Although she heads the most diverse cabinet in Britain s history, new prime minister Liz Truss has shown little interest in engaging with African states, When it emerged on 5 September that Britain s new Prime Minister Liz Truss was likely to appoint politicians of African descent to four of the most senior positions in her cabinet – finance, home affairs, foreign affairs and international trade – officials on the continent reported a rare wave of interest in Whitehall s power struggles. Despite the monumental economic and political management problems facing Truss, a few African governments see a chance to benefit from this strong diaspora representation in the government in London.