OTTAWA - Ottawa might scrap the position of special envoy to Africa, despite House of Commons and Senate committees calling on the government to give the role a higher priority and more resources to capitalize on a projected economic boom on the continent.
“Every time I speak about Africa, it’s like talking into a vacuum because I feel like people’s eyes are closed to this continent,” Sen. Amina Gerba said in a French-language interview.
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