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Rwanda: Why Qatar Airways Is Investing In RwandAir

If all the remaining aspects of the negotiations go as planned, Qatar Airways could purchase 49 per cent stake in RwandAir, becoming a minority shareholder in the national carrier.

The Group Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker confirmed on Wednesday, February 5 in Doha that the gulf airline was negotiating the acquisition of the sizable stake in RwandAir, considered one of Africa’s fastest-growing airlines.

“It is a 49 per cent stake that we are negotiating for in RwandAir,” Al Baker revealed to the press on the margins of the CAPA Qatar Aviation Summit in Qatar.

Yvonne Manzi …