Museveni for Africa ICT meet in Rwanda

By Vision Reporter

President Yoweri Museveni is among the eight African presidents expected to take part in the Transform Africa Summit in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali.

The four-day conference which opens today seeks to spearhead broadband connectivity in the continent.

The meeting will be co-hosted by President Paul Kagame and Dr Hamadoun I. Toure, the secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Other presidents expected to attend the high-level conference include, Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Salva Kiir of South Sudan, Gabon’s Ali Bongo Ondimba, Thomas Boni Yayi of Benin and Burkina Faso’s Blaise Compaore.

The Summit opens today but the Heads of State and Government session is scheduled for tomorrow.