In the light of the upcoming 6th AU-EU Summit (Feb. 17th & 18th), MEP Dr. Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana is hosting the webinar „Towards a Policy fit for Purpose between Africa and Europe” in cooperation with the Africa Policy Research Institute - APRI. Giving the platform to diaspora and African voices/perspectives, the virtual side-event to the summit is aiming to explore topics like climate diplomacy between Europe and Africa, trade, the Post-Cotonou Agreement in particular, as well as migration. Saliem Fakir (Executive Director, African Climate Foundation), Dr Cheikh Tidiani (Founder and Executive Director of the African Centre for Trade, Integration and Development (CACID), Dakar, Senegal) and Ottilia Anna Maunganidze (Head of Special Projects in the Office of the Executive Director at the Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria, South Africa) are going to discuss the current state of affairs as well as the possibilities for a mutually beneficial partnership between both continents.