The new Africa-EU partnership and the role of Finland and Sweden

A discussion on current topics with Liselott Lindström, Africa correspondent, Elina Kalkku, Under-Secretary of State for Development Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland, Janine Alm Ericson, Secretary of State for International Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden and Sandra Kramer, Director, EU Directorate-General for International partnerships.
The world’s perception of Africa is changing, as Africa’s confidence on the world stage is growing. In the Africa strategy of the EU, there is talk about a new kind of partnership, but what is the role of Finland and Sweden in the new relationship that the EU is now trying to establish with Africa? Will European politicians manage to change outdated ways of relating to the continent? Does Africa even need the EU any more as there are other actors on the world arena that are creating close ties with the continent of the future? What kind of damage has earlier policies of the EU towards Africa caused as far as the social contract is concerned, and has traditional development cooperation in fact undermined it?
Policy note: Redefining the social contract in Africa
This event is free and open for all, attendance by registration.
Registration closes 17 March, 11.00 (GMT+1).
The webinar is arranged by Hanaholmen – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in cooperation with the Nordic Africa Institute.