In the context of the 4th EU-Africa Summit that took place in Brussels on 2 and 3 April 2014, a group of around 40 leading specialists and thinkers from international organisations, pan-African organisations, academia, civil society and the private and public sector gathered in the BOZAR building in the afternoon of 3 April, to discuss what route the EU-Africa collaboration could follow to stimulate inclusive development in the African urban reality.

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The round table was Initiated by BOZAR, in collaboration with UN Habitat and EuropeAid. It can be seen as a next step following the ‘Art and Architecture at Work’ project that took place in the previous years in several major cities in Africa under the umbrella of BOZAR.  

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ArchiAfrika and AAmatters contributed to the programme by bringing in key nodes of their network. Joe Addo (ArchiAfrika) and Berend van der Lans (AAmatters) were leading round-table sessions together with Lesley Lokko and Sylvain Haon. 

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The results of the discussions were presented to the Chairman of the Eurpean Commission, Mr. José Manuel Barroso in a conclusive meeting.

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A compilation of contributions from the Art and Architecture at Work project, of which some were produced by AAmatters, was bundled in the publication Visionary Urban Africa.