High-flying illusions on the part of the proponents and grim predictions on the part of the sceptics have characterised the controversy around Brexit. The article assesses five key issues at stake for post-Brexit relationships between Britain, the EU, and Africa: market access, foreign direct investment (FDI), aid, security, and the nature of the partnership. The analysis focuses on those sub-Saharan African countries that belong to the Commonwealth, as the British government's vision of a “Global Britain” relies heavily on its reinforced cooperation with Commonwealth nations. The review of potential developments in these different policy fields shows that the expectations of Brexiteers and African politicians alike concerning an enhanced, partnership-like post-Brexit Commonwealth relationship are largely unfounded. Although the post-Brexit United Kingdom will increase African countries' choices regarding preferred trading partners, it remains questionable whether London could offer something new that other global players with increasing interest in Africa, such as China, do not already have on their agenda.

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英国脱欧后更公平的英非关系：注定要失败？

支持者的高度幻想和怀疑者的严峻预测是围绕英国退欧的争议的特征。本文评估了英国、欧盟和非洲之间脱欧后关系的五个关键问题：市场准入、外国直接投资 (FDI)、援助、安全和伙伴关系的性质。该分析侧重于属于英联邦的撒哈拉以南非洲国家，因为英国政府的“全球英国”愿景在很大程度上依赖于与英联邦国家加强合作。对这些不同政策领域潜在发展的审查表明，脱欧派和非洲政治家对英国脱欧后英联邦关系的增强、类似伙伴关系的期望在很大程度上是没有根据的。