Vol 61 No 25 | EUROPEAN UNIONACPAFRICAN UNION Old treaty rolls over 17th December 2020 After two years of negotiations the white smoke of a successor to the Cotonou Agreement – which governs trade and political relations between the European Union and the...
Vol 61 No 19 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICAN UNION Summit catches a cold 24th September 2020 A European Union/African Union summit planned for October is the latest casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although European Commission officials conceded privately during the summer that a physical...
Vol 61 No 14 | EGYPTETHIOPIAAFRICAN UNION The pride of lions 9th July 2020 The obstacles to agreement over managing the Blue Nile dam are more about internal politics than technical issues The positions of Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam seemed as far apart as their respective capital cities as officials began another round of video-conferencing... READ FOR FREE
Vol 61 No 6 | AFRICAN UNION Turf war over Sahel 19th March 2020 The announcement by African Union Peace and Security Commissioner Smaïl Chergui on 27 February that the AU would send 3,000 troops to join the regional and national...