Growing Business Tourism in Africa

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Growing Business Tourism in Africa"

Transcription

1 Growing Business Tourism in Africa Esmaré Steinhöfel Regional Director: Africa 20 July 2018 wwwiccaworldorg

2 ICCA Introduction wwwiccaworldorg

3 Industry Associations wwwiccaworldorg

4 Introduction The global community and knowledge hub for the international association meetings industry ICCA represents the main specialists in organising, transporting, and accommodating international meetings and events, and comprises 1,100 member companies and organisations in almost 100 countries worldwide wwwiccaworldorg

5 ICCA Offices North America: New Jersey HO & Europe: Amsterdam Middle-East: Dubai Latin America & Caribbean: Montevideo Africa: Cape Town Asia-Pacific: Petaling Jaya wwwiccaworldorg

6 Geographical Members 67 Scandinavian 102 North America 74 UK / Ireland 88 France Benelux 62 Iberia 113 Mediterranean 160 Central Europe 45 Middle East 83 Latin America 44 Africa 231 Asia-Pacific wwwiccaworldorg

7 African Chapter Members 44 Members Botswana 1 Ethiopia 3 Kenya 4 Mozambique 1 Rwanda 3 South Africa 25 Tanzania 4 Uganda 1 Zambia 1 Zimbabwe 1 wwwiccaworldorg

8 African Economic Outlook Source: African Economic Outlook 2017 Nigeria & South Africa make up almost half of Africa s GDP East Africa is fastest-growing region Chinese, UAE and Italian firms were the top 3 investors Africa has highest proportion of worldwide entrepreneurs Only 2 countries export more than they import (Botswana & Swaziland) Focus slowly moving away from commodities wwwiccaworldorg

9 Why Business Tourism wwwiccaworldorg

10 Meetings: More than High Value Tourism Meetings Incentive Travel Convention Exhibition MAJOR DRIVER Economic & Academic Development Professional & Societal Development wwwiccaworldorg

11 Business Tourism What makes Business Tourism so important for social and economic development? Highly lucrative/high yield sector Driver of investment in infrastructure Driver of investment in human capital Highly integrative sector by its very nature Contributor to investment and trade Contributor to increased leisure tourism Enhancer of brand image wwwiccaworldorg

12 Infrastructure Developments wwwiccaworldorg

13 Air Connectivity Africa s Busiest Airports by Passengers handled (2016) Source: Airport Authorities Rank Airport (City, Country) Millions 1 OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg, South Africa) Cairo International Airport (Cairo, Egypt) Cape Town International Airport (Cape Town, South Africa) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) 89 5 Mohammed V International Airport (Casablanca, Morocco) 86 6 Houari Boumediene Airport (Algiers, Algeria) 72 7 Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Nairobi, Kenya) 71 8 Murtala Muhammed International Airport (Lagos, Nigeria) 67 9 King Shaka International Airport (Durban, South Africa) Tunis-Carthage International Airport (Tunis, Tunisia) 49 wwwiccaworldorg

14 Intra-African Airline Connectivity 5% 2018 YOY new planned wwwiccaworldorg

15 Airport Infrastructure Blaise Diagne International Airport Dakar, Senegal Cost of $575 million Opened in 2017 wwwiccaworldorg

16 Airport Infrastructure Bugesera International Airport Kigali, Rwanda Cost of $818 million Opening in 2019 wwwiccaworldorg

17 Airport Infrastructure Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Lusaka, Zambia Cost of $360 million (new terminal building) Completion 2019 wwwiccaworldorg

18 Fastest growing Airline in Africa Air Connectivity 100 Current Fleet 68 On Order 100+ International Destinations in 5 Continents 58+ Destinations in Africa 20+ Domestic Destinations in Ethiopia 2007/ / wwwiccaworldorg

19 Air Connectivity Destination Weekly Frequency Date Launched Africa Harare 7 April 2017 Dakar 3 October 2017 Abuja 4 April 2018 Cape Town 4 May 2018 International London (Gatwick) 3 May 2017 Brussels 3 July 2017 Mumbai 4 April 2017 wwwiccaworldorg

20 Hotel Infrastructure Top 10 Hotel Chains by Number of Planned Hotels 2017 # Name Hotels Rooms Ave Size 1 AccorHotels 84 13, Marriott International 83 16, Hilton 41 9, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group 39 7, Best Western Hotels & Resorts 18 1, = Louvre Hotels Group 13 1, = Mantis Collection CityBlue Hotels Mangalis Hotel Group 10 1, Meliá Hotels International 9 2, Source: Africa Data powered by Africa Business Communities wwwiccaworldorg

21 Hotel Infrastructure Top 10 Countries 2017 by Number of Planned Hotels 2017 # Name Total Source: Africa Data powered by Africa Business Communities Onsite Construction 1 Egypt 35 9,851 7,355 75% 2 Nigeria 61 10,313 4,296 42% 3 Morocco 34 5,271 3,660 69% 4 Tunisia 17 3,852 3,204 83% 5 Kenya 19 3,453 3,073 89% 6 Ethiopia 20 3,819 2,782 73% 7 Algeria 17 3,771 2,717 72% 8 Angola 54 6,939 3,060 44% 9 Cape Verde 11 3,478 1,337 38% 10 South Africa 33 4,484 1,263 28% wwwiccaworldorg

