Does new EU-ACP deal really 'decolonise' aid?

Since 2018, when the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries started negotiations on the deal that would replace the Cotonou Partnership Agreement ending in 2020, calls for "de-colonising aid" and a strong role for local actors in development have grown into a din.

But are these being well heard by EU leaders?

The Council's approval of the EU's new agreement with the...