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UK to host African Investment Summit in April 2024
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The Prime Minister will host a UK-African Investment Summit in London on 23 to 24 April 2024.
The UK and Canada have agreed a landmark agreement to co-operate on critical minerals such as cobalt and lithium that are essential to the economy.
The UK spoke on a variety of agenda items at the WTO General Council on 6 - 7 March 2023.
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