A German delegation headed by the country’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is visiting four African countries – Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and Zambia – with a focus on strengthening economic ties and discussing trade and investment opportunities.
Scholz is visiting Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia, while Steinmeier is visiting East Africa’s Tanzania.
During his meeting with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, Scholz pushed for further development of Nigeria’s capacity to meet local needs, while also seeking improved trade relations with Nigeria. The two leaders also discussed cooperation on regional and global issues such as migration, security, and the rampant coups in West and Central Africa.
In Tanzania, President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her Germany counterpart Steinmeier agreed to address their shared colonial past aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations. Steinmeier apologised for Germany’s part in the killings that took place in Tanzania under colonial rule, writes Hilda Mhagama for Tanzania Daily News.
German East Africa – today’s Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi – existed from 1885 until Germany’s defeat at the end of World War I, when it lost its colonies under the Treaty of Versailles, Al Jazeera reports.
The visits are ahead of the November 20, 2023 meeting of African and G20 countries in Berlin, where Germany will focus on economic relations with countries linked to the reform of Berlin’s “Compact with Africa” initiative.
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, right, with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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