{"id":130840,"date":"2026-09-06T13:31:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T13:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/?p=130840"},"modified":"2026-09-06T10:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T10:32:14","slug":"strengthening-africa-is-an-investment-in-europes-future-eu-commissioner-jozef-sikela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/strengthening-africa-is-an-investment-in-europes-future-eu-commissioner-jozef-sikela\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Africa is an investment in Europe&#8217;s future: EU Commissioner Jozef Sikela"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k6CG8USAJbdUrOJw4rE\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nAre great-power politics back, at the expense of smaller countries? In an age of strongmen, is multilateralism in retreat? Not according to Jozef Sikela. 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