№184: Ahead of the 2021 EU-Africa Summit, Africa Looks East Once Again
№184: Ahead of the 2021 EU-Africa Summit, Africa Looks East Once Again

Author(s): Jędrzej Czerep
Contributor(s): Sławomir Dębski (Editor), Patrycja Sasnal (Editor), Wojciech Lorenz (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: EU; Africa; summit; East; foreign policy;
Summary/Abstract: The upcoming EU-Africa Summit is expected to roll out a remodelled version of the intercontinental partnership. However, since “market for partnerships” on the continent continues to expand, particularly with non-Western states, the success of any major joint EU-Africa undertaking (in green transition, digital transformation, etc.) will depend on its attractiveness in comparison to the UAE, Turkish, Indian, Chinese, Russian or Japanese alternatives. In this regard, the EU policy proposals must be assessed from the perspective of an African leader who navigates between various partnerships, initiatives and projects, and calculates their weight, relevancy, seriousness of commitments, money allocated, and strings attached.

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