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Africa Forward Summit: How Macron is pressing ahead in Kenya – without India and Germany

For business leaders, Nairobi is hard to ignore this week: Macron is hosting a major summit alongside Kenyan President William Ruto, with many African presidents also in attendance. However, Macron’s push into Anglophone Africa – focused on artificial intelligence, energy and space – will be a French solo effort rather than the planned trio with Germany and India.

By Arne Schütte and Lucia Weiß

KfW IPEX-Bank and Gauff: How cooperation with China can work

The engineering firm Gauff operates in several African countries and receives financial support from KfW IPEX-Bank. Gauff Managing Director Stefan Tavares Bollow and Thorsten Metz, director of KfW IPEX-Bank’s office in Johannesburg, explain how the company holds its own against Chinese competitors – and why it also relies in part on cooperation.

By Andreas Sieren

The German economy is facing a variety of challenges and opportunities, including digitalization, demographic change and the transition to sustainable energy – Read all the news from the Table.Briefings editorial team here. German Economy News: Impact of crises The German economy has faced a number of challenges and crises in recent years that have had a significant impact. COVID-19 pandemic: Ukraine war: Climate crisis: Brexit: These crises in the German economy led to uncertainty, increased costs and slowed economic growth. At the same time, adjustments and investments in new technologies and processes were required to ensure long-term resilience and sustainability. German Economy News: Skills shortage The skills shortage poses a significant challenge for the German economy as it affects growth and productivity. The causes of the skills shortage are manifold, as are the effects and the measures taken by the German government to counter them: Reasons for the skills shortage: impact on the German economy: measures taken by the German government: these measures aim to alleviate the skills shortage and ensure the competitiveness of the German economy. However, the success of these efforts depends on effective implementation and continuous adaptation to changing market conditions. German Economy News: Energy transition The energy transition in Germany is a comprehensive transformation process aimed at making the country's energy system sustainable, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and decreasing dependence on fossil fuels. In order to drive forward the energy transition – also in the interests of the German economy – the German government is supporting numerous research projects in the areas of renewable energies, storage technologies and energy efficiency. Pilot projects and model regions serve to test and further develop innovative energy concepts under real-life conditions. At a political and regulatory level, the introduction of a CO₂ price for the energy sector and industry creates a strong incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Germany is also committed to the energy transition at international level. Through the European Energy Union, Germany is working with other EU member states to create an integrated European energy market and promote cross-border energy projects. Germany is also actively involved in global climate protection initiatives and agreements to promote international cooperation and technology transfer. These measures are aimed at successfully implementing the energy transition and ensuring a sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply in Germany. The German economy is facing a variety of challenges – read all the news and analysis from the Table.Briefings editorial team here.