Ni mu Irushanwa rya Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition ku nshuro ya 7, rihuza ba rwiyemezamirimo bafite batanga gikomeye kurusha abandi ku mugabane wa Afurika, aho abageze mu cyiciro cya nyuma 10 ba mbere (Top 10) bamurika imishinga yabo bahatanira kugabana inkunga ya miliyoni 1.5 z’amadolari ya Amerika.
Mu gufungura Inama ya ABH (ABH Summit), Zahra Baitie-Boateng yatanze ubutumwa bureba ahazaza, ashimangira ko ejo hazaza ha Afurika hari kubakwa ubu. Agaruka ku rugendo rwa ABH rumaze imyaka irindwi, yagaragaje ko hamaze kwakirwa ubusabe 32,000 buva hirya no hino ku mugabane, ndetse ko hagiye hubakwa umuryango nyafurika uhuza inkunga, amahugurwa, imiyoboro n’inkuru z’iterambere. Yabwiye ba rwiyemezamirimo ko bagomba : kwiga badatinya no kubaka bashize amanga.
Nyuma ye, Lijun Sun yashimangiye ko Afurika itigeze ibura umuco wo kwihangira imirimo. Yagarutse ku ishoramari rya Alibaba mu bwenge bw’ubukorano (AI) n’udushya, ashimangira ko ahazaza ha Afurika hazashyirwaho ikimenyetso n’abashinze ibigo b’Abanyafurika bakoresha ikoranabuhanga mu gukemura ibibazo by’aho batuye n’iby’isi yose.
Juliana Muganza, Umuyobozi Mukuru Wungirije w’Urwego rw’Igihugu rw’Iterambere (RDB), yongeye gushimangira impamvu u Rwanda rukomeza kwakira Irushanwa rya ABH. Yavuze ku bushake bukomeye bw’igihugu mu guteza imbere kwihangira imirimo n’impinduka mu iterambere, ashimira abageze mu cyiciro cya nyuma 10 ba mbere kuba baratsinze irushanwa rikomeye, anabashishikariza kwigaragaza, kuvuga bashize amanga no kubaka bafite ubutwari.
Ambasaderi w’Ubushinwa mu Rwanda,Gao Wenqi yagaragaje uruhare rw’ubucuruzi n’ishoramari mu gukomeza umubano w’u Bushinwa na Afurika. Yashimangiye ubufatanye bugenda bwiyongera mu bwenge bw’ubukorikori (AI), ubukungu bushingiye ku ikoranabuhanga ry’ikoranabuhanga (digital economy), ingufu zisubira, n’iterambere rusange, avuga ko ba rwiyemezamirimo b’impande zombi ari bo bazandika igice gikurikira cy’ubufatanye bw’u Bushinwa na Afurika.
Icyiciro cyo gufungura cyasojwe n’ijambo rya Tara Fela-Durotoye, Uwashinze “House of Tara International”, wahamagariye ba rwiyemezamirimo kubaka inzego n’ibigo birambye aho kwibanda ku kwiyubakira izina ku giti cyabo. Yabasabye guha imbaraga gukorera hamwe , gutoza abayobozi no gushyiraho imishinga iramba irenga aho bari ubu.
Abatsindiye irushanwa rya ABH ku nshuro ya 7 bazatoranywa n’akanama k’abacamanza b’indashyikirwa kagizwe na Dr. Diane Karusisi, Ibukun Awosika, na Jerry Yang, ari bo bazagena uko inkunga ya miliyoni 1.5 z’amadolari izagabanywa hagati y’abageze mu cyiciro cya nyuma.
Uyu mwaka, abageze mu cyiciro cya nyuma 10 ba mbere baturuka mu bihugu birindwi bya Afurika, kandi bakorera mu nzego zingirakamaro zirimo ikoranabuhanga mu buhinzi, ikoranabuhanga mu buzima n’ibinyabuzima, serivisi z’imari z’ikoranabuhanga (fintech), ibikoresho by’ikoranabuhanga, inganda, ubuvuzi, ibikora ku mizigo n’ubwikorezi, n’imirire:
- Wyclife Onyango (Kenya) – BuuPass: Mobility and digital ticketing for public transport
- Siny Samba (Senegal) – Le Lionceau: Locally produced fortified baby food and nutrition
- Mukasahaha Diane (Rwanda) – DIKAM Ltd: Ethical and sustainable garment manufacturing
- Baraka Chijenga (Tanzania) – Kilimo Fresh Foods Africa: Agritech and fresh produce supply chains
- Janet Kuteli (Kenya) – Fortune Credit: Fintech solutions for SME financial inclusion
- Diana Orembe (Tanzania) – NovFeed: Biotechnology and alternative protein solutions
- Abraham Mbuthia (Kenya) – Uzapoint Technologies: Digital tools for micro and small enterprises
- Gohar Said (Egypt) – Suplyd: FoodTech and modern procurement for restaurants
- Adriaan Kruger (South Africa) – nuvoteQ: HealthTech and digital clinical diagnostics
- Jean Lobe Lobe (Cameroon) – Waspito: Telemedicine and access to primary healthcare