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Curated Market Intelligence
Quarterly EAC reports, sector dossiers, and regulatory updates that move as the market moves — not press releases that sit on a shelf.
Founding Cohort · 30 Members · Q3 2026
The Sharifa East Africa Investment Circle.
Join the Wait List. By Invitation.
A private intelligence and access membership for the serious few deploying into East Africa. Curated reports, on-the-ground intelligence and a vetted room — led by Amne Suedi and Swiss Shikana Investment & Advisory.
30
founding seats
6
EAC markets in focus
$95B+
annual diaspora capital
Q3 2026
private launch
The Premise
In East Africa, the information that matters is not published. Not in reports. Not on government sites. Not in any guidebook.
The investors who win here aren't smarter or better capitalised. They have something the headlines never show — ongoing, verified, on-the-ground intelligence and a trusted network. Everyone else is operating with fragmented reports, outdated assumptions, and unverified partners. The Circle exists to close that gap, permanently.
What Members Receive
Four pillars. One private discipline.
Every artefact, conversation, and connection is designed to move a member from observation to informed action — at the pace and discretion that serious capital requires.
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Private Strategy Counsel
Monthly briefings, fireside chats with policymakers and regulators, and weekly strategic calls with Amne Suedi and the Swiss Shikana desk.
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A Vetted Room
A small, deliberately small, room of diaspora principals, family offices, fund managers and operators actually deploying on the continent.
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On-the-Ground Access
Direct lines into the people who make decisions — the intelligence that is never published, never on a government website, never in a guidebook.
Who Belongs
Not everyone qualifies. By design.
The Circle exists because the room is small. Every applicant is reviewed personally by our team. We protect the quality of the conversation more than we protect growth.
- 01You are a principal, partner, or decision-maker — not a spectator or a casual observer.
- 02You deploy, advise on, or steward serious capital with a five-to-ten-year horizon.
- 03You are entering or expanding in East Africa with conviction, not curiosity.
- 04You bring something to the room: capital, expertise, verified deal flow, or unfair advantage.
- 05You hold confidence — what is shared in the Circle stays in the Circle.
Led By
Amne Suedi & Swiss Shikana Investment and Advisory
Founder of Shikana Group. President of the Switzerland–Tanzania Chamber of Commerce. Honorary Consul of Switzerland in Zanzibar. An advisory house at the intersection of Swiss precision and East African ground truth — built for the principals, family offices, funds and diaspora capital actually moving on the continent. The Circle is the difference between buying a map and having a guide who lives in the territory.
Join the Wait List
Place your name on the consideration list and join the Wait List.
Submitting this short form does not enrol you. Shortlisted applicants will be sent a detailed application and, where there is mutual fit, invited to a private discovery conversation ahead of the founding cohort opening in Q3 2026.
·Personally reviewed by the Swiss Shikana team.
·Held in strict confidence — never sold or shared.
·Reply within a few business days.