Africa has enjoyed a new prominence in the 21st century. Institutions such as the African Union have capitalised on this status by broadening relations with the result of the world, including members of the rising Global South. Questions have subsequently been asked about the continued relevance of relations with the Global North in a seemingly changing global order. For some people the EU and its Member States represent a past order, while partnerships with emerging powers China, India and Brazil represent the future. Yet this assumption is not a given. What is more certain is that we are in a state of flux which has challenged Africa’s relationships, new and old. The impetus here is therefore to “re-examine” EU-Africa relations in this changing global order. The objective of this proposed project is to bring together top academics, policy makers and political observers to explore how EU-Africa relations can best be understood today in light of a changing global order, highlighting innovations and challenges, and how the partnership can be updated in key areas such as security, trade, migration, development climate change. Particular focus will be placed on engaging ‘African voices’ - hitherto the least present voices in the debate on EU-Africa relations.ERGO’s main activities will be two international workshops as well as a larger one day open conference. These will bring together academics, students, policy makers, practitioners, stakeholders and other members of civil society from across the continent and beyond.The key outputs will be an edited book based on the papers and discussions from the workshops and a series of policy briefs.One of the main outcomes for ERGO will be to promote the Jean Monnet Programme and EU studies across Africa. Crucially, Africa is the only continent where this programme is still struggling to take root.