Matching means to priorities: Challenges for EU-Africa relations in 2017

The year 2017 opens up new opportunities for EU-Africa relations, whose ‘strategic importance’ has been recently reiterated by HR/VP Federica Mogherini. In 2016, ongoing challenges such as financial difficulties, migration and terrorism have marked a shift in the way the two continents relate to one another.

The 2017 edition or our Challenges Paper explores some of the political challenges for the year 2017, adopting issues of financing for development and EU-Africa cooperation as a guideline, and exploring ways to match means to emerging priorities.

Ahead of the 2017 Challenges Paper, MEP Judith Sargentini, Lars-Erik Lundin from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and Uzo Madu from ‘What’s in it for Africa’ shared their views on critical debates and challenges in 2017.

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