Business

The trade agreement can guide Zambia to become a major player in Africa’s evolving regional economy and market. (Image source: Fabio Achilli/Flickr)

The Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has urged the government to speed up the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Raxio Ethiopia will offer data centre colocation services where businesses operating out of Ethiopia can house their critical IT infrastructure in an optimally operated and secure environment. (Image source: Ethen Rera/Flickr)

First Brick Holdings, a US-based investment company, has announced that it is establishing and investing in ‘Raxio Ethiopia’, which will build and operate the first privately owned data centre in Ethiopia

Ms Kyambadde said regional cooperation was important if the oil and gas industry was going to succeed in Uganda. (UNCTAD/Flickr)

Amelia Kyambadde, Uganda’s minister for trade, industry and cooperation, stressed the importance of meeting and exceeding local content requirements and diversifying the economy beyond oil and gas when she addressed the Uganda International Oil & Gas Summit (UIOGS) in Kampala yesterday

This agreement will be subject to final checks before it is formally signed. (Image source: Ruth Hartnup/Flickr)

The UK has initialled an economic partnership agreement with the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique (SACU+M) that will allow the business to keep trading freely after Brexit