By AFPMore by this AuthorBERLINGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts African leaders Monday for a G20 conference aimed at fighting the grinding poverty driving the mass migrant influx to Europe. "The global community has an interest in the better economic development of Africa," German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said. GROWING POPULATIONMerkel is hosting the initiative as part of Germany's presidency of the Group of 20 biggest economies, whose leaders meet in the northern port of Hamburg a month later. INVESTMENTUnder the G20 "compacts" plan, an initial seven African nations will pledge reforms to attract more private sector investment. CORRUPTIONGermany will team up with Ghana, Ivory Coast and Tunisia, while other G20 members will support efforts by Ethiopia, Morocco, Rwanda and Senegal.

Source: Daily Nation June 12, 2017 14:15 UTC