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African countries are exploring opportunities to add more value to their critical raw materials for green industrialisation. Poorva Karkare and Alfonso Medinilla assess the potential for an African lithium-ion battery value chain as a case.
Europe and the US announce plans aimed at securing mineral supplies from resource-rich Africa, to establish a supply chain with less of a ‘Chinese imprint’.
This project, funded by the European Climate Foundation, aims to create and share new knowledge and evidence on the state of the Africa-EU partnership on climate change, stimulate public debate on EU/AU interests, perceptions, priorities and power in a more challenging geopolitical environment, and generate clear and feasible recommendations for strengthening AU-EU cooperation between now and 2025.
In twin papers, Poorva Karkare, Alfonso Medinilla, Hanne Knaepen and Koen Dekeyser cover the state of play on the climate debate between the EU and Africa focusing on green energy and industrialisation, and climate adaptation.
There are many approaches to digital sovereignty, which have deepened geopolitical competition between the US, China and the EU. Zooming in on data governance and digital industrial policy, Melody Musoni, Poorva Karkare, Chloe Teevan and Ennatu Domingo explore how the EU can support effective cooperation and mutually beneficial partnerships with the Global South.