Demand swerve: Lavrov in Africa
By making new offers of partnership to African countries, Russia is setting a trap for the West
Africa
Partnership through crisis: The real meaning of Scholz’s Africa trip
Stronger relationships with African states can help Europe address the immediate energy and food crises – and help counter Russian efforts to destabilise both continents
Promises, promises: The future of the Europe-Africa partnership
The recent summit between the European Union and the African Union raised hopes of genuine cooperation between the sides. A key test of the partnership will be in whether the EU lives up to its promises
China’s new military base in Africa: What it means for Europe and America
A permanent Chinese military installation in Equatorial Guinea is the culmination of nearly a decade’s investment in Africa – and will not be the last of such bases on the continent’s Atlantic coast
Europe isn’t just losing the global race against covid-19: There’s much more at stake
European leaders’ current approach to covid-19 is short-sighted and self-defeating. Unless they implement a decisive and credible plan to end the pandemic everywhere, they will face a series of severe health, economic, and geopolitical consequences
After Cotonou: How Europe can forge new relations with Africa in 2021
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
Somalia’s election impasse: A crisis of state building
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
Kenya on the Security Council: An opportunity for peace and multilateralism
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
How Europe can work with Africa amid the global scramble for vaccines
China is posed to reap geopolitical gain via vaccine diplomacy if Europe does not prioritise Africa
How Europe can stop Ethiopia’s slide into a regional war
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