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01 —Featured paperPublished · April 2026
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Paper

The Missing Middle.

Why the study and support of business needs to be included in the African–European focused think tank landscape.

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02 —Research programmeFive priority topics · 2026–2027
T1 · Infrastructure

Global Gateway in practice

Tracking EU infrastructure investment in Africa. What is announced, what is funded, what is delivered — and what business impact follows.

T2 · Capital

Investment risk penalties

Why African markets carry a persistent risk premium, how it distorts capital flows, and what interventions actually move the needle.

T3 · Trade

Business flows between continents

What moves, why, and what doesn't. Mapping the real topology of Africa–Europe trade beyond headline figures.

T4 · Culture

Cultural barriers to partnership

The soft-side gaps that policy frameworks cannot fix alone — from expectations to decision cultures to language.

T5 · Values

Shared values and their limits

Where the "shared values" narrative holds up in business practice, and where it breaks down.

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03 —All publications2025 — present
Apr 2026
The Missing Middle — why business belongs in the Africa–Europe think tank landscape.
Paper · PDF · 24pp
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Mar 2026
Research Programme 2026–2027 — our agenda across five priority topics.
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German business in Africa — experience of the South African, Ghanaian, Kenyan and Nigerian markets.
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Africa–Europe think tank coverage map — six organisations, six focus areas.
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EU Global Gateway in Africa — 93 projects, 32 countries, one map.
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