The Impact of Covid-19 On the African Tourism and Transport Industries

25 May 2021
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African Development Bank (Abidjan)

What: Webinar

Who: Civil Society and Community Engagement Division of the African Development Bank, the Economic, Social & Cultural Council of the African Union, and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

When: 27 May 2021, 11.00-12.30 GMT

Where: Virtual

The Civil Society and Community Engagement Division of the African Development Bank, in partnership with the AU-ECOSOCC and Africa CDC, will host the third webinar in the Covid-19 Awareness and Community Empowerment Series.

The partners initiated this series in March 2020 to raise awareness about the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated public health guidance from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and the WHO.

Titled "Clear skies: Boosting Africa's economic recovery through the airline and tourism industries," this webinar will address the impact of the pandemic on the African tourism and transport industries. It will bring together key stakeholders to discuss strategies to boost the continent's economy.

Invited speakers are

Director, UNWTO Regional Department for Africa, Mme. Elcia Grandcourt

CEO and Chairman, Azalai Hotels Group, Mr. Mossadeck Bally

African civil society organizations

Please register here or here to participate.

Media contact: Solange Kamuanga-Tossou, Communication and External Relations Department, African Development Bank, email: s.kamuanga-tossou@afdb.org

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