Protea Hotels chain to venture into Rwanda

Protea Hotels, one of Africa's largest hotel chains, has signed a Rwf15bn investment deal to establish a five-star hotel in the country that will boost the service sector that has seen a surge in conference tourism.
L-R, Benjamin Manzi, director of investment at Rwanda Development Board, Stuart Cook, the MD of Protea Hotels East Africa, Igor Cesar, project manager of Kivu Marina Bay Project, and Amb. Yamina Karitanyi, head of tourism and conservation at RDB, during the signing ceremony in Ethiopia. (Courtesy)
L-R, Benjamin Manzi, director of investment at Rwanda Development Board, Stuart Cook, the MD of Protea Hotels East Africa, Igor Cesar, project manager of Kivu Marina Bay Project, and Amb. Yamina Karitanyi, head of tourism and conservation at RDB, during the signing ceremony in Ethiopia. (Courtesy)
Ivan R. Mugisha