This archive report was first published on 16 July 2020.
On July 16, 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta called for the crafting of a joint European Union and Africa COVID-19 response strategy during a virtual conference of European and African leaders.
The proposed strategy would aim to cancel debts owed by African countries, among other interventions.
President Kenyatta spoke at State House, Nairobi, where he welcomed the proposal to establish the Africa-Med-Europe (AME) Foundation, a platform to enhance development discourse and interactions between Africa, the Mediterranean, and Europe.
Former President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker is championing the establishment of the AME Foundation.
President Kenyatta supported the proposal, saying it would help inject new ideas needed to scale up collaboration between the three regions.
He emphasized that the foundation should be structured to promote multilateralism and inclusivity, and be a voice against unilateralism.
President Kenyatta also endorsed the proposal to include the setting up of the EMA Foundation as an agenda during the next AU-EU summit scheduled for October 2020.
