Britain is open for business. That was the message Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivered to 16 heads of state at the UK-Africa Investment Summit on Monday. The leaders met in London to discuss future trade relationships after Brexit is official. The BBC’s Anne Soy reports from Kisumu, Kenya, on the shift in focus away from aid, and toward private sector investment.
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