Lisbon Talk: AU – EU Summit: and now what?
Online panel discussion in the aftermath of the EU-AU summit.
Tag: Investment
Social justice also means vaccine justice. Achieving globally equitable vaccine supply.
One year after COVID-19 vaccines were introduced, high-income countries are securing themselves the majority of the vaccines. The vaccine supplies
Next steps towards a comprehensive Africa-EU partnership
In March 2020 the EU published a proposal for a comprehensive strategy with Africa, ahead of their regular summit with
Synthesis note: Strengthening the continent-to-continent dialogue on sustainable development
This synthesis note presents one-page overviews of the main findings and recommendations in relation to the five themes, which are discussed in greater detail in the policy briefs that have been published during the past months. A link to the full policy brief is included at the end of each one-pager. These thematic overviews are preceded by a short analysis of the relationship between Africa and Europe and five proposals for strengthening the continent-to-continent dialogue on sustainable development.
Towards a renewed Africa-Europe Partnership for Investment
The COVID-19 crisis has created a dire need for the active facilitation of sustainable investment to promote an inclusive, gender-sensitive and green recovery. The partnership between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU), and their respective member states, can provide a strategic and institutional framework for stimulating sustainable investment in a collective manner.
The Imperative of Digital Infrastructure for Africa’s Future
Africa’s digital infrastructure gap is worrying, and there are few good models around the world of well-integrated, multi-country approaches to reach full and equitable connectivity. The best model may be the European Union (EU), and there is much Africa can learn from it, but accelerated investment is a fundamental need.
G20 ministerial meetings: high-time for development and finance ministers to work hand in hand for a sustainable global recovery
On 29 June, G20 Ministers responsible for development policy convened for the first time under the Italian Presidency. The meeting
How to align national Covid-19 recoveries with the Sustainable Development Goals
The Covid-19 crisis encompasses multifaceted and interconnected risks and vulnerabilities, which extend to wide-ranging humanitarian, social, economic and environmental dimensions.
Europe–Africa Connectivity Outlook 2021: Post-Covid-19 Challenges and Strategic Opportunities
The European Union stands at a critical junction in the international scramble to establish Europe–Africa commercial corridors. Morocco, Algeria
Collective investment in trade and digital infrastructure: A new pathway to silencing the guns in Africa
In this guest contribution for ECDPM, Dr Jide Martyns Okeke argues that collective African leadership and deliberate investments in boosting intra-African trade and digital transformation could accelerate the quest for silencing the guns on the continent.