The Sahel Region, the EU and a changing global Order
In 2023, the Sahel crisis entered its twelfth year and took on a worrying new dimension. Terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger and subsequent military coups continued to destabilise the entire region. Multipolar competition...
Spotlight
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A secure supply of critical raw materials (CRMs) is crucial for the realisation of the European Union’s energy transition. To increase domestic production and diversify imports of these materials, the European Commission published its proposal for...Publicationview
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In 2023, the Sahel crisis entered its twelfth year assuming a new, worrying dimension. Terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger and successive military coups continue to spread instability across the whole region. Emerging competition...Publicationview
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Since 2011, the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has provoked a diplomatic crisis between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, adding fuel to the already combustible geopolitics of the Horn of Africa. Despite its technical aspects,...Publicationview
Publications
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IAI Papers 03/04/2024
Normative Power Europe at a Crossroads? The Normative Dimensions of the EU’s Relations with ASEAN and ECOWAS
Natthanan Kunnamas, Bernardo Venturi
Rome, IAI, April 2024, 21 p.
In: IAI Papers 24|09
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IAI Commentaries 11/03/2024
The Italy-Africa Summit 2024 and the Mattei Plan: Towards Cooperation between Equals?
Filippo Simonelli, Maria Luisa Fantappiè, Leo Goretti
Rome, IAI, March 2024, 5 p.
In: IAI Commentaries 24|11
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IAI Commentaries 11/03/2024
The Mattei Plan for Africa: A Turning Point for Italy’s Development Cooperation Policy?
Daniele Fattibene, Stefano Manservisi
Rome, IAI, March 2024, 5 p.
In: IAI Commentaries 24|10
Research
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Ten Years of Crisis in the Sahel Region. Perspectives for an EU Contribution to Peace and Security
Ten years from its outbreak, the Sahel crisis has assumed a new dimension in terms of degeneration of legitimate governance and regional security...leggi tutto -
African challenges to multilateralism: the geopolitics of the Nile between conflict and cooperation
The tensions between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan pertaining the GERD risk undermining the stability of the entire region of the Horn of Africa, which...leggi tutto -
The future of AU-EU cooperation: Towards a new era?
In early March 2020 the EU presented its document “Towards a comprehensive Strategy with Africa” in order to pave the way towards a new partnership...leggi tutto
Events
11/04/2024
Webinar - h. 14:00 CEST
Unpacking Senegal's recent Election: Crisis or Catalyst for democratic Renewal?
08/11/2023
Evento ibrido - ore 15.30 CET
Health product manufacturing in Africa: towards pandemic preparedness and equity
IAI in the media
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Daily Maverick: The crisis in Libya’s two rival governments requires greater international attention
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Insidestory: Libya: Political instability, social stagnation and opportunities
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Aljazeera: Could Libya return to civil war?
Experts
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