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Rwanda

Kagame and Museveni eye each other warily and up their military budgets

Rwanda and Uganda will be presenting their 2021-22 budgets to their respective parliaments on the same day, 10 June. Both have earmarked substantial sums for defence spending.

Subscribers only Politics 20.05.2021

In Focus
DRC wants back in driver's seat on coltan

A miner holding coltan in a mine in Rukunda, Masisi territory, North Kivu province, DRC. © Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

Subscribers only Mining 17.05.2021

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

Arabian Construction Co (ACC), having lost its position as the leading construction contractor in the Emirates and Saudi Arabia, has been redeploying in Africa since last year and recently sent a delegation to Cameroon and later to Brazzaville.

Subscribers only Politics 05.05.2021

Arise IIP scouting for industrial zones

Gagan Gupta travelled to Rwanda earlier in April with electric rickshaw company Mauto Electric CEO Mansoor Ali Khan.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 21.04.2021

France denies citizenship to daughter of Félicien Kabuga

French authorities have informed one of the daughters of Félicien Kabuga, the alleged financial mastermind of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, that her application for French nationality has been rejected. She has been living in France for 27 years.

Subscribers only Politics 15.04.2021

Kagame backs embattled Touadéra on all fronts

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame. © Reuters

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 07.04.2021

Macron could visit Kigali in May

The French presidency is making plans for Emmanuel Macron's possible trip to Kigali in May, although it has not been confirmed.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.04.2021

Cameroonian oligarch Amougou Belinga strives to resurrect Télésud

Active in banking and private education, the Cameroonian Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga is trying to raise funds for a pan-African television channel that would be the successor to Télésud, which has been in liquidation since 2019.

Subscribers only Business 18.03.2021

Cybersecurity giants flock to BEAC with biometric solutions

MobiWire, Dermalog, Idemia, Veridium and Thales are among the firms interested in a contract with the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) to fingerprint holders of mobile payment account holders with telecoms operators in the region.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 18.03.2021

Kigali International Financial Centre headhunts among Rwandan diaspora

Faced with a shortage of qualified personnel for its new finance centre, the state-run Rwanda Finance has mounted a drive to recruit Rwandans living abroad, including in Belgium, the UK, Germany and the Netherlands.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 16.03.2021

Kigali International Financial Centre determined to open in June

Rwanda's offshore finance centre, originally slated for a December 2020 launch, is now set to get off the ground in June. Rwanda Finance, the state agency behind the centre, is working on attracting its first clients.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 17.02.2021

Energie des Grands Lacs already onto groundwork for Ruzizi IV dam

Construction has not yet started on the 147-MW Ruzizi III hydropower plant but that hasn't stopped the Economic Community of the Great Lake Countries' initiative Energie des Grands Lacs (EGL) from looking at the idea of a Ruzizi IV.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.02.2021

The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

To secure the licence, in the last days of the Trump administration, that allows him to conduct business for one year despite being subject to sanctions, the mining tycoon Dan Gerlter called on a new team of consultants.

Subscribers only Mining 27.01.2021

AfDB gives scathing review of ECCAS efficacy

The African Development Bank has published a brutal assessment of way the Economic Community of Central African States, its partner on numerous infrastructure projects, is being run.

Free access Infrastructure, Business 19.01.2021

Spotlight
Major players in African finance to set up shop at Kagame's offshore centre in Kigali

The Kigali International Financial Centre is attracting many major law and fiduciary firms already present in Africa to open branch offices there.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 14.01.2021

Rwandan civil war crops up in dispute between BNP Paribas and security company Ronange

Marc Le Loeuff, head of security company Ronange, is to challenge the banking group's decision to end his company's contract at its office complex in the Paris suburbs before the Paris Court of Commerce. The activities of his former boss, Paul Barril, in Rwanda in the 1990s could be behind BNP Paribas's decision.

Subscribers only Politics 11.01.2021

Lawyers and consultants flock to Brazzaville in search of infrastructure projects

Initially scheduled to take place in Brussels and then Paris, the CEMAC round table on public-private partnerships has finally taken place in Brazzaville, attracting a veritable horde of lawyers specialising in this domain.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 08.01.2021

Jeantet opens new 'green' OHADA desk

Green energy will be the theme of the first two seminars organised by Jeantet's brand new OHADA desk.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining, Business 23.12.2020

Co-operative Bank targets Kigali and Kampala

The Kenyan banking sector giant, the Co-operative Bank, is counting on the assistance of neighbouring presidents Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame to revive its plans for regional expansion and become one of the small circle of Kenyan banks operating abroad.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 17.12.2020

Ex-Barclays boss Bob Diamond's bank calls it quits on Rwandan venture

Once a favourite with the government, Atlas Mara, owned by former Barclays boss Bob Diamond, has pulled out of Banque populaire du Rwanda.

