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Charles Michel appointed co-president of Africa-Europe Foundation

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Charles Michel appointed co-president of Africa-Europe FoundationUnión Europea en Perú from Lima, Perú · CC BY 2.0

Charles Michel, former president of the European Council and former Belgian prime minister, becomes co-president of the Africa-Europe Foundation alongside Mo Ibrahim. The foundation has also announced the appointment of 18 new members to its high-level group of personalities, according to Jornal Tropical.

Charles Michel, former president of the European Council and former Belgian prime minister, has been appointed co-president of the Africa-Europe Foundation, alongside businessman and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim. The foundation announced the appointment in October 2026.

The Africa-Europe Foundation, which works on relations between the two continents, presents the appointment as strengthening its leadership at a time of transformation in ties between Africa and Europe. Charles Michel brings to the role experience at the highest levels of European public life and knowledge of African issues.

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