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Al-Ahram Weekly 6 - 12 April 2000 Issue No. 476 
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Al-Ahram Weekly 6 - 12 April 2000 Issue No. 476
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It was a historic meeting of two continents whose relationship has grown out of a troubled past. As the first Africa-Europe summit convened in Cairo this week, bringing face to face for the first time African leaders and their European counterparts, Al-Ahram Weekly was there
African and European leaders pose for a group portrait to mark the close of the first ever Africa-Europe summit held in Cairo on 3 and 4 April'A strategic partnership'
Address by President Hosni Mubarak to the inaugural Session of the Africa-Europe SummitBolstering a joint determination
President Mubarak spared no effort to ensure the success of the Africa-Europe summit, attending many sessions and holding dozens of meetings to promote inter-African and African-European relations, reports Khaled DawoudDifferent priorities, a single plan
Africa and Europe may agree on the need for "partnership," but their discordant visions of the political conditions for economic cooperation continue to reflect an unequal history. Dina Ezzat, Niveen Wahish and Khaled Dawoud summarise the summit debatesCivil alternatives
The NGO forum was shifted from Cairo to Lisbon, but that did not prevent civil society representatives from voicing their concerns, reports Mariz TadrosOn the sidelines
Middle East and Arab issues figured high on Egypt's agenda for meetings on the fringe of the Africa-Europe summit, writes Dina Ezzat
Who won what?
The summit has been described as a success for all parties, but some of them found it more rewarding than others. Dina Ezzat reportsThe legacy of colonialism
Africa is pinning its hope on a "new strategic partnership" that would obliterate any residue of Europe's ignoble colonial escapades. Europe had better be up to the challenge, hopes Gamal Nkrumah
'Confidence in ourselves'
At the Africa-Europe summit, Libya returned to the international political arena with a vengeance. In an exclusive interview, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi told Gamal Nkrumah why Europe owes the continent an apology -- and several hundred billion dollarsGaddafi's distant drummer
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi confirmed his reputation as an unpredictable maverick -- and a stylish one at that. Dina Ezzat looks on in awe
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