Mtwara, on Tanzanias Indian Ocean coast, has been selected to host one of three new Special Economic Zones. (Image source: John Mnamba/Wikimedia Commons)
Tanzania has set aside 16,150 hectares of land for the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in three of its cities in an attempt to encourage investment in the country
Ghana President John Dramani Mahama and South Africa President Jacob Zuma. (Image source: GBC)
Ghana and South Africa have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to co-operate on air services, transportation, electricity and energy developments
Kuwaits foreign minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Kenyan secretary of foreign affairs Amina Mohammad and secretary of east African affairs, commerce and tourism, Phyllis Kandie signed two MoUs. (Image source: Kuwait News Agency)
The governments of Kenya and Kuwait have signed an agreement to avoid double-taxation and to protect foreign investments in the two nations
In a meeting with some African ambassadors in Tehran, the Iranian minister for industry, trade and mining announced that a special committee has been set up to develop economic ties between Iran and Africa. (Image source: David Stanley/Flickr)
The Iranian minister for industry, trade and mining has announced that the country will aim to triple its trade with African countries within the next five years
Delegates attending a summit at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. (Image source: US Department of State)
With nearly one-third of economies across sub-Sahara Africa growing at a rate of more than six per cent this year, African Union leaders have been pushing to diversify investments in pursuit of a continent-wide free trade zone by 2017
