CUTS Africa Resource Centres at Lusaka (Zambia) and Nairobi (Kenya) function as resource, coordination and networking centres to promote South-South co-operation on trade and development. CUTS Africa Resource Centre (CUTS ARC), Lusaka, Zambia, was the first CUTS office set up outside India. The Centre was inaugurated on 20th February 2001 by Honourable Mr. William Harrington, Acting Minister, Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia.