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UAE, Africa agree on new investment mapping for
tourism projects
Mon, 27 Oct 2025
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The UAE's Ministry of Economy and Tourism 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, said senior officials at the meeting held on the sidelines of UAE-Africa
Tourism Investment Summit 2025 in Dubai.
Nearly $6 billion worth of tourism projects featured in the new investment mapping proposed by the
participating countries.
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
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