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The recent African and European summit in Abidjan marked the first time that the African Union, rather than individual African heads of government, represented the continent. Frank Mattheis and John Kotsopoulos write that the important upgrade of the AU’s status as the EU’s official partner has been long in the making, and could contribute to it finally being recognised as the organisation that represents the continent.
Learning isn’t just for the young. Nor it is a once-off process. Peter Rule explains why developing new skills and learning new things when you’re older is enormously valuable - and how it can be done.
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President of the AU Alpha Conde, European Council President Donald Tusk (L) and President of the EU Jean-Claude Juncker.
Reuters/Luc Gnago
Frank Mattheis, University of Pretoria; John Kotsopoulos, University of Pretoria
The transformation of the EU-Africa summit series into the EU-AU summit is more than just a change of name. It reflects the increasing recognition of the AU as an international actor.
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Education
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Peter Rule, Stellenbosch University
It's common knowledge that children are voracious learners but the famous cliche suggests that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. This simply isn't true.
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Politics + Society
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Claire Elder, University of Oxford
The self-declared territory of Somaliland has held peaceful elections since it broke away from Somalia in 1991. But last month's polls triggered protests that should be cause for reflection.
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Business + Economy
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Steven Friedman, University of Johannesburg
The South African oddity is that those who in other societies would be arguing against free passes for the affluent, argue for them.
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From our international editions
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Melanie Flynn, University of Huddersfield
This multi-billion pound industry increasingly involves organised crime groups, who see wildlife as a low risk route to profit.
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Alexis Elder, University of Minnesota Duluth
The combination of a divisive political climate and widespread use of social media networks to share controversial material has many people asking this question. Here's what Aristotle would say.
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Fabio Andres Diaz, International Institute of Social Studies
Conservative congressional reps in Colombia have been stalling votes on key parts of the country's peace accords through endless petitions and nonstop debate. In short, they're filibustering.
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