Opinion: After Merkel’s exit, Germany must remain committed to Africa

In August, at a meeting of the G-20 Compact with Africa in Berlin, I had the distinct pleasure of joining some 30 African heads of state and government, and fellow heads of international organizations, to bid farewell to outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Chancellor Merkel has been a dear and loyal friend of Africa.
I know that I am not the only public figure involved in furthering the continent’s development who will miss the truly productive interactions we have had with her.