Sub-Saharan Africa in Poland’s Foreign Policy after 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa in Poland’s Foreign Policy after 2004

Summary/Abstract: Sub-Saharan Africa is an area comprising 49 independent states since South Sudan gained independence in 2011. The African countries, especially in the context of the economic crisis in Europe, showed a high level of stable growth during this period. From the first decade of the 21st century until today, on average six out of ten fastest growing economies have been in Africa. Africa is undergoing an intensive process of urbanisation, the dynamics of which are second only to those of Asia. It is estimated that, by 2050, 55% of Africa’s population will live in cities. However, there has been no corresponding increase in the number of available jobs. This, combined with the population’s age structure over-represented by young people, threatens to cause socio-economic turbulence and crises. In this context, the issue of mass migration to Europe via the Mediterranean Route shortly after 2015 affected the perception of Africa in the EU, including in Poland. It also affects the definition of short and long-term of European policies on the continent, sometimes contradicting declarations of honest cooperation in political, economic, cultural and development fields.

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