Geert Laporte (ECDPM) shares some personal impressions on the Joint EU-Africa strategy process, drawing from 6-7 february 2007 an interesting meeting was held in Ouagadougo.
The meeting gathered a mix of some 100 participants including former African and French Ministers and a broad variety of experts and stakeholders, including private sector, academia and civil society organizations.
- Is the partnership between France/Europe and Africa now characterized by frankness, pragmatism and a healthy degree of modesty on both sides?
- Does the new generations in Africa need to be convinced of the importance of good governance?
- How can Europe avoid the trap of paternalism, interference or even intervention?
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This is very interesting subjects for reviews and discussion perhaps one would add the role of the private sector in conflict resolution and how the investors and business operators can influence the politician to deep root corruption.