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  • High-flying illusions on the part of the proponents, and grim predictions of the sceptics characterize the controversy about Brexit. The article analyses five of the major issues at stake for the Post-Brexit relationships between Britain, the EU and Africa with a focus on the Commonwealth Africa: namely market access, FDI, aid, security and partnership. The British government’s vision of a ‘Global Britain’ relies heavily on a reinforced co-operation with Commonwealth nations and liberalized markets. Whether this would imply better access to markets also for Africa and protection of its infant industries is open to question. In view of the strong position of the City of London in global financial markets Post-Brexit policy could result in substantial net investment in Africa. However, most likely this would be possible only at the expense of the poor in Africa and elsewhere. The perspectives of future aid relationship of the UK with Africa after Brexit are closely entangled with Britain’s’ trade and financial policy. Scholarly analysis reveals that Brexit is likely to bring a decrease in aid. Concerning enhanced security for Africa, London apparently exaggerated its defense input in order to improve its bargaining position with the EU. Last but not least, the analysis of these different policy field shows that expectations of Brexiteers and African politicians alike concerning an enhanced, partner-like Post-Brexit Commonwealth relationship are largely unfounded. (xsd:string)
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  • In: Africa Spectrum, 47, 2018, 2, 20 (xsd:string)
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