LISTEN: Rwanda Events to put Africa on the global sports map: ‘We are leading in terms of talent’

947’s Robert Marawa speaks with Rwanda Events Founder and CEO Christian Gakwaya.

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Gakwaya is currently on a stopover tour to introduce Rwanda and Africa to the world as the number one destination for sports events and sports development.   

Rwanda Events aims to build a platform to grow sports in Africa and use it as a catalyst for the continent's development.

“We want to place sports as an important sector. We believe and we have seen that investment is critical and is key.”

– Christian Gakwaya, CEO – Rwanda Events

“We cannot deny that Africa is leading in terms of talent. We are talking about the last two to three years, we are seeing emerging talents, people are breaking records… We are reconfirming what was preexisting. Now we need to build the ecosystem.”

– Christian Gakwaya, CEO – Rwanda Events

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