Following the first East African Conference that was held in Kigali last year, the second version of the meeting is slated for Nairobi, Kenya later this month. This was confirmed in a statement from the Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs last week. The conference, which is held on a rotational basis annually serves as a forum for the EAC partner states to promote the region as a single market and investment destination. This year’s event has will be held under the theme ‘Invest in East Africa, Where Global Challenges are Opportunities.’ It is expected to discuss topical issues like banking, agriculture and agro-processing, ICT, tourism and other hospitality industries. Over 2000 are expected to turn for the conference and will be drawn from over 30 countries worldwide. Ends
