DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 17 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICAN UNION African governments count the cost of a new Cold War 9th August 2022 Moscow’s war on Ukraine is reshaping foreign policy in many African capitals as western European and Russian officials compete for attention Officials at the European Union see their financial and political support for Ukraine is straining their ties with Africa on economic cooperation and diplomatic stances – but they ... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 14 | MOROCCOSPAINEUROPEAN UNION Death at the border 7th July 2022 The death of over 25 migrants on 24 June after more than 2,000 people tried to jump the fence separating the enclave of Melilla and Nador, in northern Morocco, has prompted a furio...
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 13 | RUSSIAEUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Key Putin ally Prigozhin loses appeal on Wagner mercenary sanctions 14th June 2022 Geopolitical rivalries are driving courtroom fights against Moscow's allies linked to private security and mining operations in conflict zones in Africa The European Court of Justice's rejection of an appeal against sanctions by Kremlin favourite Yevgeny Prigozhin, who controls private military contractor the Wagner Group, will com... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 12 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Sall cuts deal on food crisis 9th June 2022 Their visit to Russia causes frustration in Brussels, but AU leaders are winning arguments over the damage caused by Moscow's war on Ukraine At last week's European Union summit in Brussels, Senegal's President Macky Sall, who also chairs the African Union (AU), appeared to have secured public support from the EU for a ...
Vol 63 No 12 | RUSSIAEUROPEAN UNIONAFRICAN UNION Deepening food and fuel crisis prompts emergency summits 2nd June 2022 AU Chief Macky Sall to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin over trapped grain stocks after EU pledges more cash for African farmers In a bid to unblock vital stocks of wheat and fertiliser, Senegal's President Macky Sall is to meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on 3 June. Sall, who is also politic...
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 11 | CÔTE D'IVOIREGHANAEUROPEAN UNION Euro MPs back action on cocoa prices 16th May 2022 As production costs escalate, Ghanaian and Ivorian officials are lobbying the EU to raise prices for cocoa bean exports As Africa's cocoa producers face growing financial pressures, they have won backing from European Union MPs to open talks on a price pact as part of wider discussions on sustainabi... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 10 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA European states seeking Africa's gas hit geopolitical and production problems 4th May 2022 As the EU tries ends its reliance on Russia's gas, it's finalising a plan to buy much more from Algeria, Nigeria, Senegal and Angola Plans by European Union states to buy billions of cubic metres of gas from Africa have been spelt out in a leaked document detailing the strategy due to be agreed by the end of thi... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 8 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Europe looks to African energy as sanctions on Russia deepen 11th April 2022 Historic opportunity for African producers to capitalise on the restructuring of oil and gas markets The trip to Algiers by Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi on 11 April is the latest of bids by European Union states to step up supplies of oil and gas from Africa to replace impo... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 7 | EUROPEAN UNIONWORLD BANKAFRICA Trade curbs and price spikes deepen food crisis 29th March 2022 Big grain producers are imposing export controls and farmers face rocketing fertiliser costs Without concerted international action about 400 million people, many in Africa, will face chronic food shortages due to disruptions after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, according t...
Vol 63 No 6 | RUSSIAEUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Brussels eyes African energy as it bars Moscow 11th March 2022 Pledge to wean the EU from Russia's gas by 2030 will mean changing policy and stepping up investment in Africa The launch of the European Union's master plan for energy on 9 March was delayed for a week as the war raging in Ukraine forced officials to rethink their goals. Initially, Brusse...
