sahel in Stockholm. Thank you to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for all the arrangements and hospitality.
And I still had a little time for a beautiful walk around central Stockholm.
And I still had a little time for a beautiful walk around central Stockholm.
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Excellent round of discussions on the Sahel in Stockholm. Thank you to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for all the arrangements and hospitality.
And I still had a little time for a beautiful walk around central Stockholm.
And I still had a little time for a beautiful walk around central Stockholm.
At the Manama Dialogues discussing the challenges of the Sahel.
November 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
At the Manama Dialogues discussing the challenges of the Sahel.
Com o PM Braima Camará e o Ministro de Negócios Estrangeiros Carlos Pinto Pereira em Bissau. Matéria de conversa nunca falta. Obrigado pela hospitalidade !
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October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Com o PM Braima Camará e o Ministro de Negócios Estrangeiros Carlos Pinto Pereira em Bissau. Matéria de conversa nunca falta. Obrigado pela hospitalidade !
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Conversa de grande interesse e utilidade com o Presidente Umaro Sissoco Embaló sobre as complicadas dinâmicas do Sahel.
A Guiné-Bissau é um parceiro muito relevante para a UE na África Ocidental, que por sua vez é uma região de importância geoestratégica para a UE.
A Guiné-Bissau é um parceiro muito relevante para a UE na África Ocidental, que por sua vez é uma região de importância geoestratégica para a UE.
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Conversa de grande interesse e utilidade com o Presidente Umaro Sissoco Embaló sobre as complicadas dinâmicas do Sahel.
A Guiné-Bissau é um parceiro muito relevante para a UE na África Ocidental, que por sua vez é uma região de importância geoestratégica para a UE.
A Guiné-Bissau é um parceiro muito relevante para a UE na África Ocidental, que por sua vez é uma região de importância geoestratégica para a UE.
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On this day in 1956, as Soviet tanks took the streets of Budapest, the brave people of Hungary rose up in defiance of oppression and foreign domination.
As Hungary remembers the heroes of the 1956 Revolution, let us also commemorate those who fight today for their freedom and their independence.🇭🇺
As Hungary remembers the heroes of the 1956 Revolution, let us also commemorate those who fight today for their freedom and their independence.🇭🇺
October 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
On this day in 1956, as Soviet tanks took the streets of Budapest, the brave people of Hungary rose up in defiance of oppression and foreign domination.
As Hungary remembers the heroes of the 1956 Revolution, let us also commemorate those who fight today for their freedom and their independence.🇭🇺
As Hungary remembers the heroes of the 1956 Revolution, let us also commemorate those who fight today for their freedom and their independence.🇭🇺
Desmascarando a burqa: certeiro e lúcido artigo de @amilcarcorreia.bsky.social no @publico.pt de hoje. Estamos a entrar por péssimos caminhos.
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Burqa, as mulheres são apenas um pretexto
A segurança e as mulheres são o pretexto para uma lei mascarada cuja principal intenção é ser islamofóbica, e contribuir para a ladainha da ameaça da “grande substituição”.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Desmascarando a burqa: certeiro e lúcido artigo de @amilcarcorreia.bsky.social no @publico.pt de hoje. Estamos a entrar por péssimos caminhos.
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Many thanks to our Egyptian hosts at the Aswan Forum, for creating excellent conditions for constructive dialogue with many relevant interlocutors on the Sahel. Among them, Ministers Abdelatty (Egypt), Diop (Mali) and Traore (Burkina Faso)
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Many thanks to our Egyptian hosts at the Aswan Forum, for creating excellent conditions for constructive dialogue with many relevant interlocutors on the Sahel. Among them, Ministers Abdelatty (Egypt), Diop (Mali) and Traore (Burkina Faso)
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We also contribute to Africa’s efforts to achieve sustainable food & water security in the face of climate change.🇪🇺🇿🇦
@aneichhorst.bsky.social @joaocravinho.bsky.social
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وبنساهم في جهود أفريقيا لتحقيق أمن غذائي ومائي مستدام في مواجهة التغير المناخي.🇪🇺🇿🇦
October 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
We also contribute to Africa’s efforts to achieve sustainable food & water security in the face of climate change.🇪🇺🇿🇦
@aneichhorst.bsky.social @joaocravinho.bsky.social
@aneichhorst.bsky.social @joaocravinho.bsky.social
Very encouraging discussions on regional and international efforts regarding the Sahel. Great to exchange with 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone and ECOWAS President, Julius Maada Bio, 🇹🇬 Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast Foreign Minister, Kacou Adom and 🇬🇭 Ghana Special Envoy for the Sahel Larry Lartey.
October 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Very encouraging discussions on regional and international efforts regarding the Sahel. Great to exchange with 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone and ECOWAS President, Julius Maada Bio, 🇹🇬 Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast Foreign Minister, Kacou Adom and 🇬🇭 Ghana Special Envoy for the Sahel Larry Lartey.
Honored to have taken part in the Aqaba Process meeting today in Rome, which had West Africa and the Sahel on the spotlight. Celebrating 10 years in 2025, this initiative of King Abdullah II of Jordan continues to mobilize the international community around the hard questions of our time. 🇯🇴🇮🇹🇪🇺
October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Honored to have taken part in the Aqaba Process meeting today in Rome, which had West Africa and the Sahel on the spotlight. Celebrating 10 years in 2025, this initiative of King Abdullah II of Jordan continues to mobilize the international community around the hard questions of our time. 🇯🇴🇮🇹🇪🇺
The Holy See 🇻🇦 plays a role in the Sahel - and it will continue to do so. Enriching exchange with Archbishop Paul Gallagher on the importance of staying engaged in the region through active dialogue and concrete support to the local populations.
October 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Holy See 🇻🇦 plays a role in the Sahel - and it will continue to do so. Enriching exchange with Archbishop Paul Gallagher on the importance of staying engaged in the region through active dialogue and concrete support to the local populations.
The informational space in the Sahel is a major element of crisis but also of hope. Glad to have joined and contributed to such a great discussion on the topic, organized by the Danish Presidency of the EU @eu2025dk.bsky.social 🇩🇰, Fondation Hirondelle, and International Media Support.
October 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The informational space in the Sahel is a major element of crisis but also of hope. Glad to have joined and contributed to such a great discussion on the topic, organized by the Danish Presidency of the EU @eu2025dk.bsky.social 🇩🇰, Fondation Hirondelle, and International Media Support.