Canada's Africa Strategy was finally launched on Thursday, 6 March 2025. Much of what is in the new document was telegraphed in November 2024, but at least we now have a complete policy document that actually retained the word “strategy” in the title. Better late than never, and better a full “strategy” than a framework or a guideline.
Given a prorogued Parliament, a federal Liberal Party leadership transition (from Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney), and the sword of Trump-acles hanging over continental free trade, it is hardly ideal timing for a new policy announcement that is intended to shape Canada’s relations with an entire region for years to come. But Africa is the future and Canada needed a policy reset, so a quick assessment is in order. You can download the full PDF of my analysis below, and engage in debates on Linked-In or X.
Given a prorogued Parliament, a federal Liberal Party leadership transition (from Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney), and the sword of Trump-acles hanging over continental free trade, it is hardly ideal timing for a new policy announcement that is intended to shape Canada’s relations with an entire region for years to come. But Africa is the future and Canada needed a policy reset, so a quick assessment is in order. You can download the full PDF of my analysis below, and engage in debates on Linked-In or X.
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