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An ideas transaction market for the challenges facing Africa, and the smart solutions to them. By Nation Media Group.

06/09/2024

At **iFest2023, Admassu Tadesse, Group President Emeritus & MD Trade and Development Bank highlighted the significant opportunities the continental marketplace offers for multinational companies looking to expand beyond their borders.
**iFest2024

12/08/2024

“When the pandemic started, we realised that we could use the technology that we already had to provide the solutions we needed." Fatou Juka Darboe, speaker at **iFest2023

**iFest2024

09/08/2024

“The challenge that young people have is not a lack of access to information, knowledge and insight to build and create. The challenge is as a young person can you identify one problem that you want to solve?”
Yandile Nuku
**iFest2023

08/08/2024

“We will still be behind if the governments are not doing something, if all the people are not doing something. We the young people can do something which can elevate us and our communities” Innocent Havyarimana, speaker at **iFest2023

**iFest2024

07/08/2024

“Kenya is the third country leading in teenage pregnancies because young girls have to trade their bodies to be able to buy sanitary pads and why is that? because we neglect researching on women’s health." Mary Nyaruai, Speaker at **iFest2023

**iFest2024

06/08/2024

“I want us as young people to start looking for opportunities around technology and not expect government to come and help us.” Martin Stimela, Speaker at the **iFest2023

**iFest2024

05/08/2024

During **iFest2023, Dr. Édouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda, spoke of the different levels of consultative governance that President Paul Kagame has instituted in Rwanda. This approach has been crucial in Rwanda's development, as reflected in the country’s robust public finance management and governance structures, as well as in an impressive 8% economic growth in Rwanda for over 10 years, and an increase in life expectancy from 49 to 69 years over the past 15 years.

02/08/2024

During **iFest2023, Hon. Doto Biteko, Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of Tanzania, spoke of his country’s experience in managing natural gas reserves and electricity connectivity projects with neighboring countries to develop regional infrastructure under the East African Power Pool.

“We are already connected with Burundi and Rwanda and are building a line that is going to connect us with Kenya. Currently, we have a contractor who is doing the line between Tanzania and Zambia.” The country is planning to construct a hydroelectric power plant to generate 2,115 megawatts.

**iFest2024

01/08/2024

Revisiting insights shared by thought leaders at **iFest2023

"Africa is at an inviable intersection to shift from outside dependence and instead leverage on the continental endowment of human capital and material resources and turn the collective African dream into a reality." H.E Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, President, Republic of Botswana

**iFest2024

30/07/2024

This morning, our Kenya and Uganda teams met with H.E Joash Arthur Maangi, High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya to Uganda at his offices. They held fruitful deliberations around this year’s K**i Ideas Festival set to be held in Kampala, Uganda, later in the year.

19/12/2023

To everyone who made K**i Ideas Festival V a success, we thank you! **iFest2023

08/12/2023

“These two days have been exceptional to say the least. We have listened in on riveting conversations about Africa and the steps that we need to take individually and collectively to achieve Agenda 2063: The Africa we want,” K**i Ideas Festival closing remarks by Stephen Gitagama, Group CEO, Nation Media Group.

**iFest2023

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