Sisi Urges Int’l Community to Fully Support Africa

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expressed happiness to take part in the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) kicked off earlier Tuesday in German Capital Berlin.

Addressing the summit, Sisi stressed that CwA unprecedentedly promotes cooperation between Germany and the African continent.

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“Germany’s initiative to establish a fund to foster greater investment in Africa is a key step to achieve common goals,” the president noted.

Moreover, he underlined the importance of attracting investment issue, describing it as an indispensable locomotive of the desired comprehensive development in the black continent.

In addition, Sisi urged the international community to provide full support for the African countries to face the challenges of debt burdens, fight poverty, endemic diseases, climate change, and migration.

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Sisi also noted that the Egyptian-German ties are a good example of coordination, political consultation, as well as economic and trade partnerships based on joint interests and mutual benefits.

“Africa enjoys a variety of resources and a distinct geographical location besides its political will and clear vision to implement reforms, establish projects of regional integration, and activate the African continental free trade agreement (AfCFTA) to become one of the global economic growth engines,” he confirmed.

Noteworthy, the Egyptian President left for German capital Berlin on Sunday to take part in the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) High-level conference scheduled for November 19-20, according to presidency spokesman Ambassador Bassam Radi.

“The CwA initiative aims at supporting economic collaboration between Africa and the G20 countries through joint projects that contribute to accelerating the growth of the continent,” Radi stated.

This initiative was launched by the Federal Republic of Germany in 2017 during its presidency of the G20 to promote development in African countries and attract more investments.