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Vol 67 No 16

Published 7th August 2026


Whitehall’s strategy collides with reality

Trade ambitions survive the aid retrenchment, but London’s commercial footprint is shrinking

After years of staffing turmoil and repeated false starts on formulating new policies for Africa and development finance, Britain’s new government under Prime Minister Andy Burnham has put together an impressive team with knowledge and capability to deliver on its goals. What is missing are the resources and the institutional capacity, after serial reorganisations and deep staffing cuts.

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