AFRICA is in the limelight as a Colchester firm seeks to shine a light on the growing trade opportunities on the continent.

ETK Group, which is based in the town, worked with the Department for International Trade East of England and Exemplas Trade Services to organise the Africa Week 2021 conference this week.

The online event will see more than 700 business people attending, looking to build their trade strategy for Africa.

Bolaji Sofoluwe, ETK Group managing director, said: “The entire Africa Week has been developed to give people a real pragmatic sense of what is available to do on the continent from the perspective of trade.

“We will be running various sector-focused events all week on different days, including separate days for education, infrastructure, renewable energy and more