1.    The increasing attention to the modalities of Official Development Assistance (ODA) from Europe to Africa provides a good opportunity to examine the overarching environment in which ODA occurs.

2.    Among these considerations those which seem to be important presently are:  the role of Parliaments in Europe and Africa in promoting good governance, the jurisprudence of international cooperation, the rights to property and the right to work. (more…)

There is now a great deal of attention in Europe to relations between Europe and Africa. This is partly due to the arrival of large number of African immigrants, but also to wider concerns about global security and environmental issues. There is also much concern about “good governance” in Africa, though, strangely, the role of Parliaments is generally omitted in the relevant documentation. Yet, clearly, good performances by Parliaments are an essential element of good governance. (more…)

INTRODUCTION:
Unequal partnerships within a marriage can work if there is mutual attraction and good understanding. Between countries more is required. When colonial rule introduced European languages and culture into Africa, this did not establish the basis for equal relations between their countries. Relations between unequal countries can only be meaningful and sustainable where it is based on mutual benefit. (more…)