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Qatar Airways and contractors hold final talks over Bugesera airport

A meeting was held last week in Doha between the likely constructors of the planned facility some 50 km outside Kigali.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 17.07.2024

BEAC entrance exam scandal: an ongoing headache for new governor

Yvon Sana Bangui, the economist who has headed the Central African States Central Bank since the start of the year, is looking for a solution to the entrance exam controversy that he inherited from his predecessor Abbas Mahamat Tolli. But the obstacles are piling up.

Subscribers only Business 16.07.2024

Who is Stockholm's candidate for EU Great Lakes representative post?

Among the candidates that member states have put forward for the post of European Union special representative for the Great Lakes region is Swedish diplomat Johan Borgstam.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.07.2024

EU suspends review of further €20m in military aid for Kigali

A Rwandan soldier in Palma, in the province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, on 18 December 2023. © Cyrile Ndegeya/Anadolu via ADP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.07.2024

Turkish defence flagships TAI and Aselsan eye Rwandan opportunities

They are following the example of Turkey’s armaments agency, Savunma Sanayii Baskanligi.

Subscribers only Defence Running Story - Erdogan's drive in Africa 04.07.2024

Paris lines up alternative candidate for post of EU representative for Great Lakes

After Kigali's anger at the Belgian diplomat put forward, France is about to propose an alternative candidate to represent the EU in the Great Lakes region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.07.2024

Qatar Airways finally receives Kigali airport construction bids

The bids are in more than two years after the state-owned carrier put out the call to tender.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 21.06.2024

UN expert group details Kigali and Kampala's ongoing support for M23

Rwanda is understood to have considerably strengthened its military presence in eastern DRC, where its troops have now largely supplanted M23's combatants. Uganda, meanwhile, has come under fire on the strength of documented proof of its support for the rebellion.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 19.06.2024

M23 military chief Sultani Makenga, in Goma, on 25 November 2012.

Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

They have been in France since 12 June for a seminar on bilateral cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.06.2024

Tensions in Brussels as Kigali seeks to influence EU diplomacy

The Africa Working Party met on 28 May to discuss the appointment of the EU Great Lakes representative.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.05.2024

Kagame attempts to block appointment of EU representative for Great Lakes region

The Rwandan president's interference in the appointment of the future EU special representative for the Great Lakes area is creating unprecedented tensions in Brussels.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.05.2024

Two contenders neck and neck for contract to build Bugesera-Kigali airport

The deadline for submitting bids to build Rwanda's new Bugesera-Kigali airport is approaching, though the scale of the work has been reduced compared with the initial project. Qatar Airways will soon have to decide on a winning bid.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 20.05.2024

TotalEnergies CEO Pouyanné heads off on African mission

After a stop in Qatar, where he will try to increase the French oil and gas group's share of the North Field gas output, Patrick Pouyanné is to speak at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali before heading to Abuja.

Subscribers only West Africa 13.05.2024

Patrick Pouyanné (left) and Paul Kagame in Monte Carlo, Monaco, May 2022.

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Kinshasa's thorny path to boost drone arsenal in battle against M23 rebels

The Congolese government is trying to acquire more warplanes and drones, but some negotiations have raised doubts. In recent weeks certain presidential advisers have been trying to block a major arms contract that was being negotiated by the deputy prime minister in charge of defence, Jean-Pierre Bemba.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.05.2024

Soldiers of the Congolese Republican Guard at Goma airport in the DRC on 12 November 2022.

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Qatar Airways set to finalise award of contract for Bugesera-Kigali airport

The construction of Rwanda's Qatari-funded new airport is set to enter its final phase following the completion of earthworks by Portugal's Mota Engil. Five candidates are in the running to build it.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 29.04.2024

Rwanda and Qatar Airways sign agreements on an investment partnership for the airport project, witnessed by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Paul Kagame in Kigali, 9 December, 2019.

Belgium opens tender for new embassy in Kigali

The Belgian foreign ministry has launched a call for tenders to select a team to design and supervise the construction of a new embassy in Rwanda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.04.2024

Kigali overhauls its EU diplomacy amid tensions with Belgium

Rwanda has decided to transfer responsibility for European affairs to Berlin following a diplomatic standoff with the Belgian authorities.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.04.2024

Akhannouch in Kigali to represent Mohammed VI

Invited by Paul Kagame to the 30th anniversary commemoration of the Tutsi genocide, the King of Morocco has sent his prime minister in his place to Rwanda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.04.2024

Moroccan PM Aziz Akhannouch during a visit to the Netherlands in 2022.

