PoliticsGermany seeks closer energy ties with AfricaInitiatives in place to boost trade with continent have benefits for oil and gas sectorLeading from the front: from right, German-African Business Association chair Stefan Liebing, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Guinea's President Alpha Conde, Senegal's President Macky Sall and Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo at the G20 Investment Summit in Berlin last yearPhoto: AFP/SCANPIXBarry MorganParis