More than 50 delegates from over 16 nationalities are in Lubumbashi, DRC, for a seven-day high‑profile trade mission organized by Equity Group. Equity says the mission aims to unlock opportunities, strengthen regional economic ties and accelerate cross‑border trade as the DRC’s entry into the East African Community expands the single market. He added that the country’s location—bordering nine countries and a member of EAC, COMESA, SADC and AfCFTA, provides access to Atlantic trade routes and regional trade corridors. Equity said it will match investors with projects and discuss financing structures, from trade finance to working‑capital lines, to accelerate execution. The DRC trade mission builds on previous Equity‑led roadshows in the DRC, Uganda‑Tanzania‑Zanzibar and Rwanda in 2025, and the Kenya‑DRC, US‑Tanzania and US‑Tanzania‑Kenya trade missions held in 2021 and 2022.

Source: Daily Nation March 25, 2026 18:40 UTC