Are negotiations for a new Cotonou Agreement at the finish line?
28 July 2020 |
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Two years into negotiations for a new partnership between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, the process was still snagged. Africa has criticized past collaboration. They are talking once more.
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