22 Convention Centre Infrastructure Phase One Completion 2020 wwwiccaworldorg

23 Convention Centre Infrastructure Expansion of Lake Nyasa Hall Opened May 2017 wwwiccaworldorg

24 ICCA Statistics wwwiccaworldorg

25 2008 vs 2017 Association conferences globally 9, years later 12,563 wwwiccaworldorg

26 Criteria Be held on a regular basis Min of 50 participants Rotate between at least 3 countries wwwiccaworldorg

27 2017 ICCA Rankings 12,563 Total Number of Global Meetings wwwiccaworldorg

28 2017 ICCA Rankings Number of Meetings per Country Total of 359 African Meetings Rank per Country #1 South Africa 122 #2 Morocco 33 #3 Rwanda 21 #4 Egypt 17 #4 Ethiopia 17 #4 Kenya 17 #5 Tunisia 14 wwwiccaworldorg

29 2017 ICCA Rankings Number of Meetings per City Total of 361 African Meetings Rank per City #1 Cape Town 53 #2 Johannesburg 23 #3 Kigali 21 #4 Marrakech 20 #5 Addis Ababa 13 wwwiccaworldorg

30 Size of meetings ( ) wwwiccaworldorg

31 Number of Meetings per month ( ) wwwiccaworldorg

32 Type of Venue ( ) wwwiccaworldorg

33 In conclusion Increasing membership pressure on NGO s to meet in Africa Diversification in African economies; tourism increasingly important sector of economy Investment in congress infra-structure Increase in national professional organisations More national association congresses Fast growing middle class stimulus for economy More corporate meetings, product launches, exhibitions wwwiccaworldorg

34 Thank you wwwiccaworldorg

International Arrivals in Africa 2017 Jan-Jul Year to Date Forward looking 2017 Aug-Dec

International Arrivals in Africa 2017 Jan-Jul Year to Date Forward looking 2017 Aug-Dec www. forwardkeys. com International Arrivals in 2017 Jan-Jul Year to Date Forward looking 2017 Aug-Dec Special Focus on East n Community (EAC) August 2017 Know tomorrow s travellers 2017YTD: the Americas,

More information

African Perspectives. CAPA Keynote Speech, Sydney, Australia 6 th June, 2018

African Perspectives. CAPA Keynote Speech, Sydney, Australia 6 th June, 2018 African Perspectives CAPA Keynote Speech, Sydney, Australia 6 th June, 2018 AFRICA S SIZE - 30.2M KM² WHAT CAN FIT WITHIN AFRICA'S 30.2M KM² Source: The true size of Africa-Kai Krause AFRICAN COUNTRIES,

More information

Africa. Display Transparency 6 on the overhead. Explain to students that Africa is the

Africa. Display Transparency 6 on the overhead. Explain to students that Africa is the 3S 4S 1S 2S 3N 4N Banjul Bissau SIERRA LEONE 5N MADEIRA IS. CANARY IS. (SPAIN) (disputed) Dakar Freetown (PORTUGAL) GAMBIA Bamako Conakry Monrovia Rabat BURKINA FASO 1W Accra Lomé ~ Niamey BENIN Algiers

More information

2017 Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa

2017 Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa 2017 Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa Front Page: Radisson Blu Durban Foreword Welcome to the 2017 edition of our annual Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa. This ninth edition of our

More information

Growing Africa Cities Helping you size the market

Growing Africa Cities Helping you size the market Growing Africa Cities Helping you size the market October, 2013 1 In a world struggling for growth, Africa stands out 2 The rate of growth is significant in all African countries EIU forecast for GDP Growth

More information

TOURISM BUSINESS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA TRENDS AND INDICATORS REPORT. May 2018

TOURISM BUSINESS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA TRENDS AND INDICATORS REPORT. May 2018 TOURISM BUSINESS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA TRENDS AND INDICATORS REPORT May 2018 Compiled by: Ms. Tebogo Umanah General Manager: Policy Analysis and Strategic Projects May 2018 Page 1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...

More information

Opportunities and Risks in Africa

Opportunities and Risks in Africa Opportunities and Risks in Africa Africa is not a country Note: Graphic layout for visualization only (some countries are cut and rotated) Source: Creative Commons. Africa at a glance 212 Total GDP: $2.1

More information

The Tourism Market in Africa

The Tourism Market in Africa The Tourism Market in Africa Investour Fitur (Ifema), Madrid, Spain 2 January 211 John G.C. Kester Tourism Trends and Marketing Strategies Programme 1 UNWTO World Tourism Barometer Objective: monitoring

More information

WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON METEOROLOGY FOR AVIATION (ACMA -2018)

WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON METEOROLOGY FOR AVIATION (ACMA -2018) Hello Bonjour WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON METEOROLOGY FOR AVIATION (ACMA -2018) 28 to 30 November 2018 Dakar, Senegal Update on On-going Deliberations on The Single African

More information

Framework for Progressive Destination Competitiveness

Framework for Progressive Destination Competitiveness Sub-Saharan Africa Framework for Progressive Destination Competitiveness SSA Countries by Tourism Development Level and World Bank Income Ranking Tourism development level Pre-emerging Low income Central

