A conflicted area in which the Russian and Ottoman Empires fought over in the past, now represents an important bet not just economical but also political under the conditions in which the European Union wishes to become a worldwide power, USA to maintain its hegemony and The Russian Federation...

The aim of this article is to present the nature of the diplomatic relations between European officials and those of some African countries in the context of tensionate relations created by the organisation of the EU-Africa Summit, in December 2007, where the EU’s economic partnership...