The untapped potential of EU-Africa trade
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Africa Europe Relationship
Africa’s chance to bridge gap with EU
Carlos Lopes Correspondent The absolute hero of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde and a leading historical Pan-African figure, Amílcar Cabral, was named by his father after the Carthaginian General Hamilcar Barca, the one that in 241 BC conquered Sicily before occupying most of Iberia. He was born in what is today’s Libya and was one of
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Africa has a historic opportunity to change its relationship with Europe
After 40 years of stagnant policies with meagre returns in terms of job creation and economic growth, it is time Africa shifts gears. The absolute hero of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde and a leading historical Pan-African figure, Amílcar Cabral, was named by his father after the Carthaginian General Hamilcar Barca, the one that in 241
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For Africa, the G20 Hamburg Summit is a door stopper, not a bookend
The news emerging from Hamburg were dominated by the narrative of the emerging 19 +1 on issues such as climate change or trade protectionism. Yvanka Trump replacing her father in the US seat was a particularly juicy bit, with few realizing that happened when the leaders were discussing Africa. Street protests and the 9th Beethoven
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G20 and Africa: The Merkel plan, so far from the Marshall plan
The G20 was established in the aftermath of the 2008-9 financial crisis, as a more robust response to address the challenges of economic global governance. Those challenges having not diminished since it is understandable the group kept its intentions alive and introduced more structure to what was, at the beginning, a rather undefined setting. The
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