Talent in Transit: The Double-Edged Sword of East Africa's Skilled Migration and Diaspora Potential

East Africa’s most valuable export is not its coffee, tea, or gold, but the best and brightest of its young and talented minds. Like many regions in the Global South, East Africa is faced with the brain drain phenomena – an occurrence where highly skilled and educated workers, such as doctors, teachers, engineers, and scientists migrate from their country of origin to other countries. This is largely seen with highly skilled workers migrating from the Global South to the Global North.