Success of the 7th HTCC Africa Expo in Budapest – PHOTO GALLERY

During seven years, 136 exhibitors and 26 different African countries have represented themselves at the Africa Expo in Budapest. Quarter million visitors were interested in the event that took place in the Travel Exhibition this year as well. Globoport.hu wrote about the occasion.

Sándor Balogh, the chairperson of the African Hungarian Union, opened the event with a thought:

“People are not African because they were born there, they are African because Africa was born in them.”

According to him, the Africa Expos aim to charm the visitors with Africa’s beauty and show them what a diverse continent it is. Leading decision makers of the world have realised that Africa is home to such natural treasures that are important for the other continents as well.

Culture and business

Africa has a growing interest in our country and many African people want to get to know our culture or even study in Hungary. Curiosity works in the other way as well since HTCC (Hungarian Trade and Cultural Center) help Hungarian people meet the African culture and build successful businesses there.

“Botswana, South-Africa, Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Morocco and Uganda already have Hungarian houses in the continent that is not only diverse but can also be the economic centre of the next quarter or half century.” – said Sándor Balogh.

He also quoted a Mandinka saying:

“A lot of small people in a lot of small places doing a lot of small things can change the world after all.”