MTN Rwanda extends hospitality to delegates attending Commonwealth Business Forum 2022
Date: 2022-06-23
MTN Rwanda is leaving no stone unturned at this year’s Commonwealth Business Forum held in Kigali, Rwanda.
With its mother company, MTN Group, the main
sponsor for the 2022 Commonwealth Business Forum, MTN Rwanda is leveraging on
the high-power event to extend hospitality to delegates attending the
conference.
Hosting the Ministerial Breakfast for Ministers, Governors,
and Ambassadors from member countries, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN
Rwanda, Mitwa Kaemba Ng’ambi, used the opportunity to welcome distinguished guests
to the Commonwealth Business Forum 2022 and interacted with them about the
operations of MTN Group within the Commonwealth Nations.
“It is an honor for MTN Group to extend hospitality to
delegates attending the #CBF2022, MTN Group already operates in 8 countries in
the Commonwealth Nations, and 135 million people are connected to the digital
world,” she said.
Rwanda’s
Minister of ICT and Innovation, Musoni Paula in her remarks acknowledged MTN Rwanda’s
leading role in bridging the learning gap during the COVID-19 pandemic and
called on them to partner with Rwanda’s ICT and Innovation Ministry to ensure
digital literacy for all citizens.
The Chief Executive of Smart Africa, Lacina Kone also use the
occasion to urge African governments to unite to fully unlock their potential
in the digital market.
Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer at MTN
Group, Nompilo Morafo maintained that MTN believes in a better future and strives
to bring the benefits of modern connected life to everyone across markets.
“At MTN we believe in a better future and strive to bring the
benefits of a modern connected life to everyone across our markets, but we also
understand that none of our goals would be possible without you,” she emphasized.
In
another development, MTN Group President and CEO, Ralph Mupita interacted with
journalists on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Business Forum 2022.
He
reiterated MTN’s commitment to making sure that all its operations will provide
rural broadband coverage by 2025.
“We
are putting up capital to ensure coverage and connectivity for all,” he
stressed.
By:
Kanto Okanta
