AFRICA'S CHANGE DYNAMICS: OUTPUTS IN 2013

Publications

A Question of Leadership? Challenges for Africa-EU Relations in 2014
James Mackie, Sahra El Fassi, Camilla Rocca, Sebastian Grosse-Puppendahl, ECDPM Policy and Management Insights 5, December 2013 (version françaiseversão em português

Nelson Rolihlala Mandela (1918-2013): Condolences to a Nation
Jan Vanheukelom, ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 6 December 2013

Looking Beyond 2013: Are Africa-Europe Relations Still Fit for Purpose? Conference Report
ETTG, ETTG High Level Conference, 28 October 2013, December 2013

Challenges 2014: Africa-EU Relations, When Space is Tight, Focus on the Essentials
Faten Aggad-Clerx, ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 14 November 2013


Africa-Europe Relations Blog: Looking beyond 2014
ECDPM, September 2013

Frustrations with Africa-EU relations: ECDPM experts
James Mackie, Isabelle Ramdoo, Andrew Sherriff, Faten Aggad, Clément Silverman, ECDPM Audio on Africa-Europe Relations Blog, September 2013

Challenging Europe-Africa relations: Why question the partnership?
Sahra El Fassi, Africa-Europe Relations Blog, September 2013

[Podcast] Les relations Afrique-Europe en Afrique du Nord-Ouest et des stratégies régionales pour le Sahel
Sahra El Fassi, Damien Helly, ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 5 September 2013

Why does Sahel matter for Africa-Europe relations?
Damien Helly, Africa-Europe Relations Blog, 6 September 2013

Africa's "Agenda 2063": A continental vision for prosperity and inclusiveness
Sahra El Fassi, Africa-Europe Relations Blog, September 2013

GREAT insights - A New Impetus for Africa-Europe Relations
ECDPM, ECDPM GREAT insights, Volume 2, Issue 6, September 2013

GREAT insights September 2013: Reflections on Africa-EU relations
Faten Aggad-Clerx, Isabelle Ramdoo, Clément Silverman, ECDPM Video, 30 August 2013 

Overview of the decentralisation process in Latin America
Jean Bossuyt, ECDPM Discussion Paper 148, July 2013

What next for EU support to decentralisation in Latin and Central America?
Jean Bossuyt, ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 24 June 2013

Midlife crisis of peaceful future? The African Union at 50
Isabelle Ramdoo, ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 7 June 2013

21st Summit of the African Union: Looking towards the next 50 years
Sahra El Fassi, ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 30 May 2013

Mali donors' conference: Towards low cost solutions?
Damien Helly, ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 16 May 2013

Africa, Europe and its rivals in love
Sahra El Fassi, Africa-Europe Relations Blog, 8 May 2013

The missing link: African governance and peace architectures
Patty Claassens, ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 11 April 2013

Strategic Actors for the Implementation of Inclusive Development
ECDPM, ECDPM Presentation, 3-4 April 2013

Get real - Africa behind narratives and index scores
Patty Claassens, ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 28 March 2013

Africa and China: It's all about pragmatism silly!
Faten Aggad-Clerx, ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 27 March 2013

"The times they are a-changin"
Geert Laporte, ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 8 March 2013

Analyse d'économie politique au Sénégal: Dans quelle mesure le cadre global de la gouvernance au Sénégal est-il réformable?
Jean Bossuyt et Ismaila Madior Fall. Etude indépendante réalisée pour le compte de la Délégation de l'Union européenne au Sénégal, février 2013

African Renaissance 2.0 needs to focus on IDEALS
Faten Aggad-Clerx, ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 25 January 2013

Selection of events

Africa-EU: Dialogue and Negotiations in Global Fora
Africa-EU Partnership
5 December 2013, Brussels
Geert Laporte facilitated this meeting.

Where does democratic transition stand? Views from the civil society
Arab NGO Network for Development, Eurostep, CNCD, 11.11.11 and Bankwatch
7 November 2013, Brussels
Faten Aggad attended this debate session.

The business as usual approach in a dramatically changing context
Arab NGO Network for Development, Eurostep, CNCD, 11.11.11 and Bankwatch
6 November 2013, Brussels
Faten Aggad attended this all day open forum.

Presentation of results of European Think Tanks Group conference ‘Looking beyond 2013: Are Africa-Europe relations still fit for purpose?
European Parliament Pan African Parliament sub-committee
3 November 2013, Brussels
Faten Aggad presented the conference results to the sub-committee.

Africa-EU Joint Task Force
European External Action Service (EEAS)
29 October 2013, Brussels
Geert Laporte and Faten Aggad presented the conclusions of the ETTG High-Level Conference ' Looking Beyond 2013: Are EU-Africa Relations Still Fit for Purpose?' at the JTF plenary session.

