(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Theresa May is to announce plans to boost Britain’s investment in Africa after Brexit, during her first trip to the continent as Prime Minister.
At a speech in Cape Town later, May will say she is “Unashamed” about ensuring the money the United Kingdom (UK) spends on aid in Africa benefits Britain too.
The Prime Minister will say she wants the UK to overtake the United States (US) to become the G7’s biggest investor in Africa by 2022.
She will also visit Nigeria and Kenya during the three-day trade mission.
The trip – which will see May meet the presidents of all three countries – aims to deepen economic and trade ties with growing African economies ahead of Britain leaving the European Union (EU) in 2019.
