At the Dubai World Expo, Africa intends to restore its image. African countries widely represented at the Dubai World Expo are preparing to project to the world the image of an ambitious and modern continent, far from stereotypes about misery and wars.

Expo 2020 will be held in the wealthy Gulf emirate from October 2021, after being postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For the first time, almost all African countries will be present. African delegations are showing their ambitions on the sidelines of a meeting of participants held this week in Dubai, a temple of the globalized economy and mass tourism. For the African Union (AU), represented for the first time as an institution, this event is "an opportunity" to change the "perception" that the world has of Africa and prove that it is "ready to do business".