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{{Short description|Convention center in Kigali, Rwanda}}
{{Infobox convention center
{{Infobox convention center
| name = Kigali Convention Centre
| name = Kigali Convention Centre
| image = Kigali Convention Center.jpg
| image = KCC Wallpaper by Mudahunga.jpg
| image_caption = Night view of the centre.
| image_caption =
| address = Kigali Roundabout, Kimihurura
| address = Kigali Roundabout, Kimihurura
| location = [[Kigali]], [[Rwanda]]
| location = [[Kigali]], [[Rwanda]]
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| construction_cost = $30 million<ref name = "Come"/>
| construction_cost = $300 million<ref name = "Come"/>
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| theatre = 2,600<ref name = "Come"/>
| theatre = 2,600<ref name = "Come"/>
| total_space = {{convert|13.6|ha}}<ref name = "Come">{{cite web |url=http://www.comesaria.org/site/en/opportunities_details.php?chaine=kigali-convention-center-kcc&id_opportunities=43&id_article=133|
| total_space = {{convert|13.6|ha}}<ref name = "Come">{{cite web |url=http://www.comesaria.org/site/en/opportunities_details.php?chaine=kigali-convention-center-kcc&id_opportunities=43&id_article=133 |title=Investment Opportunity: Kigali Convention Center (KCC) |date=7 March 2011 |publisher=[[COMESA|COMESA Regional Investment Agency]] |accessdate=20 July 2016 |location=Kigali |author=COMESARIA |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030145318/http://www.comesaria.org/site/en/opportunities_details.php?chaine=kigali-convention-center-kcc&id_opportunities=43&id_article=133 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|title=Investment Opportunity: Kigali Convention Center (KCC) |
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| bicycle =
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| website = [http://www.kigalicc.com/ www.kigalicc.com]
| website = [http://www.kcc.rw http://www.kcc.rw]
}}
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The '''Kigali Convention Centre''' is a [[convention centre]] in [[Kigali]], the capital and largest city in [[Rwanda]].<ref name="Data">{{cite web | url=http://www.american-architects.com/en/projects/17968_Kigali_Convention_Complex|title=Kigali Convention Complex |accessdate=20 July 2016|publisher=American-architects.com |date=18 July 2015 |author=American Architects}}</ref>
The '''Kigali Convention Centre''' is a [[convention centre]] in [[Kigali]], the capital and largest city in [[Rwanda]].<ref name="Data">{{cite web |url=http://www.american-architects.com/en/projects/17968_Kigali_Convention_Complex |title=Kigali Convention Complex |accessdate=20 July 2016 |publisher=American-architects.com |date=18 July 2015 |author=American Architects |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111012003/http://www.american-architects.com/en/projects/17968_Kigali_Convention_Complex |archive-date=11 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Location==
==Location==
The convention centre is located on Highway KN5, adjacent to the KG2 Roundabout, about {{convert|6|km|0}} west of [[Kigali International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=20 July 2016 |date=20 July 2016| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Rwanda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kigali%20International%20Airport%2C%20KN%205%20Road%2C%20Kigali%2C%20Rwanda&toplace=Kigali%20Convention%20Centre%2C%20Kigali%2C%20Rwanda%2C&dt1=ChIJ1XpB-Zan3BkR4v5rKXK660U&dt2=ChIJdXI4bfSm3BkR4tEGcnqRi3s|title=Distance between Kigali International Airport, KN 5 Road, Kigali, Rwanda and Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda| publisher=Globefeed.com| last=Globefeed.com}}</ref> This is about {{convert|7|km|0}} east of the neighborhood of Kigali called ''Nyabugogo''.<ref>{{cite web|date=20 July 2016 |url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Rwanda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Nyabugogo%2C%20Kigali%2C%20Rwanda&toplace=Kigali%20Convention%20Centre%2C%20Kigali%2C%20Rwanda%2C&dt1=ChIJrYjSyhak3BkRRS06HdLOrRg&dt2=ChIJdXI4bfSm3BkR4tEGcnqRi3s |title=Distance between Nyabugogo, Kigali, Rwanda and Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda |publisher=Globefeed.com| last=Globefeed.com|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>
The convention centre is located on Highway KN5, adjacent to the KG2 Roundabout, about {{convert|6|km|0}} west of [[Kigali International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=20 July 2016 |date=20 July 2016| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Rwanda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kigali%20International%20Airport%2C%20KN%205%20Road%2C%20Kigali%2C%20Rwanda&toplace=Kigali%20Convention%20Centre%2C%20Kigali%2C%20Rwanda%2C&dt1=ChIJ1XpB-Zan3BkR4v5rKXK660U&dt2=ChIJdXI4bfSm3BkR4tEGcnqRi3s|title=Distance between Kigali International Airport, KN 5 Road, Kigali, Rwanda and Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda| publisher=Globefeed.com| last=Globefeed.com}}</ref> This is about {{convert|7|km|0}} east of the neighborhood of Kigali called ''Nyabugogo''.<ref>{{cite web|date=20 July 2016 |url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Rwanda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Nyabugogo%2C%20Kigali%2C%20Rwanda&toplace=Kigali%20Convention%20Centre%2C%20Kigali%2C%20Rwanda%2C&dt1=ChIJrYjSyhak3BkRRS06HdLOrRg&dt2=ChIJdXI4bfSm3BkR4tEGcnqRi3s |title=Distance between Nyabugogo, Kigali, Rwanda and Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda |publisher=Globefeed.com| last=Globefeed.com|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks About the Montreal Protocol in Kigali.jpg|350px|thumb|Interior of the centre.]]
[[File:Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks About the Montreal Protocol in Kigali (30203999722).jpg|350px|thumb|Interior of the centre.]]