More information

REPORT ON WHO STAFF IN THE AFRICAN REGION. Information Document CONTENTS

REPORT ON WHO STAFF IN THE AFRICAN REGION. Information Document CONTENTS 10 July 2009 REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Fifty-ninth session Kigali, Republic of Rwanda, 31 August 4 September 2009 Provisional agenda item 9.5 REPORT ON WHO STAFF IN THE AFRICAN REGION

More information

Africa attractiveness program 2017 Country profiles. 2 June 2017

Africa attractiveness program 2017 Country profiles. 2 June 2017 Africa attractiveness program 07 Country profiles June 07 The key economies attract the largest share of FDI Countries ranked by FDI projects 0 - (project numbers below are data) South Africa Nigeria Morocco

More information

21st ACI AFRICA REGION ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

21st ACI AFRICA REGION ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION 21st ACI AFRICA REGION ANNUAL ASSEMBLY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA 28 AUGUST 2012 Angela Gittens Director General ACI World 1 Airports Council International ACI AFRICA ACI World 577 members

More information

Federal Ministry of Transportation. Nigeria Business Investor Forum Briefing on Aviation Sector Reform and Investment Opportunities

Federal Ministry of Transportation. Nigeria Business Investor Forum Briefing on Aviation Sector Reform and Investment Opportunities Federal Ministry of Transportation Nigeria Business Investor Forum Briefing on Aviation Sector Reform and Investment Opportunities By Senator Hadi Abubakar Sirika Honourable Minister of State Aviation

More information

PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR DELTA AIRLINES BY

PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR DELTA AIRLINES BY Delta Airlines in Africa PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR DELTA AIRLINES BY BACKGROUND Pliny the Elder, the great first century Roman philosopher is quoted as saying There is always something new out of Africa.

More information

Transforming Intra-African Air Connectivity:

Transforming Intra-African Air Connectivity: z Transforming Intra-African Air Connectivity: The Economic Benefits of Implementing the Yamoussoukro Decision PREPARED FOR IATA in partnership with AFCAC and AFRAA PREPARED BY InterVISTAS Consulting LTD

More information

East African Power Industry Convention 2007, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

East African Power Industry Convention 2007, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA Pan African Electrical Interconnection and Power rade By Dr. Fatma Moustafa, Dr. Babiker Ibrahim, Dr. azem anafi, Mr. Jelal Shafi Eastern Nile echnical Regional Office Nile Basin Initiative East African

More information

EARTHQUAKE HAZARD ZONES - AFRICA

EARTHQUAKE HAZARD ZONES - AFRICA GAP.15.2.3.1 A Publication of Global Asset Protection Services LLC EARTHQUAKE HAZARD ZONES - AFRICA Algeria Hazard Zones... 1,2,3,4,5,6 Algiers... 6 Oran... 5 Constantine... 5 100 Constitution Plaza, Hartford,

More information

The Second Japan-Africa Business Forum TICAD and Business: Feedback from the Yokohama Action Plan to the Nairobi Declaration July 25, 2017

The Second Japan-Africa Business Forum TICAD and Business: Feedback from the Yokohama Action Plan to the Nairobi Declaration July 25, 2017 The Second Japan-Africa Business Forum TICAD and Business: Feedback from the Yokohama Action Plan to the Nairobi Declaration July 25, 207 Takeshi Osuga Ambassador, Assistant Minister, Director-General

More information

TOURISM BUSINESS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA TRENDS AND INDICATORS REPORT. March 2018

TOURISM BUSINESS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA TRENDS AND INDICATORS REPORT. March 2018 TOURISM BUSINESS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA TRENDS AND INDICATORS REPORT March 2018 Compiled by: Ms. Tebogo Umanah General Manager: Policy Analysis and Strategic Projects March 2018 Page 1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...

More information

Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa

Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa 2018 Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa It is with great pleasure that we present the 2018 edition of our annual Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa. This is our 10th edition, and we present

More information

Fostering healthcare Investments through PPPs. George Uduku Health Systems November 2017

Fostering healthcare Investments through PPPs. George Uduku Health Systems November 2017 Fostering healthcare Investments through PPPs George Uduku November 2017 Healthcare Industry : Infrastructure 1/2 There is a wide gap in healthcare infrastructure and a major shortage of healthcare workers

More information

REPORT ON HUMAN RESOURCES IN WHO IN THE AFRICAN REGION. Information Document CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... 1

REPORT ON HUMAN RESOURCES IN WHO IN THE AFRICAN REGION. Information Document CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... 1 AFR/RC56/INF.DOC/3 12 July 2006 REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Fifty-sixth session Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 August 1 September 2006 Provisional agenda item 10.4 REPORT ON HUMAN RESOURCES

More information

KEY TRENDS IN TOURISM IN AFRICA 41ST ANNUAL WORLD TOURISM CONFERENCE, KIGALI, RWANDA CHRISTY TAWII, RESEARCH ANALYST

KEY TRENDS IN TOURISM IN AFRICA 41ST ANNUAL WORLD TOURISM CONFERENCE, KIGALI, RWANDA CHRISTY TAWII, RESEARCH ANALYST KEY TRENDS IN TOURISM IN AFRICA 41ST ANNUAL WORLD TOURISM CONFERENCE, KIGALI, RWANDA CHRISTY TAWII, RESEARCH ANALYST ABOUT EUROMONITOR INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL OVERVIEW AFRICA S PERFORMANCE REVIEW TOURISM