Free access Finance, Business 11.12.2020

Spotlight
Marc Holtzman, African leaders' favourite financier

In the starting blocks for the future offshore Kigali Financial Centre, US financier Marc Holtzman has secured several key financial positions in Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 03.12.2020

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Bank of Kigali positions itself as financial centre's entry point

The country's largest bank, which is controlled by the state, is carving out an important role for itself in the capital's upcoming international finance hub.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 24.11.2020

Finance is key to Franco-Rwandan rapprochement

Although relations between France and Rwanda remain dependent on the highly contentious issue of historical responsibility for the genocide, public investment bank Bpifrance is taking an active interest in the new Kigali International Financial Centre being set up by the government of Paul Kagame.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 20.11.2020

Bongo and Obiang get BEAC to give in to oil firms

The regional bank has yet to impose the CFA franc on mining and oil firms, thanks to a fuss kicked up by a private sector backed by certain regional leaders.

Subscribers only Energy 16.11.2020

Abbas Mahamat Tolli, Governor of Central Africa Banks.

Turkey's Damnus follows compatriot Summa into privatised airports sector

The Turkish conglomerate Damnus headed by Nusret Comert is set to run Bangui international airport, where it will also be in charge of refurbishing works estimated to cost €30m.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 13.11.2020

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Rwanda

Kagame and Museveni eye each other warily and up their military budgets

In Focus
DRC wants back in driver's seat on coltan

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

Arise IIP scouting for industrial zones

France denies citizenship to daughter of Félicien Kabuga

Kagame backs embattled Touadéra on all fronts

Macron could visit Kigali in May

Cameroonian oligarch Amougou Belinga strives to resurrect Télésud

Cybersecurity giants flock to BEAC with biometric solutions

Kigali International Financial Centre headhunts among Rwandan diaspora

Kigali International Financial Centre determined to open in June

Energie des Grands Lacs already onto groundwork for Ruzizi IV dam

The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

AfDB gives scathing review of ECCAS efficacy

Spotlight
Major players in African finance to set up shop at Kagame's offshore centre in Kigali

Rwandan civil war crops up in dispute between BNP Paribas and security company Ronange

Lawyers and consultants flock to Brazzaville in search of infrastructure projects

Jeantet opens new 'green' OHADA desk

Co-operative Bank targets Kigali and Kampala

Ex-Barclays boss Bob Diamond's bank calls it quits on Rwandan venture

Spotlight
Marc Holtzman, African leaders' favourite financier

Spotlight
Bank of Kigali positions itself as financial centre's entry point

Finance is key to Franco-Rwandan rapprochement

Bongo and Obiang get BEAC to give in to oil firms

Turkey's Damnus follows compatriot Summa into privatised airports sector

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Erik Prince

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Rwanda

Kagame and Museveni eye each other warily and up their military budgets

In Focus DRC wants back in driver's seat on coltan

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

Arise IIP scouting for industrial zones

France denies citizenship to daughter of Félicien Kabuga

Kagame backs embattled Touadéra on all fronts

Macron could visit Kigali in May

Cameroonian oligarch Amougou Belinga strives to resurrect Télésud

Cybersecurity giants flock to BEAC with biometric solutions

Kigali International Financial Centre headhunts among Rwandan diaspora

Kigali International Financial Centre determined to open in June

Energie des Grands Lacs already onto groundwork for Ruzizi IV dam

The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

AfDB gives scathing review of ECCAS efficacy

Spotlight Major players in African finance to set up shop at Kagame's offshore centre in Kigali

Rwandan civil war crops up in dispute between BNP Paribas and security company Ronange

Lawyers and consultants flock to Brazzaville in search of infrastructure projects

Jeantet opens new 'green' OHADA desk

Co-operative Bank targets Kigali and Kampala

Ex-Barclays boss Bob Diamond's bank calls it quits on Rwandan venture

Spotlight Marc Holtzman, African leaders' favourite financier

Spotlight Bank of Kigali positions itself as financial centre's entry point

Finance is key to Franco-Rwandan rapprochement

Bongo and Obiang get BEAC to give in to oil firms

Turkey's Damnus follows compatriot Summa into privatised airports sector

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

In Focus
DRC wants back in driver's seat on coltan

Spotlight
Major players in African finance to set up shop at Kagame's offshore centre in Kigali

Spotlight
Marc Holtzman, African leaders' favourite financier

Spotlight
Bank of Kigali positions itself as financial centre's entry point