{"id":39515,"date":"2019-06-15T15:14:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T15:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/it-is-time-for-africa-to-correct-what-went-wrong\/"},"modified":"2019-06-18T14:26:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:26:37","slug":"it-is-time-for-africa-to-correct-what-went-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/it-is-time-for-africa-to-correct-what-went-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"It is time for Africa to correct what went wrong &#8211; Kagame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kagame delivered the message yesterday as he officially inaugurated three-day Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) Conference held in Kigali. <\/p>\n<p>The conference is organized by Eisenhower Fellowships (EF), an organization that was started in 1953 in honor of the 34th US President Dwight Eisenhower.<\/p>\n<p>The summit is themed around Africa\u2019s integration in multiple aspects such as trade, work, technology, governance and partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>It brought together over 200 delegates including top government officials, business leaders, academics, scientists and journalists.<\/p>\n<p>The conference took place at a place where African Continental Free Trade Agreements (AfCFTA) were signed by 44 countries during the AU General Assembly held in Kigali in March 2018.  <\/p>\n<p>AfCFTA went into implementation since 30th May 2019.<\/p>\n<p>As he addressed participants, President Kagame said Africa understands benefits of working together. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it went into implementation for two reasons mainly Africans willingness and external factors that contributed to dividing the continent which have been slowing down. The outside is preoccupied with their own problems, rather than thinking everything is fine and all they have to do is to manipulate things, starting with Africa,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the right time for Africa to correct mistakes we made. We sometimes knew that what we do affects our people and economy. Africa is at high pace to address its problems,\u201d added Kagame. <\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the youth should take the lead to correct what went wrong. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c If you look at Africa and the enormous wealth, people should be asking why is it that parts of the world that were at the same level of economic standing 40-50 years ago, today are 100s of time better off,\u201d he said.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question must be what went wrong. This is a question everyone should be answering including the young ones because otherwise how will they correct it, they must understand they owe it to themselves to understand the challenge and address them,\u201d added Kagame. <\/p>\n<p>The president explained that the youth represents great wealth along the journey to implement real Africa\u2019s collaboration with the rest of the world. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know there is a lot of work to do to be where we want to be. We know we can count on not only ourselves but others for cooperation and collaboration; those are keys for us to be able to continue making progress,\u201d he stressed. <\/p>\n<p>Serving with Rwanda\u2019s example, Kagame reflected how Rwandans unity was the enabler during 25 years resilience process after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.<br \/>\nRwanda is the first African country to host the Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) conference.<\/p>\n<p>The organization\u2019s mission is to identify, empower, and connect innovative leaders through a transformative fellowship experience and lifelong engagement in a global network of dynamic change agents committed to creating a world more peaceful, prosperous and just.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-29759 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/d9be_rqxkaiv9-g-bf963.jpg\" alt=\"Rwanda is the first African country to host the Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) conference.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-29760 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/d9be-txxuaacekw-7847e.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-29761 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/d9be9ljxuauv_rp-d96b8.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-29762 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1-2615-71280.jpg\" alt=\"President Kagame said Africa understands benefits of working together. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-29763 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2-2429-1c0e7.jpg\" alt=\"He highlighted the youth should take the lead to correct what went wrong. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-29764 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/3-2063-a1a16.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-29765 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/4-1698-a3717.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-29766 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/5-1438-0c938.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-29767 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/6-1246-b4bc0.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-29768 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/d9bfaoyxsaef6aw-b6b57.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Paul Kagame has said that the youth need to play a role to address problems that have been impeding Africa\u2019s progress over the past 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