Africa: WFZO Highlights Africa's Commitment to Seeking High-Quality Investments

26 November 2025
Angola Press Agency (Luanda)

Luanda — The president of the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO), Mohammed Alzarooni, on Wednesday praised the growing commitment of African countries to strengthening competitiveness, expanding productive capacity and building a business environment that brings high-quality long-term investments to the region.

In a virtual intervention, at the opening of the first African Sustainable Investment Summit (ASIS), which is taking place in Luanda, the official pointed out that investors and industrial leaders on the continent are creating a future characterized by stronger connectivity, deeper cooperation and confidence in growth.

In this sense, he said that Special Economic Zones (SEZs) play a fundamental role in the progress sought in the "cradle continent", insofar as they support economic diversification, drive industrial development and create conditions for new sectors and opportunities to emerge.

He highlighted the steps Angola has taken, citing as examples the Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone and the development of the Lobito Corridor.

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On the other hand, Mohammed Alzarooni stated that the future of global investment will be led by cooperation between the public and private sectors in all regions and in various areas, through the international network.

He guaranteed the support of the World Free Zones Organization in the development of African SEZs and in the economic and social progress of the countries.

The African Sustainable Investment Summit is taking place in parallel with the 10th Annual Meeting of African Special Economic Zones (SEZs), which brings together, over three days, 300 delegates and 58 Special Economic Zones, representing 37 countries.

The events, promoted by the Organization of African Economic Zones (AEZO) in partnership with the Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone, will focus on the challenges of industrialization and attracting investment to the continent, the importance of ports in creating regional value chains, new trends and recent developments in the SEZ ecosystem on the continent, among other topics. ACC/CS/TED/jmc

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