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Defence Diplomacy 23/06/2022

Foreign Legion colonel to lead defence cooperation with Kigali

Paris is continuing its efforts to normalise diplomatic relations with Rwanda through the drafting of a military cooperation programme. This will be entrusted in July to a newly appointed defence attaché. [...]

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Diplomacy 17/06/2022

Macron's fine diplomatic balancing act between Kagame and Tshisekedi

Paul Kagame and Emmanuel Macron, here in December 2021 at the Elysée Palace. © Alexis Sciard/IP3 Press/MaxPPP

Defence Business 30/05/2022

US contractor Axxeum to pamper Pentagon's Cessna gifts to Rwandan Air Force

US defence contractor Axxeum is preparing to send its teams of technicians to the Kigali military air base to maintain the two new Cessna C-208 EX Grand Caravan aircraft that are due to be delivered by Washington in July [...]

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Infrastructures Business 19/05/2022

Qatar Airways puts bidders for $2bn Kigali airport in tailspin

Diplomacy 16/05/2022

Mushikiwabo back in Kigali on Francophonie business diplomacy mission

Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of the OIF. © Moussa Mohamed Ahmed/Twitter

Mining 03/05/2022

Bay View suffers setback in mining dispute with Kigali

The American company Bay View, which had sought arbitration with the Rwandan state for allegedly withdrawing its mining permit unfairly, appears to have suffered a setback at ICSID. [...]

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Finance and security, the main vehicles of Kagame's diplomacy

For several years President Paul Kagame has been trying to strengthen Rwanda's position on the continental and international scene via two of the country's key sectors: finance and the army. The teams at Kigali International Financial Center (KIFC) have been travelling abroad more regularly, with a view to making the city Africa's financial hub. [...]

Rwandan President Paul Kagame. © Jean Bizimana/Reuters

Diplomacy 28/04/2022

Kagame posts François Nkulikiyimfura to France

In a bid to boost trade with France, Kagame has decided to appoint an ambassador with an economic background. After three years in Doha monitoring the emirate's multiple Rwandan investments, François Nkulikiyimfura is expected to arrive in Paris in the coming weeks. [...]

Rwandan president Paul Kagame has appointed François Nkulikiyimfura as ambassador to France. © François Nkulikiyimfura/Twitter

Energy 18/04/2022

TotalEnergies sets up shop in Kigali with renewable energy plans

The French oil major is putting down roots in Kigali, with ambitious plans to invest in green energy and possibly open a chain of service stations. [...]

Energy 13/04/2022

Why TotalEnergies and ENI are drawn to the Rwanda Development Board

Rwanda's stability and leadership are attracting new investors who had never previously thought of setting up in the country, but there are also ulterior motives at play. [...]

Mining Business 07/04/2022

How Belgian entrepreneur Alain Goetz escaped UN sanctions

Just days before being placed under US sanctions, Belgian businessman Alain Goetz managed to avoid UN sanctions. UN investigators suspect him of playing an active role in the illicit trade in gold mined in conflict zones of eastern DR Congo. [...]

Mining 30/03/2022

Will US sanctions crush Museveni's ambitions for Congolese gold?

The Ugandan president was counting on DR Congo's entry into the East African Community to boost Congolese gold exports to his country. But US sanctions on Kampala's biggest gold refinery may dash those hopes. [...]

Yoweri Museveni. © Twitter @KagutaMuseveni

Finance Diplomacy 29/03/2022

Kagame expected in Brazzaville for talks with Sassou

Rwandan president Paul Kagame is expected in Brazzaville on 10 April to meet with his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou Nguesso. [...]

SpotlightInfrastructures Business 24/03/2022

Qatar Airways' $2bn for Kigali airport build lures Turkish and Qatari groups alike Free

The airline's huge investment in the construction of the future Kigali airport, the largest ever made by Qatar in Africa, is turning heads in Istanbul. Qatar Airways has launched a call for tenders for which it should announce the winner within a few weeks. [...]

The Kigali (Rwanda) airport project was initially awarded to Mota-Engil in 2016. © Aéroport international de Kigali

Politics 01/03/2022

Opposition politician Rusesabagina files lawsuit in the US against Kigali

A fierce critic of Paul Kagame's regime, Paul Rusesabagina has now turned to the US courts to claim hundreds of millions of dollars from the Rwandan state following his arrest in Kigali in bizarre circumstances in 2020. [...]

Paul Rusesabagina in Kigali on October 2020. © Clement Uwiringiyimana/Reuters

Energy 01/03/2022

TotalEnergies puts construction group close to Kagame on Mozambique LNG short list

The Rwandan company has joined, at the last minute, the list of firms bidding to carry out preparatory work at the site of the Mozambique LNG project. French major TotalEnergies has a debt to pay to Rwanda for its role in restoring security in Cabo Delgado Province. [...]

TotalEnergies chairman and chief executive Patrick Pouyanné with Rwanda's head of state Paul Kagame. © Twitter/@UrugwiroVillage

Mining 23/02/2022

Kigali turns a corner on environmental issues

President Paul Kagame's teams want to show that they are following the best international standards in Rwanda's mining sector. After revising its mineral export rules in an attempt to ensure traceability, they are now focusing on the environment. [...]

Focus Mining 14/02/2022

Serial entrepreneur Brian Menell bets double on rare earth mining sovereignty

The mining and defence specialist and heir to the dynasty that co-founded AngloVaal has been investing heavily in "technology metals" with help from the US, worried about being left behind by China. As he had done in the 1990s with British and South African army veterans, who found the first private military companies to help his activities, Menell now has a retired US admiral and a former British army officer on board. [...]

