South Africa as a strategic partner for Germany?

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The discussion, which will be held in English, aims to provide insights into the goals and experiences of political cooperation at the global and continental level from a strategic perspective. In addition, the reorientation of development cooperation envisaged by the BMZ as well as the potentials and limits in other fields of cooperation between the two countries will be analysed and discussed from this specific perspective. The following aspects are to be the main focus of attention:
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• What role do Germany and South Africa, as important actors of the EU and the AU respectively, play in providing political solutions for future challenges at continental and international level?
• Which interests of the two countries or which interests of other - external and internal - actors need to be taken into account for a stronger political-strategic cooperation?
• Which tangible approaches/promising fields of cooperation and which actors could make a strategic partnership between the two countries successful even outside of governments (private sector, science, culture, civil society)?

Representatives of ministries and think tanks of both countries will give short presentations on their assessments and experiences in the context of a digital discussion and discuss them in a concluding panel discussion with the participation of the guests present and connected virtually to the event.