EU entices Africa with ‘better’ deals on infrastructure, energy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on October 27, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
The European Union (EU) this week sought to entice African countries with “better choices” in infrastructure and energy transition projects, issuing an indirect dig at China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which has similar ambitions.
The EU gathered leaders from more than 40 countries from across the world, seeking to rally them for useful, linked projects that could also see what the EU calls a just transition from fossil fuels to cleaner greener energy. The target, though, seemed far from those countries.
