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Why new Australia government is on a charm offensive in Africa

Australian Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister Tim Watts (R) during an interview with the Standard. [Mwangi Maina, Standard]

Australian Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister Tim Watts officially opened the new Australian High Commission in Nairobi on Monday.

The visiting leader held meetings with Foreign and Diaspora affairs CS Alfred Mutua, Education CS Ezekiel Machogu and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi on ways of strengthening bilateral relations.

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