German-Africa Summit: Chancellor Merkel’s good-bye and the end of an era
27 August 2021 |
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African leaders will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Africa-Summit in Berlin. The conference — Merkel's final with Africa — is to take stock of results from an economic drive to boost investment in Africa.
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