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The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport organized a forum titled “African development senior managers forum“ “investment opportunities in international trade and transport in African countries”
The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport organized a forum titled “African development senior managers forum“ “investment opportunities in international trade and transport in African countries”with the participation of a large number of decision-makers in the transport, ports and logistics sector from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Guinea, Togo, South Sudan, Angola, Mali, Burkina Faso, Komoros, Iswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Madagascar, Sudan, Chad, Mauritania, Malawi and Seychelles.
The Forum was attended by Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar Ismail Faraj, President of the Academy, Dr. Senussi Balba, Vice President of the Academy for African and Asian Affairs, and Dr. Sandra Haddad, Vice-Dean for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at the Faculty of International Transport and Logistics
This comes in the framework of the role of the Academy as one of the specialized expertise houses in the maritime transport sector and the technical arm of the League of Arab States.
Professor Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar, President of the Academy, was keen on welcoming the participants, and he said: "We are always happy to host our African brothers. Egypt is always keen on advancing the development of the African continent and consolidating its identity and affiliation with the continent."
Dr. Al-Senussi gave a speech in which he welcomed the participating of the African delegations, and said: The role of the Academy in Africa dates back to some 48 years, and stems from a strong faith in the strategic importance of integrating between African countries and the Arab world.
He added: Many African youth graduated from the academy and many of them now occupy leading positions in the maritime Transport industry and related fields in their countries of origin.
"Balbaa" said that this workshop is concerned with a topic of investment opportunities in international trade and transport in African countries, and he pointed out that the academy since its establishment in 1972 has given special attention to sustainable development in Africa.
During the past 8 years, the Academy has provided educational opportunities for the African students from Nigeria, Djibouti, Kenya and Sudan more than 1338 educational and training opportunities in the field of maritime and international transport and engineering. In addition to a number of memoranda of understanding that were signed between the Academy and a number of African organizations in Kenya, Nigeria and Djibouti.
At the end of th day , the African delegation visited the Integrated Simulation Complex, the Planetarium Center, and the Maritime Safety Institute at the Academy headquarters in Abu Qir.