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What is Germany’s Africa Policy?

The “What is Germany’s Africa Policy?” essay series examines the Germany-Africa relationship within key policy domains, shedding light on recent developments. Delving into the past decade of engagement, each essay offers valuable insights while presenting innovative ideas that shape the envisioned trajectory of this vital relationship. The series is edited by Dr. Melanie Müller and Dr. Olumide Abimbola.

By Melanie Müller, Olumide Abimbola
Published on May 12, 2023

German trade and investment in Africa: Geoeconomics, regional complementarities and domestic resource mobilisation

By Kai Koddenbrock |   Dec 21, 2023

The author argues that finding a balance between corporate interests and principled foreign policy poses a unique challenge for the nation grappling with shifting geopolitical dynamics.

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German-African Health Relations and the Need for Change

By Remco van de Pas |   May 26, 2023

The author argues that policymakers and development actors hail German-African Cooperation in Global Health as a success in effective multilateralism and cooperation for the public good, but questions whether it is also mutually beneficial and reciprocal.

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Germany’s new migration policy: What the paradigm shift means for African partner countries

By Kwaku Arhin-Sam, Alia Fakhry | May 12, 2023

The paper argues that Germany's approach to migration in Africa is a paradigm shift without much impact, rooted in old methods.

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Making Feminist Foreign Policy Work for Africa

By Toni Haastrup  | April 18, 2023

The adoption of a feminist international development policy as part of Germany’s new feminist foreign policy orientation (FFP) has the potential to positively transform Africa-Germany relations. But this transformation will be dependent on a more holistic embrace of feminist principles across all foreign policy areas in a manner that tackles the impacts of racism and colonialism as much as gender inequality.

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Energy cooperation between Africa and Germany: development, diplomacy, transformation

By Franziska Müller |   April 3, 2023

Under the new German ‘traffic-light coalition’, the author argues that we can identify a more comprehensive cooperation style, combining energy diplomacy and energy foreign policy, development cooperation and, not least, technology-driven cooperation.

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