Kigali Innovation City

Kigali Innovation City (KIC) is a technology cluster planned for Kigali in Rwanda.[1] The Government of Rwanda hopes to attract both domestic and foreign universities, technology companies and biotech firms, and have commercial and retail real estate.[2][3][4] It is intended to be built on 70 hectares of land[2] in Kigali's Special Economic Zone in Gasabo District.[5][6]

Kigali Innovation City is part of the Government of Rwanda's Vision 2020 program[5] and a public–private partnership between the Government and Africa50.[7][8] Africa50, an infrastructure investment platform founded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and African states, is a co-sponsor and partner that will help develop and finance the project.[5]

Kigali Innovation City has been compared to the planned Konza Technology City in Kenya, announced in 2008,[4][8][9][10] and a planned technology cluster in Ghana, announced in 2013.[4][8]

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