Areas of action

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

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

- WOMEN LEADERS NETWORK STATEMENT
Statement from the AEF Women Leaders Network at UNGA77
September 30, 2022
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- Press Release
The Africa-Europe Foundation addresses climate adaptation at the UN General Assembly in New York
The Africa-Europe Foundation — September 20, 2022
Women leaders from Africa and Europe have been convening in New York on 19 September to accelerate investment in climate adaptation and unblock cross-continental action on critical issues including loss and damage.

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- UNGA77
Africa-Europe Foundation at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
The Africa-Europe Foundation — September 1, 2022
The Africa-Europe Foundation (AEF) is pleased to announce its inaugural participation at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77) in New York.

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- Women
AEF Women Leaders Network at UNGA77
The Africa-Europe Foundation — August 29, 2022
The AEF Women Leaders Network (WLN) will host its second in-person meeting on 19th September at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA77) in New York, co-chaired by H.E Mary Robinson and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

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- Youth
Africa-Europe relations: A strengthened partnership reimagined
The Africa-Europe Foundation — August 11, 2022
Africa Europe Foundation (AEF) invited youth across Africa to share their perspectives on the priorities to achieve a renewed partnership between Africa and Europe at the Summit. The call for contribution allowed them to discuss how the AU (African Union)- EU (European Union) could strengthen their partnership by highlighting various issues that curtailed progress.

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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

- Energy and Climate
An endless cry to address climate challenges: What should COP 27 deliver?
Sixbert Mwanga — October 5, 2022
As COP27 is being held in Egypt, there is a never-ending call for this COP to place a special emphasis on addressing the impacts, Loss and Damage, and closing the ever-widening climate finance gap. There should be concerted efforts to ensure inclusivity and pay attention to the voices of vulnerable individuals who are experiencing fatal climate change effects.

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- Energy and Climate
COP27: Re-Imagining partnerships for adaption finance
Tracy Kajumba — September 27, 2022
Climate finance has been central to UNFCCC discussions for many years and, while some progress has been made, the financing gaps are increasing, leading to frustration and mistrust by developing countries who continue to experience unprecedented impacts of climate change from the rising costs of loss and damage.

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- Energy and Climate
On the road to COP27: Africa-Europe collaboration and partnership at the heart of enhanced climate action
Vhalinavho (Vhali) Khavhagali — September 2, 2022
Climate change leads to widespread adverse impacts and related losses and damages to people and nature, which go very far beyond the effects of natural climate variability.

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- Agri-Food
Agri-food shocks are here to stay.
Ibrahim Mayaki & Marion Guillou — August 16, 2022
The first grain shipments from Ukraine are now reaching their markets thanks to the agreement the UN and Turkey brokered. But control over food supplies has been confirmed as a geo-political tool of great weight. This mirrors the earlier demonstration of how control over energy sources provides critical leverage – first evident with the OPEC oil price hike in the 1970s and more visible today with Europe’s reliance on buying energy from Russia.

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- Energy and Climate
Creating additional dynamics ahead of COP27 for a stronger AU-EU adaptation partnership
Vhalinavho (Vhali) Khavhagali — July 6, 2022
According to the latest IPCC AR6 report, Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents in the world when it comes to the adverse effects of climate change, with least developed countries most damaged, of which 33 are in sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, African countries will most likely not achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, and climate change is a factor increasingly undermining human and economic development efforts.

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Publications 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