First Alamein-Africa Business Forum yields 11 agreements and MOUs

Egypt hosted the first Alamein-Africa Business Forum, which closed with 11 outcomes and agreements spanning transport, automotive, energy and pharmaceuticals.

• The first edition, held in Alamein from October 2 to 4, yielded 11 outcomes, agreements and memoranda.
• Signings included a joint Egypt-South Africa high committee, MOUs with Equatorial Guinea, Congo-Brazzaville, Angola and Ghana, and a veterinary vaccines plant in Angola.
• Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly discussed with Tanzania's vice president Egyptian companies building new berths at Dar es Salaam port.
• Foreign Ministry spokesman Nader Zaki said the forum implemented African Union decision 973, mandating the event every two years.