you commission president on the lion share the importance of africa for europe by traveling to addison bomba during her 1st week on the job she's now traveling back to address with her entire commission a symbolic move the african union is a part of i calmed down and i look forward to working with in the spirit of a true partnership of equals. chairperson. today i'm not here to present some grand plan for africa i am here 1st and foremost to listen. patmos should have equals the e.u. has been criticized for not pursuing nice in the past but found a lie and says that she now wants to move the relationship between europe and africa in a different direction from a focus on development an aid to cooperation based on investment and respective interests and intention that seems welcome from the african side. we're grateful that she is here and it shows this goes without saying her implication of the partnership between europe and africa we think of. the e.u.'s desire for a new kind of relationship with africa comes as your record nonsense that other powers are increasing their influence on the con