African-European Relations (Vol 5, 2008)
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The first half of the year was marked by a focus on translating the previous year's high-level commitments into practice, making for a feeling of ‘business as usual,’ and planning for stock-taking events on international commitments such as the conference on financing for development in Doha in November. International attention, however, shifted substantially in the second half of the year, with the focus on the US presidential elections and the rapid unfolding of and early attempts to contain the financial and economic crisis in autumn, all of which have potential implications for African-European relations. During the G8 summit in the Japanese town of Toyako, Hokkaido (7–9 July), the financial crisis was already looming, but heads of state still expressed optimism about addressing the global rise in food and oil prices. Africa featured fairly prominently on the agenda, yet few tangible results could be reported other than increased activity by donors in programmes for rural development, a sector ‘rediscovered’ after years of declining donor funding to it. The use of genetically manipulated crops as a possible answer to the global food crisis remained controversial.
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African-European Relations (Vol 5, 2008)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Sven Grimm in
Current site
Google Scholar
(5,382 words)