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Relations under review: What to expect at EU-African Union summit

TALKING EUROPE © FRANCE 24

On February 17 and 18, the EU is inviting African Union heads of state to Brussels for a summit. In this debate at the European Parliament, we lift the lid on Europe’s relationship with its African partners and ask what the EU-AU summit might achieve. Major areas of focus at the event will include development, visas and education exchanges, as well as the particularly pressing questions of security and migration. This all comes against a backdrop of postcolonial relationships and contemporary rivalries for influence in Africa with the likes of China, Russia and Turkey. French President Emmanuel Macron says it's a chance to found an "economic new deal and finance Africa", adding that the two continents' relationship has become, in his words, "a little tired".

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Produced by Georgina Robertson, Sophie Samaille, Perrine Desplats and Isabelle Romero

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