I-Kagame: Imakethe Yezokuthutha Zomoya E-Afrika Iyadingeka Ekukhuleni Kwezokuvakasha

Njengoba inothile ngezinto eziheha ezokuvakasha, i-Afrika isalokhu ixhumene kabi ngezinto zokuhamba ngendiza, okwenza kube nzima ukuzikhangisa njengendawo yokuvakasha ngaphakathi kwemingcele yayo nakwamanye amazwe.

Ukuntuleka kwezinqubomgomo zezokuthutha ezisebenzayo phakathi kwezifundazwe zase-Afrika, izindleko eziphezulu zokuhamba ngendiza ukuya e-Afrika nangaphakathi kwezwekazi, kusalokhu kuyisithiyo ekukhuleni komkhakha wezokuvakasha.

Ukuqaliswa kwe-Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) ngakho-ke kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu ukuxhuma i-Afrika ngendiza, iRwanda's President Kagame kusho.

Nakuba imboni yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha isiluleme kakhulu emhlabeni jikelele, uKagame waveza ukuthi izindleko eziphezulu zohambo lwendiza oluya e-Afrika nangaphakathi e-Afrika zisalokhu ziyisithiyo futhi ukuqaliswa kwe-SAATM kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu.

I-SAATM iyimakethe yezokuthutha emoyeni ebumbene ehlose ukuthuthukisa imboni yezokundiza ezwenikazi ngokuvumela ukuhamba ngokukhululeka kwezinkampani zezindiza zisuka kwelinye izwe ziye kwelinye.

UMongameli u-Paul Kagame uthe ukuqaliswa kwe-Single African Air SAATM kuzoletha intuthuko enhle kwezokuvakasha ngokuxhuma emoyeni phakathi kwezwe ngalinye lase-Afrika namanye amazwekazi.

Kusho uKagame ngesikhathi sokuphela UMkhandlu Wezokuvakasha Nokuvakasha Womhlaba (WTTC) 2023 eKigali ukuthi izindleko eziphakeme zomoya kufanele zilawulwe ngemizamo ehlanganyelwe yohulumeni base-Afrika ukuheha izivakashi eziningi ngaphakathi kwezwekazi nangaphandle kwemingcele yalo.

“Akufanele sikhohlwe ngemakethe yethu yezwekazi. Abantu base-Afrika bayikusasa lezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke njengoba izinga lethu eliphakathi liqhubeka nokukhula ngesivinini emashumini eminyaka ezayo. Kufanele sisebenzisane eduze nabalingani, njengabo WTTC, ukuqhubeka nokuthuthukisa i-Afrika ibe yindawo ehamba phambili yokuhamba emhlabeni wonke”, uKagame etshela izihambeli.

Umbiko wakamuva wezokuvakasha e-Afrika ukhombisa ukuthi ezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha zinganyusa Isamba Somkhiqizo Wasekhaya wase-Afrika (i-GDP) siye ku-$50 wezigidigidi ngowezi-2033 futhi kwakhiwe eminye imisebenzi eyizigidi eziyisithupha ngokusebenzisa indlela efanele kanye nemizamo eqinile ngokutshalwa kwezimali okukhona.

UKagame uthe iRwanda ihlonze ezokuvakasha njengento esemqoka ekukhuleni komnotho phambilini, futhi imiphumela ayizange idumaze.

“Minyaka yonke, samukela izivakashi eziningi ezifika eRwanda zizojabulela ubuhle bemvelo obuyingqayizivele, zihambele imicimbi yezemidlalo noma zihlanganyele emibuthanweni efana nale. Leli yilungelo nethenjwa esingalithathi kalula,” usho kanje.

Uthe imizamo yokongiwa kwemvelo isikhona ukuze kwakhiwe ikusasa elisimeme futhi asebehloniphe iNyungwe National Park njengendawo yamagugu omhlaba.

Ukwengeza, iRwanda itshale imali kwingqalasizinda namakhono azobamba imicimbi emikhulu yezemidlalo, okuhlanganisa neBasketball Africa League.

Uveze ukuthi iRwanda isiyisusile imingcele yama-visa ezakhamizi zawo wonke amazwe ase-Afrika kanye nakwamanye amazwe amaningi, yingakho imema izihambeli ukuba zivakashele izingxenye ezahlukene zeRwanda.

Ihlanganiswe yiRwanda Development Board (RDB), i WTTC U-2023 bekuyingqungquthela yaminyaka yonke enethonya elikhulu ekhalendeni lezokuvakasha nelezokuvakasha ehlanganise izinkulungwane zabaholi bemboni yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha, ochwepheshe nabamele uhulumeni ababalulekile.

The WTTC ihlanganise abaholi bezokuvakasha kanye nabakhi bezinqubomgomo ukuze baqhubeke nokuhlanganisa imizamo yabo yokweseka ukukhula komkhakha wezokuvakasha bese bephokophela ekusaseni eliphephile, eliqinile, elibandakanya wonke umuntu futhi elisimeme.

UJulia Simpson, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO ye WTTC, uncome imizamo kahulumeni waseRwanda ekwakheni umkhakha wezokuvakasha okuyiwona obambe iqhaza elikhulu emnothweni futhi oqasha abantu abaningi.

Le mizamo yenze iRwanda yakleliswa phakathi kwamazwe angama-20 ahamba phambili emhlabeni kalula ngokwenza ibhizinisi ezwenikazi lonke naphesheya.
USimpson wengeze ngokuthi le ngqungquthela iyithuba elizohola izingxoxo nohulumeni futhi iveze isidingo sokushintshwa kwenqubomgomo ukuze kuthuthukiswe imboni esimeme.

Umphathi Omkhulu weRwanda Development Board uMnu. Francis Gatare uthe WTTC Ingqungquthela yomhlaba wonke eRwanda nase-Afrika iphawule ingqophamlando emangalisayo ekukhuleni kwezokuvakasha kuleli zwekazi.

“Futhi kuyithuba lokuthi umhlaba wonke ubone izwe lethu futhi uzwe uguquko olukhulu iRwanda edlule kulo kanye nokuzinikela kwe-Afrika kwezokuvakasha okusimeme,” kusho uGatare.

Wemukele izihambeli zomcimbi wokwethiwa kwegorilla ngonyaka ozayo, iKwita Izina ozohlanganisa iminyaka engu-20 kugujwa imizamo yokongiwa kwemvelo esenze kwande ama-gorilla asezintabeni abesendaweni yokwelulwa phambilini.

Idatha etholakalayo ikhombisa ukuthi imali engenile kwezokuvakasha eRwanda ifinyelele ku- $445 wezigidi ngo-2022 uma kuqhathaniswa namaRandi ayizigidi eziyi-164 ngo-2021, okumele akhuphuke ngamaphesenti angama-171.3.