The Trends in German Foreign Policy in African Countries

Today, Europe pays close attention to its relations with African countries. Germany is the locomotive of the EU and is also building its own policy towards African countries. During the chancellorship of Angela Merkel, several initiatives were proposed aimed at the development of economic relations with Africa. In 2021, Olaf Scholz became the chancellor of Germany. The article examines Germany’s policy towards African countries both before and during the chancellorship of Olaf Scholz. Africa is the key to Europe’s economic sustainability, especially as Europe has continued to separate from Russia economically and politically in the last years. In this context, Africa plays a significant role in meeting Europe’s pressing fossil fuel needs. Despite the European rhetoric to the contrary, in recent decades relations between Africa and Europe have stalled in the paradigm of charity rather than equal partnership. However, Europe now really needs a genuine strategic partnership with African countries in order to be able to negotiate on the energy and climate crisis, prevent future migration crises and compete with geopolitical rivals. The policy of “green energy” is a promising direction of German foreign policy towards the African continent. Against the background of already existing German initiatives towards Africa, the results of recent international summits on climate and the provisions of new initiatives in the field of green energy and climate conservation are considered. All this can become one of the main bridges for strengthening relations between Germany and African countries. In this regard, the article attempts to highlight the main prerequisites for the formation of modern German foreign policy in Africa and attempts to describe the establishment of German-African relations during the chancellorship of Angela Merkel and her successor Olaf Scholz.

Keywords

Germany, Africa, renewable energy, crisis, climate, trade

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07.12.2022

Publication date

21.06.2023

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19925

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GOST	Savina Z. The Trends in German Foreign Policy in African Countries // Asia and Africa Today – 2023. – Issue 6 C. 70-76 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750023527-1-1 (circulation date: 20.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750023527-1
MLA	Savina, Zoya "The Trends in German Foreign Policy in African Countries." Asia and Africa Today 6 (2023):70-76. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750023527-1
APA	Savina Z. (2023). The Trends in German Foreign Policy in African Countries. Asia and Africa Today (6), pp.70-76 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750023527-1

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