Africa Matters

EU engages ambassadors  to promote partnership in Africa

The European Union (EU) has engaged Teniola Akpata, a popular artist and  Eniola Adeoluwa, brand influencer , as ambassadors of a campaign to promote its partnership with Africa. The EU ambassador to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ms Samuela Isopi, disclosed  this at a  briefing  Thursday in Lagos. She said the campaign tagged, ‘We See…

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European Parliament advocates equalizing EU trade relations with Africa

The European Parliament on Thursday backed a report advocating the use of trade policy to equalize relations between African countries and the European Union. “For too long, Africa has been reduced to a supplier of raw materials, with the result that the continent’s immense economic potential remains untapped,” Kathleen Van Brempt, a Belgian Social Democrat member of the European…

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