Dirk Niebel in Africa | People & Politics

Conflict, famine, disease and poverty: For decades German policy toward Africa can be better characterized as benevolent development aid than as a real political and economic partnership. But attracted by Africa's mineral wealth states such as China, Brazil and India have been pursuing dynamic economic policies there for years.Development Minister Dirk Niebel gets a sense of the now self confidence of Germany's partners on his trip to Ghana and Zambia.