with a business delegation and turn going to be it will investors be putting their hands in their pockets humphrey can tell us. will they that s the important question they promised to do it last year they didn t drop much investment then so is the promised gold this time around they ll be stopping off in senegal ghana and nigeria with the german chancellor essentially looking for ways to strengthen africa s economy and create opportunities for people who are often otherwise forced to leave their countries and seek job opportunities elsewhere while investing in africa is a quantum a is not a new goal economists see the continent as a sleeping giant with a rapidly growing population of almost one billion now by twenty fifty the population in sub-saharan africa and africa will more than double to over two billion people china and india are heavily investing in this growth market in germany is trying to get in on the game as well that said trade with the region is