
Is Britain wooing Africa post Brexit?
As heads of state converge in London for UK-Africa Investment summit
A group of African heads of state are meeting in a summit ahead of the UK's departure from the European Union, aimed at boosting private investment in Africa – using the aid budget to encourage investment from the City of London.
The government says six and half billion pounds of commercial deals have already been signed by British companies – focussed on green technology, energy and increasing access to the internet – with more expected to follow.
Plus leaked documents reveal how Isabel dos Santos - Africa's richest woman and daughter of Angola's former president José Eduardo dos Santos made her fortune by 'exploiting' her country.
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