Can Europe and Africa Mend Fences?
Africa’s rising global standing, symbolized by the AU’s G20 membership, highlights the continent’s readiness for a more balanced partnership with Europe. Despite the strategic importance of relations between the EU and the African Union, deep divisions remain between the blocs, notes Marta Martinelli in her commentary for
Carnegie Europe. Although both continents recognize each other’s strategic importance, events in recent years have highlighted deep divisions. Observers note that summits seem to be more about convening power than about substance; the meetings repeat vague financial promises from one side and equally vague commitments to loyalty and shared values from the other. In the process, the partners dodge the questions of monitoring tools and accountability.
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