{"id":44836,"date":"2023-05-24T20:25:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T20:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/senegal\/politique\/the-united-nations-resident-coordinator-in-senegal-aminata-maiga-stressed-on-wednesday-the-importance-of-making-air-transport-and-the-african-continental-free-trade-area-zlecaf-a-powerful"},"modified":"2023-05-24T21:56:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T21:56:24","slug":"the-united-nations-resident-coordinator-in-senegal-aminata-maiga-stressed-on-wednesday-the-importance-of-making-air-transport-and-the-african-continental-free-trade-area-zlecaf-a-powerful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/senegal\/economie\/the-united-nations-resident-coordinator-in-senegal-aminata-maiga-stressed-on-wednesday-the-importance-of-making-air-transport-and-the-african-continental-free-trade-area-zlecaf-a-powerful","title":{"rendered":"The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Senegal, Aminata Ma\u00efga, stressed on Wednesday the importance of making air transport and the African Continental Free Trade Area (ZLECAf) \u201ca powerful instrument\u00a0\u00bb to \u00a0\u00bbboost\u00a0\u00bb economic growth and \u00a0\u00bbstrengthen\u00a0\u00bb regional integration.\u00a0\u00bbAir transport and the ZLECAF are of great importance for African regional integration and the structural transformation of the continent&rsquo;s economies,\u00a0\u00bb said the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Senegal, Aminata Ma\u00efga.She was speaking at a round table organized as a prelude to World Africa Day scheduled for Thursday, on the theme: \u201cZLECAF and the Single African Air Transport Market (MUTAA)\u201d. The day will coincide with the commemoration of 60 years of African Unity.According to her, this free trade area can be \u201ca powerful instrument for the promotion of intra-African trade, job creation, especially for women and young people\u201d.It will also make it possible, Mrs. Ma\u00efga continued, to stimulate economic growth and strengthen regional integration.Also, believes the representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Senegal, air transport plays \u201ca crucial role\u201d in the achievement of the AU&rsquo;s Agenda 2063.For his part, the representative of the Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation, Colonel Moustapha Ngom, indicates that Senegal \u00a0\u00bbwill begin exchanges within the framework of the ZLECAF in the coming weeks\u00a0\u00bb.He maintained that these exchanges can constitute a \u201creal opportunity\u201d for the African continent.Mr. Ngom also recalled, in this regard, the efforts made by Senegal \u00ab\u00a0to modernize its air transport sector with, in particular, the construction of an international class airport and the construction inside the country of new airports and aerodromes\u00a0\u00bb.For the Ambassador of Gabon to Senegal, Michel R\u00e9gis Onanga Mamadou Ndiaye, the objective of this round table is \u00a0\u00bbto take stock of all these dynamic processes and to collect the opinions of competent experts and diplomats&rsquo;.According to the dean of the ambassadors in Senegal, the most important thing is that the countries concerned can \u00a0\u00bbstay on the same path in terms of information, reflections, skills as those who are in the other capitals\u00a0\u00bb.R\u00e9gis Onanga Mamadou Ndiaye believes that these themes are \u00a0\u00bbclosely linked\u00a0\u00bb and are \u00a0\u00bbfundamental for the future of the African continent\u00a0\u00bb."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Senegal. <\/strong><\/span>The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Senegal, Aminata Mai\u0308ga, stressed on Wednesday the importance of making air transport and the African Continental Free Trade Area (ZLECAf) \u201ca powerful instrument\u00a0\u00bb to \u00ab\u00a0boost\u00a0\u00bb economic growth and \u00ab\u00a0strengthen\u00a0\u00bb regional integration.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Air transport and the ZLECAF are of great importance for African regional integration and the structural transformation of the continent&rsquo;s economies,\u00a0\u00bb said the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Senegal, Aminata Mai\u0308ga.<\/p>\n<p>She was speaking at a round table organized as a prelude to World Africa Day scheduled for Thursday, on the theme: \u201cZLECAF and the Single African Air Transport Market (MUTAA)\u201d. The day will coincide with the commemoration of 60 years of African Unity.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, this free trade area can be \u201ca powerful instrument for the promotion of intra-African trade, job creation, especially for women and young people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It will also make it possible, Mrs. Mai\u0308ga continued, to stimulate economic growth and strengthen regional integration.<\/p>\n<p>Also, believes the representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Senegal, air transport plays \u201ca crucial role\u201d in the achievement of the AU&rsquo;s Agenda 2063.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, the representative of the Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation, Colonel Moustapha Ngom, indicates that Senegal \u00ab\u00a0will begin exchanges within the framework of the ZLECAF in the coming weeks\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>He maintained that these exchanges can constitute a \u201creal opportunity\u201d for the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ngom also recalled, in this regard, the efforts made by Senegal \u00ab\u00a0to modernize its air transport sector with, in particular, the construction of an international class airport and the construction inside the country of new airports and aerodromes\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>For the Ambassador of Gabon to Senegal, Michel Re\u0301gis Onanga Mamadou Ndiaye, the objective of this round table is \u00ab\u00a0to take stock of all these dynamic processes and to collect the opinions of competent experts and diplomats&rsquo;.