The Wales for Africa Programme

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 2:52 pm on 3 April 2019.

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Photo of Nick Ramsay Nick Ramsay Conservative 2:52, 3 April 2019

I think I'm fast becoming my party's Africa champion, Minister. I seem to always be asking you about Africa or Love Zimbabwe in my questions to you. Can I concur with the comments that John Griffiths has just made? As you know, I do have links with the Love Zimbabwe charity, which has strong links with the town of Abergavenny. As I told you last week, Martha Holman, one of the volunteers, has her British citizenship ceremony tomorrow, actually, in Usk. So, I'm sure you'd like to join me in extending good wishes to her.

We know the difficulties that Zimbabwe is currently experiencing, and also the wider southern African area following the recent storm Idai. This Assembly, as you said, has a reputation for its links with Africa, dating back to the first Assembly, when we established those links with Lesotho. Will you and the Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officer ensure that the importance of those links between the people of Wales and the people of Africa are centre stage at this year's—next month's—celebration of the 20 years of devolution, which I know is going to be happening here and elsewhere, to make sure that, in the future, links between Wales and Africa are cemented, because I think that our support for the people of Africa is very much appreciated?