European policymakers once hailed Africa as a “sister continent”. Fast forward to 2025 and for most African states, the EU appears to be — at best — a distant relative.
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Shada Islam is an EUobserver columnist, and independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project. She has recently won the European Woman in Media award and the Media Career Award 2023 for her outstanding work and powerful voice on EU affairs and focus on building an inclusive Union of Equality.