Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is expected in the country today (Thursday) as part of what his office said is “to make the case for new UK partnerships across Africa.”
Mr Hunt, who has already toured Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Ethiopia is expected to continue his country’s “new UK diplomatic push across the continent”, targeting climate change, good governance and investments to redeem the British influence in Africa.
The UK will be pushing to have back its significance on the continent which has lately turned its head towards China.
According to a dispatch from the UK Foreign Office, Mr Hunt’s Africa tour is to follow up on British Premier Theresa May’s visit, focusing on the Anglophones but also in non-English speaking regions where the “UK has traditionally played a smaller role.”
The visit follows a pledge by the British government to pump an initial £30 million (Sh3.9 billion) funding for security and development projects in Africa.
