chancellor angela merkel has right in san diego on the first leg of a three day trip to west africa she was greeted by seven please present the south and caught a chance america will also visit nigeria and ghana talks that are expected focusing to focus on strengthening economic development and containing illegal migration. germany s foreign minister says the last big hurdle towards the deal on break britain s exit from the e.u. is resolving the status of northern ireland heiko mosler speaking alongside e.u. present negotiator michel barnier britain and the e.u. are trying to hammer out an agreement on divorce terms before the u.k. leaves the bloc in much. the golden statue of turkey s present present type of art that was installed as german arts festival has been removed authorities in the city of vanes bottom say the uniform meter sculpture was becoming a security issue after it sparked confrontations between heard about supporters and
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
controlled swift banking system and the u.s. can monitor all those transactions in the past weeks many large german companies like dimer and deutsche bahn have either stop doing business in iran or have drastically reduced it. the i.f.a. electronics trade fair kicked off in berlin on friday more than eight hundred exhibitors are showing off their latest products at the event hot topics include networking computers household devices and intertainment platforms as well as tech that responds to voice commands the latest generation of high definition ultra thin t.v. s was also on display alongside fun stuff like this cuddly robot around two hundred fifty thousand visitors are expected to attend the fair. german chancellor angela merkel has been accompanying an official business delegation in africa on the tour she s visiting senegal ghana and nigeria merkel