More information

africa s hospitality market

africa s hospitality market africa s hospitality market Year in Review 2016 Ghana Nigeria Ethiopia Addis Ababa Kenya In this issue 3 Introduction Windhoek Zambia Lusaka Gabarone Pretoria Dar es Salaam Hahare Namibia Zimbabwe Botswana

More information

FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES IN

FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES IN FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES IN BUSINESS AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY Clifford D. Mpare, CFA Chairman and CEO Frontline Capital Advisors, Ltd. 2022 Vision: Whose GDP will grow most in the world by 2022? RANK EXPECTED

More information

Global IP Infrastructure

Global IP Infrastructure Study Visit: Intellectual Property Focal Persons of the African Regional Economic Communities and Executive Bodies of the African Union Global IP Infrastructure Gregory Sadyalunda Project Manager IP Office

More information

1 What is the African Economic Outlook Project? 2 African Economic Performance: Multifaceted Growth. 3 Africa and Globalization

1 What is the African Economic Outlook Project? 2 African Economic Performance: Multifaceted Growth. 3 Africa and Globalization African Economic Outlook 2007 Measuring the Pulse of Africa Nicolas Pinaud, OECD Development Centre 经合组织 发展中心 Standard Chartered & the OECD Development Centre AFRICA AND CHINA: ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES

More information

The W20. The 20 wealthiest countries in the world. Publication Date: October 2015 NEW WORLD WEALTH

The W20. The 20 wealthiest countries in the world. Publication Date: October 2015 NEW WORLD WEALTH The W20 The 20 wealthiest countries in the world Publication Date: October 2015 W20 wealth rankings The following tables ranks the top 20 countries in the world by total individual wealth held. Total individual

More information

Financing Sustainable Transport in LLDCs in Africa High Level Meeting October Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Financing Sustainable Transport in LLDCs in Africa High Level Meeting October Santa Cruz, Bolivia Gylfi Palsson, Lead Transport Specialist and Acting Manager for the LAC Region, World Bank Financing Sustainable Transport in LLDCs in Africa High Level Meeting 13-14 October 2016 - Santa Cruz, Bolivia

More information

Africa at a glance. Annual real GDP growth ( average): 4.97% Official development assistance (2010): $48 billion

Africa at a glance. Annual real GDP growth ( average): 4.97% Official development assistance (2010): $48 billion Africa at a glance Population (212): 1,38 million Annual real GDP growth (25-212 average): 4.97% Official development assistance (21): $48 billion Net foreign direct investment (211): $43 billion Sources:

More information

Southern Africa outpaces North Africa in governance performance

Southern Africa outpaces North Africa in governance performance Monday 5 th October 2009 Southern Africa outpaces North Africa in governance performance 2009 Ibrahim Index of African Governance shows that half of Africa s ten best performing countries are in Southern

More information

Air Transport: An Engine to Prosperity

Air Transport: An Engine to Prosperity Air Transport: An Engine to Prosperity Mark Smyth Senior Economist, IATA To represent, lead and serve the airline industry Africa in a Global Economic Context Relatively low shares of GDP, trade and air

More information

Intra-African Air Services Liberalization

Intra-African Air Services Liberalization Intra-African Air Services Liberalization James Wiltshire Senior Economist, www.iata.org/economics To represent, lead and serve the airline industry Aviation connects African businesses to world markets

More information

Regional Investment rules in Eastern and Southern Africa

Regional Investment rules in Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Investment rules in Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA Common Investment Area (CCIA) towards the Tripartite COMESA-EAC-SADC and Pan African investment arrangements London, 14 September 2012

More information

Data Limitations. Index Choices

Data Limitations. Index Choices Section 3. Annexes The Index is part of a central database and system for collecting data on regional integration. It will capture additional data for indicators that are not part of the Index but that

More information

Energy Poverty in Africa

Energy Poverty in Africa African Energy Commission (AFREC) Paper on Energy Poverty in Africa By Dr. Gilbert NZOBADILA Consultant Energy Policy- AFREC 1 1- Introduction: African background : The African Energy Commission (AFREC)

More information

REPORT ON WHO STAFF IN THE AFRICAN REGION. Information Document CONTENTS

REPORT ON WHO STAFF IN THE AFRICAN REGION. Information Document CONTENTS 6 September 2013 REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Sixty-third session Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 2 6 September 2013 Agenda item 20.1 REPORT ON WHO STAFF IN THE AFRICAN REGION Information

More information

Accelerating Economic Growth in Africa

Accelerating Economic Growth in Africa Accelerating Economic Growth in Africa Japan International Cooperation Agency Africa Department Director General Kazunori Oshiyama Strategies for Accelerating Economic Growth Major Corridors and Japan

More information

Table A.LPG1 : TOTAL LPG CONSUMPTION (Best available Estimates)

