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AU-EU summit an opportunity to reset relations
AU-EU summit an opportunity to reset relations
Time to Reset African Union-European Union Relations
Time to Reset African Union-European Union Relations
Table of Contents
  1. Executive Summary
  2. Introduction
  3. Africa and Europe at a Crossroad
    1. The AU: Toward Greater Self-sufficiency and Efficiency
      1. Financial reform
      2. Institutional reform
    2. The EU: A Breakup and a Breakdown
      1. Brexit
      2. Migration and terrorism
    3. Reshaping AU-EU Relations
  4. What Role for the AU in Peace and Security?
    1. The Changing Nature of Conflict in Africa
    2. The AU’s Strategic Priorities
    3. The African Union and the Regional Economic Communities
  5. Points of Divergence
    1. Resentment and Mistrust: The “Equal Partnership” and the Colonial Trap
    2. Funding: The Donor-recipient Dilemma
    3. Institutional Irritants: Bureaucratic Burden and Capacity Deficit
    4. “Whatever Works!”
  6. The Search for Common Ground
    1. A Rational, Interests-based Partnership
    2. Splitting the Bill More Equitably
    3. Greater Cooperation and Working-level Linkages
    4. A Realistic Assessment of Constraints
      1. Reorient capacity building and reduce the bureaucratic burden
      2. Limitations and consequences
  7. Conclusion
  8. Appendix A: Map of EU Support to AU-led and AU-endorsed Peacekeeping Missions
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AU-EU summit an opportunity to reset relations

The African Union-European Union summit in Abidjan on 29 and 30 November provides a crucial chance to reset relations between the two institutions after a painful 2016. Forging a stronger relationship based on mutual strategic interests - from migration to peacekeeping - is vital as the two institutions lay the foundations for their future relationship.

AU-EU summit an opportunity to reset relations

Crisis Group's Program Director for Africa Comfort Ero explains why the African Union-European Union summit in Abidjan on November 2017 provides a crucial chance to reset relations between the two institutions after a painful 2016. CRISIS GROUP

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