The G20 Infrastructure Partnerships with Africa: Obstacles in the way
This blog describes the infrastructure-related initiatives of the G20 Partnership with Africa, as set forth by the 2017 German G20 Summit. It proposes that (a) the G20 align its initiatives with key African agendas (e.g., the African Union’s Agenda 2063), (b) support the inclusion of civil society in key initiatives, and (c) ensure a fair balance of interests between private investors and citizens. Otherwise, with the megaprojects envisioned, including many Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), African nations could experience greater debt distress; environmental destruction, and human rights violations.
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Sowohl konfliktbedingte Krisen (z.B. Syrien, Ukraine, Südsudan) als auch Naturkatastrophen (z.B. Erdbeben in Nepal) sind in den vergangenen Jahren in ihrer Anzahl, Intensität und Dauer stetig angestiegen. Hinzugekommen sind Krisen wie Ebola oder humanitäre Auswirkungen des Klimawandels, z.B. durch das El-Niño-Phänomen. Dies verdeutlicht: Der weltweite Bedarf an Humanitärer Hilfe ist immens gestiegen. 
African leaders welcomed the Attention at this G20 Summit and praised Germany for the “new partnerships”. In concrete terms though, what results from this effort are the announcements of funding of less than $ 500 million. Time has come for the continent to position itself as part of the solution rather than part of the problems to address. Instead of being too distracted by others‘ plans, it’s time to have a plan for how the continent deals with them, G20 included.