The East Africa Community (EAC) is the most integrated regional bloc in Africa offering investors unrivalled opportunities for expansion into Africa and access to a large and ready market through trade agreements such as the EAC, COMESA and AfCFTA.

We have dedicated the last 20 years to providing pivotal support to Governments and Regional Organizations in EAC and the rest of Africa towards facilitating a truly integrated Africa. In concert with this hard-earned expertise, IDC offers indepth knowledge on the political, regulatory, social and cultural landscape in East Africa.

For manufacturers looking to take advantage of the market opportunities in EAC, we provide a rigourous investor viability mapping service that is both sector-specific and country-specific. The key elements of this advisory service include but are not limited to:

• Political risk analysis (with a focus on emerging issues in the specific sectors)

• Identification of relevant regulations

• Market Size analysis (at country or regional-level)

• Supplier identification and verification

• Local and International competitor identification

• Ideal site location identification (with a focus on sites that offer tax and other incentives such as Special Economic Zones)