The Church's engagement in European public life today is rooted in Europe's culture and history.

African society needs a helping hand in its struggle against the threats of economic, political, cultural and moral collapse. As Peter Lwaminda explains, the Church in Africa seeks to be its Good Samaritan, providing material support and educating a new generation of responsible leaders

Diarmuid Martin believes that the culture of dependency between rich and poor should be replaced by a true partnership between North and South.

NEPAD represents a new paradigm for Africa's relations with Europe, says David Malcolmson.

Pascal Lamy, the European Commissioner for Trade, believes that enabling African countries to open up their economies to trade - first with their neighbours and then with the rest of the world - is key to their development.