In order to mitigate the climate crisis, the European Commission (EC) presented the European Green Deal in 2019, which aims to achieve climate neutrality for the continent by 2050. Since the potential for generating renewable energy in Europe is limited, the EU countries continue to rely on energy imports. As the EC did not yet specify on how energy partnerships should be shaped in order to be beneficial and fair for both sides, there is still room for interpretation and doubts in this regard. Hence, this paper highlights the question on how partnerships between the EU and African govern- ments should be designed in order to enable climate justice for the importing as well as the export- ing side. The multi-perspective and multi-level analysis depicts the importance of closely coordina- ted partnerships with a focus on specific energy carriers. Identifying and pursuing common starting points and goals between European Green Deal and the African Union’s Agenda 2063 would allow for better coordination. Additionally, a greater consideration of the local context is another funda- mental prerequisite for jointly shaping a more sustainable and climate-just inter-continental future.