The Dialogue between the EU and Africa since Cotonou: The Case of the Africa Peace Facility (AFP)

Inter-regionalism has been one of the main axes of EU foreign policy and Africa its privileged experimental ground. The purpose of this paper is to give a dynamic account of the principles, structures and mechanisms underlying the intensification and densification of the interregional dialogue since the signing of the Cotonou Agreement to the creation of the Africa Peace Facility.