African Drone Forum announces global winners of Lake Kivu Challenge Flying Competitions
The winners of the Lake Kivu Challenge were announced as part of a virtual awards ceremony, streamed online and attended by the ADF community. The event featured the Honourable Minister of ICT and Innovation of Rwanda, Paula Ingabire, Franz Drees Gross, Regional Director at World Bank, and other senior representatives from the Government of Rwanda, World Bank Group and U.K. Department for International Development, as well as technical experts from the LKC.
African Drone Forum 2020 and Lake Kivu Challenge
The African Drone Forum 2020 was officially opened by His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda on February 5, 2020. The event explored what a future unbound by surface infrastructure could look like, how drone technology can promote development and increase access to essential services and opportunities for the African continent.
ADF Launches first-ever African Drone Business Challenge
African entrepreneurs can submit business plans that identify new and innovative business models enabled through drone technology and data. 10 finalists will compete for cash prizes of up to 40,000 GBP. The deadline for business plan submissions is Monday, December 9, 2019.
Rwanda to Host African Drone Forum and Flying Competitions in February 2020
The Government of Rwanda announced at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town that it will host the African Drone Forum 2020 (ADF 2020) and its associated flying competitions in February 2020.