Areas of action

By assessing the present, our Strategy Groups aim to shape the future.

The Africa-Europe Foundation launches its 2022 High-Level Group of Personalities’ annual report assessing the state of play of the commitments of the Africa-Europe partnership

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WOMEN LEADERS NETWORK STATEMENT

Statement from the AEF Women Leaders Network at UNGA77

Press Release

The Africa-Europe Foundation addresses climate adaptation at the UN General Assembly in New York

Youth

Africa-Europe relations: A strengthened partnership reimagined

Energy and Climate

Africa-Europe Strategic Declaration on Climate Adaptation

Press Release

The Africa-Europe Foundation kicks off its Working Group process on Climate Adaptation

Press Release

The Africa-Europe Foundation Announces the Winners of its New Partners Initiative!

WOMEN LEADERS NETWORK STATEMENT

Statement by Africa-Europe Foundation’s Women Leaders Network

Press Release

Africa-Europe Foundation partners on the UN-backed Sustainable Energy for All Forum in Kigali

Choosing a Common Future: Moving from Dialogue into Action

Health

Pandemic preparedness and the future of healthcare

Energy and Climate

High-Level Talking Africa-Europe Debate on Climate and Energy in the Africa-Europe partnership: Leading the way to the AU-EU summit

High-Level Talking Africa-Europe Debate on Migration and Mobility in the Africa-Europe partnership

Health

High-Level Talking Africa-Europe Debate on Addressing the Vaccine Challenge for a Renewed Africa-Europe partnership

Energy and Climate

Report Launch: Together for the climate. The Africa-Europe Climate Alliance

Strategic programming pillars cutting across silos

A political and international focus on climate and health is a unique chance for Africa and Europe to build a partnership aimed at equitable economic development. Given the centrality of both of these areas to the future of both continents, a successful partnership will help address growing issues such as job creation and youth unemployment, as well as supporting a just Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Health

This programming pillar covers the work on Health, Pandemic Preparedness and Digital Transformation.
Climate

This programming pillar covers the work on Climate Change, Energy, Agri-food Systems, Oceans Governance and Adaptation.
Youth

This programming pillar covers the work on Perceptions, Partnerships and Citizen Engagement.

Our work

Discover the Foundation’s latest initiatives, ideas and proposals

- Energy and Climate
- Agri-Food
Accelerating The Great Green Wall: Fostering The Africa-Europe Partnership For A Just Rural Transformation In The Sahel
The Africa-Europe Foundation — May 16, 2023
This high-level conference is organized by the Renew Group (Renew PAC) of the European Parliament (Renew’s delegation for the Pacific, Africa and the Caribbean), in partnership with the Africa-Europe Foundation (AEF), the Pan African Agency of the Great Green Wall (PAAGGW) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

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- Ocean
An Emerging Africa-Europe Agenda for Ocean Governance and Blue Economy
The Africa-Europe Foundation — May 15, 2023
Ocean governance and the blue economy are receiving increased international attention and recognition for their potential to strengthen local economies, mitigate climate change, and restore biodiversity. To fully embrace the opportunity this presents, both the African and European Unions have identified the critical need for cross-continental cooperation to bolster relevant knowledge and capacities in the sector.

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- Energy and Climate
- Ibrahim Governance Weekend
Africa-Europe Working Group on Carbon Markets launched by the Africa-Europe Foundation to enhance cross-continental cooperation
The Africa-Europe Foundation — May 11, 2023
A cross-continental Working Group on Carbon Markets was launched by the Africa-Europe Foundation at the 2023 Ibrahim Governance Weekend on 30 April in Nairobi. It is co-chaired by Damilola Ogunbiyi of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Jos Delbeke of the European Investment Bank.

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- Health
- #AUEUTracker
#AUEUTracker Special Dialogue - Building An Africa-Europe Partnership On Pandemic Preparedness
The Africa-Europe Foundation — May 11, 2023
Since its launch in December 2020, the Africa-Europe Foundation has identified pandemic preparedness as a key area of work for its health workstream.

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- Ibrahim Governance Weekend
Now Narratives Youth Dialogue: Setting new ground for a transformative Africa-Europe partnership
The Africa-Europe Foundation — May 8, 2023
Compassion, inclusion and youth leadership featured prominently in discourse at the AEF’s Talking Africa-Europe Special on the theme Now Narratives. The dialogue, which took place on Sunday 30th April as part of the Ibrahim Governance Weekend’s (IGW) ‘Now Generation Network’ agenda.

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Debates

Join for an open dialogue about the future of Africa-Europe relations

- European Development Days
06.20.22

European Development Days - AEF literature

The Africa Europe Foundation is delighted to participate in the 2022 European Development Days organized by the European Commission. The forum will take place on June 21and 22 at the Brussels EXPO and online, and aims to connects industry players and key actors to deliberate and share experiences in ways that inspire new partnerships and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. Discussions will revolve around ‘Global Gateway: building sustainable partnerships for a connected world’, as the main theme.
06.19.22

Making Space Matter Summit & Talking Africa-Europe special dialogue about building new bridges between Africa and Europe for space exploration

On June 20, the Africa-Europe Foundation will be joining the Friends of Europe's Making Space Matter Summit. Space exploration, capacity, competition, infrastructure and its role as a new market will prove to be defining issues for our planet over the next decade and beyond. With strengthened collaboration between Europe and Africa, we hope to turn these defining issues into opportunities for the two continents.

