Exactly a week after the African Union/European Union summit of Abidjan, the final political statement ‘Investing in youth for a sustainable future’ adopted by European and African leaders (see EUROPE 11916) has finally been published, on Thursday 7 December, in time for the Council of European Foreign Ministers of Monday 11 December, which will have Africa on its agenda, in particular support for the G5 Sahel joint force.
This unusual delay in the publication is related to the fact that...