Africa Day
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Monday with the African ambassadors in Cairo, as part of Africa Day celebrations.
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry headquarters was illuminated on Wednesday to mark Africa Day, which annually falls on May 25.
On May 25 of each year, African countries celebrate Africa Day.
Egypt will also work on “enhancing joint efforts to resolve the issues and disputes that the continent has suffered from for decades and that have prevented the dreams of the [continent’s] sons from coming true,” Sisi said in a Twitter thread.
During the meeting, both officials discussed ways of cooperation in the field of tourism.
The celebration comes in light of the association’s keenness to communicate with the people of the African continent with its different cultures and ancient civilizations.
The African unity is celebrated annually on Africa Day, which falls on May 25.
Environment Minister Yassmin Fouad met on Wednesday with officials from the World Bank to discuss preparing a project on climate change and air pollution control in Greater Cairo.
Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said that "the Africa we want" can be reached only via strong and promising youth aware of the importance of the environment.
AU was keen to launch an initiative for a unified aviation market to give momentum to the African aviation sector in order to boost tourism and trade exchange.
Egyptian Ambassador in Addis Ababa Osama Abdel Khaleq has said that the AU is witnessing a quantum leap in terms of continental integration under the presidency of Egypt.
Every year on May 25, Africans around the world celebrate the annual occasion of “Africa Day,” which marks the establishment of the Organization of African Unity in 1963 (now known as the African Union).
Sisi urged African countries to benefit from both the private and the public sectors to develop the African infrastructure system to promote Africa’s interconnectivity and integration.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports hosted the African delegations participating in the Africa Day Festival.
On the occasion of World Day for Africa, the Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris will hold a puppet show at UNESCO headquarters on May 25 at 7:30 pm.
The Egyptian Embassy in Colombo hosted a ceremony to commemorate the fifty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Organization of African Unity.
The Egyptian embassy in Berlin held a significant ceremony on Thursday evening to celebrate the 55th anniversary of “Africa Day”.
Egypt’s permanent delegation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has organized “Africa Week 2018”.
Egypt’s ambassador to Serbia, Amr Aljowaily, participated in the celebration of Africa Day at the Palace of Serbia on Saturday.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Ahmed Abu Zeid, posted video message by Moushira Khattab, the African candidate for UNESCO director-general.
