The exhibition hall for the Word Economic Forum 2016 at the Kigali
Conference and Exhibition Village. CYRIL NDEGEYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Ten African heads of state and government are converging on Kigali this week for the 26th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa.
Gabon’s Ali Bongo Ondimba, Alpha
Conde of Guinea, Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Macky Sall of Senegal, and
Faure Gnassingbe of Togo are among those expected at the event whose
theme is; Connecting Africa’s Resources through Digital Transformation.
Society leader
More than 1,200 business,
governments, academia, and civil society leaders from 70 countries will
attend the meeting which starts Wednesday to “explore Africa’s prospects
and priorities as the world enters the Fourth Revolution.”
Rwanda’s Finance and Economic
Planning minister Claver Gatete said WEF has added value to the global
economy, bringing together businesses, governments and other players.
Cybercrimes
The WEF meeting will feature the
conversations started in Davos last year, regarding the Fourth
Industrial Revolution, which largely looks at the disruption brought
about by the digital age, where leaders will be discussing how to take
advantage of the opportunities brought forth, as well as challenges it
comes with, such as cybercrimes and regulation of new technological
trends.
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