Egyptian PM Madbouly heads to Senegal to participate in Dakar Financing Summit

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly travelled on Wednesday to the Senegalese capital, to attend the second Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure.

Madbouly is heading an official delegation that includes the ministers of electricity, housing, and transport, as well as representatives of major Egyptian companies working in the field of infrastructure. 

Madbouly will participate on behalf of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, in the summit which will run on 2 and 3 February. 

Ambassador Nader Saad, the Cabinet spokesperson, said that the Dakar Financing Summit focuses on ways to develop infrastructure in the African continent, which is in line with the policies of the Egyptian state, which is keen to strengthen development efforts in the continent. 

Saad added that this summit will also be an important occasion to enhance the opportunities of the Egyptian private sector to participate in infrastructure projects in Africa.