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Rwanda

Stecol signs up to Kagame's urban development scheme

On 10 January, the Chinese construction firm Stecol, a PowerChina subsidiary formerly known as Sinohydro, landed a road-building and drainage contract for the town of Rubavu.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 22.01.2024

Indian bank Blend Finance's big CEMAC promise

The Dubai-based Indian bank has pledged to raise €5.6bn from Emirati financial institutions in support of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, while multilateral donors remain reserved.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 06.12.2023

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Having established a foothold in French-speaking and central Africa, the French company's African branch, which is a specialist internet service provider, is looking to break into new markets in English-speaking countries.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 02.11.2023

Brussels earmarks €80m for Rwanda's electrification

Kigali has issued a call for tenders to improve electricity coverage in the east of the country. The European Investment Bank is financing the €80m package.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 24.10.2023

Kigali again opts for Chinese construction on water system

The Rwandan government has once again picked a Chinese construction company to build another component of Kigali's water and waste water management system.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 23.10.2023

Kigali's financial hub attracts Mauritian giant IBL

In line with Paul Kagame's strategy of making Kigali a global financial centre, Rwanda is trying to woo investors with a growing number of tax breaks and other incentives. The Mauritian Lagesse family is making the most of these carrots.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 18.10.2023

TLS Contact wins new visa application contracts in Central Africa

On 2 October, French firm TLS Contact will begin handling requests for French visas that have been filed in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo, Franceville, Gabon, and Douala and Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Subscribers only Business 25.09.2023

Mamady Doumbouya strengthens ties between Conakry and Kigali

The transition government just appointed three diplomats to staff Guinea's first embassy in Rwanda. President Mamady Doumbouya is accelerating the rapprochement his predecessor started.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.09.2023

Perenco appoints new head of African affairs

Le pétrolier Perenco a promu l'un de ses cadres, Jean-Noël Bouassi-Bouassi, au poste tout nouvellement créé de “coordonnateur général des affaires africaines”.

Subscribers only Energy 19.07.2023

Ali Bongo urges ECCAS colleagues to pay their subscription arrears

At the ECCAS summit on 1 July, current chairman Ali Bongo raised the delicate question of member states' subscription arrears.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.07.2023

EU mulls new list of sanctions

At the initiative of several member states, discussions are underway in Brussels to impose new sanctions on Congolese army officials. In an unprecedented move, the proposed list also includes the name of a Rwandan officer accused of working with M23 rebels in North Kivu province.

Free access Diplomacy 12.07.2023

EU to fund EAC's ballistic expertise

On 19 June, the European Union invited service providers to bid for a contract to support the East African Community (EAC) in its ballistics investigations.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.07.2023

Turkish defence flagship TAI targets Yaounde after Kigali setback

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) failed to convince the Rwandan army to buy its Anka attack drones. Undeterred, the Turkish defence manufacturer is pursuing its sales offensive in Central Africa, starting with Cameroon.

Subscribers only Defence 27.06.2023

World Bank's Africa head strengthens his team

World Bank VP Ousmane Diagana has hired French technical cooperation agency Expertise France's deputy CEO Rima Le Coguic. She is expected to join the institution's West and Central Africa division over the next few weeks.

Subscribers only Finance 20.06.2023

Neither Kagame nor Tshisekedi to attend Macron's Paris summit

Neither Kagame nor Tshisekedi will attend Macron's summit for a new global financial deal, to be held in Paris on the 22 and 23 June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.06.2023

Washington sides with ExxonMobil and Chevron over BEAC foreign currency rules

Washington has stepped up its efforts to prevent US oil companies from being obliged to repatriate their rehabilitation funds to the CEMAC zone.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 18.05.2023

Spotlight
Extradition deal cements Kagame and Lourenço's strategic alliance

Rwanda is about to send a new ambassador to Luanda. President Kagame has again chosen a high-flyer for the strategic embassy as relations with Angola, particularly on the security front, grow ever stronger.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 10.05.2023

President of Angola João Lourenço and President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2018.

The African Development Bank finances a cross-border road project

With the border between Rwanda and Burundi reopening last September after six years, the Rwandan road agency has launched a first tender for a project to improve the road between the two countries

Subscribers only Infrastructure 09.05.2023

Political and military agendas unsettle Rwandan football

The Rwanda Football Federation is in a state of crisis. Its feuding president and secretary general resigned last month within 24 hours of each other, pushed by underlying political and military influences.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 04.05.2023

Rwandan president Paul Kagame in a stadium.

