This week: Focus on the "Compact with Africa" meeting between African countries and the G20; Maritime pillage: trawlers threaten Senegal s food sovereignty; A green turning point for the CAR: Central Africa s flagship solar power plant is up and running.
Nigerians are angry about their country's economic woes and violent conflicts perhaps not the best environment in which to hold a smooth election. But the result will impact the West African nation's ties with Germany.
The new EU-OACPS Partnership Agreement is only a few weeks old, but already many in Africa are calling for an update. What are the reasons for the dissatisfaction?
German, African carmakers to boost cooperation
German-African auto partnership
The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) has joined hands with AAAM, the Association of African Automotive Manufacturers, hoping to improve those stats. Every large market started out small and that s why it s important to adapt to market conditions early on, to be present at an early stage, VDA s Kurt-Christian Scheel told DW. Africa is a continent with very good growth prospects, with a potential that is still very little tapped.
China offers a promising precedent. When VW entered the Chinese market in the 1980s, very few people owned cars in the Asian country. Today, China accounts for nearly 40% of VW s global sales.