Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has plans to publish an Africa strategy; and what the status is of the Africa strategy within her Department.

The Integrated Review sets out the Government's approach to working with African countries. The Foreign Secretary has agreed a strategy to deliver on that approach in conjunction with other departments and agencies. We continue to share information on the implementation of our approach through various channels including speeches, visits, articles, and social media. For example, I set out our priorities in a speech at Chatham House on 14 December 2021 and during the oral evidence session of the International Relations and Defence Committee on 26 January. The vision is to build a network of liberty through partnerships with African countries, one that promotes British interests and leads to countries, and indeed the continent, being freer, safer, more prosperous, healthier and greener.