G20 Compact with Africa Summit: summary

Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Ghana

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo addresses the press during the visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Accra, Ghana October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

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What we know

Under the German G20 presidency, the Compact with Africa was established in 2017 to bring together bilateral partners, international organisations, and reform-minded African nations to examine investment prospects and coordinate development objectives
On November 20, leaders from a dozen African nations will head to Berlin for the G20 Compact with Africa summit to discuss economic collaboration and private investment in Africa
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will host the summit in Berlin that will be attended by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, French President Emmanuel Macron, and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ethiopia are the nations that make up the G20 Compact

What they said

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in May during his visit to Ethiopia said, "We want to make our contribution to advancing peace and security. That is why we have been addressing the various difficult security issues in different regions of Africa. I made a very important statement here for the African Union. We want to support that the African Union gets a seat in the G20 so that it can participate and have a say. This is out of respect for the continent and its many states and also its growing population."

Edward Sakyi