Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) and his wife Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel, vice chairwoman and secretary general of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation that is chaired by the prince, visited Congo-Brazzaville, the Republic of Rwanda and the Republic of Burundi.
Prince Alwaleed and Princess Ameerah were received by Denis Sassou Nguesso, president of Congo-Brazzaville. During the meeting, the president and the prince discussed a number of issues on the economic, social and investment front.
The prince’s next destination was the Republic of Rwanda where he met with President Paul Kagame.
The president welcomed the prince to his country and the two discussed investment and philanthropic issues.
Moreover, the president discussed potential investment opportunities in Rwanda. In response, the prince referred to Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management Company (Kingdom Zephyr or KZAM) as it is one of the leading pan-African private equity firms.
Prince Alwaleed’s last destination was the Republic of Burundi where he met with Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi who presented investment opportunities to the prince in the tourism, financial, and agriculture sector.
In response Prince Alwaleed referred to Kingdom Zephyr. Also during the visit, President Nkurunziza honored Prince Alwaleed with the highest honor granted by the country “The Order of the Republic”.
During Prince Alwaleed’s visit to the Republic of the Congo, Republic of Rwanda and the Republic of Burundi, the prince was accompanied by a delegation from the Kingdom Holding Company and the Private Office that included Dr. Nahla Alanbar, private executive assistant to the chairman, Hani Agha, senior manager travel and external affairs and Manal Alshammary, protocol manager.
