Publication

This report analyzes the cooperation between Africa and the EU in security issues. The authors investigate the contribution of regional organizations to African peace and security and assess the various interactions between the involved actors. Another focus lies on the involvement of civil society. The report argues that civil society actors are not able to find adequate room to express themselves and to have an actual impact on institutional stakeholders and the decision‐making process. The study finally identifies some selected policy recommendations to EU policy‐makers, putting forward possible ways of engagement of regional and civil society actors and improvements to EU-Africa relations.