President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika will on Friday, 17th January, 2020 leave the country for London, United Kingdom (UK) to attend the UK-Africa Investment Summit.

According to a statement from the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), President Mutharika will depart Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe at 4pm.

The Summit will be hosted by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and will bring together businesses, governments and international institutions to showcase and promote the breadth and quality of investment opportunities across Africa.

The Summit will strengthen the UK’s partnership with African nations to build a secure and prosperous future for all our citizens. It will mobilise new and substantial investment to create jobs and boost mutual prosperity.

The summit will be a chance to demonstrate to global business the scale of commercial opportunities in Africa. It will also be an opportunity for the UK to showcase our unique offer to investors and to our African partners.