The top local employers in East Africa

In this article, we look at the number of development opportunities in East Africa, and who the region’s main employers are.

Employment in the development sector has seen significant shifts across the globe this year, particularly since the decision of the Trump administration in the U.S. to cancel a significant amount of USAID funding, and East Africa is no exception.

Devex data suggests that since Jan. 24, when the first USAID stop-work order was announced, there have been 2,326 opportunities in East Africa. That’s a drop of over 30% compared to the 3,323 opportunities in the same period last year.  

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