GLOBAL CITIZEN, pgLANG AND PRESIDENT OF GHANA, H.E. NANA AKUFO-ADDO, PARTNER TO ANNOUNCE ‘MOVE AFRIKA: GHANA’ MOVE AFRIKA TOUR EXPANDS TO INCLUDE BOTH EAST & WEST AFRICA IN 2024

Ghana to join Rwanda as a host nation for Move Afrika 2024, a long-term, large-scale
effort to pioneer a first-of-its-kind international music touring circuit across the
African continent
Move Afrika seeks to drive economic investment in the Ghanaian entertainment
industry, Ghanaian-owned businesses and young entrepreneurs
In partnership with the Government of Ghana and Rwanda Development Board
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Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2024 // International advocacy organization Global Citizen, creative imprint
pgLang and H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana, alongside H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda,
today announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Accra, Ghana, will join Kigali, Rwanda, as a host
city for this year’s Move Afrika: A Global Citizen Experience tour. Move Afrika is a long-term, large-scale effort
to pioneer a first-of-its-kind international music touring circuit across Africa, driving economic investment, job
creation and supporting entrepreneurship opportunities in each host country. pgLang serves as the Move Afrika
tour’s curator.
Today’s announcement follows last month’s inaugural Move Afrika: Rwanda, headlined by Grammy Award,
Pulitzer Prize winning artist Kendrick Lamar, created by Global Citizen and pgLang, alongside the Rwanda
Development Board. The event employed more than 1000 Rwandans, and engaged 75 percent local crew and
production staff, with a specific focus on creating opportunities for skill development and Today’s announcement follows last month’s inaugural Move Afrika: Rwanda, headlined by Grammy Award,
Pulitzer Prize winning artist Kendrick Lamar, created by Global Citizen and pgLang, alongside the Rwanda
Development Board. The event employed more than 1000 Rwandans, and engaged 75 percent local crew and
production staff, with a specific focus on creating opportunities for skill development and international event and supporting entrepreneurship opportunities in each host country. pgLang serves as the Move Afrika
tour’s curator.
Today’s announcement follows last month’s inaugural Move Afrika: Rwanda, headlined by Grammy Award,
Pulitzer Prize winning artist Kendrick Lamar, created by Global Citizen and pgLang, alongside the Rwanda
Development Board. The event employed more than 1000 Rwandans, and engaged 75 percent local crew and
production staff, with a specific focus on creating opportunities for skill development and international eve

performances by Zuchu, Bruce Melodie, DJ TOXXYK, Sherrie Silver, Ariel Wayz, Kivumbi King and Bruce The 1st.
Global Citizen is honored to return to Ghana this year with Move Afrika: Ghana, following the unforgettable
Global Citizen Festival: Accra, which took place in 2022. The Ghanaian government’s post-event analysis found
the festival’s social and economic impact was vast: more than $15 million was injected into the economy from
activity such as production spending, hotels, transport, advertising and security; over 5000 people traveled to
Ghana for the festival; more than 1000 Ghanians were employed as part of the event; hotel occupancy increased
to 75 percent; and over 2 million actions were taken by global citizens as part of advocacy efforts to End
Extreme Poverty NOW. Hosted by Danai Gurira, over 100 million music fans around the world watched incredible
live performances from Usher, SZA, Stormzy, Gyakie, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, TEMS and Uncle Waffles.
The first Move Afrika event, held in Kigali in December 2023, signalled the launch of an annual, multi-country
tour, changing the face of live entertainment in Africa and investing in local economies, skill training and youth
entrepreneurship along the way. Each year, additional countries will be added to the Move Afrika tour schedule,
which aims to expand to three countries in 2024, and five countries by 2025. Producing a world-class
experience for fans and artists alike, Move Afrika will set a new gold-standard for entertainment touring across
the continent. Over time, these events will increase demand from international and regional artists to tour the
region, and build local capacity, create jobs and scale the live entertainment sector within host cities.
“I am excited to announce that later this year, Global Citizen will return to Ghana with Move Afrika: Ghana. Global
Citizen is known for leveraging live music events to engage youth while creating social and economic impact…
We are delighted to join Rwanda in becoming the next destination for Global Citizen’s multi-year, multi-market
pan-African tour and expect continued impact in the years ahead. Today, we celebrate this milestone for Ghana.
We look forward to future announcements on this growing cohort of Move Afrika destinations.” — H.E. Nana
Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana
“Congratulations to my brother and friend, President Nana Akufo-Addo, for your partnership with Move Afrika.
Last month, Rwanda was privileged to host the inaugural Move Afrika concert, in partnership with Global Citizen.
Without exaggeration, Kendrick Lamar moved the whole city of Kigali with his performance. We are even happier
that he took the time to engage with our local artists. Africa has the talent. More often than not, what they lack is
mentorship and support. Global Citizen’s commitment to develop the workforce needed for professional concert
tours will leave an important economic legacy for our region.” – H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
“We are honored to bring Move Afrika to Ghana. Our partnership with the Ghanaian and Rwandan governments
will showcase the best of African creative talent to the world, while generating economic investment into the
local creative economy, which will have a lasting impact across the continent for years to come.” — Kweku
Mandela, Chief Vision Officer, Global Citizen
“We visited Accra for the first time in 2022 and really connected with the people and the culture. Accra will
always be a special place for us and we are excited to work with Move Afrika and expand our efforts to Ghana

Move Afrika: Ghana builds on Global Citizen’s previous campaigns and events across the African continent that
include: Move Afrika: Rwanda held at the BK Arena in 2023; Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, which
brought Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Ed Sheeran, Usher, Eddie Vedder and Chris Martin of Coldplay to Johannesburg,
South Africa in 2018; Global Citizen Live: Lagos that featured Davido, Femi Kuti, and Tiwa Savage at Fela Kuti’s
New Afrika Shrine in 2021; and Global Citizen Festival: Accra, which brought Usher, SZA, Stormzy, and TEMS to
the Black Star Square in 2022.
Further details of this year’s Move Afrika: A Global Citizen Experience tour, including event dates and line ups,
will be announced in the coming months.
For more information visit moveafrika.org.
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