Contradictory situation. Information was so contradictory that the first reaction could have been one of asking oneself whether they were actually referring to the same continent. Official declarations made at the Lisbon EU-Africa summit announced a new era at the same time as the break with the trade regime, applicable in two weeks' time. The media painted a dramatic picture of it all. Who was telling the truth? Actually, everything was true at the same time. It is true that the EU and...