Conference
The Africa Roundtable N°1
African-European Cooperation on Green Transition & Covid-19 Recovery
The Africa Roundtable: The Africa Roundtable N°1
June 9, 2021
online
With Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Macky Sall
Rebuilding a more resilient economy following the end of the Covid-19 pandemic will be of central importance for Europe and Africa. At the same time, the crisis offers both continents the opportunity for a green transition. This major challenge can best be accomplished by the two continents working together. The first edition of The Africa Roundtable conference therefore focused on the topics of “Covid-19 Recovery” and “Green Transition”. The selected decision-makers from politics, business and civil society in European-African cooperation discussed how recovery can succeed.
Selected Speakers
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Contact Persons
Stephanie Igunbor, s.igunbor@globalperspectives.org
Supported by
BMZ Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
MSC Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz
The Africa Roundtable
The forum for decision-makers on African-European cooperation, which deals with current pressing issues and challenges of the neighbouring continents and develops partnership-based solutions.
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