El-Wakil Announces Roadmap to Turn African Integration Into Trade and Investment

Ahmed El-Wakil, president of the Union of African Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Professions, announced the “Alamein Declaration for the African Private Sector” at the close of the Africa Alamein Forum.

The declaration sets out a roadmap aimed at translating African integration into trade and investment, placing business activity at the centre of the initiative.

The announcement came as the forum concluded, in the presence of Minister of Investment Mohamed Farid Saleh.

The initiative focuses on the African private sector’s role in turning closer continental ties into economic opportunities. Details of specific projects or an implementation timetable were not provided in the announcement summary.