DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 16 | UNITED KINGDOMAFRICA Africa faces the brunt of Whitehall’s aid cuts 28th July 2025 Development budget reduced as military spending increases Africa will be the main victim of cuts to the UK’s foreign aid budget, according to a new report and impact assessment by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 12 | MALAWIUNITED KINGDOM $50m corruption trial rocks Lilongwe 6th June 2025 Zuneth Sattar goes to court in London accused of bribing Malawi’s top officials and politicians but neither they nor he face prosecution back home Preliminary hearings have begun in the trial for bribery of Malawian/British business owner and Malawi government contractor Zuneth Sattar, 44, who is charged with 18 counts of bribing...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 11 | MAURITIUSUNITED KINGDOM Starmer puts legal spin on Chagos Islands deal 27th May 2025 Prime Minister Ramgoolam claims it completes the ‘decolonisation process’ United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is taking heat at home over his government’s £3.4 billion deal with Mauritius that will allow Britain to retain control of the... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 10 | BOTSWANARWANDAUNITED KINGDOM Gaborone turns down London after Rwanda law comes into force 30th April 2024 Botswana has rejected another 'cash-for-asylum-seekers' deal saying it cannot commit to hosting people not knowing what the end game will be Days after the UK Parliament finally passed a law that will allow asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda where their claims will be considered, Prime Minister Rishi... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 10 | UNITED KINGDOMAFRICA Colonial spotlight 11th May 2023 Britain's colonial past cast an awkward shadow over the Coronation of King Charles III of England on 6 May despite his efforts to deliver an inclusive multi-faith and...
Vol 62 No 14 | UNITED KINGDOMDENMARKMIGRATION Imitation on asylum 8th July 2021 Denmark has faced harsh criticism from the European Commission, the UN Refugee Agency and civil society after passing a law last month that allows for refugees to be...
Vol 62 No 5 | GHANAKENYAUNITED KINGDOMEAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY In on the act 4th March 2021 Kenya's trade agreement with the United Kingdom finalised in November was sold as a diplomatic triumph in Nairobi but met with consternation in East Africa's other capitals. The...
Vol 62 No 4 | UNITED KINGDOMAFRICA Far from obvious 18th February 2021 A year after promising to be Africa's 'partner of choice', the UK is offering little beyond more of the same In ordinary times, January's UK-Africa investment summit – the second such event ever and the first international investment event Britain has hosted since leaving the European Union's single...
Vol 62 No 3 | UGANDAUNITED KINGDOM African concerns 4th February 2021 Britain's Minister for Africa, James Duddridge MP, has come in for criticism from the Labour opposition in Parliament for not expressing more concern about the conduct of the...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | UNITED KINGDOMAFRICA Heavy lifting ahead after London's low-profile trade conference 2nd February 2021 The pandemic's economic effects and Brexit disruptions have diverted focus on business deals with Africa A year ago at its inaugural Africa Investment conference, the United Kingdom's prime minister Boris Johnson hosted 16 African heads of state, resulting in commercial deals across the... READ FOR FREE