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President Kagame Takes on Transform Africa Summit in Rwanda

Author: Tony Karera
On:8/05/2018 12:23
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In the opening ceremony the head of state said that the Transform Africa is there to change lives of Africans for better.

‘’ when people are talking about one common digital market or one common air transport market, I think the purpose is to solve some of their economic problems’’ said Kagame.

The president reminded the forum participants   of awakening dormant projects. He said that Smart Africa’s focus on One Africa Network has helped lay the groundwork for ambitious projects such as the African Continental Free Trade Area.

‘’ There are several delayed projects that need to be activated and go forwards again. “It is beginning to change and with such a forum bringing so many people with diverse backgrounds together, I think we can make it happen faster, ’he said.

As a remark, Kagame said that technological integration should be seen as the forerunner of economic integration. He complemented that when people are integrating technologies, they should bear in mind to also integrate regions, countries as well as the whole continent.

‘’We are very proud of being Africans, businesses people with strong governments and I think we need to work hard to achieve all of these,” he advises.

President Kagame added that Africa still has a long way to go, noting that in recent years, regional cooperation on technology has produced good results to some extent. He pledges that they will continue to advance the digital transformation agenda championed by the African Union, Smart Africa, the Broadband Commission as well as the external partners.

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