Table A.LPG1 : TOTAL LPG CONSUMPTION (Best available Estimates) Table A.LPG1 : TOTAL LPG CONSUMPTION (Best available Estimates) 1000 MT 1 Burkina Faso 0.509 0.587 0.615 0.606 0.435 0.429 0.691 1.057 1.385 1.698 2.156 2.432 2.888 2 Cape Verde 4.058 4.268 4.988 5.259

More information

Regional outlook Sub-Saharan Africa 24/11/2015. Share commodities in good exports. Share commodities in goods imports

Regional outlook Sub-Saharan Africa 24/11/2015. Share commodities in good exports. Share commodities in goods imports Table 1: Economic structure indicators Number of Inhabitants (m.) Size of the economy (in USD bn.) Size of the economy (% of world GDP) Share commodities in good exports Share commodities in goods imports

More information

PRIORITIZED ROAD CORRIDOR TRANSPORT PROJECTS

PRIORITIZED ROAD CORRIDOR TRANSPORT PROJECTS PRIORITIZED ROAD CORRIDOR TRANSPORT PROJECTS Ali KIES African Development Bank ICA Senior Level Meeting January 18, 2007 Berlin, Germany Why Regional Transport Infrastructure? REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

More information

Sub-Sahara Capital African Real Estate Update (July 2015)

Sub-Sahara Capital African Real Estate Update (July 2015) Sub-Sahara Capital African Real Estate Update (July 2015) Real estate is one of the best ways to benefit from two powerful African trends, population growth and urbanization. Between 2010 and 2025 the

More information

Estimating the potential impacts of further liberalisation of the EU-Africa aviation market on African airports

Estimating the potential impacts of further liberalisation of the EU-Africa aviation market on African airports Estimating the potential impacts of further liberalisation of the EU-Africa aviation market on African airports Eric Tchouamou Njoya University of Huddersfield Panayotis Christidis European Commission

More information

AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES IN AFRICA

AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES IN AFRICA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES IN AFRICA ICAO Safety Symposium Dakar, Senegal May 2014 THE WORLD BANK S APPROACH Ibou Diouf, The World Bank AGENDA Global Aviation Overview African Aviation Overview Challenges

More information

Kenya South Africa USA

Kenya South Africa USA Kenya Tourism Federation Secretariat P.O. Box 15013-00509, Nairobi Tel: 020 8001000; Wireless:020 8001001 Cell: 0722-745645 / 0738-617499 www.kenyatourism.or.ke www.tourismawards.or.ke 25th Sept 2012 IN

More information

Robust passenger traffic growth; freight volumes reach 3-month peak with double-digit growth

Robust passenger traffic growth; freight volumes reach 3-month peak with double-digit growth Robust passenger traffic growth; freight volumes reach 3-month peak with double-digit growth Montréal, 27 October Global passenger traffic increased 6.7% in August and 6.8% year to date. Global freight

More information

WHY AFRICA? BY BENOIT LA SALLE December 2014

WHY AFRICA? BY BENOIT LA SALLE December 2014 WHY AFRICA? BY BENOIT LA SALLE December 2014 AFRICA IS THE FUTURE 2 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090 2100 (THOUSANDS) WORKING-AGE POPULATION WORLDWIDE 7 000 000

More information

January 22 nd, Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez Senior Director Social, Urban, Rural & Resilience The World Bank

January 22 nd, Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez Senior Director Social, Urban, Rural & Resilience The World Bank TICAD Seminar Series 4 th Seminar Land Use Planning & Spatial Development for Smart Growth in African Cities January 22 nd, 2016 Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez Senior Director Social, Urban, Rural & Resilience The

More information

A Snapshot of Sanitation and Open Defecation in Africa 2010 Update

A Snapshot of Sanitation and Open Defecation in Africa 2010 Update A Snapshot of Sanitation and Open Defecation in 10 Update A regional perspective based on data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation UNICEF/NYHQ10-1999/Asselin

More information

Ethiopia: Tourism Market Insights 2017

Ethiopia: Tourism Market Insights 2017 Ethiopia: Tourism Market Insights 2017 About Ethiopia Ethiopia is Africa s second-most populous country and according to the IMF has overtaken Kenya to become the largest economy in east Africa. Real GDP

More information

NZQA registered unit standard version 2 Page 1 of 5. Demonstrate knowledge of Middle Eastern or African countries as tourist destinations

NZQA registered unit standard version 2 Page 1 of 5. Demonstrate knowledge of Middle Eastern or African countries as tourist destinations Page 1 of 5 Title Demonstrate knowledge of Middle Eastern or African countries as tourist destinations Level 3 Credits 8 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to: locate Middle Eastern

More information

Air Service Potential between Africa and North America

Air Service Potential between Africa and North America Presented by John Parkinson Area Sales Director Air Service Potential between Africa and North America Miami, June 7 th, 2007 Airbus Corporate Update US-Africa Market Drivers Potential for Direct Services

More information

AIRPORT PROJECTS & TENDERS REPORT

AIRPORT PROJECTS & TENDERS REPORT AIRPORT PROJECTS & TENDERS REPORT AFRICA CURRENT PROJECTS AND TENDERS IN THE AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND AVIATION SECTOR Prepared by IQPC for: Market Overview As the number of airlines and flights operating

