This archive report was first published on 21 December 2019.
Published on December 21, 2019, the African Crossroads event in Mombasa, Kenya, was a gathering of creatives and tech leaders from across the continent.
The event, hosted by Hivos, reflected on revolutionary, entrepreneurial, scientific, artistic, and technological developments anchored in African intellectual and technological traditions.
With a 'Sense the City' theme, participants were asked to come up with innovations and solutions that would bring positive change and advances to African cities.
Discussions were split into four tracks: taste (the future of food), sound (the sound of African cities), touch (focusing on fashion), and move (urban transport).
Participants agreed that future African cities must put people at the centre of their development.
“Hivos has been keen on expanding alternative spaces of free expression where change makers – artists, creatives, designers and the tech community – can contribute to societal issues such as good governance, inclusion of repressed voices and minorities, access to sustainable food and renewable energy,” said Mendi Njonjo, Hivos East Africa’s Regional Director.
