The UK Invests More in Africa Than Either the U.S. or China

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was among the featured guests at Wednesday’s online Africa Investment Conference organized by the UK Department for International Trade. The conference was a follow-up to last year’s UK-Africa Investment Summit that took place in London.

One of the key points that both speakers and organizers mentioned repeatedly during the conference was how UK investment stock in 2019 outpaced both the U.S. and China. 

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