UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to boost Britain’s investment in Africa after Brexit, during her first trip to the continent.
Spaking in Cape Town, South Africa, she pledged £4bn in support for African economies, to create jobs for young people.
She also pledged a “fundamental shift” in aid spending to focus on long-term economic and security challenges rather than short-term poverty reduction.
She will also visit Nigeria and Kenya during the three-day trade mission.
On her way to South Africa, the Prime Minister also played down warnings from the Chancellor about the economic damage a no-deal Brexit could cause.
Talking to journalists on board RAF Voyager on Tuesday morning, Mrs. May reiterated that she believed a no-deal Brexit was still better than a bad deal – adding no-deal “wouldn’t be the end of the world”.
