Mr. James Shikwati will represent the Inter Region Economic Network (IREN) in a forum with Germany Chancellor H.E. Angela Merkel in early May 2011, to brainstorm on major global issues in the run up to the G8 Summit in Deauville, France. This is a polite request to you to point out 3 key issues relevant to Africa that you propose Mr. Shikwati considers in this forum.