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3 February 2022

High-Level Talking Africa-Europe Debate on Addressing the Vaccine Challenge for a Renewed Africa-Europe partnership

This debate on Addressing the vaccine challenge will touch upon not only the need for effective vaccine equity, only way to ensure a fully efficient fight against the current pandemic, but also the development of local vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa.

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27 January 2022

High-Level Talking Africa-Europe Debate on Migration and Mobility in the Africa-Europe partnership

This high-level will explore the drivers of intercontinental migration, often misunderstood - and politically charged discourse only adds fuel to this fire.

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20 January 2022

High-Level Talking Africa-Europe Debate on Climate and Energy in the Africa-Europe partnership

This debate will build on the aftermath of COP 26, which have left unhappy both climate activists and made African partners keen to address the key challenge of insufficient access to energy on their own continent.

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Opinions

Our insights and reflections on the key issues at stake in the Africa-Europe partnership

- Digital
- Space
- #AUEUTracker
The AU-EU Digital Cooperation in the Age of Digital Interdependence
Youssef Travaly & Josephine Mosset — March 9, 2023
The digital economy is one of the pillars of the global economy, transforming the business landscape, reshaping the nature of work and the structure of enterprises, spurring innovation both in services and business models. There is compelling evidence that the use of digital technologies creates new opportunities for economic growth, drives innovation, facilitates the realisation of sustainable development goals (SDGs), and contributes to social transformation.

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- #AUEUTracker
Building a prosperous and sustainable partnership: One year after the 6th AU-EU Summit
Raphael Danglade & Camilla Toulmin — March 1, 2023
2023 is foreseen to be extremely busy for Africa and Europe, and a pivotal year for recalibrating and enhancing the partnership at cross-continental and international levels.

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- COP27
Moving towards COP27: It is urgent to enhance gender-responsive climate actions
Vhalinavho Khavhagali & Stella Gama — November 14, 2022
While women are vulnerable to climate change, they are also effective change agents in their households and communities. Women have a wealth of knowledge and practical skills which can help with climate change mitigation, disaster reduction, and adaptation.

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- Energy and Climate
Fostering Africa-Europe knowledge sharing and co-development of climate services on adaptation
Daniela Jacob & Jaroslav Mysiak — November 12, 2022
Climate change is unequivocal and unprecedented. Human induced climate change drives ever increasing economic, social and environmental losses and damages. Without bold climate action, we will be locked into 3°C warming or worse, our societies will be way more economically and socially unequal, and planetary health severely, if not irreparably, damaged. Africa is among the most affected and least prepared regions of the world to cope with climate change and its disruptive effects and has contributed least to its causes.

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- COP27
Free the funds for climate justice: Making the most of the upcoming COP27 and G20 meeting
Amy Dodd & Jessica Antonisse — November 9, 2022
High income countries, including EU ones, need to deliver on their promises around climate finance - and make use of alternative ways to free the funds for climate justice, argue Amy Dodd and Jessica Antonisse from the ONE Campaign.

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Publications from our network

Discover the most interesting reports from our network

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Mo Ibrahim Foundation: The Road to COP27, Making Africa's Case in the Climate Debate

Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Description
This report, published by MIF six months ahead of COP27, aims to inform and articulate Africa’s position in the global debate around climate change. It also condenses the outcomes of the 2022 Ibrahim Governance Forum which focused on the impacts of the climate crisis in Africa, the challenge of balancing access to energy and climate protection, and Africa’s potential role in the global fight against climate change.
Topics
- Energy and Climate
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Covid-19 in Africa one year on: Impacts and Prospects

Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Description
This report gathers the key insights from the Ibrahim Governance Weekend that brings together leading voices from across Africa and beyond to discuss issues of critical importance to the continent’s progress
Topics
- Health
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Scaling China's Green Energy Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa

African Climate Foundation
Description
The Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region is undergoing processes of structural transformation necessary for socio-economic development. However, lack of sufficient and reliable electricity supply is known to be one of the biggest constraints.
Topics
- Energy and Climate
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Pandemic response: report cards

ONE Campaign
Description
ONE’s Pandemic Report Cards track how the world’s most developed economies are delivering on their promises to end the pandemic – by sharing vaccine doses, funding the global vaccine response, dismantling barriers to increase supply globally and supporting the economic recovery.
Topics
- Health
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Connected Europe. A digital brand for a just transition

Friends of Europe
Description
The report explores how policymakers and industry can work better together to boost Europe’s connectivity and foster a transformation that is both sustainable and fair, and one that builds resilient communities, societies and economies. All while ensuring that citizens are at the heart of the debate.
Topics
- Digital
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Areas of action

By assessing the present, our Strategy Groups aim to shape the future.

Strategic programming pillars cutting across silos

Health

Climate

Youth

Our work

Debates

European Development Days - AEF literature

Opinions

Publications from our network