The pending launch of a new round of dialogue on the future of EU relations with Africa has to take account of the profound turmoil the African continent is undergoing and will continue to undergo. Africa is now in the front line of the global energy and raw materials war, with China and the United States battling it out and with Russia too soon about to join the fray. The importance of relations with Europe could fizzle out for some big African countries. The upcoming negotiations on the...