Seychelles Ambassador at Large and tourism expert, Alain St. Ange, speaks about the latest move by Nigeria and Seychelles to deepen cultural and economic exchanges, outbreak of Hantavirus and implications for travels and tourism in Africa, among other issues. Charles Ajunwa brings excerpts
Seychelles and Nigeria at the sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, held a bilateral meeting where both countries focused on the cultural and economic exchange driven by the travel industry. Can you elaborate on the outcome?
The Seychelles Minister of Foreign Affairs, Barry Faure and the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, met in Nairobi on the sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit. It is known that Seychelles and Nigeria have enjoyed strong friendly ties for a very long time and this latest bilateral meeting centred on cultural and economic exchanges. The Seychelles main newspaper, ‘Nation’reported that this Nairobi meeting was an opportunity for both countries to explore new frontiers for diplomatic and economic partnership with a determination to hold a follow-up meeting in the near future to draft a formal roadmap for renewed partnership that could or should become a model for intra-Africa cooperation.
