DPFZA Chairman at the Intra-African Trade Fair.

On November 11th,2023, in Cairo at Al Manara International Conference Center, Mr.Aboubaker Omar Hadi, the Chairman of DPFZA, held a meeting with Mrs.Awani, Executive Vice President of the Intra-African Trade Bank. The discussions revolved around Afreximbank's investment in the Red Sea Bunkering oil storage facility in Djibouti. Additionally, there was a strong expression of Afreximbank's interest in participating in the funding of the road construction project RN18. The meeting also included the relaunch of discussions on financing of two aircraft purchase for Air Djibouti.

On the sidelines of the Intra-African Trade Fair Conference (IATF2023) in Cairo, the Chairman of DPFZA, Mr. Aboubaker Omar Hadi, had a productive meeting with the Ministry of Civil Aviation of Egypt, in the presence of the Chairman of EgyptAir, the Chairman of Air Cairo, and the Chairman of Civil Aviation. Discussions focused on establishing commercial and cargo flight air connectivity between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Djibouti, as well as the Sea-Air Cargo potential. The meeting concluded with plan to send experts from EgyptAir and Air Cairo to Djibouti within 3 weeks.