LONDON: UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Sunday vowed a “new approach” with Africa that will “listen rather than tell” as he began a visit to Nigeria and South Africa.
“Our new approach will deliver respectful partnerships that listen rather than tell, deliver long-term growth rather than short-term solutions and build a freer, safer, more prosperous continent,” he said, according to a press release from his ministry.
“I want to hear what our African partners need and foster relationships so that the UK and our friends and partners in Africa can grow together,” he added, as he set off for his first trip to the continent as foreign minister.
Lammy said that economic growth would “underpin our relationships in Nigeria, South Africa and beyond.”
In Nigeria, he will sign a “Strategic Partnership” that will cover growth, national security and climate change.
Lammy will then travel to South Africa, where he will “agree to develop a new UK-South Africa Growth Plan,” according to the Foreign Office.
He will also attend the Earthshot+ conference in Cape Town, where he will speak with innovators to find out how Britain can help channel finance to environmental solutions.
Founded by Prince William, The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental award and platform designed to develop solutions to ecological problems.
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UK FM Lammy vows ‘new approach’ ahead of Africa trip
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UK FM Lammy vows ‘new approach’ ahead of Africa trip
- Lammy said that economic growth would “underpin our relationships in Nigeria, South Africa and beyond”
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 3: officials
KYIV: Overnight Russian strikes on Odesa and Kharkiv killed at least three people, Ukrainian officials said early Monday.
Iranian-made drones pummelled the southern port city of Odesa, igniting fires and damaging apartment buildings and a gas pipeline, according to Sergiy Lysak, head of the city’s military administration.
“A 35-year-old man died as a result of the nighttime attack. Two people were also wounded, including a 19-year-old girl,” he posted in an update.
Regional governor Oleg Kiper said the city was “massively attacked” and confirmed the fires, but did not immediately have information on the toll.
Farther north in the Kharkiv region, state emergency services said they had recovered the bodies of a woman and a 10-year-old boy after a drone attack.
“Three more people were wounded,” the services added in a post on Telegram.
Russia has continued bombarding its neighbor while engaging in US-backed talks to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II.
Though Washington wants to see the war end by mid-year, Kyiv and Moscow remain at odds over territorial divisions, with Russia pushing for full control of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as part of any deal.
Russia occupies around 20 percent of Ukraine’s land.
Iranian-made drones pummelled the southern port city of Odesa, igniting fires and damaging apartment buildings and a gas pipeline, according to Sergiy Lysak, head of the city’s military administration.
“A 35-year-old man died as a result of the nighttime attack. Two people were also wounded, including a 19-year-old girl,” he posted in an update.
Regional governor Oleg Kiper said the city was “massively attacked” and confirmed the fires, but did not immediately have information on the toll.
Farther north in the Kharkiv region, state emergency services said they had recovered the bodies of a woman and a 10-year-old boy after a drone attack.
“Three more people were wounded,” the services added in a post on Telegram.
Russia has continued bombarding its neighbor while engaging in US-backed talks to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II.
Though Washington wants to see the war end by mid-year, Kyiv and Moscow remain at odds over territorial divisions, with Russia pushing for full control of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as part of any deal.
Russia occupies around 20 percent of Ukraine’s land.
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