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🎙️ With global tech dominated by the US and China, middle powers will have to cooperate on AI and other tech to maintain their digital sovereignty. Who they choose to work with becomes and important issue.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:27 AM
🎙️ With global tech dominated by the US and China, middle powers will have to cooperate on AI and other tech to maintain their digital sovereignty. Who they choose to work with becomes and important issue.
Listen 👉 bit.ly/4awi3Iu
Watch 👉 youtu.be/5Ky1hKC2z4A
Listen 👉 bit.ly/4awi3Iu
Watch 👉 youtu.be/5Ky1hKC2z4A
📆 The Abidjan-Lagos corridor connects one of the world's most rapidly urbanising regions. With demand for staple foods like cassava rising in turn, but trade significantly underdeveloped, the corridor is the key to food security in the region.
Read about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
Read about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
February 6, 2026 at 8:28 AM
📆 The Abidjan-Lagos corridor connects one of the world's most rapidly urbanising regions. With demand for staple foods like cassava rising in turn, but trade significantly underdeveloped, the corridor is the key to food security in the region.
Read about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
Read about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
📸 Representatives for the EU, OECD, partner countries and civil society convened in our Brussels office for frank discussions on the Global Gateway, organised under the @ettg.bsky.social with @concord-europe.bsky.social
Our work on the Global Gateway 👉 bit.ly/4rizjqZ
Our work on the Global Gateway 👉 bit.ly/4rizjqZ
February 5, 2026 at 9:58 AM
📸 Representatives for the EU, OECD, partner countries and civil society convened in our Brussels office for frank discussions on the Global Gateway, organised under the @ettg.bsky.social with @concord-europe.bsky.social
Our work on the Global Gateway 👉 bit.ly/4rizjqZ
Our work on the Global Gateway 👉 bit.ly/4rizjqZ
📣 The EU needs a fundamental rethink of its partnerships to reduce dependency on any single global power. A 'principled but pragmatic' stance would foster alliances that are both strategically aligned and mutually beneficial.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3MeX4kd
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3MeX4kd
February 4, 2026 at 7:34 AM
📣 The EU needs a fundamental rethink of its partnerships to reduce dependency on any single global power. A 'principled but pragmatic' stance would foster alliances that are both strategically aligned and mutually beneficial.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3MeX4kd
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3MeX4kd
📸 ECDPM director San Bilal and Karim Karaki were in Madrid to discuss the future of development finance with our partners in the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG).
Read our work on financing for development 👉 bit.ly/4iB5Q6J
Read our work on financing for development 👉 bit.ly/4iB5Q6J
February 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
📸 ECDPM director San Bilal and Karim Karaki were in Madrid to discuss the future of development finance with our partners in the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG).
Read our work on financing for development 👉 bit.ly/4iB5Q6J
Read our work on financing for development 👉 bit.ly/4iB5Q6J
📣 If the EU-India deal signals a future of closer cooperation between intermediate powers, much work remains to make it a reality.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3OisQxh
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3OisQxh
February 2, 2026 at 10:21 AM
📣 If the EU-India deal signals a future of closer cooperation between intermediate powers, much work remains to make it a reality.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3OisQxh
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3OisQxh
🎬 ECDPM is working with the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD to boost investments on food security and climate resilience along major infrastructure corridors in Africa.
Read more about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
Read more about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
January 30, 2026 at 3:06 PM
🎬 ECDPM is working with the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD to boost investments on food security and climate resilience along major infrastructure corridors in Africa.
Read more about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
Read more about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
📣 US actions not only breach international law, but signal rekindled US neo-imperialism and pose a direct threat to the transatlantic alliance. Europe must stand up for itself, the rule of law and multilateralism.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3MeX4kd
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3MeX4kd
January 29, 2026 at 8:46 AM
📣 US actions not only breach international law, but signal rekindled US neo-imperialism and pose a direct threat to the transatlantic alliance. Europe must stand up for itself, the rule of law and multilateralism.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3MeX4kd
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3MeX4kd
📸 With a rare attendance rate of 150%(!) in Lusaka, we begin our work with the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD to boost investments in major African food corridors. Today is all about Lobito, hosted by the Government of Zambia.
Read more about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
Read more about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
January 28, 2026 at 10:14 AM
📸 With a rare attendance rate of 150%(!) in Lusaka, we begin our work with the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD to boost investments in major African food corridors. Today is all about Lobito, hosted by the Government of Zambia.
Read more about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
Read more about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
📝 As Africa's 'Silicon Savannah,' Kenya is the perfect test for the EU’s new tech business offer. But our new study shows the partnership is beset by challenges, and we offer key recommendations for improvement.