More information

REPORT ON WHO STAFF IN THE AFRICAN REGION. Information Document CONTENTS

REPORT ON WHO STAFF IN THE AFRICAN REGION. Information Document CONTENTS 11 July 2014 REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Sixty-four session Cotonou, Republic of Benin, 1 5 September 2014 Provisional agenda item 18.1 REPORT ON WHO STAFF IN THE AFRICAN REGION Information

More information

Table of CONTENTS. COUNTRY FOCUS: United Republic of Tanzania

Table of CONTENTS. COUNTRY FOCUS: United Republic of Tanzania Africa Statistics Flash Selected Socio-Economic Indicators on Africa December 216 Table of CONTENTS COUNTRY FOCUS: United Republic of Tanzania ------------------------------------------------------------

More information

AFRICAN AIRLINES ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION DES COMPAGNIES AERIENNES AFRICAINES

AFRICAN AIRLINES ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION DES COMPAGNIES AERIENNES AFRICAINES AFRICAN AIRLINES ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION DES COMPAGNIES AERIENNES AFRICAINES AFRAA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 2019 2 0 1 8 Indian Ocean's Leading Airline Made in Mauritius ANNUAL REPORT 2018 I AFRAA Executive

More information

AFRICAN GROWTH MARKETS AND OPPORTUNITIES

AFRICAN GROWTH MARKETS AND OPPORTUNITIES AFRICAN GROWTH MARKETS AND OPPORTUNITIES Presentation at the PMA Fresh Connections Conference By Hannah Edinger, Frontier Advisory Cape Town, August 13, 2015 Contents of Presentation Africa Overview Disaggregating

More information

Africa the potential for growth

Africa the potential for growth Africa the potential for growth Ian Taylor President & CEO, Vitol March 2015 The oil price a long term view 2010 to date - $94 2000s - $49.6 1980s - $25.8 1990s - $18.3 1970s $10.5 1 Q1-14 Q2-14 Q3-14

More information

Table of CONTENTS. COUNTRY FOCUS: Equatorial Guinea

Table of CONTENTS. COUNTRY FOCUS: Equatorial Guinea Africa Statistics Flash Selected Socio-Economic Indicators on Africa August 217 Table of CONTENTS COUNTRY FOCUS: Equatorial Guinea ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

More information

2015 CRS ICT4D CONFERENCE INTRODUCING THE BANDWIDTH AGGREGATION BUYING PROGRAM

2015 CRS ICT4D CONFERENCE INTRODUCING THE BANDWIDTH AGGREGATION BUYING PROGRAM 2015 CRS ICT4D CONFERENCE INTRODUCING THE BANDWIDTH AGGREGATION BUYING PROGRAM InsideNGO and NetHope s first connectivity demand-aggregation program, implemented by Hutchison Global Communications (HGC)

More information

The Single African Air Transport Market - An Agenda 2063 Flagship Project -

The Single African Air Transport Market - An Agenda 2063 Flagship Project - The Single African Air Transport Market - An Agenda 2063 Flagship Project - Liberalising intra-african air transport through the full implementation of the Yamoussoukro Decision, to improve air connectivity

More information

JICA s activity in the Northern Economic Corridor. 7 Dec 2015, Nairobi

JICA s activity in the Northern Economic Corridor. 7 Dec 2015, Nairobi JICA s activity in the Northern Economic Corridor 7 Dec 2015, Nairobi Contents 1. Japan s commitment on corridor development 2. On-going support on corridor development 3. JICA s activity on Northern Economic

More information

Entrepreneurial Universities and Private Higher Education Institutions

Entrepreneurial Universities and Private Higher Education Institutions Entrepreneurial Universities and Private Higher Education Institutions Professor Moses Oketch University College London, Institute of Education m.oketch@ucl.ac.uk Presentation at International Seminar

More information

AFRICA. Cape Town, April Experience the World

AFRICA. Cape Town, April Experience the World AFRICA Cape Town, 10 12 April 2019 Experience the World at WTM Africa 2019 Why WTM Africa? In the Host City of Cape Town Takes place in April every year - the optimal time in the Travel Industry s buying

More information

CLIMATE DIAGNOSTIC BULLETIN FOR AFRICA

CLIMATE DIAGNOSTIC BULLETIN FOR AFRICA CLIMATE DIAGNOSTIC BULLETIN FOR AFRICA N 02 FEBRUARY, 2019 OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE MONITORING & PREDICTION 1 SUMMARY FEBRUARY 2019 The precipitation for the month of February, 2019 was above to well above average

More information

TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTRY FOCUS: ALGERIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTRY FOCUS: ALGERIA Africa Statistics Flash Selected Socio-Economic Indicators on Africa May 218 TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTRY FOCUS: ALGERIA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

More information

THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP. At the centre of Africa s transformation

THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP. At the centre of Africa s transformation THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP At the centre of Africa s transformation African Development Bank Group The African Development Bank Group is a multilateral development finance institution. It was established

More information

UNWTO Commission for Africa Fifty-sixth meeting Luanda, Angola, 28 April 2014 Provisional agenda item 4.2

