Kenyan Ahmed Farah takes helm at East African Business Council

Ahmed Farah, newly appointed Executive Director of the East African Business Council (EABC).

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

Ahmed Farah has been appointed Executive Director of the East African Business Council (EABC), taking charge of the region’s main private-sector lobby at a time of renewed pressure on intra-regional trade.

EABC Executive Board chairperson John Lual Akol Akol announced the appointment. He said the post was widely advertised and drew a large pool of applicants.