
Philippe Van Damme ๐ช๐บ๐บ๐ฆ
@p_vandamme_eu
Retired. Former EU Ambassador to Guinea (Conakry), Zimbabwe, Cameroon & Equatorial Guinea.
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30-04-2015 13:02:51
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May be consult Mo Ibrahim Foundation index of African Governance. Latest OECD โก๏ธ Better Policies for Better Lives report on states of fragility also confirms strong negative correlation between fragility & liberal democracy. Yes, #democracy works.






Brilliant essay on difference between real decolonisation & 'PAWN', populist anti-western nativism, feeding on ressentiment & repressive ideology turning creative energy in2 submission 2 moral condemnation. Recommended 2 Nathalie Yamb , African & similar! theideasletter.org/essay/africas-โฆ

A test for #EU's Global Strategy. The Lobito corridor: modern resource plunder or local development and value-addition? EU International Partnerships ๐ช๐บ afripoli.org/a-game-changerโฆ

Stimuating essay! Donors need to concentrate funds, scaling up projects & simplifying their structure to be more cost-efficient, & gamble on developmental governments to be more effective. Recipients need to stop outsourcing goal-setting & break aid dependency. EU International Partnerships ๐ช๐บ






Bilan nรฉgatif de l'appui russe au Mali: son intervention ne semble pas plus efficace ร contenir les jihadistes. Parcontre les exactions par l'armรฉe et les milices se multiplient et nourrissent un cercle vicieux. Nathalie Yamb theguardian.com/world/2025/junโฆ

36 years ago, a lone figure stood before tanks in Beijing. He carried no weapons โ only courage. That image became a universal symbol of the fight for freedom. Today, from China ๐จ๐ณ to Georgia ๐ฌ๐ช, from Turkey ๐น๐ท to Iran ๐ฎ๐ท, we honour those who, against all odds, choose dignity


Once more, add #EU as a single trading bloc, and the picture changes entirely, with #EU remaining the largest trade partner for a vast majority of African countries. EU Trade ๐ช๐บ
