Johannes Muntschick is a Post-Doctoral Researcher and Lecturer at the Department of Political Science at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany. His research interests include regional and global governance institutions, regionalism and external influence, and EU-Africa relations and politics in sub-Saharan Africa. His research has been published in books and in various international and national journals, including the Journal of Common Market Studies, Middle East Policy, and the Politische Vierteljahresschrift. He is editor of the book Regionalism in Africa and External Partners: Uneven Relationships and (Un)Intended Effects (2022). Friedrich Plank is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Political Science, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany. His main research interests include comparative regionalism, international organisations, Africa-EU interregionalism, and the governance of regime complexity. His work has been published, among others, in International Studies Review, Journal of Common Market Studies, European Security, and Journal of European Integration. He is author of Evaluating the Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security (2022).