Beyond this diplomatic effort, the focus is also a response to the rising security threats and flow of migration reaching North African countries from the south. Such a transformation could offer further opportunities to those North African countries that have well-developed technology, health, and renewable energy sectors. Secondly, an understanding of North African strategies could also lead to a greater awareness of where Europe and North African countries could cooperate in sub-Saharan Africa. But, at the same time, these North African countries are pursuing distinctively national agendas in Africa and they have in turn met with a correspondingly mixed response from sub-Saharan African countries. ‘A Return to Africa: Why North African States Are Looking South’ – Policy Brief by Anthony Dworkin – European Council on Foreign Relations / ECFR.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 24, 2020 10:18 UTC