CEMAC weakened by hiatus at top of commission

The executive organ of the Central African bloc is being lead ad interim by Gabon's Daniel Ona Ondo, even though Baltasar Engonga Edjo of Equatorial Guinea was appointed to the post over a month ago.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 01.05.2023

Kinshasa looks to review terms of engagement of EAC regional force

Following the expiry of the original agreement governing the deployment of the East African Community force in eastern DRC, the Congolese government, unhappy with its performance so far, is hoping to remove the ambiguities of its mandate.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.04.2023

Soldiers of the East African Community (EAC) regional force in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kinshasa awaiting $400m World Bank disbursement for road works

The World Bank is delaying its disbursement of some $400m for major road works projects in the DR Congo until Kinshasa files a "resettlement action plan" for the population that the construction works will impact.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance 26.04.2023

Beveraggi gains upper hand over Katumbi in NB Mining Africa dispute

The mining services firm remains at the heart of a protracted legal dispute between the French entrepreneur and the former governor of Katanga. The battle has recently swung in Beveraggi's favour and he is now recovering funds from Ecobank and Gécamines.

Subscribers only Business 21.04.2023

Beninese and Rwandan football federations tackle dispute over CAN qualifier

Several officials of the Beninese football federation have been irked by arrangements for a recent Benin versus Rwanda football match, and suspect Kagame had a hand in the affair. The match was a 2024 African Cup of Nations qualifying game and was supposed to be played in Cotonou, but after being delayed by 48 hours, was finally held in Kigali.

Subscribers only Politics 12.04.2023

EACJ greenlights legal proceedings against Rwandan state over decades-old military contract

Agreeing to overlook a barely missed deadline, the East African Court of Justice has allowed François-Xavier Mironko to appeal its dismissal of his lawsuit against the state of Rwanda over an alleged debt dating back to 1993.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 04.04.2023

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Stecol signs up to Kagame's urban development scheme

Indian bank Blend Finance's big CEMAC promise

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Brussels earmarks €80m for Rwanda's electrification

Kigali again opts for Chinese construction on water system

Kigali's financial hub attracts Mauritian giant IBL

TLS Contact wins new visa application contracts in Central Africa

Mamady Doumbouya strengthens ties between Conakry and Kigali

Perenco appoints new head of African affairs

Ali Bongo urges ECCAS colleagues to pay their subscription arrears

EU mulls new list of sanctions

EU to fund EAC's ballistic expertise

Turkish defence flagship TAI targets Yaounde after Kigali setback

World Bank's Africa head strengthens his team

Neither Kagame nor Tshisekedi to attend Macron's Paris summit

Washington sides with ExxonMobil and Chevron over BEAC foreign currency rules

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The African Development Bank finances a cross-border road project

Political and military agendas unsettle Rwandan football

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Kinshasa awaiting $400m World Bank disbursement for road works

Beveraggi gains upper hand over Katumbi in NB Mining Africa dispute

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Stecol signs up to Kagame's urban development scheme

Indian bank Blend Finance's big CEMAC promise

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Brussels earmarks €80m for Rwanda's electrification

Kigali again opts for Chinese construction on water system

Kigali's financial hub attracts Mauritian giant IBL

TLS Contact wins new visa application contracts in Central Africa

Mamady Doumbouya strengthens ties between Conakry and Kigali

Perenco appoints new head of African affairs

Ali Bongo urges ECCAS colleagues to pay their subscription arrears

EU mulls new list of sanctions

EU to fund EAC's ballistic expertise

Turkish defence flagship TAI targets Yaounde after Kigali setback

World Bank's Africa head strengthens his team

Neither Kagame nor Tshisekedi to attend Macron's Paris summit

Washington sides with ExxonMobil and Chevron over BEAC foreign currency rules

Spotlight Extradition deal cements Kagame and Lourenço's strategic alliance

The African Development Bank finances a cross-border road project

Political and military agendas unsettle Rwandan football

CEMAC weakened by hiatus at top of commission

Kinshasa looks to review terms of engagement of EAC regional force

Kinshasa awaiting $400m World Bank disbursement for road works

Beveraggi gains upper hand over Katumbi in NB Mining Africa dispute

Beninese and Rwandan football federations tackle dispute over CAN qualifier

EACJ greenlights legal proceedings against Rwandan state over decades-old military contract

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