International Cooperation
Partnerships, development aid and international relations
France – Ghana: Rebalancing and New Foundations for the Strategic Partnership in West Africa
President John Dramani Mahama's state visit to France in April 2026 offers an opportunity for a careful reading of the dynamics at work in Franco-African cooperation. It reveals less an…
World Governments Summit 2026 in Dubai: Why This Summit Has Become Strategic for the World's Governments
From 3 to 5 February 2026, Dubai hosted a new edition of the World Governments Summit, a gathering that has become, in just a few years, one of the most strategic spaces of global…
Africa: Sustainable Industrialisation, Regional Integration and Innovation – The AU–EU Convergence Ahead of the Luanda Summit 2025
African Industrialization Day — 20 November 2025 Every 20 November, Africa marks a symbolic day: that of its industrialisation. But this year, the date resonates differently. It comes at a…
G20 Johannesburg: 5 Key Takeaways
For the first time since the creation of the G20, a summit is held on African soil — a strong signal of recognition of the continent's growing role in global governance. Johannesburg hosts…
The 25 Years of the AU–EU Partnership: Prelude to the Luanda Summit (24–25 November 2025)
In a few days, the African Union and the European Union will meet in Luanda for a summit that, quite honestly, goes beyond the simple diplomatic framework. This meeting comes at a time when…
Arab Funds: The Discreet Funds Financing Africa's Future
In the grand narrative of international cooperation, we often hear about Western donors, China, or multilateral institutions. But much more discreetly, the Arabian Gulf countries have for…
Africa Skills Week 2025: Making Skills the Engine of African Industrialisation
From 13 to 17 October 2025, Addis Ababa hosts the second edition of Africa Skills Week, a flagship African Union initiative that places technical and vocational skills at the heart of the…
The African Diaspora: A Strategic Lever for Donors and Sustainable Development
At present, the total amount of financial transfers (remittances) received by Africa from the diaspora is estimated at more than USD 100 billion for 2025 (advance estimate), after reaching…
UNFPA with Diene Keita: A New Momentum for Education, Employment and Equal Opportunities
The recent appointment of Ms Diene Keita as head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) marks an important milestone for the organisation and for the causes it defends around the…
Official Development Assistance (ODA) at Risk: How to Respond to Falling Funding
According to the OECD, global ODA currently represents about 0.36% of donor countries' Gross National Income (GNI), far from the 0.7% target. In 2023, several European countries reduced…
School Dropout: Understanding to Act Better
According to the OECD, "school dropout is rarely a sudden event: it is the result of a cumulative process of disengagement". Indeed, school dropout is a process, a gradual event that is…
AU–UAE: A Cooperation in Transition
With an extremely young population and a great diversity of resources, Africa represents an invaluable potential, not only for itself but also in terms of bilateral and multilateral…
Mentoring: A Lever for Social Transformation
Mentoring, to put it simply, can be defined as a supportive relationship between two or more people. There is an experienced person, the mentor, and one or more people who are learning or…
AU–EU Cooperation in Education, Training and Employment
According to data from the European Commission, the EU is Africa's leading trading partner and by far its largest export market, ahead of China, India and the United States. The EU remains…