Africa needs the right mindsets, rather than more funding – Kagame

Kagame said that Africans have to take responsibility for the misallocation of Africa’s resources and take steps to correct that.
President Kagame along with former presidents Benjamin William Mkapa of Tanzania (left) and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia on a panel at the African Leadership Forum at Kigali Convention Centre yesterday. The two-day summit, that attracted several former African Heads of State, political and business leaders, experts and activists, is running under the theme, ‘Financing Africa’s Transformation for Sustainable Development’.  Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame along with former presidents Benjamin William Mkapa of Tanzania (left) and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia on a panel at the African Leadership Forum at Kigali Convention Centre yesterday. The two-day summit, that attracted several former African Heads of State, political and business leaders, experts and activists, is running under the theme, ‘Financing Africa’s Transformation for Sustainable Development’. Village Urugwiro.
Left-right: Former Tanzanian president Benjamin William Mkapa, President Kagame, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki, former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano, and former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at Kigali Convention Centre yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
Left-right: Former Tanzanian president Benjamin William Mkapa, President Kagame, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki, former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano, and former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at Kigali Convention Centre yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame, former Tanzanian president Benjamin William Mkapa (left), and former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud were part of a panel on Day I of the leadership summit, that also included Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (far right). Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame, former Tanzanian president Benjamin William Mkapa (left), and former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud were part of a panel on Day I of the leadership summit, that also included Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (far right). Village Urugwiro.
Former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia speaks on a panel on the opening day of the two-day summit in Kigali. Village Urugwiro.
Former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia speaks on a panel on the opening day of the two-day summit in Kigali. Village Urugwiro.
Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano speaks at the African Leadership Forum at Kigali Convention Centre as Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo looks on. Village Urugwiro.
Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano speaks at the African Leadership Forum at Kigali Convention Centre as Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo looks on. Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame receives a gift from the host of the summit and former Tanzanian leader, Benjamin William Mkapa, in Kigali yesterday. Kagame, who is the current African Union Chairperson, is leading an AU reform effort designed to make the continental organisation more effective. Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame receives a gift from the host of the summit and former Tanzanian leader, Benjamin William Mkapa, in Kigali yesterday. Kagame, who is the current African Union Chairperson, is leading an AU reform effort designed to make the continental organisation more effective. Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame, former African Heads of State and other leaders and delegates pose for a group photo after the opening of the African Leadership Forum in Kigali yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame, former African Heads of State and other leaders and delegates pose for a group photo after the opening of the African Leadership Forum in Kigali yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
Former Tanzanian president Benjamin William Mkapa addresses delegates at the opening of the two-day leadership summit at Kigali Convention Centre in Kigali yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
Former Tanzanian president Benjamin William Mkapa addresses delegates at the opening of the two-day leadership summit at Kigali Convention Centre in Kigali yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, speaks at the summit in Kigali yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, speaks at the summit in Kigali yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, makes a point as former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud looks on during a panel discussion at Kigali Convention Centre yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, makes a point as former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud looks on during a panel discussion at Kigali Convention Centre yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
Some of the delegates attending the forum in Kigali. Village Urugwiro.
Some of the delegates attending the forum in Kigali. Village Urugwiro.
A cross-section of participants at the meeting. Village Urugwiro.
A cross-section of participants at the meeting. Village Urugwiro.
A delegate contributes during deliberations at the African Leadership Forum in Kigali yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
A delegate contributes during deliberations at the African Leadership Forum in Kigali yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
Front Row; left-right: Former Presidents Joaquim Chissano (Mozambique), Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria), Moncef Marzouki (Tunisia) and Armando Guebuza (Mozambique) are among some of the leaders attending the two-day summit in Kigali. Village Urugwiro.
Front Row; left-right: Former Presidents Joaquim Chissano (Mozambique), Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria), Moncef Marzouki (Tunisia) and Armando Guebuza (Mozambique) are among some of the leaders attending the two-day summit in Kigali. Village Urugwiro.
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo makes an intervention at the two-day in Kigali yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo makes an intervention at the two-day in Kigali yesterday. Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame addresses the African Leadership Forum yesterday. The high-level summit is running under the theme, ‘Financing Africa’s Transformation for Sustainable Development’. Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame addresses the African Leadership Forum yesterday. The high-level summit is running under the theme, ‘Financing Africa’s Transformation for Sustainable Development’. Village Urugwiro.
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