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🎙️ While the EU faces strategic competition, Africa is diversifying partnerships. What core shared interest binds the two continents today?
Our latest podcast explores our common dependence on multilateralism and how to move forward together.
Listen 👉 bit.ly/3X8CgwJ
Our latest podcast explores our common dependence on multilateralism and how to move forward together.
Listen 👉 bit.ly/3X8CgwJ
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🎙️ While the EU faces strategic competition, Africa is diversifying partnerships. What core shared interest binds the two continents today?
Our latest podcast explores our common dependence on multilateralism and how to move forward together.
Listen 👉 bit.ly/3X8CgwJ
Our latest podcast explores our common dependence on multilateralism and how to move forward together.
Listen 👉 bit.ly/3X8CgwJ
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | Can the partnership move beyond 'lukewarm interest' and tackle the global crises that have exposed its fractures?
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | Can the partnership move beyond 'lukewarm interest' and tackle the global crises that have exposed its fractures?
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
📝 The fall of El Fasher highlights the world's failure to protect the people of Sudan. Words alone do not suffice.
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4pgAhCn
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4pgAhCn
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
📝 The fall of El Fasher highlights the world's failure to protect the people of Sudan. Words alone do not suffice.
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4pgAhCn
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4pgAhCn
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | Today's summit must treat migration as an economic and strategic dimension of the partnership, not a crisis.
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | Today's summit must treat migration as an economic and strategic dimension of the partnership, not a crisis.
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
From 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
🌍 The 7th AU-EU summit kicks off today #AUEU25
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🌍 The 7th AU-EU summit kicks off today #AUEU25
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
🌍 The 7th AU-EU summit kicks off today #AUEU25
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🌍 The 7th AU-EU summit kicks off today #AUEU25
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
📍 Skills development requires more than just training, but also mastering the political economy of reform. Our new guide focuses on exactly that for governments, development partners and private sector stakeholders.
Read the guide 👉 bit.ly/47TphoL
Read the guide 👉 bit.ly/47TphoL
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
📍 Skills development requires more than just training, but also mastering the political economy of reform. Our new guide focuses on exactly that for governments, development partners and private sector stakeholders.
Read the guide 👉 bit.ly/47TphoL
Read the guide 👉 bit.ly/47TphoL
📣 The strain on multilateral institutions leaves Africa and Europe particularly vulnerable, but neither can shape the international agenda alone. Working together on an effective multilateral peace and security architecture is in both their interests.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/44lupQd
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/44lupQd
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
📣 The strain on multilateral institutions leaves Africa and Europe particularly vulnerable, but neither can shape the international agenda alone. Working together on an effective multilateral peace and security architecture is in both their interests.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/44lupQd
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/44lupQd
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | This is not just a 25-year celebration, but a critical moment to confront long-avoided discussions. Previous "euphoric declarations" conceal deep-seated tensions, leaving behind cynicism and a sense of ritualized performance.
More 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
More 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
⏱️ 𝗔𝗨-𝗘𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 | This is not just a 25-year celebration, but a critical moment to confront long-avoided discussions. Previous "euphoric declarations" conceal deep-seated tensions, leaving behind cynicism and a sense of ritualized performance.
More 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
More 👉 bit.ly/4pr6Uh3
🎬 We interviewed Kenyan Ambassador Bitange Ndemo ahead of the upcoming AU-EU on the frayed relationship between Africa and Europe, his experience of past summits and potential steps toward a more secure, equal partnership.
Watch the full interview 👉 bit.ly/4pea6MV
Watch the full interview 👉 bit.ly/4pea6MV
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🎬 We interviewed Kenyan Ambassador Bitange Ndemo ahead of the upcoming AU-EU on the frayed relationship between Africa and Europe, his experience of past summits and potential steps toward a more secure, equal partnership.
Watch the full interview 👉 bit.ly/4pea6MV
Watch the full interview 👉 bit.ly/4pea6MV
📝 North Africa's vast renewable energy potential holds significant promise for the region, Europe and broader mediterranean. But the window of opportunity is closing. How do we convert potential into large-scale industrial reality?
