Dr Alastair McPhail CMG OBE has been appointed Envoy for the
UK-African Investment Summit 2024.
Over the coming months Dr McPhail will hit the ground running and
engage with governments and organisations invited to the Summit
to listen to their expectations, build partnerships, and start to
make mutually beneficial opportunities for the UK and African
partners a reality.
He has extensive experience of working with - and in - African
countries. Most recently he was British Ambassador to Ethiopia,
which included the role of Permanent Representative to the
African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa - from
January 2019 to January 2023. He will work with Michael Tatham
CMG – who has been appointed Chief Executive Officer for the
Summit - to deliver the event.
The official Twitter channel for the
Summit has also launched, which will be the source for
information and updates about the Summit, as well as showcase
UK-African partnerships.
Minister for Africa and Development , said:
The UK-African Investment Summit 2024 aims to promote two-way
trade and investment between the UK and African countries,
creating jobs and growth. Our Summit Envoy will play a key role
in developing the partnerships, based on respect and mutual
benefit, that will lie at the heart of the Summit.
Background
Find out more about Dr
Alastair McPhail.
Find out more about
Michael Tatham.
UK-AIS 2024 will bring together political and business leaders
from the UK and invited countries, as well as representatives of
international and regional organisations, between 23 and 24 April
2024.
The invited countries are:
- Algeria
- Angola
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
UK-AIS 2024 will use the UK’s unique position as a global
financial hub, leading investor in the continent and convening
power to secure mutually beneficial major investments into
African countries, facilitate two-way trade and investment, and
support policies and reforms that boost long-term prospects for
investment.
According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),
the UK is the largest holder of foreign assets in Africa (2020
figures).
