Africa growing? Past, present and future?

This brief by Morten Jerven seeks to dispel some of the negative narratives about Africa’s economic record, as well as discern factors which could lead to future growth on the […]

EU-Africa strategic dialogue

This workshop on ‘EU-Africa strategic dialogue’ held in Rabat, in cooperation with the OCP Policy Center, explored African trends in terms of demography, economy and society, governance, international relations and […]

African Security: between fragility and resilience

This workshop held in Paris discussed the evolution of the African security landscape with a medium-long term perspective. Sources of conflict, drivers of radicalisation, trends in organized crime and challenges […]

Organised crime and fragile states: African variations

This brief by Luca Raineri and Francesco Strazzari explores how transnational organised crime (TOC) poses a security threat that may undermine the state in Africa, including its societal institutions, geopolitical […]

EU Partnerships on Development

This new ESPO report edited by Clare Castillejo brings together a number of international experts on development issues, with a view to explore the EU’s cooperation with some of its […]

Korea-EU Partnership on Development

This policy brief reviews South Korea’s development policies, and how synergies are being developed with European donors. The partnership between the EU and South Korea in development contains a number […]