- Title: Germany's Merkel hosts her last Africa summit as chancellor
- Date: 27th August 2021
- Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (AUGUST 27, 2021) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL AND COMPACT WITH AFRICA NATIONS LEADERS ARRIVING FOR FAMILY PHOTO VARIOUS OF LEADERS, GETTING INTO POSITION VARIOUS OF FAMILY PHOTO WITH: EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT URSULA VON DER LEYEN / AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PRESIDENT, AKINWUMI ADESINA / MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA / RWANDA PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME / WORLD BANK PRESIDENT DAVID MALPASS / AUC CHAIRMAN MOUSSA FAKI / REPUBLIC OF CONGO PRESIDENT FELIX TSHILOMBO / EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT CHARLES MICHEL / GHANA PRESIDENT NANA AKUFO-ADDO / GUINEA PRESIDENT ALPHA CONDÉ / SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA MERKEL AND LEADERS GOING BACK UPSTAIRS
- Embargoed: 10th September 2021 17:46
- Keywords: Africa Compact nations EU German Chancellor Angela Merkel Germany Ursula von Der Leyen
- Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
- City: BERLIN, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Europe,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001ES20XMV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday (August 27) joined African and EU leaders on the steps of the Chancellery for the last Africa summit family photo of her chancellorship.
Merkel has championed the G20 Compact with Africa to support businesses on the continent and stem the flow of migrants to Europe after Germany took in some 1 million refugees, mainly fleeing war in the Middle East, in 2015.
Launched in 2017, the Compact promotes private investment in African partner countries, aiming to ease poverty which, along with political instability and violence, has encouraged large numbers of Africans to head for Europe.
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