Some catching up to do. Foreign investment in africa has reached record highs, but that the United States is being led more by its domestic policies and we are letting europe and china grow at a faster rate. While our exports to the continent are at a record high it is also true that only 2 of our total exports go to africa. And that means were missing out on a major opportunity to create jobs here at home. In america theres a disconnect between the reality of the African Market and the perception of the African Market. And this conference is aimed at fixing that. Countries and companies that ignore the African Market do so at their own peril. And that will become increasingly true with each passing year. The business that i own, bloomberg lp has offices in six countries in africa, eight cities, employing more than 160 people, including more than 120 fulltime and freelance journalists and we are growing there. In fact the First Business trip that i took after leaving office in january
Get in touch on twitter, its Annita Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions. Ole, ole, ole, ole three days of mourning begin in argentina to celebrate the life of the football legend Diego Maradona. Fans are paying their respects to the footballer, whose body is lying in state in the president ial palace this is the scene live in buenos aires. Donald trump pardons his former National Security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about russian interference in the american elections of 2016. And coming up this hour. Three months on from the disputed election in belarus, weve a special report on the leader of the opposition, svetla na ti kha novs kaya, as part of the bbcs 100 women series. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. People living in england will soon find out what restrictions theyll be living under when the nation wide lock down ends next week. In the nex
And some of us will see sunshine at times today but watch out for dark gloomy clouds. Details on that and the christmas week forecast here brea kfast. Its sunday 20 december. Our top story. Millions of people in england and wales are waking up to new lockdown restrictions. At midnight london and large parts of the east and south east of england were put into a new category of tier 4 with an order to stay at home where possible. Similar restrictions came into force for all of wales at midnight. The announcements were made as plans to relax restrictions over christmas were reduced. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley reports. London last night was suddenly the last journey before london last night was suddenly the lastjourney before lockdown started. But it will not be the usual christmas getaway this year. Significant restrictions are now in place for large parts of england and in the whole of wales. They are coming in scotland and for millions, christmas visits will be considerabl
Construction, wholesaling and retailing. The latest number is 111. 2. This is higher than forecast. The market was around about 110. 5. The number is certainly improving. This after that drop that we saw back in march. 110. 7 is what we had. The pull back was related to the sanctions and also in relation to a strong number in february. Some people thought this was a natural correction that was starting to happen. Efo says theres no revision to that march number as well. This has been the reaction in euro dollar, a positive tick higher for the currency. Theres a key speech coming up later today by mario draghi which could further move the currency today. Alston shares are soaring despite the company denying reports that General Electric is seeking to acquire the firm for 13 billion. A spokes pernl says alston is, quote, not informed of any public offer for their the firm the firms sh bouygues is also up 4 . Lets go out to stephan. They are not aware of any offer, however, it doesnt say
Adding to fears that flood defences might not withstand rising river levels. The first passengers who have tested negative for coronavirus have begun leaving a ship moored offjapan, after 1a days of quarantine. The truth is our Prime Minister is a real racist. The rapper dave takes a swipe at borisjohnson and the government, as he lands the big prize at the brit awards. Justin fashanu. 0h, a magnificent goal as the first openly gay footballer, he was a sporting pioneer, but his life ended in tragedy. Well look ahead to Justin Fashanus induction into the hall of fame. Good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. Low skilled Migrant Workers seeking employment in the uk will not be able to get a visa under the governments new plans for a points based immigration system. Ministers say employers must move away from a reliance on labour from away from a reliance on labourfrom europe. Away from a reliance on labour from europe. The away from a reliance on labourfrom europe. The scheme away