Transforming the Africa–Europe Relationship
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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.

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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.

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