Rwanda to Host Inaugural African Transformation Forum (ATF) from 14 to 15 March
On Monday 14th March, Rwanda will host the inaugural African Transformation Forum (ATF). The Forum is jointly organized by the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), one of Africa's leading think tanks, and the Government of Rwanda.
K.Y. Amoako, president of ACET said that for years, his organization had wanted to convene leading thinkers, policy makers, the private sector and civil society to shape solutions to deliver economic transformation in Africa.
"With the inaugural ATF, this has now happened," he said and thanked the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame for "his unwavering support for the Forum and his government's characteristic efficiency in bringing it to fruition".
Rwanda's Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Claver Gatete, notes in his message to visiting delegates that though Rwanda may be a small country geographically, its aspirations – for both itself and the continent – are great. The path to meeting these aspirations, he adds, requires an unwavering focus on economic transformation.
The focus of the Forum will be on key areas that can unlock rapid and sustained growth, establish the continent as part of the global supply chain and make Africa globally competitive not only in terms of exports but also as a frontier manufacturing base.
