Often referred to as Africa’s youngest billionaire, Ashish Thakkar, a Ugandan businessman, charmed Kagame – and took Rwanda by storm from 2014 onwards. Kagame soon made Thakkar an advisor and a member of his Presidential Advisory Council. The romance between the president and the billionaire continued to blossom.
Kagame soon handed over to Thakkar and his partner, Bob Diamond, significant Rwandan public assets. The Rwandan ruler transferred part of Rwanda Development Bank and Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR) to the Atlas Mara group owned by Thakkar and Diamond. The trio – Kagame, Thakkar, and Diamond – were now part of the Davos elite who shared the global stage broadcasting stories of transformative banking and ending poverty.
Thakkar then begun to reward Kagame with what the Rwandan ruler loves most – praises and medals. FULL STORY
