Stewards at Cafe Neo prepare cafee for clients on December 4, 2014 in Lagos. Photo: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP Rwanda has acquired the reputation of a rags-to-riches nation. Internationally, President Paul Kagame’s claim to have turned Rwanda into an economic lion “firmly on the path to economic maturity” has been reflected in glowing plaudits. Rwanda “has become a development success story and unity and reconciliation have been consolidated, strengthening good governance”, according to the African Development Bank (ADB). The World Economic Forum (WEF) ranks Rwanda as Africa’s third most competitive economy after Mauritius and South Africa. Investors have also enthused about…
