Source: The Local
Merkel also underscored the need to “establish coherent cooperation” in development policy and military support in Mali, her first port of call.
“The military cannot alone bring security and peace,” she said, addressing a news conference with Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
“It is important that Africa does not lose its best minds,” she added.
The International Monetary Fund this month said skilled workers were leaving sub-Saharan Africa in rapidly increasingly numbers, producing a “brain drain” that causes long-term social damage.
The IMF said that the number of sub-Saharan migrants living in developed countries could increase from about seven million in 2013 to about 34 million by 2050.
Merkel earlier told Die Zeit weekly that bringing more stability to Africa and improving living conditions on the continent would help reduce the numbers of people seeking to leave.
In Mali, Merkel is due to visit German troops taking part in the UN peacekeeping operation MINUSMA and the European Union Training Mission in Mali.