<\/p>\n<p>According to the dean of the ambassadors in Senegal, the most important thing is that the countries concerned can \u00ab\u00a0stay on the same path in terms of information, reflections, skills as those who are in the other capitals\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Re\u0301gis Onanga Mamadou Ndiaye believes that these themes are \u00ab\u00a0closely linked\u00a0\u00bb and are \u00ab\u00a0fundamental for the future of the African continent\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pour plus d&rsquo;informations et d&rsquo;analyses sur la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/senegal\">Senegal<\/a>, suivez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Senegal. The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Senegal, Aminata Mai\u0308ga, stressed on Wednesday the importance of making air transport and the African Continental Free Trade Area (ZLECAf) \u201ca powerful instrument\u00a0\u00bb to \u00ab\u00a0boost\u00a0\u00bb economic growth and \u00ab\u00a0strengthen\u00a0\u00bb regional integration. \u00ab\u00a0Air transport and the ZLECAF are of great importance for African regional integration and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":44835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,20,10],"tags":[43,47,44],"class_list":["post-44836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economie","category-top-nouvelles","category-toutes-les-actualites","tag-africa-press-2","tag-africa-press-senegal","tag-senegal-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Senegal, Aminata Ma\u00efga, stressed on Wednesday the importance of making air transport and the African Continental Free Trade Area (ZLECAf) \u201ca powerful instrument&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;boost&#039;&#039; economic growth and &#039;&#039;strengthen&#039;&#039; regional integration.&#039;&#039;Air transport and the ZLECAF are of great importance for African regional integration and the structural transformation of the continent&#039;s economies,&#039;&#039; said the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Senegal, Aminata Ma\u00efga.She was speaking at a round table organized as a prelude to World Africa Day scheduled for Thursday, on the theme: \u201cZLECAF and the Single African Air Transport Market (MUTAA)\u201d. The day will coincide with the commemoration of 60 years of African Unity.According to her, this free trade area can be \u201ca powerful instrument for the promotion of intra-African trade, job creation, especially for women and young people\u201d.It will also make it possible, Mrs. Ma\u00efga continued, to stimulate economic growth and strengthen regional integration.Also, believes the representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Senegal, air transport plays \u201ca crucial role\u201d in the achievement of the AU&#039;s Agenda 2063.For his part, the representative of the Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation, Colonel Moustapha Ngom, indicates that Senegal &#039;&#039;will begin exchanges within the framework of the ZLECAF in the coming weeks&#039;&#039;.He maintained that these exchanges can constitute a \u201creal opportunity\u201d for the African continent.Mr. Ngom also recalled, in this regard, the efforts made by Senegal &quot;to modernize its air transport sector with, in particular, the construction of an international class airport and the construction inside the country of new airports and aerodromes&#039;&#039;.For the Ambassador of Gabon to Senegal, Michel R\u00e9gis Onanga Mamadou Ndiaye, the objective of this round table is &#039;&#039;to take stock of all these dynamic processes and to collect the opinions of competent experts and diplomats&#039;.According to the dean of the ambassadors in Senegal, the most important thing is that the countries concerned can &#039;&#039;stay on the same path in terms of information, reflections, skills as those who are in the other capitals&#039;&#039;.R\u00e9gis Onanga Mamadou Ndiaye believes that these themes are &#039;&#039;closely linked&#039;&#039; and are &#039;&#039;fundamental for the future of the African continent&#039;&#039;. - Senegal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Senegal, Aminata Mai\u0308ga, stressed on Wednesday the importance of making air t ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/senegal\/economie\/the-united-nations-resident-coordinator-in-senegal-aminata-maiga-stressed-on-wednesday-the-importance-of-making-air-transport-and-the-african-continental-free-trade-area-zlecaf-a-powerful\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Senegal, Aminata Ma\u00efga, stressed on Wednesday the importance of making air transport and the African Continental Free Trade Area (ZLECAf) \u201ca powerful instrument&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;boost&#039;&#039; economic growth and &#039;&#039;strengthen&#039;&#039; regional integration.&#039;&#039;Air transport and the ZLECAF are of great importance for African regional integration and the structural transformation of the continent&#039;s economies,&#039;&#039; said the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Senegal, Aminata Ma\u00efga.She was speaking at a round table organized as a prelude to World Africa Day scheduled for Thursday, on the theme: \u201cZLECAF and the Single African Air Transport Market (MUTAA)\u201d. 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