About East African Partners
At East African Partners, our goal is to help Uganda and East African countries thrive and compete globally.
With 45 million + people in Uganda alone and growing by the second. These nations desire full employment, support educational advancement, and offer a wealth of resources and opportunities to encourage partnerships from around the world.
The needs are vast. Industry, Agriculture, Hospitality, Infrastructure and Healthcare all represent significant areas of opportunity for international partners.
Our team is located in Uganda and the United States to facilitate fast connections for launching new partnerships quickly by cutting through layers of government bureaucracy.
International businesses have been flocking to Uganda and East African Countries because of the international friendly environment, abundance of resources, and central global location.
Reaching the right governmental departments and decision makers can often be challenging for outside companies. That’s where the EAP trans-continental teamwork comes in. Together, we bridge the culture gap and expedite the process in international business development.
Our goal is to help Uganda and East African countries thrive and compete globally as a new economic powerhouse, through partnerships with American companies.
With 45 million + people in Uganda alone and growing by the second. These nations desire full employment, support educational advancement, and offer a wealth of resources and opportunities to encourage partnerships from around the world.
The needs are vast. Industry, Agriculture, Hospitality, Infrastructure and Healthcare all represent significant areas of opportunity for international partners.
Our team is located in Uganda and the United States to facilitate fast connections for launching new partnerships quickly by cutting through layers of government bureaucracy.
International businesses have been flocking to Uganda and East African Countries because of the international friendly environment, abundance of resources, and central global location.
Reaching the right governmental departments and decision makers can often be challenging for outside companies. That’s where the EAP trans-continental teamwork comes in. Together, we bridge the culture gap and expedite the process in international business development.
Our goal is to help Uganda and East African countries thrive and compete globally as a new economic powerhouse, through partnerships with American companies.
Why Africa?
For the third year in a row, foreign direct investment (FDI) is down all over the world, but not in Africa.
Global money is banking on African growth, reduced barriers to cross-border trade and affordable access to commodities.
From 2017 to 2018, global FDI fell from $1.5 trillion to $1.3 trillion, according to an analysis by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The conference released its 2019 World Investment Report this week, showing that global FDI not only hit its lowest level since the global financial crisis, but has also been on the decline for three consecutive years.
One region defied this trend: Africa. In 2018, roughly $46bn worth of FDI flowed into Africa, an 11 percent increase compared to 2017. This is significant for the continent because when a company or an individual makes an FDI, they are said to be establishing a long-term business interest in a foreign country. The expectation is that they will not only invest money, but also time, and soft assets (i.e. technology, expertise and training).
Why Africa? The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was signed into law in May and allows 52 African countries to buy and sell goods without tariffs, which will make them less expensive and therefore more appealing to African consumers.
"The AfCFTA agreement will bolster regional cooperation," Mukhisa Kituyi, secretary-general of UNCTAD said. "Along with upbeat growth prospects, this bodes well for FDI flows to the continent." Commodities are the other big draw for global investors. According to UNCTAD, global money is now investing in African commodities such as gold in order to profit from expected price increases.
Sources of capital In 2017, France was the top foreign investor in Africa, followed by the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Critically, UNCTAD's data shows that from 2013 to 2017, Chinese FDI in Africa grew 65 percent, only topped by the Netherlands, for which FDI was up more than 200 percent.
Global money is banking on African growth, reduced barriers to cross-border trade and affordable access to commodities.
From 2017 to 2018, global FDI fell from $1.5 trillion to $1.3 trillion, according to an analysis by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The conference released its 2019 World Investment Report this week, showing that global FDI not only hit its lowest level since the global financial crisis, but has also been on the decline for three consecutive years.
One region defied this trend: Africa. In 2018, roughly $46bn worth of FDI flowed into Africa, an 11 percent increase compared to 2017. This is significant for the continent because when a company or an individual makes an FDI, they are said to be establishing a long-term business interest in a foreign country. The expectation is that they will not only invest money, but also time, and soft assets (i.e. technology, expertise and training).
Why Africa? The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was signed into law in May and allows 52 African countries to buy and sell goods without tariffs, which will make them less expensive and therefore more appealing to African consumers.
"The AfCFTA agreement will bolster regional cooperation," Mukhisa Kituyi, secretary-general of UNCTAD said. "Along with upbeat growth prospects, this bodes well for FDI flows to the continent." Commodities are the other big draw for global investors. According to UNCTAD, global money is now investing in African commodities such as gold in order to profit from expected price increases.
Sources of capital In 2017, France was the top foreign investor in Africa, followed by the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Critically, UNCTAD's data shows that from 2013 to 2017, Chinese FDI in Africa grew 65 percent, only topped by the Netherlands, for which FDI was up more than 200 percent.
