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afrol News, 11 October - Some 500 participants are expected to take part in Connect Africa Leaders’ Summit in the Rwandan capital Kigali on 29 and 30 October, United Nations confirmed.

The summit’s main goal is to bring connectivity to Africa and promote “Connect Africa”, a new partnership that seeks to expand the information, communication and technology infrastructure of the continent, especially broadband internet, to attract investment needed for employment and economic growth.

The groundbreaking summit sessions are designed for television to encourage interactive participation, with the renowned Al Jazeera International anchor, Stephen Cole moderating key sessions.

The event will enable leaders, including heads of state, ministers, senior executives of global and African IT companies, civil society and heads of international and regional development banks to share ideas and strategies on internet connectivity in Africa.

The patrons of the initiative, Presidents of Rwandan and Ghana, Paul Kagame and John Kufuor and other important dignitaries are expected to grace the watershed programme.

Industry leaders, including Cisco, GSM Association, Ericsson, Huawei, British Telecom, Qualcomm, NTT DoCoMo, Neustar, Safaricom, Nokia-Siemens and Microsoft, are expected to attend and announce new initiatives to help bring connectivity to Africa.

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