Massive Afro-European sharing of skills

Dear Members of the European Parliament,

To govern is to foresee

Politicians are expected not only to solve current problems – such as government deficits – but also to prepare for the well-being of their constituents' grandchildren. To avoid passing debts on to grandchildren, the average citizen is willing – with some clarification – to make certain efforts. He/she is also aware that the climate transition has no pause button. The same applies to the opposing demographic trends in industrialized and non-industrialized countries.

Here is the opinion of a non-professional, but interested observer on how to create sustainable general well-being in Africa and at the same time perpetuate prosperity in Europe. A vision built over the past ten years through conversations with 900+ young engineers, economists, lawyers and agronomists in seven Sub-Saharan African countries.

This empowered African Gen-Z is fed up with the West and China, who continue to use Africa as a warehouse of natural resources to add value in the West and China. They also wonder why especially Europe still does not realize that massively sharing complex industrial skills with Africa (1) creates enormous purchasing power for European products and services and (2) prevents Africans from risking their lives in flimsy boats in the Mediterranean Sea or to the Canary Islands (1,200 km). (Shipwrecks off the coast of Mauritania: 144 people died or went missing at sea last week. Le Monde 22/7/2026 - Neither Mauritania, Gambia, nor Senegal are affected by wars, disasters, or religious conflicts, yet people there risk their lives in search of a decent perspective).

Europe's opportunity

Africa's Gen-Z and their "visionary" authorities realize that they have little experience with complex industrial value chains; therefore, they seek international partnerships. If Europe shares modern industrial experience with Africa on a large scale and with the highest priority, then there is a real chance:

• for a breakthrough in Africa's economic and social development;
• for an accelerated completion of the AfCFTA, the world's largest free trade market, open to European products and services with high added value;
• for the creation of an Afro-European entente between culturally connected neighbors, which can take the lead ad hoc in geopolitical consultations on important issues such as climate, energy, free trade, conflicts, migration.

Two actions

Two actions enable European governments to achieve this goal without additional efforts from their taxpayers

More information

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