Economic relations between Africa and Europe: how can they contribute to overcoming inequality?

Abstract

Over the past ten years, the EU and Africa have built a strong partnership, enshrined in the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES). Today the European Union (EU) is collectively Africa‘s main foreign investor, its principle trading partner, a key security provider, and its most important partner in development and humanitarian assistance. At the end of November, 2017, African and European Heads of State will meet in Abidjan for the 5th Africa-EU Summit. This high-level event will discuss African-European partnership and start debating the renegotiation of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement (CPA), which remains a highly relevant framework.