Read the full paper 👉 bit.ly/4bdxvdC
Read the full paper 👉 bit.ly/4bdxvdC
January 26, 2026 at 9:32 AM
📝 As Africa's 'Silicon Savannah,' Kenya is the perfect test for the EU’s new tech business offer. But our new study shows the partnership is beset by challenges, and we offer key recommendations for improvement.
Read the full paper 👉 bit.ly/4bdxvdC
Read the full paper 👉 bit.ly/4bdxvdC
📣 The window for a truly global approach to AI governance is open, but only if Europe and Africa move beyond the 'standard-setter vs. standard-taker' dynamic.
Read the full analysis 👉 bit.ly/3LLWeLu
Read the full analysis 👉 bit.ly/3LLWeLu
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 AM
📣 The window for a truly global approach to AI governance is open, but only if Europe and Africa move beyond the 'standard-setter vs. standard-taker' dynamic.
Read the full analysis 👉 bit.ly/3LLWeLu
Read the full analysis 👉 bit.ly/3LLWeLu
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#Tech: How #Africa and #Europe could create global #AI governance rules, by Verengai Mabika & Melody Musoni | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
How Africa and Europe could create global AI governance rules - PubAffairs Bruxelles
Melody Musoni and Verengai Mabika argue that by joining forces, Africa and Europe could create a mutually beneficial AI governance framework that promotes safe and transparent AI, protects human right...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu
January 21, 2026 at 11:22 AM
#Tech: How #Africa and #Europe could create global #AI governance rules, by Verengai Mabika & Melody Musoni | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
📸 A full house in our office today as we hosted a high-level discussion on strengthening the Global Gateway through better cooperation with multilateral and regional development banks.
Thank you to the MEPs and all other attendees for their fantastic questions at such a pivotal time for the EU!
Thank you to the MEPs and all other attendees for their fantastic questions at such a pivotal time for the EU!
January 21, 2026 at 11:23 AM
📸 A full house in our office today as we hosted a high-level discussion on strengthening the Global Gateway through better cooperation with multilateral and regional development banks.
Thank you to the MEPs and all other attendees for their fantastic questions at such a pivotal time for the EU!
Thank you to the MEPs and all other attendees for their fantastic questions at such a pivotal time for the EU!
📸 What does the future hold for global cooperation? We brought together representatives from African embassies, European institutions and experts for a strategic foresight workshop.
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January 20, 2026 at 12:26 PM
📸 What does the future hold for global cooperation? We brought together representatives from African embassies, European institutions and experts for a strategic foresight workshop.
w/ @iaionline.bsky.social
w/ @iaionline.bsky.social
🔔 We are leading a study on the structural impacts of agrifood export from the Netherlands to vulnerable countries, such as hindering local production, to inform future Dutch government trade and food security policy.
Find updates about the project 👉 bit.ly/4a4sh2E
Find updates about the project 👉 bit.ly/4a4sh2E
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 AM
🔔 We are leading a study on the structural impacts of agrifood export from the Netherlands to vulnerable countries, such as hindering local production, to inform future Dutch government trade and food security policy.
Find updates about the project 👉 bit.ly/4a4sh2E
Find updates about the project 👉 bit.ly/4a4sh2E
📣 Debates over the EU's next long term budget #MFF are revealing whether the EU wants to be a global player or retreat to focus on internal priorities. The question for both options is: can it afford to? Or even, can it afford not to?
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4sKuzLM
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4sKuzLM
January 19, 2026 at 9:07 AM
📣 Debates over the EU's next long term budget #MFF are revealing whether the EU wants to be a global player or retreat to focus on internal priorities. The question for both options is: can it afford to? Or even, can it afford not to?
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4sKuzLM
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4sKuzLM
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[Commentary] #EUBudget: What’s next for Global #Europe in the 2026 MFF negotiations?, by Alexei Jones | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
What’s next for Global Europe in the 2026 MFF negotiations? - PubAffairs Bruxelles
Negotiations on the EU’s next multiannual financial framework (MFF) have entered a more political phase following the December Council discussions. In this commentary, Alexei Jones explores how emergi...
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January 15, 2026 at 12:54 PM
[Commentary] #EUBudget: What’s next for Global #Europe in the 2026 MFF negotiations?, by Alexei Jones | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
📣 The US withdrawing from the multilateral arena is forming a vacuum for global influence. But as China, the UEA and others move to fill the gap, a distracted EU risks becoming a 'rule-taker' in a framework designed by others.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/45G1qHC
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/45G1qHC
January 15, 2026 at 9:02 AM
📣 The US withdrawing from the multilateral arena is forming a vacuum for global influence. But as China, the UEA and others move to fill the gap, a distracted EU risks becoming a 'rule-taker' in a framework designed by others.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/45G1qHC
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/45G1qHC
🎬 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 | How can cities in the Greater Horn of Africa manage rising urban pressures and unprecedented displacement?
