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UK-AIS COMMERCIAL DEALS

A summary of 27 commercial deals worth over 拢6.5bn from across the African markets invited to the UK-Africa Investment Summit

From:
Department for International Trade and Department for International Development
Published
20 January 2020
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

We are announcing 27 deals worth over 拢6.5bn from across the African markets invited to this Summit and we are aware of further UK commercial investment into Africa that will be committed at the Summit.

The diverse and fast-growing economies of Africa offer huge potential to UK business. Over 拢36 billion worth of trade is already happening between the UK and Africa. The deals today show how we are building on that to secure a lasting commercial partnership of mutual benefit. The UK鈥檚 world-leading expertise on finance, technology, innovation, and our commitment to clean growth make the UK and Africa natural partners for prosperity.

Deals between UK companies and their African partners include:

  • Aggreko signed an 拢80m contact extension for energy provision in Cote D鈥橧voire
  • Airbus sold 拢80m of aircraft in Egypt
  • Anglo-Tunisian Oil and Gas invest 拢26m in Tunisian gas assets.
  • Aqua Africa win 拢26m export contract to supply solar powered water filtration systems in Ghana.
  • Baker Hughes 拢306m export and investment of deep-sea equipment and scholarships in Mozambique
  • BHM 拢80.3m work on the Tema-Aflao Road Project in Ghana.
  • Bombardier鈥檚 拢3,180m construction and operation of 2 monorail lines in Cairo.
  • Contracta Construction UK win 拢120.5m export contract to upgrade Kumasi teaching hospital in Ghana.
  • Contracta Construction UK win 拢40m export contract to develop Kumasi airport in Ghana.
  • Diageo invest 拢167m to improved sustainability of breweries in Kenya & East Africa.
  • Globeleq invest 拢50m to help build Malindi photovoltaic solar park in Kenya.
  • GSK invest 拢5m in Egypt to upgrade two production lines.
  • Kefi Minerals invest 拢224m in a new gold mine and to develop local infrastructure in Ethiopia.
  • Lagan Group win a 拢185 export contract for the construction of Kampala Industrial Business Park in Uganda.
  • Lloyds Register invest 拢0.76m to set up operations in Mozambique.
  • Low Energy Designs win an export contract to install street lighting for Oyo state in Nigeria.
  • Matalan invest 拢25m to open 13 new outlets in Egypt.
  • Moy Park to export 拢12m of frozen chicken to Angola.
  • Nexus Green export 拢80m of solar powered water pumping systems for irrigation in Uganda.
  • NMS Infrastructure have won a 拢222m contract to construct 6 hospitals in C么te D鈥橧voire.
  • Rolls Royce agree 拢50m export of Rolls Royce engines to EgyptAir.
  • Savannah invest 拢315m in the acquisition and investment of ingas assets in Nigeria.
  • Tex ATC install 5 Airport control room towers worth 拢2m in Nigeria.
  • Trilliant install 拢5m of Smart Metering to Abuja DisCo In Nigeria.
  • Tullow invest 拢1,200m in continued oil production in Kenya.
  • Tyllium and Ellipse win an export contract worth 拢60m to build a 250 bed hospital in Koforidua in Ghana.
  • Unatrac win a 拢1.5m export contract to supply machinery for Ugandan roads.

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Published 20 January 2020