Africa - EU strategic partnership
The 2007 Joint Africa-EU Strategy defines the long-term policy orientations between the two continents, based on a shared vision and common principles:
| 1. African unity | 9. burden-sharing and mutual accountability |
| 2. interdependence between Africa and Europe | 10. solidarity and mutual confidence |
| 3. ownership and joint responsibility | 11. equality and justice |
| 4. respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law | 12. common and human security |
| 5. right to development | 13. respect for international law and agreements |
| 6. coherence and effectiveness | 14. gender equality and non-discrimination |
| 7. strong political dialogue | 15. a long-term approach. |
| 8. co-management of and co-responsibility for global issues |
The four main objectives are:
- improving the Africa-EU political partnership
- promoting
- peace, security, democratic governance and human rights
- basic freedoms, gender equality
- sustainable economic development, including industrialisation
- regional and continental integration
- ensuring that all the Millennium Development Goals are met in all African countries by 2015
- effective multilateralism
- a people-centred partnership.
The Strategy's First Action Plan outlines 8 areas for strategic partnership for 2008-10:
- Peace and security
- Democratic governance and human rights
- Trade, regional integration and infrastructure
- Millennium development goals
- Energy
- Climate change
- Migration, mobility and employment
- Science, information society and space.
Internet consultation (in preparation for the 2007 Africa-EU summit)
Lisbon Declaration (issued at the summit at which the partnership was launched)