The United States will launch an African investor roadshow later this year to link entrepreneurs with potential U.S. investors in order to increase trade ties with Africa.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya, Nairobi Penny Pritzker said the United States was seeking to address the main concern raised by African entrepreneurs: limited access to foreign capital.

The roadshow will be launched in New York in September during the annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations. In 2016, potential investors will travel to African countries, she said, adding that the specifics have yet been set.

Source: af.reuters.com