Special to AG-IP News Agency 

PARIS, FRANCE – HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, founder and chairman of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global) chaired the La Verticale: Africa-Med-Europa Foundation’s Board Meeting in Paris, in his capacity as founding chairman and vice president.

At the outset, he expressed his pleasure at being able to chair the Board meeting in person despite the travel restrictions caused by the COVID pandemic. He reiterated his support for the Foundation’s crucial projects to instigate real change in strengthening relations between Africa, the Mediterranean and Europe through the implementation of concrete proposals that aim to improve economic and political ties.

The Board Meeting discussed key activities for the sustainability of the foundation and particularly centered on the importance of its governance and long-term sustainability. Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh pledged his ongoing support for the foundation’s objectives and accepted the decision to co-chair it with HE Elisabeth Guigou, former French Minister and La Verticale president. 

He said that a strong Africa was necessary to cultivate the next era of success for which real solutions are needed to promote prosperity, stability and security in an inclusive and sustainable manner.

During the meeting, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh said that a strong Africa was necessary to cultivate the next era of success for which real solutions are needed to promote prosperity, stability and security in an inclusive and sustainable manner.

As a leading international figure in fields of ICT and digital education, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh reaffirmed his commitment to developing a digital Africa and pledged the support of TAG.Global and its team of international consultants to build the digital projects needed to help Africa prosper.

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh praised the ongoing and vital support of HE Elisabeth Guigou, as well as Mr. Stefano Manservisi, special adviser to HE Jean Claude Juncker, former president of the European Commission and honorary president of La Verticale Africa-Med-Europe Foundation.

About La Verticale AME

La Verticale AME is a political project, which finds its origins in civil society and that is actively supported by several political leaders. Those who adhere to this project in defending the same conviction share challenges and work towards a common destiny. It is therefore necessary to jointly create a permanent, independent and forward-looking instrument, shared between South and North, in order to prepare for a common future and to propose concrete projects and actions. 

The Foundation, which was formally established in April 2019 under Belgian law, was co-founded by TAG.Global and the Mediterranean World Economic Foresight Institute (IPEMED).

About Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global “TAG.Global”

Established in 1972, TAG.Global is an international organization, employing over 2,000 professionals in various fields of expertise, and operates from over 110 offices across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Canada, North America and the Far East. It is one of the largest Pan-Arab professional groups offering diversified, yet interrelated, services in accordance with the highest international standards, with an expansion strategy that aims to address the needs of both the organization’s growing list of clients and to provide new services to its existing clientele.