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4oCMKjR
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4oCMKjR
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
📝 North Africa's vast renewable energy potential holds significant promise for the region, Europe and broader mediterranean. But the window of opportunity is closing. How do we convert potential into large-scale industrial reality?
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4oCMKjR
Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4oCMKjR
📝 Africa and Europe are undeniably interdependent on climate and energy, but the current partnership is hampered by a lack of trust, top-down design, and unilateral EU measures like CBAM.
Our 5 recommendations ahead of the AU-EU summit 👉 bit.ly/47PoRys
Our 5 recommendations ahead of the AU-EU summit 👉 bit.ly/47PoRys
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📝 Africa and Europe are undeniably interdependent on climate and energy, but the current partnership is hampered by a lack of trust, top-down design, and unilateral EU measures like CBAM.
Our 5 recommendations ahead of the AU-EU summit 👉 bit.ly/47PoRys
Our 5 recommendations ahead of the AU-EU summit 👉 bit.ly/47PoRys
📣 The international community often tolerates "electoral coups" in Africa, viewing them as a preferential option for stability. This is a dangerous illusion.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3XeoQ25
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3XeoQ25
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
📣 The international community often tolerates "electoral coups" in Africa, viewing them as a preferential option for stability. This is a dangerous illusion.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3XeoQ25
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3XeoQ25
📆 We are organising a G20 side event to advance Africa's role in shaping an equitable global AI landscape. African Union representation at the G20, coupled with South Africa's presidency, is a crucial opportunity.
Information and contact 👉 bit.ly/485EZgz
Information and contact 👉 bit.ly/485EZgz
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
📆 We are organising a G20 side event to advance Africa's role in shaping an equitable global AI landscape. African Union representation at the G20, coupled with South Africa's presidency, is a crucial opportunity.
Information and contact 👉 bit.ly/485EZgz
Information and contact 👉 bit.ly/485EZgz
🌱 𝗘𝗖𝗗𝗣𝗠 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗣 𝟯𝟬! 10 years from the Paris agreement, we face a critical test of global climate resolve in a tense geopolitical climate. We will be analysing the dynamics and outcomes, with a special focus on Africa-Europe.
More on our work for COP30 👉 bit.ly/47jvNoI
More on our work for COP30 👉 bit.ly/47jvNoI
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🌱 𝗘𝗖𝗗𝗣𝗠 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗣 𝟯𝟬! 10 years from the Paris agreement, we face a critical test of global climate resolve in a tense geopolitical climate. We will be analysing the dynamics and outcomes, with a special focus on Africa-Europe.
More on our work for COP30 👉 bit.ly/47jvNoI
More on our work for COP30 👉 bit.ly/47jvNoI
📣 The EU is setting restrictive rules for green trade #CBAM, but can developing countries turn these unilateral measures into a competitive edge?
For TESS, Alfonso Medinilla tackles the strategic challenge posed by EU unilateral measures.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/47XT3bP
For TESS, Alfonso Medinilla tackles the strategic challenge posed by EU unilateral measures.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/47XT3bP
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
📣 The EU is setting restrictive rules for green trade #CBAM, but can developing countries turn these unilateral measures into a competitive edge?
For TESS, Alfonso Medinilla tackles the strategic challenge posed by EU unilateral measures.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/47XT3bP
For TESS, Alfonso Medinilla tackles the strategic challenge posed by EU unilateral measures.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/47XT3bP
🇪🇺 Europe's internal priorities like competitiveness and security rely on its global partners, but #MFF discussions continue as if external action is a separate concern.
Without #ConnectingtheDots, we risk a less integrated and strategic EU budget.
👉 bit.ly/3X7f4yE
Without #ConnectingtheDots, we risk a less integrated and strategic EU budget.
👉 bit.ly/3X7f4yE
November 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🇪🇺 Europe's internal priorities like competitiveness and security rely on its global partners, but #MFF discussions continue as if external action is a separate concern.
Without #ConnectingtheDots, we risk a less integrated and strategic EU budget.
👉 bit.ly/3X7f4yE
Without #ConnectingtheDots, we risk a less integrated and strategic EU budget.
👉 bit.ly/3X7f4yE
📣 AU-EU summits follow an endless loop of euphoric declarations later falling in to skepticism. How can the relationship break into something more productive, now that a new geopolitics demands it?
