Changes from resolution motion joint to adopted text

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ChangedH. whereas Africa’s population exceeded 1.51,5 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach 2.52,5 billion by 2050, with the large majority of people being under 30 years of age; whereas this demographic dynamism presents both opportunities and challenges, requiring massive investment in education, employment, healthcare and infrastructure; whereas inequality remains one of the main barriers to achieving the SDGs;

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RemovedK. whereas migration and mobility between Africa and Europe are long-standing complex and dynamic realities that have fostered cultural, social and economic ties, while also presenting challenges;

AddedK. whereas migration and mobility between Africa and Europe are long-standing realities that generate major challenges for both continents and that can only offer opportunities if properly and responsibly addressed; whereas the EU and Africa have a shared interest in establishing long-term and mutually beneficial partnerships that contribute to economic development and stability in Africa while addressing Europe’s concerns regarding irregular migration, security, border management and the fight against terrorism; whereas such partnerships, whether focused exclusively on migration or broader in scope with migration at their core, must include clear responsibilities and commitments, step up cooperation on preventing irregular migration, dismantling smuggling networks, improving returns and reinforcing border management, and address the root causes of irregular migration in countries of origin and transit;

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ChangedO. whereas Africa’s ongoing sovereign debt crisis has intensified over the past decade; whereas, in a climate of geopolitical turmoil and rising interest rates, Africa’s public debt ratio doubled between 2010 and 2022, rising from 32.732,7 % to 65 %;

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AddedQ. whereas Parliament has consistently called for the strengthening of international efforts to combat religious persecution and to hold accountable those responsible for attacks on minority communities;

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Added13. Recalls that Christians are the most persecuted religious community in the world; notes with particular concern the situation of Christians in the Sahel region;

Added14. Underlines that churches are vital providers of essential social services in Africa; calls on the Commission to involve these partners in the implementation of EU programmes; calls on the Commission and the EEAS in this context to promote dialogue with churches in partner countries;

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Changed16.18. Calls on the Member States to undertake a thorough assessment of shortcomings in their previous approaches to development cooperation with and external assistance for Africa, and to revise and readjust their Africa strategies with a view to fostering sustainable prosperity on the continent and achieving genuinely mutually beneficial partnerships; stresses the importance of ensuring policy coherence for development (PCD) across all EU external policies, taking into account trade, migration, climate and security concerns; highlights the importance of Parliament’s PCD Network in achieving better alignment of the EU’s external policies; underlines that official development assistance (ODA) remains indispensable in least-developed countries, low-income countries and fragile states; calls on the Member States to sustain and step up progress towards the long-standing UN target of allocating 0.70,7 % of gross national income to ODA and to increase the share directed to least-developed countries, in line with EU and international commitments; encourages the exploration of innovative and legally sound financing tools, including voluntary reallocation of the International Monetary Fund’s special drawing rights where feasible, and the use of structured and transparent debt-for-climate or debt-for-development swaps to strengthen funding for climate adaptation and resilience; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take into account the interests of the outermost regions when signing agreements with African countries;

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Changed21.23. Stresses that African young people must be at the heart of a renewed EU-Africa partnership; stresses that the EU-AU partnership serves as an opportunity for African governments to provide possibilities, including job creation, for their citizens, and that the EU can assist and support such African-driven efforts; underlines that bringing young people from both continents closer together, through greater mutual understanding and stronger bonds, is essential for a lasting and equal partnership; calls for the strengthening of student and research exchange programmes such asprogrammes; Erasmus+,supports the creationincreased ofparticipation aof politicalEuropean EU-Africastudents youthin exchange programme and the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme to reach more EUprogrammes andwith African students and researchers;universities; calls, moreover, for increased support for African universities, vocational institutes and youth-led initiatives to strengthen skills, innovation and exchange;

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Removed23. Recognises that migration is a shared reality and a potential source of opportunity for both continents when managed in a safe, legal and mutually beneficial way; stresses that both continents must jointly tackle the root causes of irregular migration, strengthen border management and combat human trafficking and smuggling networks; underlines that effective readmission and return policies are essential for cooperation on mobility and visa facilitation; calls for cooperation on well-regulated legal migration methods; emphasises that all migration must be safe, orderly and organised in full respect of human rights and international law;

Added25. Recognises that migration is a shared reality that generates major challenges for both continents and that can only offer opportunities if properly and responsibly addressed; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue developing and implementing strategic and tailor-made partnerships with African countries, whether dedicated to migration or broader in scope with migration at their core, built on shared interests and measurable commitments in the fields of border management, return and readmission, and the fight against illegal migration, migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings and terrorism; calls in particular for strengthened cooperation with countries of origin and transit to prevent irregular migration, dismantle smuggling networks and improve returns, as well as to deepen security and counterterrorism cooperation; underlines that such cooperation must contribute to long-term stability and mutually beneficial outcomes for both continents;