ECFR’s Africa Programme analyses the geopolitics of the Africa-Europe relationship. This includes relations between the African Union and the European Union; foreign policy tools and strategies; and opportunities to find creative policy solutions. The Programme also focuses on two regions that are particularly relevant for Europe: the Horn of Africa and the Sahel.
Regional organisations have proliferated in Africa, with many organisations attempting to address similar issues in similar parts of the continent. Europeans should take stock of the situation they have helped create.
This project maps African regional initiatives in west and central Africa and provides a data-based and a geographical overview of the ‘à la carte’ nature of African regional cooperation
The Alliance aimed to integrate security, development, and governance perspectives but has struggled to find coherence and effectiveness
After the indifference of the Trump years, the Biden administration should broaden and deepen its cooperation with France in the Sahel
A new Africa-Europe strategic partnership is on the cards. But this will only come to fruition if the European Union gets its member states on board to engage in a substantive discussion with the African Union
The EU can unblock the so-called “electoral impasse” paralysing Somalia by rejecting the involvement of the outgoing president. But it must also set out a new framework to help the country move forward
Mark Leonard and Jeremy Shapiro predict ten bright and bold policy projections for the year to come
Kenya is a potential strong partner for Europe in fostering stability in east Africa and the Horn – and its new membership of the Security Council should prompt Europeans to work more closely with it
China is posed to reap geopolitical gain via vaccine diplomacy if Europe does not prioritise Africa
The recent war in Ethiopia may at first glance appear to be a short, sharp internal conflict with few implications for the Horn of Africa – or for Europe. But the war is far from over, and the risks it creates are spreading.
What are the regional implications of the Tigray conflict and the prospects for transatlantic cooperation around the issue?
Recent protests against police brutality have been Nigeria’s most powerful yet – but the government still appears determined to clamp down
Where do we stand now in building a “strategic partnership” between the European and African continent?
Regional organisations have proliferated in Africa, with many organisations attempting to address similar issues in similar parts of the continent. Europeans should take stock of the situation they have helped create.
The Alliance aimed to integrate security, development, and governance perspectives but has struggled to find coherence and effectiveness
North African countries, each for their own reasons, are increasingly turning their attention towards sub-Saharan Africa
The transition will only succeed if the government stabilises the economy and civilians work hard to tilt the balance of power away from the military
Some European leaders see stabilisation of the region – through curbing migration and counter terror threats – as key to the future of the European project
After the indifference of the Trump years, the Biden administration should broaden and deepen its cooperation with France in the Sahel
A new Africa-Europe strategic partnership is on the cards. But this will only come to fruition if the European Union gets its member states on board to engage in a substantive discussion with the African Union
The EU can unblock the so-called “electoral impasse” paralysing Somalia by rejecting the involvement of the outgoing president. But it must also set out a new framework to help the country move forward
Mark Leonard and Jeremy Shapiro predict ten bright and bold policy projections for the year to come
Kenya is a potential strong partner for Europe in fostering stability in east Africa and the Horn – and its new membership of the Security Council should prompt Europeans to work more closely with it
China is posed to reap geopolitical gain via vaccine diplomacy if Europe does not prioritise Africa
The recent war in Ethiopia may at first glance appear to be a short, sharp internal conflict with few implications for the Horn of Africa – or for Europe. But the war is far from over, and the risks it creates are spreading.
Recent protests against police brutality have been Nigeria’s most powerful yet – but the government still appears determined to clamp down
European activities in Africa risk unwittingly drifting onto territory contested by the US and China on their own terms
There are promising signs in Mali’s new government, but the international community must take action now to ensure the military junta cedes power to civilians.
This project maps African regional initiatives in west and central Africa and provides a data-based and a geographical overview of the ‘à la carte’ nature of African regional cooperation
Violence is tearing Mali and the Sahel apart. But who are the armed groups behind the bloodshed? Where are international actors stationed in the region? And what motivates them all?
What are the regional implications of the Tigray conflict and the prospects for transatlantic cooperation around the issue?
Where do we stand now in building a “strategic partnership” between the European and African continent?
Bloomberg refers to Theodore Murphy’s commentary on how Europe can work with Africa amid the global scramble for vaccines
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