Boris Johnson attended a summit with more than two dozen African leaders - the topic of his speech was how valuable the UK would be to Africa as a trading partner. But historically and anecdotally, the Home Office and the Immigration Rules have never been applied fairly to those who live or work on the world's second largest continent.
But this change in rhetoric could be significant. The tone is no longer 'closed borders', 'immigration control' or even the rather meaningless 'attract the best of the best'. Instead we are treated to a speech which talks of transparency, change and the principle of equality.
If accurate then this can only be welcome news to those booming businesses in Africa looking for new markets in which to sell their wares. Recent reports have shown that Africa is the second fastest growing economy and this new found wealth may want to diversify onto other shores.
We will have to wait and see what options exist in our future immigration system (due to launch in January 2021) for the rising High-Net-Worth individuals of Africa.
