Geert Laporte 

Geert Laporte is the director of the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG), a network of leading European think tanks with 350 policy researchers working on EU international cooperation for global sustainable development. He is also the Deputy Director of The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) an independent think-and-do tank based in Maastricht and Brussels that specializes in EU external action and international partnerships with a particular focus on Europe-Africa relations. 

A double rainbow is seen above a woman holding an umbrella and selling snacks along the road in Siaya County, Kenya, on May 3, 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a spectacular photo that shows a woman under a bright red umbrella from behind as she is sitting on the side of the road greeting passer-bys with a full-double rainbow highlighting a storm-darkened sky in the distance. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Governance

Africa and Europe After COVID-19

by Geert Laporte , Sara Pantuliano, Vera Mazzara 

When the dust of this crisis settles, it will be time to pour a new foundation for EU-Africa relations moving forward