UNWTO Commission for Africa Fifty-sixth meeting Luanda, Angola, 28 April 2014 Provisional agenda item 4.2 UNWTO Commission for Africa Fifty-sixth meeting Luanda, Angola, 28 April 2014 Provisional agenda item 4.2 Madrid, March 2014 Original: English Item 4.2 of the provisional agenda REGIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013/2014

More information

ATM Deficiencies. Algeria AFI/7 Rec.5/21 FIR Algiers Non-implementation. Angola. Benin. Botswana. Burkina Faso. Burundi. Cameroon

ATM Deficiencies. Algeria AFI/7 Rec.5/21 FIR Algiers Non-implementation. Angola. Benin. Botswana. Burkina Faso. Burundi. Cameroon ATM Deficiencies Algeria AFI/7 Rec.5/21 FIR Algiers Non- of ATC in the upper airspace in the South area (prevision of in 2006). A 31/12/09 U Angola APIRG/13 Conclusion 13/43 Luanda FIR Non-provision of

More information

Africa Levant Land of Endless Opportunity. Yvon le Roux Vice President Africa and Levant

Africa Levant Land of Endless Opportunity. Yvon le Roux Vice President Africa and Levant Africa Levant Land of Endless Opportunity Yvon le Roux Vice President Africa and Levant JANUARY 2010 Egypt and Cisco Enabling Transformation A top reformer in the ease of doing business, Egypt is transforming

More information

Trade Facilitation Conference on New Trends in Trade Facilitation. June 16, Dominique Njinkeu

Trade Facilitation Conference on New Trends in Trade Facilitation. June 16, Dominique Njinkeu Trade Facilitation Conference on New Trends in Trade Facilitation June 16, 2011 Dominique Njinkeu Structure Introduction: Connect to compete Performance measurement : Transport Corridors: observatory Border

More information

THE PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GIs) IN AFRICA

THE PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GIs) IN AFRICA THE PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GIs) IN AFRICA INFORMATION SEMINAR ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EU-ESA INTERIM EPA INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, BALACLAVA, MAURITIUS, 14 TO 15 MARCH 2012 Introduction

More information

THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP. At the centre of Africa s transformation

THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP. At the centre of Africa s transformation THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP At the centre of Africa s transformation African Development Bank Group At the centre of Africa s transformation The African Development Bank Group is a multilateral

More information

TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTRY FOCUS: BENIN

TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTRY FOCUS: BENIN Africa Statistics Flash Selected Socio-Economic Indicators on Africa March 218 TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTRY FOCUS: BENIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

More information

Table of CONTENTS. COUNTRY FOCUS: Tunisia

Table of CONTENTS. COUNTRY FOCUS: Tunisia Africa Statistics Flash Selected Socio-Economic Indicators on Africa October 217 Table of CONTENTS COUNTRY FOCUS: Tunisia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

More information

CASM (Africa) and the African Mining Partnership. Jon Hobbs - CASM (Global) Chairman Linus Adie - CASM (Africa) Chairman

CASM (Africa) and the African Mining Partnership. Jon Hobbs - CASM (Global) Chairman Linus Adie - CASM (Africa) Chairman CASM (Africa) and the African Mining Partnership AMP - Ministerial Meeting 12 August 2005, Africa Hall, ECA, Addis Ababa Jon Hobbs - CASM (Global) Chairman Linus Adie - CASM (Africa) Chairman Artisanal

More information

STATUS OF AVIATION SAFETY IN AFRICA

STATUS OF AVIATION SAFETY IN AFRICA STATUS OF AVIATION SAFETY IN AFRICA Nancy Graham Director, Air Navigation Bureau 23 September 2013 Page 1 Air transportation and the economy In Africa Air transport industry supported 688,000 jobs in 2010

More information

THE MOST AND LEAST CHILD-FRIENDLY GOVERNMENTS IN AFRICA

THE MOST AND LEAST CHILD-FRIENDLY GOVERNMENTS IN AFRICA The Most and Least Child-friendly Governments in Africa 5 THE MOST AND LEAST CHILD-FRIENDLY GOVERNMENTS IN AFRICA We must put the best interests of children at the heart of all political and business decision-making,

More information

African Economic Outlook 2018

African Economic Outlook 2018 African Development Bank Group African Economic Outlook 2018 Download the full report at: https://www.afdb.org/en/knowledge/publications/africaneconomicoutlook/ Africa Business Forum Johannesburg, South

More information

Enhancing Africa's ourism Competitiveness

Enhancing Africa's ourism Competitiveness Enhancing Africa's ourism Competitiveness by Ray Mu)nda, Ph.D Mt Kenya University School of Hospitality, Travel and Tourism UNECA CONSULTANT 1400 Introduction pite occasional shocks, the global rism industry

More information

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) First round table: Improving the visa facilitation and air connectivity to enhance competitiveness International conference on Current challenges and issues of African Tourism: what solutions can be adopted

More information

ISGF AFRICA REGION. Africa Region profile Last update 22 March 2017 Page 1

ISGF AFRICA REGION. Africa Region profile Last update 22 March 2017 Page 1 ISGF AFRICA REGION The 5th Africa Regional Conference took place from 24 February to 1 March 2017 in the capital Ouagadougou of Burkina Faso. The host committee and the Africa Page 1 Regional Team worked

