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Africa: Germany Can't Afford to be Shy: It's Time to Invest in Africa
AXN, 16 January 2019
Dramatic levels of migration to Germany have triggered a variety of muddled reactions from policymakers—on a scale from the tepid to the ludicrous . Last year, one… Read more »
African Expert Network (Washington, DC)
Germany Can't Afford to be Shy: It's Time to Invest in Africa
To tackle the dramatic rise immigration to Germany, Chancellor Merkel's latest plan to help tackle the roots of migration is a €1 billion investment fund in sub-Saharan Africa. Paulo Gomes argues that while the investment plan is a step in the right direction, it runs the risk of irrelevance if the limited funds are not invested strategically. Read more.
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