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UAE-Africa Tourism Investment Summit launches $6bn

investment mapping, projecting to generate 70,000 jobs

• Monday, October 27, 2025, 8:20 PM

• 5 minutes Reading

DUBAI, 27th October 2025 (WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) convened a high-level
ministerial roundtable meeting with more than 20 African nations in Dubai, resulting in a joint
ministerial statement that sets out a new investment mapping to bolster collaboration and
partnership in tourism, aviation, transport and logistics, infrastructure and digital transformation.
The initiative positions tourism as a key driver of sustainable economic development in the UAE and
across the African continent.

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 more than 20 African nations. The ministers underscored their
commitment to strengthening collaboration to facilitate investments and enhance air connectivity
and infrastructure in Africa, and to innovate sustainable solutions and policies that bolster the
resilience of the tourism economy in the face of global challenges.

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