
Tourism leaders from Angola, Mozambique and Egypt have argued that there is a need to strengthen cooperation and strategic investment in tourism in Africa, in a panel discussion at the Global Tourism Forum.
The session, entitled "Africa Ascending: Tourism for Infrastructure, Youth Employment, and Investment Attraction", brought together African tourism leaders, including Márcio de Jesus Lopes, Angola's Minister of Tourism; Sherif Fathy, Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and Mozambique's Secretary of State for Tourism, Fredson Bacar. The panel was moderated by Abulfas Garayev, Azerbaijan's former Minister of Culture and Tourism (2006-2018).