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/47X2hFk
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/47X2hFk
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
📣 AU-EU summits follow an endless loop of euphoric declarations later falling in to skepticism. How can the relationship break into something more productive, now that a new geopolitics demands it?
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/47X2hFk
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/47X2hFk
📝 The new #MFF Global Europe Instrument #GEI places EU strategic interests like competitiveness, security and migration side-by-side with sustainable development goals. But can one budget truly serve two masters?
Read the full chapter 👉 bit.ly/48TsmGr
Read the full chapter 👉 bit.ly/48TsmGr
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
📝 The new #MFF Global Europe Instrument #GEI places EU strategic interests like competitiveness, security and migration side-by-side with sustainable development goals. But can one budget truly serve two masters?
Read the full chapter 👉 bit.ly/48TsmGr
Read the full chapter 👉 bit.ly/48TsmGr
📆 We're hosting a high-level roundtable discussion in Addis Ababa today to seek deeper Europe-Africa multilateral collaboration on peace and security.
The event is invitation only.
Read more about the project 👉 bit.ly/4nvjtqq
The event is invitation only.
Read more about the project 👉 bit.ly/4nvjtqq
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
📆 We're hosting a high-level roundtable discussion in Addis Ababa today to seek deeper Europe-Africa multilateral collaboration on peace and security.
The event is invitation only.
Read more about the project 👉 bit.ly/4nvjtqq
The event is invitation only.
Read more about the project 👉 bit.ly/4nvjtqq
📣 The next MFF aims for a Global Europe instrument and a European Competitiveness Fund. But with negotiations unfolding in isolation, these instruments are bound to undermine each other.
Read the full commentary 👉 bit.ly/3X7f4yE
Read the full commentary 👉 bit.ly/3X7f4yE
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
📣 The next MFF aims for a Global Europe instrument and a European Competitiveness Fund. But with negotiations unfolding in isolation, these instruments are bound to undermine each other.
Read the full commentary 👉 bit.ly/3X7f4yE
Read the full commentary 👉 bit.ly/3X7f4yE
📅 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! As the EU looks to India as a crucial partner on digital sovereignty, we're hosting a high-level discussion on how the two powers can work together to shape AI development.
Join us on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4oA5VdT
Join us on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4oA5VdT
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
📅 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! As the EU looks to India as a crucial partner on digital sovereignty, we're hosting a high-level discussion on how the two powers can work together to shape AI development.
Join us on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4oA5VdT
Join us on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4oA5VdT
🎙️ AI developers in Africa came across a surprising barrier to building African-language LLMs: Jehovah's Witness copyright.
Watch 👉 youtu.be/6VnNzq-LUxU
Listen 👉 bit.ly/48s3S6R
Watch 👉 youtu.be/6VnNzq-LUxU
Listen 👉 bit.ly/48s3S6R
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
🎙️ AI developers in Africa came across a surprising barrier to building African-language LLMs: Jehovah's Witness copyright.
Watch 👉 youtu.be/6VnNzq-LUxU
Listen 👉 bit.ly/48s3S6R
Watch 👉 youtu.be/6VnNzq-LUxU
Listen 👉 bit.ly/48s3S6R
📸 ECDPM associate director Andrew Sherriff delivered the keynote address at the Austrian SDG Dialogue Forum on what comes after 2030 and how Austria and Europe could respond.
- Photo: ©BKMC/Martin Krachler
- Photo: ©BKMC/Martin Krachler
October 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📸 ECDPM associate director Andrew Sherriff delivered the keynote address at the Austrian SDG Dialogue Forum on what comes after 2030 and how Austria and Europe could respond.
- Photo: ©BKMC/Martin Krachler
- Photo: ©BKMC/Martin Krachler
📅 AI generated videos like this are only a small part of how AI development is shaping our future. How can it be harnessed to drive innovation, growth and societal well-being?
Join us on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4oA5VdT
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October 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
📅 AI generated videos like this are only a small part of how AI development is shaping our future. How can it be harnessed to drive innovation, growth and societal well-being?
Join us on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 👉 bit.ly/4oA5VdT
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