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Impact Monday_What Europe can learn from Africa

Date & Time

📅 Mon, Feb 23, 2026

🕐 5:30 PM

Ends: Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM

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📍 Impact House

20 Jozef II-straat, 1000 Brussel, Belgium, Brussel, Brussel, 1000

🏙️ Brussels

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Strategic Dialogue: AI, Geo-Economics, and the Future of Europe-Africa Value Chain Partnerships

As the European Commission unveiled its new AI strategy focused on technological sovereignty, this conversation arrives at a pivotal moment. It highlights how Europe’s quest for innovation and autonomy can align with Africa’s ambition for industrial transformation and digital empowerment.

The future of the Africa-Europe relationship must move beyond interdependence toward co-sovereignty — a partnership where Europe gains technological resilience while Africa achieves digital and industrial autonomy.

Three major challenges define this shared journey:

1. Strategic Resources: Africa provides the minerals essential for AI and green technologies. Europe brings capital, technology, and ESG standards. Together, they can create a joint “mineral-to-digital” value chain — from African mines to data centres powering AI ecosystems.

2. Energy: AI training demands massive energy. Africa, home to 60% of the world’s best solar potential, can become a global hub for low-carbon data centres. European investment and grid technology can help turn this potential into a sustainable digital-energy nexus.

3. Talent: With a median age of 19, Africa’s youth represent the largest untapped AI talent pool. Europe faces a shortage of one million data scientists by 2030. Joint investment in education, training, and tech entrepreneurship can bridge this gap.


Price? €5 to be paid in CASH at the entrance*

* Price includes drinks at the end of the session.

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