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10/29/25, 2:50 PM UAE to help bolster tourism and key sectors in more than 20 African nations - Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East, …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will collaborate and partner with more than 20

African nations in tourism, aviation, transport, logistics, infrastructure, and
digital transformation.

The new investment mapping was announced in a joint ministerial statement
following a high-level ministerial roundtable meeting in Dubai. The meeting

took place on the sidelines of the UAE-Africa Tourism Investment Summit 2025,
held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al

Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Held under the theme ‘Tourism at the Heart of Africa’s Growth Agenda’, the
roundtable was attended by Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy

and Tourism, alongside tourism ministers and officials from the African
nations.

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The ministers welcomed the development of a concise investment mapping
that identifies priority projects and enable reforms in tourism and related

sectors such as aviation, logistics, infrastructure and digital across
participating countries. The projects submitted under the investment mapping

are estimated to require a total investment of approximately US$6 billion and
are projected to generate 70,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri commented
pivotal moment in developing a resilient and sustainable tourism sector . This

milestone is marked by the launch of a new investment mapping featuring

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