Berlin, 09\/12\/2025: In the latest issue of Africa.Table, Prof. Dr. Stefan Liebing takes a clear stance on the future direction of European-African relations. He outlines an urgency that goes far beyond traditional development policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liebing argues that Africa will be the \u201cmost geopolitically dynamic region in the world\u201d in the coming decades \u2013 indispensable for Europe’s ambitions in the areas of energy, climate protection, and economic diversification. However, against the backdrop of the recently concluded G20 summit in South Africa and the EU-AU summit in Angola, Liebing criticizes the lack of operational consistency in European diplomacy. There is no shortage of proposals, he says, but rather a lack of implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To overcome economic stagnation in Europe and promote growth in Africa at the same time, Liebing brings two concrete instruments into play that have been politically neglected until now:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These initiatives are particularly relevant to the CBTA, as they strike at the heart of our work at the center: combining scientific analysis with entrepreneurial practice. Liebing warns that Europe has relied too long on \u201cmoral authority.\u201d Instead, he argues, pragmatic instruments are needed, such as a \u201cone-stop shop\u201d for African investments, uniform guarantee instruments for risk hedging, and long-term energy alliances, especially for green hydrogen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This article also serves as a preview of Liebing’s upcoming book, \u201cDas afrikanische Jahrzehnt. Warum wir einen neuen Blick auf Afrika brauchen<\/em>\u201d (The African Decade: Why We Need a New Perspective on Africa), which will be published shortly by Springer-Verlag. It underscores the role of the CBTA as a think tank that initiates discourse to achieve cooperation between the continents on an equal footing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n