Room for Global Gateway-BRI cooperation 'not limited'

THE European Union-Africa summit in Brussels ended last month. Afterward, a joint declaration, called "A joint vision for 2030," was issued. This included a 150-billion-euro investment package and a major investment in Africa — to take place over the next seven years — under the bloc's Global Gateway scheme.

But several of the declaration's terms and conditions, like on energy, vaccines and special drawing rights, need to be clarified. It indicated that the room for cooperation between the Global Gateway and the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Africa is not limited. And external actors can contribute to meeting the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and elevate Africans' living standards.