Africa creative market partners Zambia to drive creative industry financing

By Chukwuma Umeorah
Africa Creative Market (ACM) has partnered the Zambian government and the National Arts Council of Zambia to expand access to financing, investment opportunities and business networks within the country’s creative sector.
The partnership will see Zambia host the Creative Industry Business Summit (CIBS) from June 29 to July 2, followed by the Kwimbo National Arts Festival on July 3 and 4, bringing together policymakers, investors, creative entrepreneurs and industry stakeholders.
Speaking at a joint briefing in Lusaka, ACM Convener, Dr. Inya Lawal, said the initiative was designed to address fragmentation across Africa’s creative ecosystem and facilitate invest...