Now the good news is that the UK is free to achieve any trade deals without referring to Brussels or Luxemburg. The UK's next step is to secure new markets and sign new economic and investments deals with non-European partners. It is necessary now to forge a new set of international alliances and trading deals with new markets be it the US, Australia, Canada or Africa. The sentence that said and resonated with many at the summit is that the UK is now open for business in Africa. Acting UK director at Human Rights Watch, Benjamin Ward, said the decision sent "a terrible message to the country's embattled activists and calls into question the UK government's stated commitment to uphold human rights globally."

Source: The North Africa Journal January 24, 2020 10:07 UTC