It is with shame that I make this unfortunate admission; In the days leading up to the World Economic Forum on Africa held in May, I, like many of my fellow city dwellers, got caught up in the spectacle of this prestigious conference coming to Kigali and turned something of a short-sighted eye towards the core purpose of the meet.
While, of course, I cannot speak for the one million plus people living in our city, I can definitively say that not once in the lead up to the conference did I contemplate, read commentary, or hear mention in casual conversation of this year's theme, "Connecting Africa's Resources through Digital Transformation."
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