Transforming the Africa–Europe Relationship
Our Thinking

Transforming the Africa–Europe Relationship

This piece draws on a longer publication, “Walking Together Differently: Transforming the Africa–Europe Relationship”, which explores in depth what it will take to shift how Africa and Europe work together.

Here, the focus is on one aspect of that broader reflection: the gap between the language of partnership and how the relationship is currently experienced in practice, and why addressing that gap matters for building more credible, reciprocal, and effective collaboration between the two continents.

Read More
Frame 395
Walking Together Differently_Blog Listing Cover

What Will It Take To Transform the Africa–Europe Relationship?

Grounded in two decades of facilitating multi-stakeholder engagement across Africa and Europe, Mahmood Sonday, Mille Bøjer, and Ellen Sow explore why the Africa–Europe partnership is important, what is holding it back and what it will take to transform it — offering practical insights for policymakers, practitioners, and leaders working at the Africa–Europe interface.

Download the Publication

Browse by topic

Shifts to enable transformative collaboration for systems change
Our approaches
Shifts to enable transformative collaboration for systems change

Complex societal challenges call for transformative collaboration. Explore seven mental, emotional, and process shifts to enable transformative collaboration for systems change.

Read More
Transformative scenarios: Centering the future to enable dialogue across differences
Our approaches
Transformative scenarios: Centering the future to enable dialogue across differences

Discover how transformative scenarios work can be applied at organisational, system, and societal level, and why conversation about the future is so effective for enabling dialogue that results in deeper insights.

Read More
Using business as a force for good
Inclusive growth and development
Using business as a force for good

Our North America team members reflect on how their work contributes to positive social change.

Read More
How to scale impact: A 3-phased approach to drive systemic change
Our approaches
How to scale impact: A 3-phased approach to drive systemic change

Learn how to scale your solution and drive systemic change with Reos Partners' effective three-phased approach to scaling impact.

Read More
Practical approaches to dismantle structural racism in organisations
Race and power
Practical approaches to dismantle structural racism in organisations

Dismantling structural racism in organisational systems is daunting yet necessary. We share four practical approaches we’ve learned in doing and supporting this work.

Read More
“FENCED”: Practical approaches to addressing complex challenges through systems thinking
Our approaches
“FENCED”: Practical approaches to addressing complex challenges through systems thinking

Discover how systems thinking can address complex social challenges effectively. Learn six principles and practical approaches to drive impactful change.

Read More