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‘Russia using food and energy as weapon against Europe and Africa,’ says vice-chancellor Habeck

By Xolisa Phillip, in Johannesburg

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Posted on December 8, 2022 12:34

© 07 December 2022, South Africa, Johannesburg: Robert Habeck (l, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, and Ebrahim Patel, South African Minister of Industry and Trade, talk at the opening of the fourth German – African Business Summit (GABS) 2022. ,(Photo by BERND VON JUTRCZENKA / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP) — 07 December 2022, South Africa, Johannesburg: Robert Habeck (l, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, and Ebrahim Patel, South African Minister of Industry and Trade, talk at the opening of the fourth German – African Business Summit (GABS) 2022. ,(Photo by BERND VON JUTRCZENKA / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

German vice-chancellor Robert Habeck has accused Russia of weaponising food and energy against Ukraine and Europe, as well as Africa, prompting a need for solutions.

Habeck, also the Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Change, made the remarks whilst delivering the keynote address at the fourth German African Business Summit (GABS) at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.

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