Broadening the Debate on EU–Africa Relations

Frank Mattheis is a researcher at the Institut d’études européennes, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium and the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation University of Pretoria, South Africa. He holds a PhD in global studies and specialises in comparative regionalism and interregionalism.John Kotsopoulos is an associate fellow at the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation University of Pretoria, South Africa. He holds a PhD in International Relations (University of Kent, UK) with focus on asymmetrical negotiations between the European Union and Africa.

• 1. A contextualisation of EU–Africa relations: Trends and drivers from a reciprocal perspective John Kotsopoulos and Frank Mattheis 2. AU–EU relations: Challenges in forging and implementing a joint agenda Luckystar Miyandazi, Philomena Apiko, Tasnim Abderrahim and Faten Aggad-Clerx 3. Caught between the ACP and the AU: Africa’s relations with the European Union in a post-Cotonou Agreement context Maurizio Carbone 4. Sanctions and summits: Sanctioned African leaders and EU–Africa summits Jo-Ansie van Wyk 5. Exploring ‘brain circulation’ as a concept to mitigate brain drain in Africa and improve EU–Africa cooperation in the field of science and technology Amr Radwan and Mahmoud Sakr 6. Characterising partnership for research and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from the case of the Africa–EU ProIntensAfrica Initiative John Ouma-Mugabe, Petronella Chaminuka and Ana M P Melo 7. The European Union and security sector reform: South Sudan and the challenge of ownership Arnold H Kammel 8. Interregionalism and police cooperation against cross-border crime in East Africa: Challenges and prospects Jacob Lisakafu

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