Kagame in Germany for G20 Compact with Africa Summit
President Paul Kagame is in Berlin, Germany where alongside other Heads of State from various African countries he will take part in the G20 Compact with Africa Summit hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
This year’s Summit will feature a G20 Investment Summit on “Framework Conditions for Business and Investment”, as well as a session on “the G20 Compact with Africa amid the Covid-19 Pandemic”.
Discussions will also focus on ways to improve the business environment and increase investment on the continent Africa.
The summit was launched in 2017 under the German G20 Presidency to promote private investment on the African continent.
President Kagame holds meetings in Berlin ahead of the #G20 Compact with Africa Summit #CwA. pic.twitter.com/KefurhGj7g
— Presidency | Rwanda (@UrugwiroVillage) August 26, 2021
The summit brings together reform-minded African countries, international organizations and bilateral partners from G20 and beyond to coordinate country-specific reform agendas, support respective policy measures and advertise investment opportunities to private investors.
President Kagame participated in a meeting with BioNTech CEO Uğur Şahin convened by the kENUP Foundation, with President @Macky_Sall, President @vonderleyen to agree on a way forward for the development of end-to-end vaccine production in Africa, starting with Rwanda and Senegal. pic.twitter.com/IijfzJrTX2
— Presidency | Rwanda (@UrugwiroVillage) August 27, 2021
