1/6 We read a LOT to get to this piece of work. The Lobito corridor is often referred to in terms of geostrategic competition with the US-EU on the one side and China on the other, where this rivalry neatly coincides with African economic development interests. Or does it?

📝 Connecting the DRC, Zambia and Angola, the Lobito Corridor is often seen through a West vs China lens, but what is the reality on the ground in terms of real investments, activity and African country interests? Read the paper 👉 bit.ly/4lAPbT3 @poorvak.bsky.social

🎧 I shared my thoughts with @delorseurope.bsky.social - how can the EU build stronger partnerships to meet its climate goals? spoti.fi/4iFkJFA 🎙️ By Cláudia Azevedo, Colette van der Ven and myself 📚 on CTIPs bit.ly/4j1VDR6 📚 on green iron and steel see @ecdpm.org paper bit.ly/3ZOuD0n

Here's my (longish) take on the situation in eastern DRC. Building on our previous work at @ecdpm.org on regional integration, I draw implications for regional peace and security solutions, and broader relations with the EU. Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4b2dfJw

🎬 Webinar recording now online! The geography of green iron and steel: Opportunities for Europe and North Africa Watch in full 👉 bit.ly/4j7U4Sp @ieefainstitute.bsky.social @agoraind.bsky.social @e3g.bsky.social @amedinil.bsky.social

Join us for an interesting conversation around where and how to place and think about green iron and steel in broader EU-(North Africa) Africa relations. Jan 15, 2025 at 9:30am (CET)

What could green industrialisation imply for the geography of current production in sectors like iron and steel? Could it usher opportunities for industrial partnerships between Europe and (North) Africa? Read our @ecdpm.org discussion paper with @amedinil.bsky.social on this topic for more!

🎬 As part of a new video series featuring ten ECDPM experts on our 2024 highlights, @amedinil.bsky.social gives a brief overview of all the ECDPM work on green industrialisation, and what awaits next year for green industrial partnerships. 👉 youtu.be/-MK0Jvvd5K4

Join us on 15 January 2025 for a discussion with Behnam Lot, Bellona Europe Soroush Basirat @ieefainstitute.bsky.social Zaffar Hussain @agoraind.bsky.social @agoraew.bsky.social, Richard Smith @e3g.bsky.social @poorvak.bsky.social @ecdpm.org 👉More info and registration link here: lnkd.in/eR_5TWHQ

The Guardian @wendyide.bsky.social is right in giving this extraordinary #documentary 5 stars. 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat' I was blown away. Exhilarating combi of geopolitics & music, centered around #Congo's independence in 1960. (1/5)🧵 www.theguardian.com/film/2024/no...

My essay on paradoxes of migration governance between the global north and south has just been published by the @carnegieendow.bsky.social. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...