New Alamein City:The inaugural Alamein Africa Forum, held from October 2-4 in New Alamein City, marked a significant shift towards strengthening African cooperation and integration. The event emphasized moving from dialogue to active partnership and implementing practical steps to enhance development and economic integration across Africa.

According to State Information Service Egypt, the forum facilitated the signing of numerous memoranda of understanding and the initiation of new partnerships aimed at expanding opportunities for collaboration. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Egyptian Expatriates highlighted these developments in an infographic, emphasizing their importance in fostering partnerships, supporting development, and promoting African economic integration.

High-level participation was a hallmark of the forum, with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attending alongside African leaders, ministers, officials, and notable business figures, including Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group. The event also hosted the African Union's mid-year coordination meeting and a quadrilateral consultative summit with Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan.

Among the key agreements was a memorandum of understanding between the Egyptian Drug Authority and its Chadian counterpart, focusing on pharmaceutical and biological products and medical supplies. An exhibition held in conjunction with the forum showcased investment opportunities and Egyptian expertise in various sectors, facilitating connections between Egyptian and African businesses and paving the way for new economic and trade partnerships.

Additional memoranda of understanding were signed between Egyptian institutions and their African counterparts in fields such as trade, industry, culture, tourism, agriculture, aquaculture, and the production of medicines and vaccines. The forum also saw the signing of an agreement to establish a joint higher committee between Egypt and South Africa and the launch of the Egyptian-South African Business Forum.

Notably, four memoranda of understanding with Equatorial Guinea were finalized, covering culture, tourism, agriculture, and aquaculture. The Egypt-Equatorial Guinea Joint Committee issued its final statement while efforts to establish a veterinary vaccine manufacturing plant in Angola continued.