Trade relations to clarify and review. The changing relationship of the EU with the US and China (see this column yesterday) is one of the most spectacular aspects of the transformation of Europe's role in the world. The way in which EU-Africa relations function, however, requires a rethink. Caution is necessary, given the scale of the historic, political and economic links between the two parties. A few general orientations may therefore prove to be useful.
The first requirement is the...