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HE Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda will deliver the presidential address, followed by the Heads of State of South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Ethiopia and Morocco.
KIGALI, SEPTEMBER 11 – After four days of insightful and dynamic panels, forums and posts, the 10th annual AGRF will conclude this afternoon with a high-level presidential discussion, with distinguished guests from across the continent.
Speaking on the subject, “Feeding the cities, growing the continent”Ten current and former Heads of State, together with the United Nations Under-Secretary-General, will discuss how their countries can better rebuild and achieve a new vision for Africa on the future of food.
The final day of the premier global forum for African agriculture will also see the 2020 winners of the Africa Food Prize (AFP) and the GoGettaz Agripreneurship Award.
The Africa Food Prize recognizes extraordinary women, men and institutions whose outstanding contributions to African agriculture are forging a new era of sustainable food security and economic opportunity that uplifts all Africans.
The GoGettaz award aims to find the brightest young agri-food entrepreneurs in Africa, bringing technology, innovation and passion to the agriculture and food industries.
The AGRF is the leading global forum for African agriculture, bringing together stakeholders in the agricultural landscape to take practical action and share lessons that will advance African agriculture.
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Date and Time: Friday, September 11, 2020 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Central African Time
Format: Online video, using the AGRF link
How to join: Journalists can follow the process in two ways:
- Register and follow through the AGRF Platform: https://agrf.org/
- Follow the procedure on AGRF YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO2YDbBFz-gsHDz885HxqaA
Summary of the culminating session
High-level presidential panel discussion: taking it all ‘home’
Framing Comments:
- HE Hailemariam Dessalegn, Chairman of the AGRF Partner Group and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Presidential address
- HE Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda
Heads of State and Government:
- HE Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa
- HE Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- HE Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana
- HE Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
- HE Saad-Eddine El Othmani, Prime Minister of Morocco
- HE Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
- HE Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda
Guests of honor:
- HE Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
Africa Food Award and GoGettaz Awards Ceremony
GoGettaz Agripreneurship award ceremony