Great Lakes Conference seeks to coordinate regional mediation

The regional organisation is working on its strategy for managing conflicts linked to mining resources.

Subscribers only Diplomacy, Central Africa 25.03.2024

Opposition politician Victoire Ingabire eyes regional appeal after Rwandan court defeat

Rwandan opposition figure Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza is still hopeful she can run in this year’s presidential polls.

Subscribers only Politics 20.03.2024

Burundi militarises border as fears of conflict with Rwanda grow

Burundi, which feels threatened by Rwanda, has deployed troops to its northern border and boosted military and economic ties with the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 28.02.2024

President Evariste Ndayishimiye in Bujumbura, Burundi, 4 February 2023.

Nyusi in urgent security talks with Kagame

The Mozambican president recently made a discreet trip to Kigali to meet his Rwandan counterpart. Their positive working relationship is centred around security and gas issues in Cabo Delgado.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy 05.02.2024

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi in Prague, Czech Republic on 8 August 2023.

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

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Rwanda

Qatar Airways and contractors hold final talks over Bugesera airport

BEAC entrance exam scandal: an ongoing headache for new governor

Who is Stockholm's candidate for EU Great Lakes representative post?

EU suspends review of further €20m in military aid for Kigali

Turkish defence flagships TAI and Aselsan eye Rwandan opportunities

Paris lines up alternative candidate for post of EU representative for Great Lakes

Qatar Airways finally receives Kigali airport construction bids

UN expert group details Kigali and Kampala's ongoing support for M23

Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

Tensions in Brussels as Kigali seeks to influence EU diplomacy

Kagame attempts to block appointment of EU representative for Great Lakes region

Two contenders neck and neck for contract to build Bugesera-Kigali airport

TotalEnergies CEO Pouyanné heads off on African mission

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Kinshasa's thorny path to boost drone arsenal in battle against M23 rebels

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Qatar Airways set to finalise award of contract for Bugesera-Kigali airport

Belgium opens tender for new embassy in Kigali

Kigali overhauls its EU diplomacy amid tensions with Belgium

Akhannouch in Kigali to represent Mohammed VI

Great Lakes Conference seeks to coordinate regional mediation

Opposition politician Victoire Ingabire eyes regional appeal after Rwandan court defeat

Burundi militarises border as fears of conflict with Rwanda grow

Nyusi in urgent security talks with Kagame

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

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Rwanda

Qatar Airways and contractors hold final talks over Bugesera airport

BEAC entrance exam scandal: an ongoing headache for new governor

Who is Stockholm's candidate for EU Great Lakes representative post?

EU suspends review of further €20m in military aid for Kigali

Turkish defence flagships TAI and Aselsan eye Rwandan opportunities

Paris lines up alternative candidate for post of EU representative for Great Lakes

Qatar Airways finally receives Kigali airport construction bids

UN expert group details Kigali and Kampala's ongoing support for M23

Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

Tensions in Brussels as Kigali seeks to influence EU diplomacy

Kagame attempts to block appointment of EU representative for Great Lakes region

Two contenders neck and neck for contract to build Bugesera-Kigali airport

TotalEnergies CEO Pouyanné heads off on African mission

Spotlight Kinshasa's thorny path to boost drone arsenal in battle against M23 rebels

Spotlight Qatar Airways set to finalise award of contract for Bugesera-Kigali airport

Belgium opens tender for new embassy in Kigali

Kigali overhauls its EU diplomacy amid tensions with Belgium

Akhannouch in Kigali to represent Mohammed VI

Great Lakes Conference seeks to coordinate regional mediation

Opposition politician Victoire Ingabire eyes regional appeal after Rwandan court defeat

Burundi militarises border as fears of conflict with Rwanda grow

Nyusi in urgent security talks with Kagame

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

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Kinshasa's thorny path to boost drone arsenal in battle against M23 rebels

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Qatar Airways set to finalise award of contract for Bugesera-Kigali airport