Sometimes it takes a little geopolitical competition to acknowledge the sins of the past.
For years, relations between the European Union and African countries ticked along more or less nicely.
The Lomé Convention, and the Cotonou Agreement which followed, focused on the EU's trade and aid relations with 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) st...
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Already a member? Login hereShada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project.
Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project.