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Britain and the New Scramble for Africa
Let me place my cards on the table: I have always been partial towards Britain. Apart from my Nigeria, it is the only other place I can call “home”. Sadly, we would never forget that the British colonialists wilfully left behind a lopsided federal contraption that was inevitably to lead to a civil war that consumed more than 2 million Nigerians. To forgive, they say, is divine.
The Britain-Africa Investment Summit came and went last week, the first of its kind on British shores. Some 21 African countries attended the event.
In his welcome address, Prime Minister Boris Johnson described Britain as a “one-stop shop for…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
