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Vol 60 No 9

Published 3rd May 2019


Patchwork diplomacy

The EU wants to boost its influence in Africa but its diplomatic appointments are proving haphazard

Critics of the European Union's foreign service arm, the European External Action Service, are saying that its desire to move beyond the status of a mere giver of funds to that of a major political player, especially in Africa, is being compromised by its approach to appointing ambassadors.

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