The Africa Center at the British University in Egypt (BUE) will hold Tuesday a conference to promote partnership between Egyptian and African businessmen, the Egyptian Union for Investors Associations announced on Saturday.

Held under the rubric "Egypt at the heart of Africa", the conference aims at opening new vistas of cooperation in order to boost Egypt's presence in the African continent.

The conference will review successful African experiments as well as Egypt's role in providing business-friendly climate with the aim of facilitating the movement of businessmen from and to African countries, the investors association said in a statement.

The event is set to be attended by Presidential Aide for National Projects Ibrahim Mahlab along with a galaxy of African ministers and ambassadors.