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Vol 66 No 15 |

MOROCCO
EUROPEAN UNION

Morocco to get EU cash under migrant control deal

21st July 2025

Rabat is latest country to formalise arrangements with Brussels

European Union and Moroccan officials are working on a ‘cash for migrant control’ deal that would place border management at the heart of their relationship. At a press...

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Vol 66 No 15 |

Borders without borders

25th July 2025

Known primarily for operating patrol vessels in the Mediterranean and off the West Atlantic at key crossing points, the European Union’s border control agency Frontex is expanding ...

Vol 66 No 14 |

Brussels is flailing as Sudan’s expanding war triggers new wave of migration

3rd July 2025

Boats from eastern Libya accounted for over 90% of illegal Mediterranean crossings after Benghazi warlord rekindled ties with Sudanese rebels

Data showing that irregular crossings from Tunisia and Libya fell by 59% to 66,766 in 2024, prompted Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the European Union to trumpet...

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Vol 66 No 14 |

Africa cuts carbon, Europe takes the credit

7th July 2025

The EU is pushing ahead with carbon credit schemes despite criticism from its own advisory board

EU governments will be encouraged to use carbon credit schemes in Africa to count towards their own emissions reduction targets by 2040, under a new law tabled on...

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Vol 66 No 13 |

Development finance implodes with rich countries shifting to military budgets

24th June 2025

Ahead of the UN summit in Seville, delegates are preparing to battle over radical reforms to aid as western states cut funds and cooperation plans

The civic activists, businesspeople, former and serving top UN and government officials agreed on one headline at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation conference in Marrakech at the beginning of...

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Vol 66 No 11 |

EUROPEAN UNION
AFRICA

Brussels claims the EU is Africa’s ‘reliable partner’, as officials tout cooperation on UN

27th May 2025

Kallas wants to work with AU to support beleaguered multilateral bodies

The European Union may not be putting anything new on the table but it ‘is the partner Africa can rely on’, the EU High Representative on Foreign Affairs...

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Vol 66 No 11 |

EUROPEAN UNION
AFRICAN UNION

Brussels puts migration ahead of trade and investment deals

19th May 2025

A shortage of energy and ideas haunts preparations by foreign ministers for this year’s bi-continental summit

The mood music out of Brussels suggests that relations with Africa are not getting priority at the European Commission despite rhetorical assurances to the contrary. That is reflected...

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Vol 66 No 9 |

EUROPEAN UNION
AFRICAN UNION

Blitzed by Trump tariffs, can Africa and Europe agree on trade?

25th April 2025

Former advisor to the AU warns the two continents remain far apart on climate and industrialisation goals

The European Commission plans to ‘diversify’ relations with its trading partners as it faces the reality of United States President Donald J Trump imposing tariffs of 25% on...

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Vol 66 No 9 |

KENYA
EUROPEAN UNION

IMF praises Kenya’s growth as Brussels pushes its unpopular trade deals

28th April 2025

After multiple setbacks President Ruto can celebrate some economic boosts during his trip to China

Kenya will overtake Ethiopia as East Africa’s largest economy this year, the IMF has said. Kenya’s gross domestic product will be US$132 billion in 2025, compared to Ethiopia’s...

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Vol 66 No 8 |

‘Panicked by the far right’, Brussels spends billions on migration control in West Africa

9th April 2025

Confidential document reveals plan to channel funds to Sahel juntas where civilian deaths from jihadist attacks have more than doubled since 2020

After spending over €8 billion on cash for migration controls with authoritarian regimes in North Africa in 2024, the European Commission is focusing on similar deals – but...

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