The summit between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) will be marked by "tension" between the two blocks. Considered Marisa Lourenço, analyst at the consultancy Control Risks, which follows Sub-Saharan Africa.

"The summit is not expected to deepen the relationship between the two blocs, mainly because tension has grown significantly over the past year. The AU should openly criticize EU countries for issues such as inequality in vaccine distribution, which has hurt many African states in 2021," said the analyst quoted by Lusa news agency.

Anticipating major points that may come out of this week's summit, the analyst added that "Africa is likely to demand more help to deal with the effects of climate change, which deeply affects the continent, even though Africa accounts for less than 3% of global carbon emissions."

Even if the two blocks representing the countries of the continent speak with one voice, the individual relations of African states with Europeans may show some difference in tone, pointed out Marisa Lourenço, exemplifying with Mozambique.

"Mozambique is deepening ties with the EU to try to get help against the insurgency in Cabo Delgado province and the summit will not change this dynamic, but overall we foresee more tension than setting a new agenda," the analyst concluded.

Source: Lusa