German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday pledged his country’s support for African countries affected by the global food crisis and offered Senegal cooperation in gas production. Speaking in Dakar during the first leg of a three-country tour of Africa, Scholz said it made sense to pursue such a cooperation because gas production was a “common concern.” After holding talks with Senegalese President Macky Sall, Scholz referred to the development of a gas field off the West African coast in cooperation with Senegal and Mauritania. Sall said Senegal was ready to supply Europe with gas in the face o…