"The Africa-United Kingdom Investment Summit (UK-AIS), which was due to take place in April 2024, will be postponed to a later date. The new dates for the summit will be announced in due course", he said in a statement.
The meeting aims to strengthen partnerships between the United Kingdom and African countries in terms of trade and investment in sectors such as finance and technology.
The British Government estimates that the first edition, in 2020, enabled agreements worth more than 6.5 billion pounds (7.6 billion euros) and investment commitments of 8.9 billion pounds (10.4 billion euros).
"The next UK-AIS will help achieve the United Kingdom's ambition to be the investment partner of choice for Africa, create thousands of jobs and ensure mutual prosperity", said the British Executive this Wednesday.
The United Kingdom also plans to organize a European Political Community summit in the first half of 2024, but the date remains uncertain.
