The IATP’s Cameroonian partner, Nkafu Policy Institute, recently collaborated on a project with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. The research paper, called Competing with China in Africa: Strategic Suggestions on the EU Global Gateway, includes three sections and features a lengthy discussion written by three members of the Nkafu Policy Institute – Dr. Jean-Cedric Kouam, Dr. Denis Foretia, and Dr. Robert Nantchouang. Their section zooms in on the EU Global Gateway Initiative, which provides funding for development projects across the African continent, and how effective it has been. Specifically, they compare and contrast the EU’s Global Gateway with China’s Belt and Road Initiative and speak about the potential for the Global Gateway’s impact on a wide variety of critical sectors including energy, infrastructure, information and communication technology, and others.
The paper goes on to make a number of recommendations for how the EU can ensure that Global Gateway projects are structured in ways that maximize their impact on the continent. They conclude their piece by offering six critical insights that EU policymakers should keep in mind when considering Global Gateway projects. In providing this analysis, they hope to help EU policymakers reframe the debate regarding Chinese and European development projects across Africa.
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Alexander Jelloian
Alexander Jelloian is the Research and Project Manager at the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity.
The IATP’s Cameroonian partner, Nkafu Policy Institute, recently collaborated on a project with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. The research paper, called Competing with China in Africa: Strategic Suggestions on the EU Global Gateway, includes three sections and features a lengthy discussion written by three members of the Nkafu Policy Institute – Dr. Jean-Cedric Kouam, Dr. Denis Foretia, and Dr. Robert Nantchouang. Their section zooms in on the EU Global Gateway Initiative, which provides funding for development projects across the African continent, and how effective it has been. Specifically, they compare and contrast the EU’s Global Gateway with China’s Belt and Road Initiative and speak about the potential for the Global Gateway’s impact on a wide variety of critical sectors including energy, infrastructure, information and communication technology, and others.
The paper goes on to make a number of recommendations for how the EU can ensure that Global Gateway projects are structured in ways that maximize their impact on the continent. They conclude their piece by offering six critical insights that EU policymakers should keep in mind when considering Global Gateway projects. In providing this analysis, they hope to help EU policymakers reframe the debate regarding Chinese and European development projects across Africa.
To access the full publication, click here.
Alexander Jelloian
Alexander Jelloian is the Research and Project Manager at the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity.