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UK government charter flights have now flown over 150,000 miles enabling over 8,400 stranded travellers to return home from across Africa.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Further special charter flights from Nigeria will return British travellers to the UK.
900 more British travellers stranded in Nigeria are set to return home on 3 flights chartered by the UK government.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the UK-Africa Investment Summit.
International Development Minister opens a new engine repair workshop at Clarke Energy and announces extra UK aid to help develop innovative solar products
UK aid workers have helped millions of people around the world this year.
International Development Secretary Alok Sharma has pledged new UK aid support to help vaccinate more than 400 million children a year against polio.
International Development Secretary Alok Sharma visits Abuja, Kaduna and Lagos ahead of UK-Africa Investment Summit in 2020
Statement by Stephen Hickey, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council briefing on peace consolidation in West Africa.
Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin announces extra support to help vulnerable families access vital services through their mobile phones during visit to Nigeria.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the UN Regional Office on Central Africa.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt visited Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya to make the case for new UK partnerships across Africa.
On the final day of his trip to Africa, the Foreign Secretary welcomed British funding for business in Kenya, including £52 million for a solar power plant.
The Foreign Secretary today visited the north-east of Nigeria to show the UK's commitment to fighting Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa.
Speaking in Nigeria on a 5-day visit to Africa this week, the Foreign Secretary highlighted the vital role the UK is playing in tackling climate change.
Foreign Office business delegation sign deals worth £82 million.
Jeremy Hunt pays his first visit to Africa as Foreign Secretary, travelling to 5 countries: Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya.
Hamsatu Allamin and Visaka Dharmadasa explain how they are working to bring peace and reconciliation in their local communities.
The British High Commission encourages Nigerians to turn out and vote on Saturday 9 March in elections for State Governorships and State Houses of Assembly.
Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin, congratulates President Buhari on securing a second term as the Nigerian President
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