More information

IMPERIAL LOGISTICS AFRICA DISTRIBUTORSHIPS

IMPERIAL LOGISTICS AFRICA DISTRIBUTORSHIPS IMPERIAL LOGISTICS AFRICA DISTRIBUTORSHIPS Africa RTM Capabilities Updated version January 2014 1 Imperial Logistics Current African Footprint Cape Verde Wester n Sahara Mauritania Senegal The Gambia-

More information

Structure. Introduction

Structure. Introduction 1 Introduction Structure Demographic Dynamics in Africa Determinants of the Demographic Transition Human Development Payoffs Jobs Payoffs Economic Growth in Africa Policies to Speed up the Demographic

More information

Chapter 3 Costly for households, costly for firms

Chapter 3 Costly for households, costly for firms Chapter 3 Costly for households, costly for firms African households face higher costs relative to their per capita GDP than households in other regions. According to a new study of price level indices

More information

What is new on the T4A GPS Maps Traveller s Africa 17.10

What is new on the T4A GPS Maps Traveller s Africa 17.10 What is new on the T4A GPS Maps Traveller s Africa 17.10 T4A GPS Maps 17.10 comes preloaded on a micro SD card with standard adapter, ready for Plug & Navigate. This SD card can be used on most map capable

More information

Supporting Road Infrastructure Development to Connect Africa: Actions to be taken under the TICAD Process and Japan s Initiatives

Supporting Road Infrastructure Development to Connect Africa: Actions to be taken under the TICAD Process and Japan s Initiatives Supporting Road Infrastructure Development to Connect Africa: Actions to be taken under the TICAD Process and Japan s Initiatives Hajime Ueda Principal Deputy Director, Country Assistance Planning Division,

More information

Section 1. The Index

Section 1. The Index Section 1. The Index Measuring where Africa stands on regional gives an assessment of what is happening across the continent and is an important way of highlighting where the gaps are. It is a dynamic,

More information

Severe weather in Africa and impact of current telecom capability on Early Warning Systems

Severe weather in Africa and impact of current telecom capability on Early Warning Systems WMO Severe weather in Africa and impact of current telecom capability on Early Warning Systems WMO African severe weather demonstration projects success and limitations Abdoulaye Harou (WMO)/ David Thomas

More information

Countries of the World QTR 3

Countries of the World QTR 3 As of December 2017 Countries of the World QTR 3 Website: Countries of the World. com https://www.countries-ofthe-world.com/countries-of-north-america.html Website: CIA.gov https://www.cia.gov/index.html

More information

Africa in 2018 What to expect

Africa in 2018 What to expect Africa in 218 What to expect A presentation to the Norwegian African Business Association (NABA) January 218 Roy Mutooni, CFA, MBA (Tel: + 27 () 11 243-44, roy.mutooni@abam.com) African Growth: Cyclically

More information

AFRICA. Cape Town, April Connect with the World

AFRICA. Cape Town, April Connect with the World AFRICA Cape Town, 10-12 April 2019 Connect with the World at WTM Africa 2019 Why WTM Africa? In the Host City of Cape The only Travel Trade Show of its kind on the African Continent Takes place in April

More information

London Gatwick celebrates arrival of first RwandAir flight

London Gatwick celebrates arrival of first RwandAir flight London Gatwick celebrates arrival of first RwandAir flight Inaugural flight marks the first ever direct connection between London and Kigali Milestone marks the launch of thrice-weekly service between

More information

Enabling African Airlines Service Excellence. Keynote Address Paul Steele Corporate Secretary SVP Member and External Relations IATA

Enabling African Airlines Service Excellence. Keynote Address Paul Steele Corporate Secretary SVP Member and External Relations IATA Enabling African Airlines Service Excellence Keynote Address Paul Steele Corporate Secretary SVP Member and External Relations IATA Enabling African Airline Service Excellence Our global support for

More information

DBSA Perspectives on African Aviation: A High-Level Overview

DBSA Perspectives on African Aviation: A High-Level Overview DBSA Perspectives on African Aviation: A High-Level Overview Date: 11 November 2015 Dr Sifiso Mbatha MANAGER: Pan African Capacity Building Programme (PACBP) DBSA Mandate and Strategy DBSA Mandate: To

More information

Tourism Sector Performance. Report

Tourism Sector Performance. Report Tourism Sector Performance Report - 2018 Hon. Najib Balala, EGH CS, Tourism and Wildlife This report gives overall performance of Kenya s tourism sector in 2018 highlighting mainly: International tourist

More information

III. TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES BY CATEGORY

III. TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES BY CATEGORY . TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES BY CATEGORY The Highlights Transportation services Rising seaborne trade and air traffic contribute to the increase of transportation services trade In a context of rising

More information

Stats Newsletter August 2017

Stats Newsletter August 2017 Stats Newsletter August 07 Introduction This newsletter focuses on international trends and their application to Namibia. It high lights the transition of voice traffic carried via regular voice channels

More information

Towards Evidence Based ICT Policy: Access & Usage in 17 African Countries

Towards Evidence Based ICT Policy: Access & Usage in 17 African Countries Towards Evidence Based ICT Policy: Access & Usage in 17 African Countries Alison Gillwald Research ICT Africa @ The EDGE Institute Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic Performance ENTS - Paris

More information