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Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam says he has asked for an independent review of a confidential draft agreement with Britain over the future of the Chagos Islands. The British government said it was confident that the deal to…

Britain has imposed sanctions on Angola’s Isabel dos Santos, a billionaire businesswoman and daughter of a former president, as part of a crackdown on money laundering promised by the new Labour government. The measures also impact an…

 David Lammy, the UK Foreign secretary has launched a soft power campaign ‘Jollof and Tea’, which celebrates the UK and Nigeria’s cultural and creative ties. The British Deputy High Commission, on Monday said Lammy announced the campaign at…

Britain's Prince William began a four-day trip to South Africa on Monday by meeting young environmentalists and playing rugby with local schoolchildren in Cape Town. The trip is centred on William's annual Earth shot Prize, which on…

The United States and the United Kingdom have formed a joint working group to explore strategies for enhancing online child safety. During the launch, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and UK Science and Technology Minister Peter…

Rwanda will receive at least $470million from the UK as part of the plan to have asylum seekers in the UK relocate there. The UK government's spending watchdog National Audit Office (NAO) on Friday revealed up to $190, 000 will also be…

The British government's plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is "fundamentally incompatible" with the U.K.'s human rights obligations, a parliamentary rights watchdog, as the contentious bill returned for debate in…

John Lewis Partnership, the owner of John Lewis and Waitrose, is considering cutting up to 11,000 staff jobs in the next five years, local media reported. A minimum of 10% of the staff-owned business's workforce could be affected across…

Two British museums are returning gold and silver artefacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement 150 years after the items were looted from the Asante people during Britain’s colonial battles in West Africa. The British Museum and…

Google has announced a substantial investment of $1 billion in the establishment of a data centre just outside of London, underscoring its latest commitment to bolstering infrastructure in Britain to meet the escalating demand for internet…