๐ The first papers from our project to scale food and climate investments along key African corridors with @NEPAD_Agency are out now!
Find them ๐ https://t.co/YQ9b2FRAnL
Influential think tank @ECDPM (European Centre for Development Policy Management) new report on digital public infrastructure for EAC ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ด ๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ช ๐ท๐ผ ๐ธ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฌ ๐น๐ฟ identifies #TLIP as a cross-border use case promoting EAC regional integration https://t.co/adFZ7vYxlo
#IOTA#TWIN#ADAPT
My reflections on the 40th anniversary of @ECDPM , a unique and impactful #ThinkandDoTank trying to preserve its independence in a complex institutional ecosystem.
https://t.co/Fo2Eq3Pqic
4/7: These agribusiness cases are designed to mobilise both public and private sector investment to strengthen food security, build climate resilience, expand agri-infrastructure, and boost regional trade along the corridor.
1/7: In partnership with @ECDPM, the Government of Zambia, and partners including the Government of Italy and the European Union, we have convened key stakeholders in Lusaka from 28โ29 January to advance the Lobito Corridor โ moving it decisively from priorities to partnerships.
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ! Join us on ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ for a packed panel on how rapid urbanisation and unprecedented displacement are reshaping mobility and development across the Greater Horn of Africa.
Register here ๐ https://t.co/KBlncbix2Q
๐ The Global Gateway's aim to be a geopolitical game-changer is severely constrained by public budgets.
Brussels cannot go it alone, and there is a critically under-leveraged asset: Multilateral and Regional Development Banks.
Read the paper ๐ https://t.co/HWlQIM2shi
[Brief] #GlobalEurope:ย Beyond the โBrussels effectโ. The EU must work with partners like #India, #Brazil and #Japan to co-create open protocols and standards,byย Gautam Kamath and Chloe Teevan |ย @ECDPM
https://t.co/jYwsl81Odc
๐ The 'Brussels Effect' is losing its power - what now?
For years, the EU has relied on its market size to set global digital rules. But unilateral regulation is no longer enough in a world of tech competition between the US and China.
Read the brief ๐ https://t.co/RDBjuDSRSd
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ to discuss how rapid urbanisation, rising urban pressures and unprecedented displacement are reshaping mobility and development across the Greater Horn of Africa.
Register ๐ https://t.co/KBlncbhZdi
๐ฃ How can we ensure that investments in critical raw materials and green energy don't reinforce grievances or destabilise communities, but instead become a force for peace?
Read the commentary ๐ https://t.co/maNrvWFBjk
๐๏ธ While the EU faces strategic competition, Africa is diversifying partnerships. What core shared interest binds the two continents today?
Our latest podcast explores our common dependence on multilateralism and how to move forward together.
Listen ๐ https://t.co/azGHLG8DtO
๐ The fall of El Fasher highlights the world's failure to protect the people of Sudan. Words alone do not suffice.
Read the full brief ๐ https://t.co/1WbLf6c6Ix
โฑ๏ธ ๐๐จ-๐๐จ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ | Today's summit must treat migration as an economic and strategic dimension of the partnership, not a crisis.
From ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐จ-๐๐จ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ https://t.co/NMlJOC1oEN
โฑ๏ธ ๐๐จ-๐๐จ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ | A quiet crisis surrounds the #AUEU25 summit. As Africa increasingly pursues multi-alignment, the summit risks symbolizing the EU's growing perceived irrelevance.
Read the commentary ๐ https://t.co/Phb4XkMXdZ
๐ The 7th AU-EU summit kicks off today #AUEU25
Marking 25 years of partnership, the atmosphere is... lukewarm.
Expectations are low and the focus is elsewhere. How did we get here? And how best to go forward?
Our compendium for the summit ๐ https://t.co/NMlJOC1oEN
๐ Skills development requires more than just training, but also mastering the political economy of reform.
Our new guide focuses on exactly that for governments, development partners and private sector stakeholders.
Read the guide ๐ https://t.co/yQgr6iGtcH
๐ฃ The strain on multilateral institutions leaves Africa and Europe particularly vulnerable, but neither can shape the international agenda alone.
Working together is in both their interests.
Read ๐ https://t.co/CSMXpA3XsN