South African Brian Menell. © Facebook/africaminingforum

SpotlightDiplomacy 01/02/2022

Maghreb and Gulf frenemies rush to Kagame

The Rwandan president's growing influence in African affairs has turned Kigali into a regional hub for diplomacy and business. [...]

Rwanda's president Paul Kagame. © paulkagame.com

Business Diplomacy 31/01/2022

Warming of Kagame-Museveni relations raises hopes for route to Bujumbura

The reopening of the Ugandan-Rwandan border could lead to a trade corridor to Burundi. Neighbours and rivals in the Great Lakes are determined to put aside their differences to revive badly affected economies. [...]

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Ugandan and Burundian counterparts Yoweri Museveni and Evariste Ndayishimiye. © Paul Kagame/Yoweri Museveni/Evariste Ndayishimiye/Twitter

Finance Business 27/01/2022

Kagame's fund Crystal Ventures to set up shop near Brazzaville

The concession deal for the Maloukou industrial zone should be signed by 31 March with the Rwandan investment fund Crystal Ventures, the financial branch of Paul Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front party. [...]

SpotlightEnergy 24/01/2022

Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné is preparing a trip to Mozambique and Rwanda to oversee his group's return to the troubled province of Cabo Delgado to restart the giant Mozambique LNG project. [...]

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné (left) and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. © Charles Platiau/Xose Bouzas/Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect

Business 17/01/2022

Kigali speeds up digitalisation of legal system

Kigali is preparing to digitise its entire legal system as part of a vast programme to modernise the Rwandan administration. [...]

Defence Diplomacy 03/01/2022

EU plans to place troops trained by its military mission in CAR under Rwanda's supervision

The EU's training mission in CAR has been suspended since the beginning of December, however ways to revive it are currently being examined. Cooperation with the Rwandan army is one route being considered in Paris, but implementing this would be challenging. [...]

Breaking news 29/12/2021

Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy's subtle mix of leisure and politics in Africa

Breaking news published on 29/12/21 at 09:50 - After celebrating his 66th birthday in Rwanda, French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy returned to the continent to spend Christmas in Madagascar. Both trips were private, but Sarkozy's tight connections to African rulers certainly came in handy. [...]

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Foreign Legion colonel to lead defence cooperation with Kigali

Macron's fine diplomatic balancing act between Kagame and Tshisekedi

US contractor Axxeum to pamper Pentagon's Cessna gifts to Rwandan Air Force

Qatar Airways puts bidders for $2bn Kigali airport in tailspin

Mushikiwabo back in Kigali on Francophonie business diplomacy mission

Bay View suffers setback in mining dispute with Kigali

Finance and security, the main vehicles of Kagame's diplomacy

Kagame posts François Nkulikiyimfura to France

TotalEnergies sets up shop in Kigali with renewable energy plans

Why TotalEnergies and ENI are drawn to the Rwanda Development Board

How Belgian entrepreneur Alain Goetz escaped UN sanctions

Will US sanctions crush Museveni's ambitions for Congolese gold?

Kagame expected in Brazzaville for talks with Sassou

Qatar Airways' $2bn for Kigali airport build lures Turkish and Qatari groups alike Free

Opposition politician Rusesabagina files lawsuit in the US against Kigali

TotalEnergies puts construction group close to Kagame on Mozambique LNG short list

Kigali turns a corner on environmental issues

Serial entrepreneur Brian Menell bets double on rare earth mining sovereignty

Maghreb and Gulf frenemies rush to Kagame

Warming of Kagame-Museveni relations raises hopes for route to Bujumbura

Kagame's fund Crystal Ventures to set up shop near Brazzaville

Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

Kigali speeds up digitalisation of legal system

EU plans to place troops trained by its military mission in CAR under Rwanda's supervision

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Foreign Legion colonel to lead defence cooperation with Kigali

Macron's fine diplomatic balancing act between Kagame and Tshisekedi

US contractor Axxeum to pamper Pentagon's Cessna gifts to Rwandan Air Force

Qatar Airways puts bidders for $2bn Kigali airport in tailspin

Mushikiwabo back in Kigali on Francophonie business diplomacy mission

Bay View suffers setback in mining dispute with Kigali

Finance and security, the main vehicles of Kagame's diplomacy

Kagame posts François Nkulikiyimfura to France

TotalEnergies sets up shop in Kigali with renewable energy plans

Why TotalEnergies and ENI are drawn to the Rwanda Development Board

How Belgian entrepreneur Alain Goetz escaped UN sanctions

Will US sanctions crush Museveni's ambitions for Congolese gold?

Kagame expected in Brazzaville for talks with Sassou

Qatar Airways' $2bn for Kigali airport build lures Turkish and Qatari groups alike Free

Opposition politician Rusesabagina files lawsuit in the US against Kigali

TotalEnergies puts construction group close to Kagame on Mozambique LNG short list

Kigali turns a corner on environmental issues

Serial entrepreneur Brian Menell bets double on rare earth mining sovereignty

Maghreb and Gulf frenemies rush to Kagame

Warming of Kagame-Museveni relations raises hopes for route to Bujumbura

Kagame's fund Crystal Ventures to set up shop near Brazzaville

Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

Kigali speeds up digitalisation of legal system

EU plans to place troops trained by its military mission in CAR under Rwanda's supervision

Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy's subtle mix of leisure and politics in Africa

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