Photo: DPAGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Monday meet African leaders in Berlin on initiatives aiming to reduce the poverty and conflict driving a mass migrant influx to Europe. Invited to Berlin are Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the leaders of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal and Tunisia. Under the G20 "compacts" plan, an initial seven African nations will pledge reforms to attract more private sector investment. Germany will team up with Ghana, Ivory Coast and Tunisia, while other G20 members will support efforts by Ethiopia, Morocco, Rwanda and Senegal. The NGO One argued that it does little more than "reiterate existing plans" and remains "insufficient, short-sighted and one-dimensional".

Source: The Local June 12, 2017 02:26 UTC