EU-AU Summit

20/02/2022

Lots of sideline meetings happened during the 6th

Mozambique and Senegal held bilateral talks in Brussels. Photo Credits/ EU

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20/02/2022

On mRNA tech. transfer hub to be housed in South Africa, WHO's said “manufacturers from low and lower middle income countries can receive training on how to produce certain vaccines, followed by the licences with which to do so."

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By Vincent Ng’ethe, Brussels

20/02/2022

WATCH: Closing remarks by AU Commission Chairperson Macky Sall at

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Preliminary remarks by Macky SALL, President of Senegal and Chairperson of the African Union, during the press conference following the African Union - Europ...

18/02/2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa says if European countries are serious about vaccine access needed to end the COVID-19 pandemic, intellectual property (IP) rights should be waived to allow Africa to produce the vaccines. But President Emmanuel Macron of France and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, disagree.

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By Olumayowa Tijani, Brussels

18/02/2022

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced in Brussels that Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Senegal, Tunisia and Nigeria will be the first African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technology transfer.

18/02/2022

France’s intervention in Mali, Climate change, COVID-19, infrastructural development in Africa marked day 1 of the EU-AU summit in Brussels.

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By Vincent Ng’ethe, Brussels

17/02/2022

African leaders received by EU commission president, EU council president and French president as they arrive the 6th EU-AU summit in Brussels.

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African leaders received by EU commission president, EU council president and French president as they arrive the 6th EU-AU summit in Brussels.

17/02/2022

“We have agreed that the fight against terrorism in the Sahel is not only for African countries [...] This is not a fight that can be carried out by Africans, it is a global flight," Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana.

17/02/2022

Covid-19 vaccines could be produced on the African continent as soon as 2023 on a commercial basis, EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.

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By Vincent Ng’ethe, Brussels

17/02/2022

About 40 African heads of states expected to attend this afternoon’s opening ceremony of the EU-AU summit.

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About 40 African heads of states expected to attend this afternoon’s opening ceremony of the EU-AU summit.

17/02/2022

Macron withdraws French troops from Mali, says Junta does not share same priorities.

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By Oluwamayowa Tijani, Brussels

17/02/2022

"We agreed we cannot remain militarily committed with the Junta. France and its partners in such conditions have decided to withdraw their forces in Mali. We will continue to give support concerning our European partners," French President, Emmanuel Macron.

17/02/2022

President Macky Sall of Senegal and AU Chairperson says in a press conference alongside France’s Macron after an announcement that French troops will withdraw from Mali. ‘We’re hoping this will allow Mali and the others to come back to normal civilian dispensation.’

17/02/2022

Live coverage of the press conference of French President, Emmanuel Macron.

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17/02/2022

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to address a press conference this morning ahead of the 6th EU-AU summit. Macron is said to have met with some African leaders on the withdrawal of French troops from Mali.

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16/02/2022

Between 1990 – 2015, Africa has faced 630 state-based and non-state armed conflicts according to UCDP. Nina Wilen, Director of studies at the Egmont Institute; Think-Tank explains why the EU is not taking a strong position on the exportation of arms, and what is fuelling agitations in other regions.

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Between 1990 – 2015, Africa has faced 630 state-based and non-state armed conflicts according to UCDP. Nina Wilen, Director of studies at the Egmont Institut...

16/02/2022

As Brussels prepares to host African leaders for the 6th EU-AU Summit, European envoys and leaders debate conflicting views on calls for the waiving of Covid-19 vaccine patents for African countries. Can European and African leaders find a stalemate for what’s been termed “vaccine apartheid”?

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By Victor Abuso

16/02/2022

Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Brussels ahead of the 6th EU-AU Summit starting tomorrow. South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa and Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have also confirmed their attendance.

16/02/2022

Riccardo Roba, Senior Policy and Advocacy advisor at CONCORD Europe, expresses concerns that pledges made at the EU-AU summit in Brussels will "remain empty" due to the absence of the majority of Africa's civil society actors.

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Riccardo Roba, Senior Policy and Advocacy advisor at CONCORD Europe, expresses concerns that pledges made at the EU-AU summit in Brussels will "remain empty"...

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The Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) says, “African leaders do not have the instruments to take a stand on coup d’etats.”

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Ahead of the EU-AU summit, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) says, “African leaders do not have the i...

16/02/2022

“Isn’t it time for Europe to move towards a partnership of equals with Africa?” Alexei Jones, Senior Policy Officer at the European Center for Development and Policy Management (ECDPM) says the 6th EU-AU Summit to be held between February 17 and 18 is an opportunity to redefine the relationship between Africa and Europe. Speaking to journalists ahead of the summit, Jones also looks at what is at stake for the EU whose member states will be meeting for the first time without the United Kingdom after BREXIT went into effect in January 2021. He also sheds light on the intellectual property rights of COVID vaccines and the growing anti-French sentiments within parts of Africa.

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“Isn’t it time for Europe to move towards a partnership of equals with Africa?” Alexei Jones, Senior Policy Officer at the European Center for Development an...

16/02/2022

EU register shows African lobbying in Brussels
What do a South African University, a Kenya-based wildlife organisation, a Moroccan chamber of commerce and a Nigerian women’s environmental group have in common?

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16/02/2022

[VIDEO] Head of Policy and Cooperation at EU Delegation to AU Thomas Huyghebaert says freeing of intellectual property rights on vaccines is not the main solution. Rather he says joint ventures and investments are more likely to boost Africa's production capability.

16/02/2022

“Dark funding is a big problem in Europe,” Remi Pierot, EU official tells a group of African journalists ahead of the EU-AU summit in Brussels.

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16/02/2022

Investment package, security, health and climate change; here is what to expect from this week’s EU-AU summit

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By Zahra Abigaba, Brussels

16/02/2022

African journalists attend a workshop on the functions, institutions and processes of the EU ahead of the upcoming EU-AU summit at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium.

16/02/2022

Ahead of the EU-AU Summit to be held between February 17 and 18 in Brussels, African journalists from different regions have convened in Belgium to cover the developments of the 6th summit.

16/02/2022