In July 2023, two notable international summits took place: the European Union-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC) Summit and the Africa-Russia Summit. Below are some impressions to assess to compare the implications of both events. A comparative analysis of the final declarations of both summits yields the following impressions:
Although the EU-CELAC Summit had a relatively positive outcome ...
... Africa. Half of them choose Europe as a place to study. Geographically, 170,432 African students arrived in 28 countries of the European Union (49.1%). French-speaking and English-speaking countries of destination
attract
about two-thirds of African students, Portuguese-speaking countries, mainly Portugal and Brazil, attract only 7% of students.
In addition to studying at their universities and implementing educational projects, Europe and Russia could successfully share their experience in creating educational systems directly in African countries, as well as continue ...
... green economies, this continent has all the characteristics of an attractive market for nuclear and renewable resources. The European Union and the Russian Federation are giants in the sphere of energy: not only do they develop and manufacture energy technologies and power plants, but also have a genuine interest in exporting them globally. This includes the African continent. However, Africa comes with challenges, namely a cruel lack of infrastructure in certain regions, political ...
A Russia-EU-Africa Strategy for Economic Development and Prosperity. Policy Brief #25/2020
Policy Brief #25/2020
A Russia-EU-Africa Strategy for Economic Development and Prosperity
Russia and the European Union are in the ambitious pursuit of Africa’s heart. Both parties continue to pursue their own rigorous cooperation strategies with the continent – Russia is preparing to open its very first industrial zone in Egypt, and the EU has guaranteed its seat at African Continental Free Trade ...
... addressed to Washington.
What sounds alarming is that beyond the scope of the current security agenda, European experts generally don’t see Moscow making any significant contribution to the future of the MENA. They write a lot about China, about the European Union, about Africa, but not about Russia. Analyzing the long-term challenges of the development of the region, the authors mention Russia only twice — as one of the major food exporters to the region and as an important partner in the development of nuclear energy in the MENA. On other ...
Russia, China, the five members of European Union (France, Germany, the UK, Spain, and Italy) take the 66 percent of international arms transfer in the period of 2009~2013 (Siemon T. Wezeman, 2014). Compared with the 2004~2008, the percentage of arms importers of major weapon regional, Africa increase from 7% to 9% in the same period (see the below). As recipient, the poorly limited defense budget in African continent,...
... after the regime change in 2013, with French and African peacemakers already deployed in the country. In February 2014, the European Union made the decision to send a 800-1,000-strong
peacekeeping contingent
there, but failed to do so as some European countries were unwilling to provide troops and hardware.
What Africa Means for Russia, China and the United States
The rise of Chinese influence in Africa has become a most noticeable global trend in the 2000s,...
