President Kagame and Hailemariam Desalegn, the former Ethiopian Prime Minister and the chairperson of AGRF Partners Group (left) hand over the award to Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, the winner of the 2022 Africa Food Prize. Photo by Village Urugwiro
President Kagame and other leaders on Wednesday attended the 2022 Africa Food Prize Award Ceremony and the AGRF 2022 Gala Dinner, celebrating individuals and institutions helping transform African food systems. The events were organized as part of the ongoing Africa Green Revolution Forum that is underway in Kigali.
President Kagame paid tribute to former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo for his work as Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee.
The event celebrated Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, a Ghanaian plant geneticist, as the winner of the coveted prize. The laureate was recognised for his outstanding expertise, and skills that led to the establishment and development of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) as a world class centre for training plant breeders in Africa for Africa.
The one-week summit that has drawn over 2,600 participants, is taking place in Kigali, from September 5 through 9.
The New Times' photographer, Olivier Mugwiza captured the moments through his lenses and brings to you different highlights of the presidential event at Kigali Convention Centre.
President Paul Kagame with President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa (Right) , Mohamed Bazoum, the President of Niger and Philip Mpango, the Vice President of Tanzania during the 2022 Africa Food Prize Award Ceremony and the AGRF 2022 Gala Dinner, in Kigali on September 7. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
President Kagame and Hailemariam Desalegn, the former Ethiopian Prime Minister and the chairperson of AGRF Partners Group award Olusegun Obasanjo at the event. Kagame paid tribute to the outgoing chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee, Olusegun Obasanjo who is also the former president of Nigeria for his dedication to farming in Africa. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Kagame shares a moment with the outgoing chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee, Olusegun Obasanjo who is also the former president of Nigeria at the 2022 Africa Food Prize Award Ceremony. Photo by Village Urugwiro
President Kagame and Hailemariam Desalegn, the former Ethiopian Prime Minister and the chairperson of AGRF Partners Group (left) hand over the award to Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, the winner of the 2022 Africa Food Prize. Photo by Village Urugwiro
The President in photo with Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, the winner of the 2022 Africa Food Prize during the awarding ceremony in Kigali. Photo by Village Urugwiro
President Paul Kagame , Mohamed Bazoum, the President of Niger, Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa, Tanzania’s Vice President Philip Mpango, Hailemariam Desalegn, the former Ethiopian Prime Minister and the chairperson of AGRF Partners Group, the outgoing chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee, Olusegun Obasanjo who is also the former president of Nigeria with other officials in a group photo with Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, the winner of the 2022 Africa Food Prize at the event. Photo by Village Urugwiro
The presidential events took place at Kigali Convention Center on September 7. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Delegates follow the proceedings of the the 2022 Africa Food Prize Award Ceremony. Photo by Village Urugwiro
The awarding ceremony was part of the one-week summit that has drawn over 2,600 participants, which is taking place in Kigali, from September 5 through 9. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Attendees at the 2022 Africa Food Prize Award Ceremony and the AGRF 2022 Gala Dinner, in Kigali on September 7. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Kagame interacts with President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa (Right) , as Mohamed Bazoum, the President of Niger looks on at the AGRF 2022 Gala Dinner, in Kigali on September 7. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
The Africa Green Revolution Forum in Kigali has drawn over 2,600 delegates from all over the world. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Delegates chat during the event. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
The events were organized as part of the ongoing Africa Green Revolution Forum that is underway in Kigali. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
A music band performing at the events that were organized as part of the ongoing Africa Green Revolution Forum that is underway in Kigali. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
The events were organized as part of the ongoing Africa Green Revolution Forum that is underway in Kigali. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
President Kagame paid tribute to former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo for his work as Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
The events were organized as part of the ongoing Africa Green Revolution Forum that is underway in Kigali. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza