Europe Needs a Strong Africa, but Will it Work to Achieve One?

Summary:

The EU has ostensibly been trying to move towards a ‘partnership of equals’ with Africa for decades, but a donor-recipient relationship still largely dictates Europe’s policy towards the continent. COVID-19 has worsened this power asymmetry, as many sub-Saharan African countries face crippling debt and collapsing public infrastructure. But the pandemic also offers an opportunity for Africa to break out of a cycle of indebtedness and aid dependency. Europe should play its part in debt relief and dedicate more resources to curbing illicit financial flows. Doing so could pave the way to a more equal EU-Africa partnership, which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has made it a strategic priority to achieve.

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ESO Records

The Routledge Handbook of EU-Africa Relations https://www.europeansources.info/record/the-routledge-handbook-of-eu-africa-relations/

Cardiff EDC: Negotiations between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States on a post-2020 ACP-EU Partnership https://www.europeansources.info/record/negotiations-between-the-european-union-and-the-african-caribbean-and-pacific-acp-group-of-states-on-a-post-2020-acp-eu-partnership/

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