“It is imperative for the United Nations World Tourism Organization to support Africa with a ‘Marshall Plan’ of sorts, in terms of technical assistance, capacity building and grants,” the Minister said in his intervention during the 63rd Meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa, hosted virtually by Seychelles on Monday.
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Angwe made this known while addressing members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, who were in his office on Tuesday to submit a petition on the alleged placement of travel ban on Governor Fayose and the refusal of the Department of State Services to obey a Federal High Court judgment ordering it to pay N5 million damages for the illegal arrest and detention for 18 days of a member of the House, Hon. Afolabi Akanni
Thus, even with the strong economic growth we have seen over the past decade, job creation in Africa remains much too slow. Africa needs a comprehensive, coordinated approach akin to America’s “Marshall Plan” in Europe after World War Two. That effort focused on building infrastructure, modernizing the business sector, and improving trade.