This French-language study examines the European Union’s cooperation framework with the African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries grouped under the ACP designation. Published by Karthala, it treats the EU–ACP relationship as a political and economic space still in need of construction, with particular attention to development assistance, foreign economic relations, and the institutional mechanisms shaping cooperation between Europe and ACP states. The volume offers a detailed look at how European policies, aid structures, and partnership agreements influenced development priorities at the end of the twentieth century. It is aimed at readers interested in European integration, international development policy, and the history of North–South relations.