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Wednesday 29 Oct 2014

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Africa Business Report visits Rwanda

³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World News’ latest edition of the monthly business programme, Africa Business Report, gives viewers a special focus on resilient Rwanda, to find out what the economy is now really like.

This episode is presented by the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳’s Komla Dumor and investigates everything from how the country can become an investment destination despite past troubles,  to the young entrepreneur with a secret about the market. There will also be special features from Zambia and Nairobi.

The episode will air on 22 and 23 May*

Features from the May episode include:

Open for business?
Rwanda has been judged by the World Bank to be one of the top places in Africa in which to do business. But is that the experience on the ground? We get the verdict of one young entrepreneur - who's spotted a unique gap in the market. Egon Cosssou reports.

Show me the money
Can Rwanda really shake off its troubled recent past to become a major destination for foreign investment? Komla Dumor talks to the recently appointed COO of the main investment body chief, Clare Akamanzi - and finds out from a Middle East investor why he's pumping money into the country.

Red hot property
Kenya's property prices are soaring sky high. Boom or bubble? We'll find out from Kevin Mwachiro in Nairobi.

Farming matters
Zambia is ploughing lots of cash into beefing up its agricultural sector. Will these efforts bear fruit? Kennedy Gondwe reports.

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