Looking Beyond 2013: Are EU-Africa Relations Still Fit for Purpose?
European Think Tanks Group
28 October 2013, Brussels
Paul Engel, Geert Laporte and Faten Aggad-Clerx participated in this high-level conference.

FES-ECDPM conference on EU-Africa
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and ECDPM
16-18 September, Berlin
Sahra El Fassi and Faten Aggad attended this conference
  
Africa's economic transformation: The role of natural resources. The African Economic Outlook report Brussels launch
Development Policy Forum (Friends of Europe), ECDPM, OECD Development Centre, European Investment Bank
25 June 2013, Brussels
Sahra El Fassi attended this conference.

Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation of the African Unity/African Union
Permanent Mission of the African Union
14 June 2013, Brussels
James Mackie and Andrew Sherriff attended the reception.

Lecture on 'Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance: Major African Strengths to Meet Globalisation Challenges?'
Permanent Mission of the African Union
12 June 2013, Brussels
Sahra El Fassi attended this event.

China’s rise to global power: What does China want and what should Europe want from China?
European Center for International Political Economy (ECIPE)
4 June 2013, Brussels 
Sahra El Fassi attended this conference. 

Scoping Mission jointly with International IDEA
ECDPM and International IDEA joint initiative
26-31 May 2013, Tunis
Zakaria Amar and Alfonso Medinilla went on a scoping mission jointly with International IDEA (as part of the project on political economy of democratization in North Africa).

Book launch and discussion event - From Political to Economic Awakening in the Arab World: The Path of Economic Integration
The World Bank for Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and The European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)
21 May 2013, Brussels
San Bilal attended this event.

The Political Economy of Democratization Processes in North Africa: Dynamics, Potential Catalysts and Support Mechanisms
Informal lunch meeting
ECDPM and International IDEA joint initiative
21 May 2013, Brussels
Alfonso Medinilla, Jean Bossuyt and Andrew Bradley (International IDEA) hosted this lunch meeting for European stakeholders. 

2013 Course for Junior African Foreign Service Officers
Institute of Diplomatic Practice and Development
20-24 May, Accra
Anna Rosengren and Sahra El Fassi attended this event.
 
Civil Society Colloquium "The APRM +10: Reviewing a decade of Peer Learning and Projecting a Future of Governance in Africa"
South African Institute of International Affairs, Open Society Foundations, Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa, Oxfam International
17-18 May, Addis Ababa
Alfonso Medinilla attended this event.

Which Type of Government for Mali?
National Assembly
16 May 2013, Paris
Damien Helly attended this seminar.

Europe's Southern Neighbourhood
Carnegie Europe
7-8 May 2013, Brussels
Alfonso Medinilla attended this conference.

The EU and Emerging Powers
Institute for European Studies
29-30 April 2013, Brussels
Sahra El Fassi attended this conference.

90 minutes debate: Islam and democracy in the Middle East – Challenging assumptions
European Policy Center
23 April 2013, Brussels
Alfonso Medinilla attended this short debate

Civil Society Briefing on The Angola-Russia Debt Deal: A Case Study for EU Advocacy
Open Society European Policy Institute
22 April 2013, Brussels
Sahra El Fassi attended this event.

Spinelli Group (EP) Debate: Has the Arab Spring failed ? Is Europe conspicuously absent
10 April 2013, Brussels
Alfonso Medinilla attended this debate at the European Parliament.

Political Economy of Inclusive Development: An African Perspective
African Economic Research Consortium
3-4 April, 2013, Accra
Paul Engel and Jean Bossuyt attended this event and Jean Bossuyt gave a presentation.

Polarized Egypt: Can Moderate Political Islam Bridge the Gap?
Hanns Seidel Foundation
26 March 2013, Brussels
Nicola Tissi attended this conference.

Policy and transformation in Africa: What role do African think tanks play?
EuropeAid
7 March 2013, Brussels
Geert Laporte attended this discussion with the African Capacity Building Foundation.

High Level Dialogue Meeting of the global thematic consultation on governance and the post-2015 development agenda
Pan-African Parliament
26-27 February 2013, Midrand
Geert Laporte participated in this dialogue.

How to revitalise Africa-EU relations in the run-up to the 2014 EU-Africa Summit?
South African Institute of International Affairs, Western Cape Branch
21 February 2013, Capetown
Geert Laporte has addressed this public seminar.

Consultation on the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
AU, Africa Governance Institute
12 – 17 February 2013, Dakar Senegal
Faten Aggad. 

ECDPM-IDEA Expert meeting: The Political Economy of Democratization Processes in North Africa
11 February, ECDPM Brussels Office
Faten Agad, Zakaria Ould Amar, Alfonso Medinilla and Andrew Bradley (International IDEA) facilitated this event with representatives from the European research community and experts from the region.

Africa discussion group
Social Democratic Party of Germany
1 February 2013, Berlin
Geert Laporte made a presentation on the current situation of EU-African Union cooperation.