UK’s five offers for East Africa to come out stronger from current challenges

Work together.

Working together we can come through the current challenges and seize the opportunities of the future — for the benefit of us all. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGA

This is an extraordinary moment for all nations as we wrestle with huge, interlinked challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, economic uncertainty and a range of security threats. To meet these challenges and come out stronger on the other side, we need to work together more closely than ever.

The UK has a unique offer for East Africa — and that is what I have been discussing during my visit to the region last week, meeting leaders in Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia.