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In the spotlight: Africa invited to the G7 summit
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From left to right: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, his Argentinian counterpart Alberto Angel Fernandez, Minister-President of Bavaria Markus Soder, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Senegalese President Macky Sall at the Munich residence on June 26, 2022. © AP/Tobias Hase
By: Sébastien Duhamel Follow
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While the world's seven largest economies have met in Germany and a 600 billion dollar infrastructure program has already been announced, particularly for Africa, the continent has indeed not been forgotten.
And it is above all Macky Sall who will “
speak on behalf of Africa
”,
Seneweb
tells us , the Senegalese head of state being the current president of the African Union.
Dakar actu
recalls for its part that the invitation had been launched by the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, during his visit to Dakar last month.
It is therefore he, Macky Sall who must "
make the voice of Africa heard
[...]
at the moment,
underlines
Seneweb
,
where the conflict between Russia and Ukraine enters its fifth month, with all its consequences, including international food insecurity
”.
A question that the Senegalese president has already raised on the evening of June 26, during a meeting with the president of the World Bank, David Malpass.
The South African president is also in the game
Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Germany, also invited to participate in this G7, as reported by the South African media
The Citizen
and the site of the television channel
SABC News
.
The Citizen
which points out that South Africa is a regular guest at the summit which is held every year.
But the
Daily Maverick
wants the head of state to send a particular message: "
Ramaphosa must tell the G7
: 'you supported the victims of the war in Ukraine, now support those in Africa'", writes the newspaper. South African, because "
apart from Ukraine, it is the countries and communities of Africa and the South that are hardest hit by the conflict
“, can we read.
And “
Like Germany, host of the G7, and its European counterparts who benefited from Marshall Plan investments after the Second World War, the richest countries must now support the global recovery by investing in four key areas
”, estimates the
Daily Maevrick.
Namely
, food and nutrition to avoid a hunger crisis and new conflicts.
"
Equitable health and vaccination coverage
", by keeping, once and for all, the promises made during the Covid pandemic.
Third key area: a just energy transition to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis, and finally still according to the
Daily Maverick,
“
the G7 must step up economic support to release unfair pressure on stifled economies, in a period of impending stagflation
.”
Another international summit closed this weekend, that of the Commonwealth in Kigali
It was an "
extremely successful
" meeting, summarizes
The New Times
, the Rwandan newspaper which in passing praises the work of Paul Kagame.
For
The New Times,
this Commonwealth summit, the 6th to be held in Africa, is a reflection of the "
ambitious vision
" of the Rwandan president.
However, underlines
Le Pays
au Burkina Faso, “
the choice of Paul Kagame's country to host the meeting is not to everyone's taste.
In recent weeks, Rwanda has been plagued by harsh criticism over the agreement reached with the British government on the expulsion of migrants from London
".
Similarly, Paul Kagame is accused of not respecting the values of the Commonwealth, such as democracy, the rule of law, human rights and freedom of expression.
And as if to make matters worse, his Congolese neighbor accuses him of supporting the M23 rebellion in eastern DRC... But in response to all this, Paul Kagame "
declared that he did not lesson to be learned from anyone
, ”reports
Le Pays
.
“
Knowing the thin man from Kigali,
continues the newspaper
, he will turn his back in the face of all this somewhat unfavorable context for him.
Better, he could even make it a strength.
This is what allowed him to place his compatriot at the head of La Francophonie, a rival of the Commonwealth
”.
The newspapers rightly retain the membership of two French-speaking countries in this English-speaking organization
Gabon and Togo.
And “
in these times of ambient Francophobia in Africa,
points
out the Observer Paalga
,
there is reason to think that there is an ounce of disenchantment in these two countries vis-à-vis the Francophonie
”.
This membership of the Commonwealth passes “
like a desire for emancipation from the French backyard
”.
Unless in Libreville and Lomé, “
the authorities have decided to suckle from the 2 large udders
”, quips
L'Observateur.
L'Observateur
for whom, in any case, “
Commonwealth and/or International Organization of the Francophonie, it's white cap and white cap, it's kif-kif
”, namely “
colonial vestiges
”!
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