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Africa

Decisions about an African country or EU–Africa relations.

Decisions
42 on 27 sitting days
Outcomes
42 adopted · 0 rejected
Period
23 Jan 2025 – 17 Sept 2026
Assigned by
A model, not checked by hand
More facts (4)
Roll-call votes
33
By kind
Consent 7 · New laws 3 · Objections 2 · Resolutions 30
Key
foreign-affairs/africa
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Decisions, 42

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The latest decisions on this subtopic, newest first; the export holds all of them.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
17 Sept 2026Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya ResolutionsAdopted562 for, 1 against, 33 abstained by roll call
9 Jul 2026The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan ResolutionsAdopted476 for, 28 against, 96 abstained by roll call
9 Jul 2026Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre ResolutionsAdopted510 for, 1 against, 86 abstained by roll call
8 Jul 2026EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA): amendment and supplement ConsentConsent given573 for, 35 against, 37 abstained by roll call
18 Jun 2026Financing of the annual action plan in favour of the United Republic of Tanzania for 2026 Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measureObjectionsObjection passedshow of hands — no count
18 Jun 2026Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso ResolutionsAdopted476 for, 11 against, 75 abstained by roll call
17 Jun 2026Hague Convention (1980) on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: accession of Cabo Verde New lawsPassed659 for, 1 against, 1 abstained by roll call
17 Jun 2026EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination ConsentConsent given608 for, 38 against, 15 abstained by roll call
17 Jun 2026EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination (Resolution) ResolutionsAdopted542 for, 52 against, 70 abstained by roll call
20 May 2026EC-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing Protocol ConsentConsent given545 for, 89 against, 15 abstained by roll call

All 42 decisions on this subtopic in the register

Dossiers, 12

The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.

Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya 2026-2876Decisions117 Sept 2026 · Adopted
The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan 2026-2799Decisions19 Jul 2026 · Adopted
Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre 2026-2800Decisions19 Jul 2026 · Adopted
EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA): amendment and supplement 2025-0387Decisions18 Jul 2026 · Adopted
Financing of the annual action plan in favour of the United Republic of Tanzania for 2026 2026-2749Decisions118 Jun 2026 · Adopted
Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso 2026-2767Decisions118 Jun 2026 · Adopted
EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination 2025-0259Decisions117 Jun 2026 · Adopted
EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination (Resolution) 2025-0259MDecisions117 Jun 2026 · Adopted
Hague Convention (1980) on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: accession of Cabo Verde 2026-0041Decisions117 Jun 2026 · Adopted
EC-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing Protocol 2025-0202Decisions120 May 2026 · Adopted
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Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine 2026-2641Decisions112 Mar 2026 · Adopted
The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger 2026-2642Decisions112 Mar 2026 · Adopted

These dossiers in the register

Group lines

How each group voted on the final votes of this subtopic: its clear line or divided.

The last 33 final roll-call votes. Each group’s line on the final votes, with members counted in the group they sat in on the day; a clear line = at least two thirds of the group’s votes with at least 10 members voting (method). For / Against / Abstained: its clear line. Divided: no clear line. With the outcome: votes where its majority line matched the result. Votes: finals the group voted on.
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedWith the outcomeVotes
The LeftFor19Against7Abst.2Divided5With outcome21of33
GreensFor28Against2Abst.3Divided0With outcome28of33
S&DFor31Against0Abst.0Divided2With outcome32of33
RenewFor33Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome33of33
EPPFor33Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome33of33
ECRFor29Against0Abst.1Divided3With outcome30of33
PatriotsFor19Against1Abst.0Divided13With outcome27of33
ESNFor16Against8Abst.6Divided3With outcome18of33

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Sources & citation

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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Africa”. Topic (model-assigned). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/foreign-affairs?sub=africa (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-topic-foreign-affairs-africa,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Africa}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/foreign-affairs?sub=africa}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/foreign-affairs?sub=africa},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Topic (model-assigned). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}