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‘Human Zoo' expo in Belgium's Africa museum highlights colonial past as EU/AU summit continues

Some twenty kilometers away from the 6th EU/AU summit, Belgian's Africa Museum is showing the Human Zoo exhibition, which revives the forgotten history of colonial powers and their practice of creating displays of human beings in live 'exhibits'.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 17, 2022

Africa's relations with the EU: a reset is possible if Europe changes its attitude

Summits between the African Union and European Union are essential to setting the big picture agenda of contemporary Africa-EU relations. They also carry weight because of their potential to ensure that African perspectives are also prioritised within the relationship.

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022

EU facing ‘changed’ landscape as world emerges from pandemic, says Martin

The European Financial Forum focuses on how financial services in a post-pandemic world can make a fairer and greener climate.

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Amazon and Visa resolve dispute over credit card fees

Online retailer will continue to accept Visa payments across its sites after striking global deal

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022

EU leaders meet to discuss Ukraine crisis, push diplomacy

European Union leaders are using a short summit meeting to assess the chances of diplomacy to unlock the standoff over Ukraine and discuss sanctions in case Russian invades its neighbor

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Jacob Rees-Mogg dismisses mounting evidence Brexit is damaging trade

Tory minister says evidence is ‘few and far between’ despite new figures showing sharp drop

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Greek farm protests are a sign of Europe's inflation anxiety

Economists, farmers and charity workers agree about a cost-of-living crisis in Europe: Inflation may ease later this year but the impact of the spike in food and energy prices will last

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Germany sceptical about future of EU training mission in Mali

Germany's defence minister said on Thursday she was sceptical about whether a European Union training mission in Mali could continue and that a U.N. peacekeeping mission would have to be reviewed after France said it would begin a military exit.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022

France and EU to Withdraw Troops from Mali, Remain in Region

President Emmanuel Macron says France will withdraw its troops from Mali but maintain a military presence in neighboring West African nations. Announcing the move during a Thursday news conference in Paris, Macron said, “We cannot remain militarily involved” alongside Malian transitional authorities with whom “we don’t share the strategy and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2022

EU will have to wait for East Africa regional bloc trade pact

African leaders are meeting in Brussels on Thursday with European leaders for a two-day summit that will inevitably discuss growth and trade. However, signing the long-awaited economic partnership agreement with the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc remains off the agenda, according to the Tanzanian Ministry of Investment, Industry and…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 17, 2022