Articles tagged with: Africa

28 Apr Economy

Rebuilding UK defence and development requires ambitious critical mineral partnerships

On 4 April, as the trade war triggered by the United States raged, China again restricted exports of rare earth minerals, for which it controls 64 per cent of extraction and a staggering 87 per cent of processing capacity.

06 Nov 2024 Foreign affairs

Labour's Africa reset is a huge opportunity – and a test of progressive realism

Twenty years ago, the Labour government launched the Commission for Africa. Now, Keir Starmer and David Lammy can lead a fresh strategic re-engagement with the continent.

26 Jul 2023 Economy

Boosting trade with Morocco is a big Brexit benefit

When it comes to post-Brexit trade opportunities, the government is right to prioritise building on the UK's unique 800-year-old relationship with Morocco.

05 May 2023 Foreign affairs

The UK must seize the big trading opportunities Africa has to offer

Next year, on 23 to 24 April 2024, the United Kingdom will host the UK-African Investment Summit in London. With a year to go, I wanted to highlight the opportunities Africa presents and what can be done in the run up to the summit to make it a success.

24 Apr 2023 Foreign affairs

Government Warns Of "Rapidly Deteriorating" Situation In Sudan As Evacuation Pressure Builds

Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell has said the situation in Sudan is "extremely grave" in a statement to the House of Commons on Monday afternoon, as pressure builds on government to evacuate British nationals from the region.

09 Mar 2023 Health

Innovation and communities are the key to ending infectious diseases

The COVID-19 pandemic put global health systems under incredible strain. The result? The response to HIV, as well as other infectious diseases, is further off-track. Yet there remains reason for optimism.

20 Oct 2022 Communities

The significance of diaspora

More than 150 million Africans form part of what the African Union (AU) describes as Africa’s sixth region, the diaspora.

17 Oct 2022 Foreign affairs

Liz Truss must urgently address hunger crisis in East Africa to prevent catastrophe

Allow me to speak plainly. Across East Africa over 50 million people are currently facing starvation. Every day, children are dying from malnutrition caused by drought and conflict. Time is running out.

06 Jul 2022 Environment

African countries have a vital role in the fight against the climate crisis

We all know that rapid heating of our climate poses a terrible and increasing threat to humanity, including our security and prosperity in the United Kingdom. But not enough attention is paid to the vital role African countries can play in stopping the impending disaster.

23 Dec 2021 Education

The right kind of investment for Africa must be a collaborative effort

The private, public and third sector must share their expertise to deliver much needed solutions to Africa’s most pressing problems.

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05 Jul 2021 Economy

CIOB expands Academy to Middle East and North Africa

Since 2017, CIOB Academy has been successfully providing support to professionals mainly in the UK and across the globe in gaining valuable professional and technical skills to ensure they continue to provide the highest standards of service to those in the built environment.

18 Feb 2021 Foreign affairs

Algeria is a vital new frontier for Britain as we look beyond Europe to extend our influence around the world

As the UK looks to increase its influence in the African continent and improve relations in the Arab world, there has never been a better time to have a close strategic partnership with Algeria.

20 Jan 2021 Foreign affairs

We must seize the opportunity to pursue a post-Brexit trade deal with Africa

A year on from the first UK-Africa Investment Summit (AIS), progress has been made to improve our links with the great continent of Africa. We have only just started.

07 Sep 2020 Health

Africa has finally been declared free from wild polio, but the fight is not over

Covid-19 is disrupting routine vaccination programmes across the world. It is crucial to achieve high rates of immunisation if we’re to safeguard our future health

10 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

For countries in Africa suffering from conflict, Covid-19 is another strain on health systems already struggling to cope

Existing humanitarian programmes must adapt to ensure development on primary health care, clean water, sanitation and vaccination continues.

06 May 2020 Economy

Now, more than ever, we must keep our promise to help Africa trade out of poverty

African countries are facing a dual crisis – the impact of COVID-19 on their populations and the global economic slow-down which threatens to undo the hard-fought gains of the last 25 years