Why East Africa is attractive to budding entrepreneurs

EAC has a young population with a median age of 18.7 years who can form part of the global labour pool. [iStockphoto]

Parts of East Africa have been crucial to global trade for centuries. Archaeologists have determined that some coastal settlements were part of the Indian Ocean trade network as early as the 7th Century.

Today, the region offers opportunities that go far beyond trade. Investors, particularly those that can make an impact, should find it important to respond to these.