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TOURISM
AFRICA - GENEVA
“One
of the most significant elements of
Tourism Africa is the way that so many UN
agencies have spontaneously agreed to
support the initiative and to participate
in the program. As the central and
decisive UN focal point for the sector,
UNWTO is strongly committed to support
this event and to help it contribute to
the achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals. The MDG´s give us
a natural ten year strategic perspective
for the exhibition as well as an annual
check on performance. As chair of the
Tourism Africa Advisory Committee we are
delighted to see already, in this first
year, the high level of interest and
participation of African Ministers of
Tourism, as well as senior professionals
from the industry, development agencies
and the media. It is an exciting start and
we are indebted to SBM and Palexpo for
their vision and innovation in
conceptualizing and pulling the event
together.”
Geoffrey Lipman, Special Advisor to the
UNWTO Secretary General
"Congratulations
toUNWTO on your vision and initiative. We
will place this event at the top of our
agenda now and in future.”
Jerry W. Bird, Editor and Publisher,
Africa Travel Magazine and Air
Highways
Which African Countries were represented
at TourismAfrica 2006?
• Algeria's
Tourism industry : H.E. Noureddine
MOUSSA
• Angola's
Minister of Hotels and Tourism : H.E.
Jonatao CHINGUNJI
• Benin's
Tourism and Handicrafts Minister :
H.E. Soumanou SEIBOU TOLEBA
• Burkina
Faso's Minister of Culture, Arts et
Tourism : H.E. Aline
Koala
• Cameroon's
Tourism Minister: H.E. BABA
Ousmanou
• Chad's
Tourism Minister : H.E. Ibrahim Ahmed
Khoulamallah
• Democratic
Republic of Congo's Tourism Minister :
H.E. Diallo Aissa Abdoulaye
• Djibouti's
Minister of Youth, Sports, Leisure and
Tourism : H.E. Hassan FARAH
MIGUIL
• Ethiopia's
Minister of Culture and Tourism :
H.E. MOHAMMED DIRIR
• Gabon's
Minister for promotion of private sector,
social economy ,and
crafts industry :
H.E. Marie MISSOULOUKAGNE
• Guinea's
Minister of Tourism, Hotels and
Handicrafts : H.E. CAMARA Aminatou
BARRY
• Guinea
Bissau Minister of Tourism and Territorial
Zoning : H.E. Francisco Conduto de
Pina
• Kenya's
Tourism Minister : H.E. Morris
Dzoro
• Libya's
Tourism Minister : H.E. Ali
Aweda
• Mali's
Tourism Minister : H.E.
Bissimilah
•
Mauritania's Minister of Trade,
Handicrafts and Tourism : H.E. Ba
Abderrahmane
•
Mozambique's Tourism Minister : H.E. Dr
Fernando Sumbana
• Soudan
Ministre du Tourisme : H.E. Joseph
MALWAL
Represented:
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia,
Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Libya, Kenya, Mali,
Madagascar, Morocco, Mauritania,
Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, RETOSA (The
Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern
Africa regrouping 15 countries), Senegal,
Sudan, Swaziland, Togo,
Tunisia.
Some of the
topics
AIR TRANSPORT
Tunisair,
Air Burkina and Ethiopian Airlines
discussed the future of air transport in
Africa.
Strategic Forum
on sports and Tourism
Developement
Sport
also finds its place at TourismAfrica
2006, given that Africa has always shown
its great sport potential. There is an
inextricable link between the development
of sport and tourism. The Africa Cup of
Nations is one example of successful
tourism events as it attracts thousands of
visitors each edition.
More to
come...
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