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Online Presentation: Beyond Aid - Making the EU Policy with Africa Work for Africa

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Add to Calendar 2022-02-10 10:00:00 2025-05-24 09:19:37 Online Presentation: Beyond Aid - Making the EU Policy with Africa Work for Africa Description Location Policy Center Policy Center Africa/Casablanca public

A partnership for sustainable growth and jobs: How can the EU support Africa's economic transformation?

Dr. Len Ishmael, Senior Fellow at Policy Center for the New South, will be presenting her latest report titled “Beyond Aid - Making the EU Policy with Africa Work for Africa” during the “Partnership for sustainable growth and jobs: How can the EU support Africa's economic transformation” conference which will be organized by The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the Hanns Seidel Stiftung (HSS).

Africa is a vital partner for the EU, and vice versa. Future developments on the two continents, including in the economic sphere, will be closely intertwined. “Sustainability” remains a keyword, but what are African priorities and how do they match with the EU’s proposed strategies? Working together within a partnership of equals is in the interest of both sides, entailing valuable opportunities, but of course also challenges.

In this context, Dr. Ishmael’s report sheds light on how to make the EU's strategy with Africa mutually beneficial. Her research examines major issues and makes policy recommendations for the EU's role in promoting prosperity and job creation in Africa.

This event is taking place virtually on Thursday, 10 February, at 10:00 (GMT +1)

For more information and registration, please see: Agenda and registration

Speakers
Len Ishmael
Senior Fellow
Ambassador Dr. Len Ishmael is an affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University teaching the MSc course New South Dynamics, as well as Geopolitics and Geo-economics in the Joint HEC Paris/Public Policy School Executive Program. She is a Senior Fellow of the Policy Center for the New South, Distinguished Visiting Scholar of the German Marshall Fund of the United States of America and a Senior Fellow of the European Centre for Development Policy Management. Dr. Ishmael is the Global Affairs Advisor and Head of the Expert Groups of the Brussels Diplomatic Academy of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). She is the former Ambassador of the Eastern Caribbean States to the Kingdom of Belgium and European Union, past President of the 79-member African, Caribbean & ...