==Overview==
==Overview==
In 2007, three Rwandan corporate investors pooled resources to build the real estate complex. They formed a company called ''Ultimate Concept Limited'', to develop and own the centre. The centre has four major components:
In 2007, three Rwandan corporate investors pooled resources to build the real estate complex. They formed a company called ''Ultimate Concept Limited'', to develop and own the centre. The centre has four major components:
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# A museum on the bottom floor of the IT office park.<ref name="Come"/><ref name="Data"/>
# A museum on the bottom floor of the IT office park.<ref name="Come"/><ref name="Data"/>


Construction began in 2009<ref name="Come"/> and was completed in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/All-roads-lead-to-Kigali-the-new-events-capital-of-East-Africa-/-/434746/2792616/-/item/0/-/7gqfysz/-/index.html|title=Kigali steadily grows as a hub for meetings, conferences and exhibitions| accessdate=20 July 2016 |date=18 July 2015| first= Gilbert |last=Mwijuke | newspaper=[[The EastAfrican]]|location=Nairobi}}</ref>
Construction began in 2009<ref name="Come"/> according to the design by German architect [[Roland Dieterle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/130969/News/tracing-the-story-behind-the-kigali-convention-complex|title=Tracing the story behind the Kigali Convention Complex| accessdate=5 September 2024 |date=18 June 2016| first= Moses |last=Opobo | newspaper=[[The New Times (Rwanda)|The New Times]]|location=Kigali}}</ref> and was completed in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/All-roads-lead-to-Kigali-the-new-events-capital-of-East-Africa-/-/434746/2792616/-/item/0/-/7gqfysz/-/index.html|title=Kigali steadily grows as a hub for meetings, conferences and exhibitions| accessdate=20 July 2016 |date=18 July 2015| first= Gilbert |last=Mwijuke | newspaper=[[The EastAfrican]]|location=Nairobi}}</ref>
[[File:Kigali Convention Centre Night View.jpg|alt=Kigali Convention Centre changes light in the Night|thumb|Kigali Convention Centre changes light in the Night]]

