Eastern Africa Association 60th Anniversary: Market Close and Gala Dinner 2024
The Eastern Africa Association celebrated its Diamond Jubilee on 29th May, delighted to be joined in London by so many Association Members, Board and specially invited Guests including Heads of Diplomatic Missions – testimony to the enduring attraction of the many dynamic markets of East Africa.
The EAA has spent 60 years promoting and supporting investment in Eastern Africa, and is proud of its commitment to economic development and sustainable business practices in the region. Our Chairman Lord Valentine Cecil reflected on this remarkable journey in his address over dinner.
The Eastern Africa Association celebrated its Diamond Jubilee on 29th May, delighted to be joined in London by so many Association Members, Board and specially invited Guests including Heads of Diplomatic Missions – testimony to the enduring attraction of the many dynamic markets of East Africa.
We were privileged to be feted at the LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) with a market close ceremony in our honour, followed by a reception and Gala dinner at the Institute of Directors (IoD).
The EAA has spent 60 years promoting and supporting investment in Eastern Africa, and is proud of its commitment to economic development and sustainable business practices in the region. Our Chairman Lord Valentine Cecil reflected on this remarkable journey in his address over dinner.
We are grateful to the LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Abi Ajayi, head of Middle East and Africa, for marking this historic event at the LSE; and to our dinner sponsors African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), to Denys Denya, Executive Vice President, and Hatem R. El Demerdash, MBA, CPA Director and Global Head, Advisory and Capital Markets, for their inspiring remarks during the course of the evening.
Thanks also to IOD for an excellent dinner and venue, and to EAA Executive Director Agnes Gitau for organising and hosting the event so successfully.