Zambia and the USA have reached agreement over a digital transformation grant.

The United States of America (USA) has offered a $120 million grant to Zambia, to help the country enhance digital transformation.

Zambia’s minister for science and technology Felix Mutati disclosed this on Tuesday evening, after paying a courtesy call to the country’s ambassador to the US, Chibamba Kanyama, in Washington, USA. 

The agreement has been reached at the Global Digital Summit, which began on Monday and runs until Thursday.

Mutati is attending the summit, alongside Patrick Kangwa, Cabinet secretary, and Percy Chinyama, national coordinator, Smart Zambia.

The summit is set to feature discussions and presentations on artificial intelligence (AI) and global digital development.

Among the speakers are Doreen Bogdan-Martin, head of the International Telecommunications (ITU), and World Bank executive, Axel van Trotsenburg.

Mutati’s office stated that he will also attend side meetings with executives from the ITU and the World Bank.

“Additionally, the minister shall visit the exhibitions stand, with a focus on Ethiopia's showcase of Digital ID,” his office stated.

Relations between the US and the Southern African nation of Zambia have been solid since the ascension of former opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, to power in 2021.

Besides the funding by the current government of President Donald Trump, Hichilema’s administration also enjoyed cordial ties with the Joe Biden administration.