Africa: Germany's New Africa Policy Builds On Old Solutions

Germany's new coalition government wants to make Africa a priority, and is promising more private investment and development aid. For many, these are the same empty promises of the past.

Germany's federal government obviously thinks Africa is important. After all, the continent is mentioned 28 times in the new government's coalition agreement - a positive development for a region that was long relegated to the edges of German politics.

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