A total of 15 Tunisian companies are in Mombasa to explore opportunities for collaboration with their Mombasa counterparts as they look to invest in the coastal county.
The company directors arrived in Mombasa on Sunday ahead of the first ever Tunisian-Kenyan Business Forum to be held in Mombasa.
The two-day forum is aimed at exchanging business ideas and exploring the various business opportunities available in Mombasa.
Led by the Tunisian Ambassador to Kenya, Anouar Ben Youssef, the Tunisian delegation is eager to leave Kenya with deals or potential deals that will see them expand their businesses, the-star.co.ke reported.
“This is also an opportunity to strengthen trade cooperation between Tunisia and Kenya. It shows that we believe in Mombasa’s potential,” Ben Youssef was quoted as saying by the same source.
The Tunisian embassy has organized at least three business forums in 2019, 2021 and 2023, but this is the first to be held in Mombasa.
“The choice of Mombasa is because we found out after many years that Mombasa is a key place in the economy of Kenya,” the ambassador said.
Following the success of the previous forums, the embassy invited businessmen from Mombasa to Tunisia for various events.
Mombasa, said Ben Youssef, is the gateway for Tunisia and the whole of Africa to the rest of the region.
“Mombasa, and the political position of Kenya, is a key player in the region. Kenya, like Tunisia, is a member of COMESA. That is very important,” he said.
Tunisia is also a member of the African Free Trade Area and other regional groupings, as is Kenya.
