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The Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES), its architecture and potential future Action Plan are currently under review by the official parties before the next Ministerial Troika in April and Heads of State Summit in November 2010. ECDPM has sought to contribute to this reflection in the form of a paper scoping what could be next for the JAES. The purpose of this is to refresh readers on the original commitments made in the JAES and to provide analysis on underlying reasons for the challenges and successes that it has had to date. It also presents three possible reform scenarios for the future of the JAES as well as ideas and perspectives on how they might be achieved. Read the scoping paper

This official document contains all decisions, declarations and resolutions adopted at the 14th African Union Summit held in Addis Ababa from 31st January to 2nd February 2010. These mainly focus on peace and security, democratic governance, gender and climate change, but also on some current critical issues such as the global economic crisis, the situation in Zimbabwe, the reform of the UN Security Council, the integration of the NEPAD into the AU and the AU budget. Read the official document.

1. The African Union Commission (AUC), Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in line with the Resolutions of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government, reaffirm that accelerating regional integration is essential for growth and development of Africa. Read the rest of this entry »

This joint statement, which was released at the conclusion of the European Union-Morocco Summit, held in Granada (Spain) on 7 March 2010, mainly focus on the first steps made towards the consolidation of the advanced status in the relationship between the EU and Morocco, since a joint document to this effect was adopted in October 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

This meeting, organised by the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), will discuss the JAES and its current challenges within the context of Africa’s international relations and emerging actors on the continent. The purpose is to share perspectives within the two continents on the subject, both within Africa and Europe. To access the meeting programme, click here.