The GSMA’s flagship African connectivity occasion, MWC25 Kigali, returns to the Kigali Conference Centre, Rwanda, from 21-23 October 2025. MWC Kigali has rapidly developed into one of many continent’s main platform for convening innovators, policymakers and enterprise leaders to discover how connectivity and digital applied sciences are accelerating Africa’s transformation.
The speaker line-up will characteristic leaders from the UN’s Worldwide Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Authorities of Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT and Innovation, and senior executives from operators and expertise gamers together with Airtel Africa, Amini, Axian Telecom Group, Ethio Telecom, Huawei, MTN Group, Orange and ZTE.
Founding and Headline Sponsors embrace Huawei, MTN, and ZTE, with Airtel and Orange as Business Sponsors, alongside Occasion Companions the Ministry of ICT and Innovation of the Authorities of Rwanda (MINICT) and Sensible Africa. The occasion will characteristic a dynamic present ground with exhibitors together with Detecon, Ericsson, Ethiotel, Fraudbuster, Ookla, Netscout, PXS, SES, Telcoin, Terrapay and others, alongside beforehand introduced exhibitors. The Orange Social Ventures Prize will as soon as once more be hosted, celebrating social innovators from throughout Africa and the Center East.
Angela Wamola, the pinnacle of Africa at GSMA, mentioned: “Yearly, MWC Kigali grows as an business platform for progress – not just for Africa, however for the broader world economic system. This yr’s occasion switches gears past counting connections and protection to delivering the connectivity, expertise and innovation which confronts the challenges nonetheless forward, and accelerates Africa’s development for many years to return. Let’s be part of leaders from throughout the ecosystem in Kigali subsequent week in urgent ahead by way of motion.”
Held in partnership with the Ministry of ICT & Innovation in Rwanda, this yr’s occasion will even introduce a number of new thrilling options:
- GSMA Ministerial Programme: becoming a member of the Kigali agenda for the primary time, bringing collectively policymakers and enterprise leaders to debate urgent subjects together with AI, the digitalisation of African economies, and the impression of our industries on the UN SDGs.
- The Way forward for Training & Work in Africa (FEWA): co-located with MWC Kigali for the primary time, this devoted one-day summit unites AI pioneers, policymakers and innovators to form scalable and moral AI options for schooling and workforce transformation throughout Africa.
- This yr’s programme has been expanded to incorporate a lot of devoted Summits masking the urgent challenges and alternatives going through Africa; together with a two-day Fintech Summit, a 5G Summit and MWC Kigali’s first-ever Safety Summit.
MWC Kigali’s packed three-day agenda and convention programme is structured round 4 key themes shaping Africa’s expertise ecosystem over the following 12 months and past:
- Related Continent: Exploring how expanded connectivity, inexpensive smartphones, and the rollout of 5G are enabling tens of millions throughout Africa to entry providers and take part within the world digital economic system.
- The AI Future: Analyzing AI’s potential to double Africa’s GDP development by 2035 and drive innovation, whereas emphasising expertise, collaboration and moral practices.
- Fintech: Showcasing how mobile-powered fintech options are reworking monetary methods, enhancing inclusion, and fostering financial resilience.
- Africa’s Digital Frontier: Highlighting the continent’s fast-growing digital sectors, from leisure to healthcare, and the improvements defining Africa’s subsequent chapter of transformation.
For extra data, go to www.mwckigali.com or comply with updates by way of the MWC Kigali Press Zone. Media are invited to register with a complimentary cross by way of the Press Zone.
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