...the world’s second fastest-growing region, yet 600 million Africans do not have access to electricity. Recent estimates put the continent’s minimum infrastructure needs as high as £140 billion a year....
...visit comes ahead of the UK-Africa Investment Summit in 2020 which will look to build on future opportunities for trade between the UK and African businesses. Read more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-development-secretary-to-boost-infrastructure-in-the-poorest-countries-with-uk-aid...
...investment opportunities for African and British businesses. The visit, which underlined the importance of the UK’s relationship with Nigeria, has received widespread national and international coverage. In an op-ed published...
...14 African countries. Supporting the Global Environment Facility, a major international fund that addresses marine plastic pollution. Providing £7.6m to the World Bank Pollution Management and Environmental Health Programme. These...
...Lancet study found stopping funding to organisations offering safe abortion information and services in African countries didn’t stop abortions, it led to an increase. This funding can make the crucial...
Several media have covered the UK’s response to the devastating cyclone in Southern Africa which has hit Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. UK aid is providing £20 million of support, including...
Today, DFID has announced £50 million of new funding to end female genital mutilation (FGM), the largest investment ever made to end FGM worldwide. The funding will support the African-led...
...not doing more to question the persecution of the LGBT community in the African country, when it spends so much money in aid there. Discrimination and violence against LGBT people...
...working with African governments to help create jobs and raises incomes for the poorest through increased investment. A key element of the Invest Africa programme is improving conditions for workers...