Europe must be Africa’s partner of choice

Europeans must not make the mistake of believing that they could impose an agenda on Africa.

After being postponed several times because of the Covid-19 pandemic, this month’s European Union-African Union Summit in Brussels (February 17-18) will bring together European and African heads of state and government for the first time since 2017. The EU’s objective is to become Africa’s partner of choice, a goal set by European Commission President