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PM visit to Africa

Prime Minister Theresa May leads an ambitious three-nation trip to Africa.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

• From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 28 August 2018
• Last updated: 30 August 2018 — See all updates

The Prime Minister visited South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya for the first time with senior ministers and a wide-ranging trade delegation.

The three-day trip to Africa was her first visit to the continent as Prime Minister.

This is a time of enormous change across Africa with a unique opportunity, as the UK moves towards Brexit, for a truly Global Britain to invest in and work alongside African nations, with mutual benefits.

General announcements

Announcements related to the overall trip will appear here:

• Theresa May to lead ambitious three-nation trip to Africa
  • 26 August 2018
  • Press release
• Scotch Whisky Association joining PM on first trip to Africa
  • 27 August 2018
  • News story
• UK launches ambition to generate billions more investment in Africa to trigger transformational growth
  • 28 August 2018
  • Press release
• UK to open new embassies in Chad and Niger
  • 29 August 2018
  • Press release
• British expertise boosts innovative solar technologies across Africa
  • 29 August 2018
  • Press release
• UK boosts innovative business in Nigeria’s poorest states to improve incomes for 3 million people
  • 29 August 2018
  • Press release
• Ambitious new Innovation Partnerships with African countries
  • 29 August 2018
  • Press release
• PM announces ambition for UK to be largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022
  • 29 August 2018
  • News story
• UK to support economic growth in Africa by offering City of London expertise
  • 30 August 2018
  • Press release
• New UK support to boost long-term stability in Somalia
  • 30 August 2018
  • Press release
• PM confirms consultation on plastic bag charge to go ahead
  • 30 August 2018
  • Press release
• UK announces major investments in future of African youth through education and voluntary family planning
  • 30 August 2018
  • Press release
• UK aid helps farmers across Africa grow their businesses and protect livestock
  • 30 August 2018
  • Press release
• PM announces more than £300 million worth of deals with African nations
  • 30 August 2018
  • Press release

Announcements in South Africa

Articles related to the South Africa visit will appear here:

• PM's speech in Cape Town: 28 August 2018
  • 3 September 2018
  • Speech
• PM press statement in South Africa: 28 August 2018
  • 28 August 2018
  • Speech
• UK-Southern African trade: boosting UK and African economies
  • 28 August 2018
  • Press release
• UK gifts historic SS Mendi Bell from WW1 to South Africa
  • 29 August 2018
  • News story

Announcements in Nigeria

Articles related to the Nigeria visit will appear here:

• UK steps up fight against human trafficking in West Africa
  • 28 August 2018
  • Press release
• UK offers city expertise to boost Africa's growth
  • 29 August 2018
  • Press release
• PM meets President Buhari: 29 August 2018
  • 30 August 2018
  • Press release
• UK and Nigeria step up cooperation to end Boko Haram threat
  • 29 August 2018
  • Press release
• Government drive to boost work between UK legal sector and Nigeria
  • 30 August 2018
  • Press release

Announcements in Kenya

Articles related to the Kenya visit will appear here:

• New cyber unit to tackle child sex abuse in Kenya
  • 30 August 2018
  • Press release
• New UK aid package will “stop dirty money in its tracks” and recover millions of pounds for developing countries
  • 30 August 2018
  • Press release
• Prime Minister’s press statement in Nairobi: 30 August 2018
  • 30 August 2018
  • Speech
• UK expands counter-IED support in Africa
  • 30 August 2018
  • Press release

Published 28 August 2018
Last updated 30 August 2018 + show all updates

1. 30 August 2018

   Updated with press release 'PM announces more than £300 million worth of deals with African nations'

2. 30 August 2018

   Added MOD press release on Prime Minister's counter-IED wing visit.

3. 30 August 2018

   Updated with press releases 'PM confirms consultation on plastic bag charge to go ahead' and 'New UK support to boost long-term stability in Somalia'

4. 30 August 2018

   Added PM's speech to Kenya announcements.

5. 30 August 2018

   Added announcement to Kenya section.

6. 30 August 2018

   Added page to General announcements. Changed page wording to current tense.

7. 30 August 2018

   Added two articles to Nigeria announcements.

8. 29 August 2018

   Added link to 'UK offers city expertise to boost Africa's growth' press release

9. 29 August 2018

   Linked Mendi bell article to South Africa announcements. Linked Galileo article to General announcements.

10. 29 August 2018

    New press release on increased UK diplomatic presence in the Sahel

11. 29 August 2018

    Added 'UK-Southern African trade: boosting UK and African economies'.

12. 29 August 2018

    New press release added.

13. 28 August 2018

    Press statement in South Africa added.

14. 28 August 2018

    Added PM's speech in Cape Town.

15. 28 August 2018

    First published.