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)
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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)
