With just over 2 weeks to go before the sixth summit between the European Union and the African Union (AU), scheduled for 17-18 February in Brussels, the EU’s lofty ambitions are well known: it hopes to take the strategic partnership to the next level and build a new Europe-Africa Alliance “as equals” to tackle the challenges of the 21st century together.
Prosperity (an economic and financial ‘new deal’, youth employment, health, climate); security; mobility and migration in a...