Honorable President of the African Organization for Aviation, Culture, Tourism, and Sustainable Development (AFROACT) Enan Galay pledged to make use of his wide international relations to make AFROACT an effective contributor to the development process in Africa.
Galaly was delivering a speech on Saturday during a press conference on showing AFROACT's executive plan in Africa for 2020 in the presence of several African ambassadors and officials.
The president of Scandinavian International Hotels (HELNAN) pointed to Africa's rich resources, affirming Egypt's interest in the continent.
The international tourism expert voiced his trust in the newly-established organization in boosting the intra-African trade, tourism, and culture.
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Meanwhile, AFROACT Chairman Hussein Aboul Ata said the organization plans to set up its think tank in 2020 to tackle all African political, cultural, and economic issues.
Aboul Ata revealed that AFROCACT would organize a large competitive tourist event to promote intra-African tourism and all African attractions. The details of the event will be announced at a conference soon.
In the meantime, AFROACT Secretary-General Dr. Hossam Darwish said the 2020 plan is concerned with the fields of education and training by launching a training program for developing craft and traditional industries in cooperation with one of the United Nations development agencies in West African countries.
"One of the western continent countries will be chosen as the program's headquarters," Darwish noted, pointing out to signing the strategic partnership agreement with one of the international donors to fund the establishment of a vocational and technical training academy.
"In January 2020, an African cultural festival will be held in Egypt, as well as another one in Nigeria that includes art and heritage exhibitions and fair of traditional crafts and a festival for popular African food," the secretary-general added.
He also announced the opening of the first branch for the organization outside Egypt in Djibouti.
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