== Events ==

* [[2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting]]
* African Union Summit on July 8, 2016
* World Economic Forum for Africa 2016
* Transform Africa Summit in October 2013, October 2015 and May 2017
[[File:Kigali Convention Center 02.jpg|alt=Kigali Convention Center during the day|thumb|Kigali Convention Center during the day]]


==Ownership==
==Ownership==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.kigalicc.com/}}
*{{Official website|http://www.kcc.rw }}
* {{youtube|n5WxexTrtuU|Marketing video}}
* {{youTube|n5WxexTrtuU|Marketing video}}
*[https://www.radissonblu.com/en/hotel-kigali/ Radisson Blu Hotel Kigali]
*[https://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-kigali Radisson Blu kigali]


[[Category:Convention centers]]
[[Category:Convention centers in Rwanda]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kigali]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kigali]]
[[Category:Event venues in Rwanda]]
[[Category:Event venues in Rwanda]]
[[Category:Event venues established in 2016]]
[[Category:Event venues established in 2016]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Rwanda]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Rwanda]]
[[Category:Culture of Rwanda]]

Latest revision as of 09:34, 2 October 2024

Kigali Convention Centre
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AddressKigali Roundabout, Kimihurura
LocationKigali, Rwanda
Coordinates01°57′17″S 30°05′38″E / 1.95472°S 30.09389°E / -1.95472; 30.09389
OwnerUltimate Concept Limited
OperatorRadisson Blu[1]
Built2009 – 2016
Construction cost
$300 million[1]
Theatre seating
2,600[1]
Enclosed space
 • Total space13.6 hectares (34 acres)[1]
Website
http://www.kcc.rw

The Kigali Convention Centre is a convention centre in Kigali, the capital and largest city in Rwanda.[2]

Location

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The convention centre is located on Highway KN5, adjacent to the KG2 Roundabout, about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Kigali International Airport.[3] This is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of the neighborhood of Kigali called Nyabugogo.[4]

Interior of the centre.

Overview

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In 2007, three Rwandan corporate investors pooled resources to build the real estate complex. They formed a company called Ultimate Concept Limited, to develop and own the centre. The centre has four major components:

  1. A 5-star hotel, Radisson Blu Hotel Kigali, with 292 rooms on six floors
  2. Conference center with seating capacity of 2,600
  3. Kigali Information Technology Park, with 32,200 square metres (346,598 sq ft) of rentable office and retail space, and
  4. A museum on the bottom floor of the IT office park.[1][2]

Construction began in 2009[1] according to the design by German architect Roland Dieterle[5] and was completed in 2016.[6]

Kigali Convention Centre changes light in the Night
Kigali Convention Centre changes light in the Night

Events

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Kigali Convention Center during the day
Kigali Convention Center during the day

Ownership

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Ultimate Concept Limited, the owner-developer of the convention centre, is a Rwandan company whose ownership is as depicted in the table below:[1]

Ultimate Concept Limited Stock Ownership
Rank Name of Owner Percentage Ownership
1 Prime Holdings Limited 50.0
2 Social Security Fund of Rwanda 25.0
3 Rwanda Investment Group 25.0
Total 100.00

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g COMESARIA (7 March 2011). "Investment Opportunity: Kigali Convention Center (KCC)". Kigali: COMESA Regional Investment Agency. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b American Architects (18 July 2015). "Kigali Convention Complex". American-architects.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ^ Globefeed.com (20 July 2016). "Distance between Kigali International Airport, KN 5 Road, Kigali, Rwanda and Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. ^ Globefeed.com (20 July 2016). "Distance between Nyabugogo, Kigali, Rwanda and Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ^ Opobo, Moses (18 June 2016). "Tracing the story behind the Kigali Convention Complex". The New Times. Kigali. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  6. ^ Mwijuke, Gilbert (18 July 2015). "Kigali steadily grows as a hub for meetings, conferences and exhibitions". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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