OIC Chief highlights importance of Turkey-Africa Cooperation

Ihsanoglu highlighted the importance of the development of tourism directed to Africa and promotion of investments in this sector. "In my view, private sector in OIC countries and particularly Turkish private sector should give a special attention to explore the opportunities of investment in Africa in this field and African governments should prepare and provide special incentives to attractand secure investment.

In this regard, I would like to inform you that within the framework of the implementation of the OIC Plan of Action to strengthen economic and commercial cooperation, nine Member States of the OIC, namely BENIN, THE GAMBIA, GUINEA, GUINEA BISSAU, MALI, MAURITANIA, NIGER, SENEGAL and SIERRA LEONE, and the World Tourism Organization have initiated a project titled “Sustainable Tourism Development in anetwork of Cross-border Parks and Protected Areas in West Africa”.