KIGALI – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Gabon’s President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema have called for stronger regional cooperation, greater value addition to Africa’s natural resources and coordinated investment …
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At a side session of the Africa CEO Forum 2026 focused on one of African business’s most persistent complaints — the high cost of borrowing — Dr Diane Karusisi argued …
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EconomyMarkets
At Africa CEO Forum, BNR Governor Says Insurance Is Economic Infrastructure, Not Just a Financial Product
KIGALI – National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) Governor Soraya Hakuziyaremye has said insurance should be treated as a key pillar of economic development, arguing that it plays the same foundational …
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KIGALI– African business leaders, financiers and logistics experts have called for urgent investment in integrated transport systems and regional trade corridors, warning that the continent cannot achieve large-scale economic growth …
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When Gisèle Hirwa joined the Peace and Values Education training under Aegis Trust Rwanda’s Actions for Sustainable Peace, Inclusion, Rights and Equality (ASPIRE) Programme, she expected to gain skills that …
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NationalUncategorized
In Pictures: Africa CEO Forum 2026 Opens in Kigali as Leaders Chart the Continent’s Economic Future
The Africa CEO Forum is happening right now in Kigali, Rwanda. More than 2,000 business leaders, government officials, and investors from over 75 countries have come together for two days …
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KIGALI – The 2026 Africa CEO Forum opened in Kigali with a strong call for African leaders and businesses to reposition the continent in a rapidly evolving global economy. Speakers …
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The question at the Africa CEO Forum 2026 was light at first, almost playful. Did Paul Kagame ever wake up, scroll through social media, and feel shocked by what some …
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At the Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali, the conversation turned sharply from economics to power politics when the moderator asked President Paul Kagame about sanctions imposed on Rwanda over …
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International
At Africa CEO Forum, Kagame Says Africa Must Stop Waiting for Permission
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaAt the opening of the Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali, President Paul Kagame sat before an audience of presidents, financiers, investors and chief executives and delivered a blunt diagnosis …
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Companies
Pan-African Investment Banking Group United Capital Chooses Rwanda as Its East and Central African Hub
by Davis Mugumeby Davis MugumeThe Capital Market Authority of Rwanda (CMA) has awarded an investment bank license to United Capital Financial Services Rwanda Ltd, a landmark move that brings one of Africa’s foremost financial …
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Equity Group Holdings and the International Finance Corporation have signed a new partnership agreement aimed at scaling financing for agriculture, small businesses and the creative economy across Africa, in what …