Europe Must Change Its Approach to Africa | by Carlos Lopes - Project Syndicate

Europe Must Change Its Approach to Africa | by Carlos Lopes - Project Syndicate

While Africa strategically repositions itself in today’s multipolar world, the European Union remains largely complacent in the outdated belief that it is the continent's leading patron. But a shifting global economic landscape offers Europe an opportunity to start engaging with Africa on equal terms.

OP-ED | Why Europe Must Change its Approach to Africa, By Carlos Lopes - African Newspage | Reporting Africa’s Development

While Africa strategically repositions itself in today’s multipolar world, the European Union remains largely complacent in the outdated belief that it is the continent’s leading patron. But a shifting global economic landscape offers Europe an opportunity to start engaging with Africa on equal terms. In recent years, China has surpassed Europe in terms of both trade with Sub-Saharan Africa and infrastructure investment there. The Gulf states ha…