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Carbon bargain: Where does Europe stand in Africa’s energy game?

Africa’s energy landscape is rapidly transforming as countries pursue industrial growth and broader energy access, while leveraging different partners—from China to the US, the Gulf and more—to achieve their energy transition objectives. This structural hedging complicates Europe’s preferred model of stable long-term partnerships. This public online event will launch ECFR’s policy brief “Carbon bargain: How Europe can adapt to Africa’s new energy alliances”. It explores how Europe can effectively recalibrate its engagement and use its comparative advantages to adapt effectively to a multipolar world. Amid a busy diplomatic calendar—including both the Italy–Africa Summit and France–Africa Summit on African soil, the AU Summit, and Africa’s prominence in the French G7 agenda— the event cuts through the summit momentum to examine what tangible alignment between European and African energy agendas actually requires. Guests Andrei Marcu, Executive Director, European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition Maddalena Procopio, Senior policy fellow, Africa programme, ECFR Clement Sefa-Nyarko, Lecturer, Security, Development and Leadership in Africa, African Leadership Centre, School of Global Affairs, Kings College London Chaired by Sarah Logan, Visiting fellow, Africa programme, ECFR Chapters 00:00 Transforming Africa's Energy Landscape 03:03 Navigating Fragmentation and Leverage in Energy Politics 05:55 Europe's Regulatory Influence and African Agency 08:43 The Role of External Actors in Africa's Energy Transition 11:41 Adapting European Policies to African Realities 14:41 The Importance of Strategic Partnerships 18:01 Challenges in Mobilizing Private Sector Investment 20:33 Bridging the Gap Between Rhetoric and Practice 23:46 The Future of Africa-Europe Partnerships 26:55 Summits as Opportunities for African Bargaining Power 29:35 Concluding Thoughts on Energy Transition and Cooperation