Vol 64 No 13 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA How Brussels's green tax will hit Africa 12th June 2023 Europe's carbon levy has become law with African states in line to suffer collateral damage After two years of debate, the European Parliament has passed a carbon pricing mechanism which will apply to all countries trading with member states of the European Union (EU). It...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 13 | TUNISIAEUROPEAN UNION Brussels rescues Kaïs Saïed with cash for migration control deal 13th June 2023 The billion euro migration pact with Tunis presages similar pacts with Algeria and Egypt By offering a financial package worth up to €1.5 billion (US$1.61bn) to Tunisia as part of a new 'cash for migration control' deal, the European Union has handed a major victo... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIAEUROPEAN UNION Will you be my strategic partner? 11th May 2023 The European Union's diplomatic service, the European External Action Service, has earmarked four countries, one from each continent, as 'key strategic partners' as it seeks to boo...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 9 | SUDANEUROPEAN UNIONARAB LEAGUE National rivalries and policy clashes complicate peace-making efforts 25th April 2023 A multilateral bid to end the war of the generals in Khartoum is in the balance as a regional crisis looms The latest attempted ceasefire in Sudan announced by Antony Blinken, the United States Secretary of State, and publicly agreed by both warring parties – the Sudan Armed Force... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 9 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Changing of the diplomatic guard 27th April 2023 The European Union is sending new blood to lead its diplomatic missions in the Sahel as Europe seeks to rebuild its waning influence in the region.
Vol 64 No 8 | EUROPEAN UNIONBRITAIN The great aid exodus 13th April 2023 The heavy cuts to Britain's aid spending in Africa over the past five years are symptomatic of a falling commitment to development strategies and spiralling refugee costs across Eu...
Vol 64 No 7 | LIBYAEUROPEAN UNION Coastguard in the dock 30th March 2023 European Union backing for Libyan authorities who stop and detain migrants means the bloc has 'aided and abetted' rights violations against migrants, according to Chaloka Beyani, t...
Vol 64 No 6 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Brussels backs Italy's hard line on migration 9th March 2023 A leaked letter from the European Commission chief spells out the EU's plans to deter and return migrants to their home countries A week after the sinking of a boat carrying several hundred migrants off the Calabrian coast in southern Italy which killed more than 60 people, European Commission President Ursul...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 6 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Pesticides row adds to toxic relations 7th March 2023 African parliamentarians have accused European Union economies of exporting carcinogenic pesticides to their countries, adding to mounting tensions over trading rules and migration Speakers at the joint parliament assembly between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific in Brussels, on 2 March accused EU countries of double standards by expo... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 5 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA President Macron administers last rites to the post-Cotonou treaty 23rd February 2023 The 79-member African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping is at risk after support wanes for a new accord France's President Emmanuel Macron appears to have given up on the negotiations for a successor to the Cotonou Agreement between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and P... READ FOR FREE
