At the 4th EU-Africa Summit, a number of issues might push tensions high.
![Africans still perceive Europe as a patronising continent, writes Aggad-Clerx [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014329154019962734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Faten Aggad-Clerx is an Africa analyst covering African development issues. She is currently the Program Manager for Africa at the European Centre for Development Policy Management. She writes in her personal capacity.
At the 4th EU-Africa Summit, a number of issues might push tensions high.
![Africans still perceive Europe as a patronising continent, writes Aggad-Clerx [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014329154019962734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Despite change in rhetoric, France continues to employ familiar foreign policies toward its former colonies in Africa.
![France has participated in two military interventions in Africa in the span of a year [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131214115214940734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Despite all the praise for the continent’s economic growth, the general population does not see positive prospects.
![Many Africans do not feel any positive improvement in their daily lives [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013111511335279734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)