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
Vol 64 No 4 | MOROCCOEUROPEAN UNION Qatargate fuels Rabat's schism with Euro MPs 13th February 2023 Relations between the European Parliament and Morocco are nosediving, jeopardising agreements on trade, energy and migration The fall-out from the Qatargate scandal is tarnishing both the European Parliament, the European Union's legislature, and Morocco's security services. It will also complicate effor...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 4 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICAN UNION Cuts in aid and trade on table as European leaders mull tougher action on migration 7th February 2023 As right wing anti-immigrant parties gain ground in Europe, Brussels is trying to balance its internal tensions with a more coherent Africa policy European Union leaders are to use a special summit on 9 February to find new ways to organise the return of unauthorised migrants from Africa and the Middle East. The tougher measu... READ FOR FREE
