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  • Publication | 2023
Europe-Africa relations in a multi-crisis world
Global Food and Nutrition Security

Building on the outcomes of the 6th EU-AU Summit and the analytical work conducted by ETTG on different aspects of the AU-EU partnership in 2020-2021, the Regional Bureau Africa (RBA) of UNDP and ETTG expressed a clear desire to continue this fruitful partnership. This is more needed than ever given the enormous challenges Africa and the AUEU partnership are confronted with. The African continent was still digesting the major economic, social and political impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, and yet it is now faced with the implications of the war in Ukraine. These new threats come on top of persistent major challenges such as increased debt levels, food insecurity, climate change and green transition, unconstitutional changes of government and conflicts. Against that backdrop, this report addresses the state of Africa-Europe relations, almost one year after the 6th EU-AU Summit, providing a number of policy recommendations to African and European decision makers in four key areas of cooperation : climate change and fair energy transition; food security; peace, security and participatory governance; and development finance.