This archive report was first published on 16 July 2020.
On July 16, 2020, Kenya's 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 pursue the cancellation of debts owed by African countries, a call that echoes Tanzania's President John Magufuli's past plea for international lenders and donors to offer debt relief to African countries instead of asking them to borrow more.
President Kenyatta supported the proposal to establish the Africa-Mediterranean-Europe (AME) Foundation, a platform to enhance development discourse and interactions between Africa, the Mediterranean, and Europe, championed by the Former President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.
"I, therefore, welcome with enthusiasm the proposal to establish the Africa-Med-Europe (AME) Foundation. The Foundation will complement the existing Africa-European continental cooperation in addressing the emerging global challenges," President Kenyatta said.