Watch here 👉 youtu.be/NKnLoWj89Bk
Watch here 👉 youtu.be/NKnLoWj89Bk
January 14, 2026 at 8:56 AM
🎬 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 | How can cities in the Greater Horn of Africa manage rising urban pressures and unprecedented displacement?
Watch here 👉 youtu.be/NKnLoWj89Bk
Watch here 👉 youtu.be/NKnLoWj89Bk
📆 Join us on 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 at 09:30 for a high-level panel on strengthening the Global Gateway through better cooperation with multilateral and regional development banks.
Register 👉 bit.ly/45uGPWT
Register 👉 bit.ly/45uGPWT
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM
📆 Join us on 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 at 09:30 for a high-level panel on strengthening the Global Gateway through better cooperation with multilateral and regional development banks.
Register 👉 bit.ly/45uGPWT
Register 👉 bit.ly/45uGPWT
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[Podcast] #Tech: Is Ubuntu the secret to unlocking #African tech sovereignty? By Chloe Teevan, Sabine Muscat & Jonathan Hunter | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/podcast/is-u...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/podcast/is-u...
Is Ubuntu the secret to unlocking African tech sovereignty? - PubAffairs Bruxelles
In this episode of Europolis, digital rights advocate and social entrepreneur ‘Gbenga Sesan joins ECDPM’s Sabine Muscat to explore the intersection of digital sovereignty, innovation, and human dignit...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
[Podcast] #Tech: Is Ubuntu the secret to unlocking #African tech sovereignty? By Chloe Teevan, Sabine Muscat & Jonathan Hunter | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/podcast/is-u...
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/podcast/is-u...
📝 How can the EU leverage MDBs to advance its geoeconomic interests?
The Global Gateway is severely constrained by public budgets. Brussels cannot go it alone, and there is a critically under-leveraged asset: Multilateral and Regional Development Banks.
👉 bit.ly/48oFD7K
The Global Gateway is severely constrained by public budgets. Brussels cannot go it alone, and there is a critically under-leveraged asset: Multilateral and Regional Development Banks.
👉 bit.ly/48oFD7K
How can the EU leverage MDBs to advance its geoeconomic interests?
Karim Karaki and San Bilal note that the EU has insufficiently leveraged the potential and resources of multilateral and regional development banks. In a context of geopolitical competition and constr...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:03 AM
📝 How can the EU leverage MDBs to advance its geoeconomic interests?
The Global Gateway is severely constrained by public budgets. Brussels cannot go it alone, and there is a critically under-leveraged asset: Multilateral and Regional Development Banks.
👉 bit.ly/48oFD7K
The Global Gateway is severely constrained by public budgets. Brussels cannot go it alone, and there is a critically under-leveraged asset: Multilateral and Regional Development Banks.
👉 bit.ly/48oFD7K
🔴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 | Between the EU and China, African nations are exercising strategic agency to move up the value chain.
Watch the full panel 👉 lnkd.in/eTUFfikm
Watch the full panel 👉 lnkd.in/eTUFfikm
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
🔴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 | Between the EU and China, African nations are exercising strategic agency to move up the value chain.
Watch the full panel 👉 lnkd.in/eTUFfikm
Watch the full panel 👉 lnkd.in/eTUFfikm
🔔 ECDPM is the most cited think tank in the OECD peer review for EU development cooperation!
The review assesses the quality and effectiveness of EU development co-operation, and how the EU’s evolving development paradigm can be improved to better reduce poverty and inequality.
The review assesses the quality and effectiveness of EU development co-operation, and how the EU’s evolving development paradigm can be improved to better reduce poverty and inequality.
January 8, 2026 at 9:22 AM
🔔 ECDPM is the most cited think tank in the OECD peer review for EU development cooperation!
The review assesses the quality and effectiveness of EU development co-operation, and how the EU’s evolving development paradigm can be improved to better reduce poverty and inequality.
The review assesses the quality and effectiveness of EU development co-operation, and how the EU’s evolving development paradigm can be improved to better reduce poverty and inequality.
📝 China’s approach in Africa is evolving from infrastructure alone to training and Luban workshops - a key part of the EU's current offer.
But are either external offers meeting local needs?
👉 bit.ly/48ustYk
But are either external offers meeting local needs?
👉 bit.ly/48ustYk
January 8, 2026 at 8:56 AM
📝 China’s approach in Africa is evolving from infrastructure alone to training and Luban workshops - a key part of the EU's current offer.
But are either external offers meeting local needs?
👉 bit.ly/48ustYk
But are either external offers meeting local needs?
👉 bit.ly/48ustYk