Europe and Africa : The New Phase

With the 1992 stage of European unification and the fourth Lome Agreement, signed in 1990, Europe and Africa are entering a new phase in their postcolonial relations.

Europe is turning inward to consolidate its integration; Africa is pulling away, retaining only an increased aid commitment from its former colonial metropole.

This book examines the consequences of these two tendencies and looks forward throughout the 1990s to identify likely trends related to security, trade, investment, aid, the Franc Zone, and other ongoing negotiations between the countries of Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa.