Templar Kalundu Iga  Africa is brimming with economic opportunity, and Canada can be a pivotal partner. But it must go beyond humanitarian gestures.

 

As global powers like China and Russia deepen their involvement in Africa, Canada stands at a pivotal juncture when it comes to its place on the world stage.  

In these times of shifting geopolitical landscapes and economic realignments, Canada must swiftly implement a comprehensive strategy that sets new diplomatic and economic priorities recognizing Africa’s significance beyond humanitarian gestures. It must seize the opportunities it presents, or risk marginalization.  

Strategic groundwork for enhanced engagement with Africa started in 2022, when the prime minister appointed Mary Ng, minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, to spearhead the Canada-Africa Economic Cooperation Strategy (CA-ECS).  

Over two years of extensive public consultations and resounding affirmations of Africa’s pivotal role as a partner, the strategy has regrettably failed to yield tangible progress.  

By comparison, Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy is backed by a substantial $2.5-billion commitment. But the federal budget released in April allocated $900 million for humanitarian assistance, offering no support for the CA-ECS agenda. It is disappointing. 

The budget only reinforced the narrative that the African continent is dependent on international assistance rather than being an equal stakeholder in Canada’s international strategic vision.  

Shifting approaches for mutual benefit 

A strategic shift in Canada’s engagement with African states and the African Union entails branching out while leveraging economic assistance and infrastructure development as tools for building political alliances. By investing in Africa’s development initiatives, Canada can position itself as a pivotal partner in the continent’s growth trajectory.  

Central to this recalibrated approach is recognizing Africa not merely as a Canadian humanitarian concern but as a region brimming with economic potential. With opportunities spanning renewable energy, critical minerals, and technological innovation, the continent presents a trillion-dollar economic opportunity for Canada.  

A new Canada-Africa policy has the capacity to unlock a plethora of opportunities for increased trade, investment,  innovation and Tourism

By recognizing Africa as not just a recipient of aid, but also as a dynamic and vibrant partner, Canada can unlock new opportunities for collaboration and contribute to the continent’s sustainable development while advancing its own interests on the world stage. 

 

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Governor-General Michaëlle Jean has acknowledged Canada's failure to respond to the Rwandan genocide as part of the international community. During a state visit to the country Wednesday, she conveyed the guilt of the many nations accused of ignoring the 1994 crisis in a statement delivered during a meeting with President Paul Kagame, a leader of the Tutsi rebel uprising.
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From Wednesday April 14th, 2010 to Saturday April 24th, 2010, Ben Peterson, the Executive Director and Co-Founder of jhr (Journalists for Human Rights), accompanied Canada's Governor General, Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean and a team of Canadian delegates to undertake State visits to The Republic of Senegal, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Rwanda and Cape Verde. "This is a wonderful opportunity for jhr to showcase the importance of the media in the development of Sub-Saharan Africa," says Mr Peterson. Mr Peterson, Her Excellency and team were greeted by the heads of state of each visited country. They will tour each state, visiting
memorial sites, hospitals, military sites, Canadian funded day care centers, slave trade sites, local civil society and NGO's and various other Canadian funded projects. On Friday April 16, in Dakar, Senegal Mr Peterson will participate in a panel discussion on the role of the media in the emergence of a new Africa, hosted by Michaëlle Jean. The panel discussion, organized by the Canadian Embassy in Senegal in cooperation with CESTII will take place at the University Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar. For a complete itinerary please visit http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13586 For more information on the delegates please visit http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13584.


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Canada on the African market for education

Brothers of the Christian churches to teachers new technology, Canadian resources contributed significantly to education and training of generations of Africans. Many examples are there to show their importance.The '50s marked the real kickoff of training missions on African soil. In the wake of European settlers, mainly French and Belgian, French Canadians, as they were called at that time will be invested by the good graces of the Vatican to come to contribute to the educational efforts of a youth full ideological break.
 
This will be followed later by involvement of the Canadian government spends, since a budget to the development of courses of training and learning. The formation of this skilled labor is even more important and necessary it can move more rapidly to a development control. Education and development of specific programs of vocational and technical training are popular and Canada's bilingualism is an asset non-negligible. What makes that radius organizations, we had already echoed the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) which includes over a hundred institutions, technical institutes and vocational colleges and colleges.
 
The importance of vocational training
This group has already piloted the Program Canadian College Partnership, which was designed to encourage Canadian institutions to strengthen the capacity of educational institutions and training in developing countries to meet their priorities for sustainable growth. This project, conducted between 2001 and 2007 with funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), had helped to achieve over 120 projects in various fields.

In the same vein, a new program called Global Citizens was set up and will organize educational activities in real time between Canada and Caribbean countries and Africa. Students and teachers involved will have the opportunity to study the reduction of poverty and other development topics, which will give them an idea of ​​global problems and will increase the participation of young Canadians International Development.

This initiative over two years, is one of the new elements of the modernized program of CIDA's partnerships, and is valued at $ 2.4 million.

In the same vein, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) and its 95 member universities have completed more than 2,000 international development projects over the past 30 years, much of which in Africa .To this end, the focus was on improving human resources from other countries to help them raise their standard of living.

In all, more than 150 scholarship programs, research and courses that are conducted on behalf of governments, foundations, and private sector companies.

As shown, the public part is pretty well wrapped even though many lament the boom years of Canadian cooperation in which graduates of vocational schools were completing their training in North America.

On the private side, finally, Canadian companies are now at the forefront of education and training. Which is a gain for African countries is also good for the Canadian groups, in "formatting" in some way these future workers or managers, also make sure to be a relay for the Canadian industry. Thus are born the markets induced in the wave of educational networks.

We thus find regular Canadian resources in new technologies, industrial and civil engineering or management. Key areas for development.

 

 




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The 21st edition of the Montreal International Travel and Tourism Show is now behind us and again this year, Africa took a good part of the exhibition. Several African nations were on site to promote their culture and landscapes. Most are regular visitors, like Tanzania which always comes to Montreal with a huge delegation. Members from the National Parks Authority and the Tourism Board exhibited with private businesses. South Africa was also a popular booth this year, the 2010 FIFA World Cup being held in the country, it is not surprising that the South African stand received lots of visitors. Kenya teamed up with Kenya Airways to showcase their national offer and Lesotho was present for the second year in a row, hoping to gain from the South African visibility. Senegal, exhibiting with the Maison de l'Afrique also presented their main attractions. Cameroon offered a good presentation of its eco-tourism offer and a newcomer to the show, Uganda was there to present the country for the first time to the Montreal market. Of course, regular visitors from the North, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt had very big presence at the show. This 2009 edition received a record number of 37 576 visitors, or whom 3000 were professionals. It is a 5 % increase over the 2008 edition.  It's a rendezvous in October 22nd to 24th 2010 for the next International Tourism and Travel Show in Montréal. Denis Dionne, ATA Canada Chapter

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What a memorable week. After 30 year, UN Habitat returned to its launching pad - the seaport city of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. The crowd at the United Nations World Urban Forum was estimated at 10,000,and it certainly seemed so, judging by the heavy attendance at many of the sessions. We had the extreme pleasure of taking two groups of mayors representing different African countries on tours of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia in our 7 passenger Dodge Caravan. It's one way for us to repay the wonderful hospitality we have enjoyed in almost 14 years with the Africa Travel Association as its media voice in North America and on the global scene.
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Fifteen Years ago as Canada celebrated its 125th Birthday, some 400 cities and towns across Canada dedicated a Park to Peace - with most parks dedicated at Noon local time, October 8th, as the National Peacekeeping Monument was being unveiled in Ottawa. "Peace Parks Across Canada" was conceived and organized by the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) in collaboration with "CANADA 125" and the National Capital Commission. More

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Canada's Quebec Province hosted the World Ecotourism Summit earlier this year -and we were ready for a powerful encore at the International Tourism and Travel Show in downtown Montréal's impressive Place Bonaventure. This exciting event, one of the most important in North America, attracts over 20,000 visitors annually. A specialty of the show is the fact that the first night (Friday) is reserved for the travel trade, as hundreds of travel professionals gather to 'network' and make business deals. This large, multifaceted show is the year's hottest opportunity to present new products and destinations in a key area of the North American market. Every year, dozens of countries are represented by tourism officials and many businesses from abroad make their way to Montréal to participate. Canada Chapter of ATA plans to be out in force at the 2003 version of this exciting event (
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What a memorable week. After 30 years UN Habitat returns to its launching pad - the seaport city of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. The crowd is estimated at 10,000 plus and it certainly seems so, judging by the heavy attendance at many sessions. At the time of writing, we have had the pleasure of taking two groups of mayors representing different African countries on tours of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia. It's one way for us to repay the wonderful hospitality we have enjoyed in eleven years with the Africa Travel Association as its media voice in North America and Worldwide.

The twin goals of Habitat are "Adequate shelter for all" and "sustainable human settlements development in an urbanizing world. "The "Global Village" is well represented, this week - with Africa making a particularly strong showing. As publishers of Africa Travel Magazine and related travel business media features, we were extremely pleased and honored to be able to to network with so many of our African colleagues. More->


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