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Held under the theme “Tourism at the Heart of Africa’s Growth Agenda,” the roundtable was attended

by H.E. 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.

H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri said: “Today, the UAE and Africa stand at a pivotal moment in
developing a resilient and sustainable tourism sector. This milestone is marked by the launch of a new
investment mapping featuring diverse tourism projects in the fields of aviation, logistics services,
infrastructure, and the digital sector, with an estimated total value of approximately $6 billion and the

potential to generate 70,000 job opportunities in various countries of the African continent. This step aims
to create a qualitative shift in the level of tourism partnerships between the UAE and Africa. It will also
pave the way for regional and global business communities to participate in UAE-Africa tourism

investment projects, thus enhancing the position of tourism as a fundamental pillar of sustainable and
comprehensive economic development.

His Excellency emphasized the importance of tourism cooperation in the next phase to build new
partnerships between the public and private sectors with the aim of exploring and developing innovative
financing and investment tools in various tourism activities. H.E. further noted that the UAE has emerged
as a strategic hub for building such effective and impactful international tourism partnerships and serves

as a successful model for sharing its tourism expertise and capabilities with Africa, supported by its robust
experience and world-class infrastructure.

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