— T3 · TradeResearch theme

Business flows between continents

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

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May 2026
Africa–EU Trade Pulse

Export flows between the top African economies and all 27 EU member states, by country and product, from UN Comtrade.

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May 2026
EU Policy Monitor

What the European Parliament, Commission and EIB publish about Africa, filtered daily.

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Apr 2026
The Missing Middle: why business belongs in the Africa-Europe think tank landscape

Most think tanks approach the Africa-Europe relationship through the lens of policy or development. Neither of these lenses puts business at the centre, yet business is where we see the impact of policy, it either works…

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Apr 2026
Think Tank Coverage Map

Which themes six leading Africa–Europe think tanks cover, and where the gaps for business are.

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Mar 2026
Research Agenda 2026–2027

These are our key priorities for 2026-2027: the Global Gateway in practice, investment risk penalties, business flows between the continents, cultural barriers to partnership, and the limits of the shared-values…

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Nov 2024
How to benefit from American isolationism

We’re used to the notion of American exceptionalism. But the tidal wave of isolationist and protectionist policies that is about to hit us comes at a bad time, when wars (hot, cold and trade) are destabilising the…

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Jun 2024
Developing economies bear the brunt of greening Europe through EU carbon taxes

The European Union’s climate policy is primarily characterised by one-way traffic. This is particularly true for African economies. These African players are now confronted with new measures to green and protect the…

Commentary · Daily Maverick
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Mar 2024
CBAM drijft Afrikaanse bedrijven in de armen van Rusland en China

Het Europese klimaatbeleid bestaat voornamelijk uit eenrichtingsverkeer. Dat geldt helemaal zo voor Afrikaanse economiëen, die onvoorbereid en zonder overleg worden geconfronteerd met nieuwe maatregelen die de Europese…

Commentary · Financieele Dagblad · Dutch
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2024
Ook de Europese Unie trekt tariefmuren op, maar dan groene

Het Europese klimaatbeleid bestaat voornamelijk uit eenrichtingsverkeer. Dat geldt helemaal zo voor Afrikaanse economiëen, die onvoorbereid en zonder overleg worden geconfronteerd met nieuwe maatregelen die de Europese…

Commentary · Financieele Dagblad · Dutch
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