{"id":30318,"date":"2023-07-08T18:03:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T18:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=30318"},"modified":"2023-07-08T19:17:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T19:17:46","slug":"nmg-annual-kusi-ideas-festival-now-heads-to-botswana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/nmg-annual-kusi-ideas-festival-now-heads-to-botswana","title":{"rendered":"NMG annual Kusi Ideas Festival now heads to Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Kenyan High Commissioner to Botswana Mohamed Shidiye, NMG Group Chief Executive Officer Mr Stephen Gitagama, President of the Republic of Botswana Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, NMG Board Chairman Dr Wilfred D. Kiboro, NMG Non-Executive Director Mr Wangethi Mwangi, NMG Head of External Affairs Mr Clifford Machoka and NMG Corporate Affairs Manager Ms Kinya Gitonga posing for a photo. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The fifth edition of the Nation Media Group\u2019s annual Kusi Ideas Festival will be held in Botswana capital, Gaborone, in December this year.<\/p>\n<p>Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, after meeting with a delegation from NMG led by board chairman Wilfred Kiboro this week, said the event is crucial for Africans to \u201ctake control of their narrative and position the continent in the global arena.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The delegation comprised NMG chief executive Stephen Gitagama, non-executive director Wangethi Mwangi, head of external affairs Clifford Machoka and corporate affairs manager Kinya Gitonga.<\/p>\n<p>President Masisi said the festival will provide a platform \u201cto drive the continental agenda through pan-African collaborations, knowledge-sharing and the use of media platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition will be held under the theme \u201cThe Road to Agenda 2063,\u201d reviewing the continent\u2019s progress on the African Union\u2019s Agenda 2063, which was adopted in January 2015 as a blueprint for Africa\u2019s economic transformation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. 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