Luanda: The North American business group Africell hailed the successful organization of the 17th Edition of the US-Africa Summit in Luanda, remarking on its exceptional execution in partnership with the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA).
According to Angola Press News Agency, Martison Agyei, CEO of Afrimoney in Sierra Leone, lauded the summit as a world-class event due to the quality of discussions and the tangible outcomes for participating companies. Agyei expressed optimism that the summit's results would benefit both African and US economies.
Hussein Ghanem, CEO of Africell in Gambia, highlighted the summit's positive outcomes, noting that it facilitated direct connections between various sectors of the countries in attendance. Ghanem emphasized that these connections offer valuable insights into markets like the US, potentially unlocking new opportunities for stakeholders.
Africell, which holds a 55% market share in Gambia's mobile telephony sector, also operates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, and Angola. Kory Webster, CEO of Africell in the DRC, stated that the summit provided a platform to engage with companies in similar sectors and forge new partnerships. He identified the Congolese and Angolan markets as having significant business potential due to their substantial territorial size.
Webster added that the completion of the Lobito Corridor would further aid in extending mobile telephony services to Zambia. The summit was attended by 12 African Heads of State and Government, as well as senior representatives from the US Administration and multilateral organizations.
