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12 Feb
The United Kingdom’s Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, has arrived in Nigeria to begin a three-day visit today.
30 Aug 2023
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said he had raised human rights concerns at "every single one" of his meetings with top Chinese officials, as he made a state visit to Beijing on Wednesday. Cleverly, the first UK foreign minister to visit China in five years, held talks with Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng and top diplomat…
11 Aug 2023
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced a new package of support to make Nigeria’s agriculture sector more climate resilient.
5 Aug 2023
UK’s Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, has officially announced the launch of its programme, Propcom+ supporting climate and growth by addressing environmental, social, and economic challenges in the country’s food and land-use system.
4 Aug 2023
Renowned media mogul, entrepreneur and CEO of EbonyLife Group, Mo Abudu, has been appointed Creatives Champion for the upcoming UK-African Investment Summit scheduled to take place in April 2024 in the United Kingdom.
3 Aug 2023
•Announces £55m contract, £2.89m grant as part of £95m project United Kingdom’s (UK) Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, has announced the launch of a programme, Propcom+, which supports climate and growth by addressing environmental, social and economic challenges in Nigeria’s food and land-use system. A £55 million contract and £2.89 million grant was announced as part…
2 Aug 2023
President Bola Tinubu is expected to meet UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who is on a 4-day African visit, on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Cleverly, who will spend two days in Nigeria, is on a three-country visit where he is prioritising future-focussed, mutually-beneficial partnership. A statement from the UK Foreign,…
27 Apr 2023
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly urged Britons and their relatives in Sudan to use evacuation flights Thursday while they are still available, as the end of a temporary ceasefire looms. London has evacuated 536 people on six flights since launching civilian airlifts late Tuesday, according to the foreign office, with further flights planned throughout Thursday. Doubts…
26 Apr 2023
China on Wednesday slammed a speech by Britain's foreign secretary that warned Beijing against any attack on Taiwan and raised human rights concerns, accusing London of "clinging to the past". Asked about the set-piece foreign policy address delivered by James Cleverly on Tuesday, China's foreign ministry said Britain was "holding outdated scripts and reciting old…
25 Apr 2023
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will on Tuesday argue it would be "a betrayal" of Britain's national interest to isolate China and urge against declaring "a new Cold War". In a speech in London setting out Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's foreign policy towards Beijing after a review, Cleverly will advocate constructive engagement on key global issues.…
21 Apr 2023
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said Friday he had cut short a visit to New Zealand to return to London to address the spiralling conflict in Sudan.

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