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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>President Paul Kagame has commended Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote for his role in championing African-led development and progress.<\/p>\n

He made the remarks during the official opening of Zaria Court, a $25 million sports and entertainment complex in Kigali, on Monday, July 28.<\/p>\n

Dangote, Africa\u2019s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, attended the launch alongside several influential figures.<\/p>\n

The facility was established by Giants of Africa founder and former NBA player Masai Ujiri.<\/p>\n

Acknowledging Dangote\u2019s presence, Kagame praised his leadership in advancing the idea of an \u2018African renaissance.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been to galvanise the understanding, the support, the buy-in of our continent whether leaders, political leaders of different places, business leaders and others to really focus on what is it that can take Africa from where it is and put it where it should be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, Dangote was part of a private meeting dubbed \u201cThe African Renaissance Retreat,\u201d that was held at Kigali Golf Resort and Villas, bringing together around 50 of Africa\u2019s wealthiest and most influential business and policy leaders to strategise on the continent\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

The launch of Zaria Court was part of the Giants of Africa Festival, a week-long event running through August 2, dedicated to empowering African youth through sports, arts, and leadership.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. President Paul Kagame has commended Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote for his role in championing African-led development and progress. He made the remarks during the official opening of Zaria Court, a $25 million sports and entertainment complex in Kigali, on Monday, July 28. Dangote, Africa\u2019s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":106341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,29,14],"tags":[5827,758,7713],"class_list":["post-106343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-giants-of-africa","tag-rwanda","tag-zaria-court"],"yoast_head":"\nKagame Praises Dangote for African Development Efforts - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"President Paul Kagame has commended Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote for his role in championing African-led developme ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-praises-dangote-for-african-development-efforts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kagame Praises Dangote for African Development Efforts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Paul Kagame has commended Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote for his role in championing African-led developme ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-praises-dangote-for-african-development-efforts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-29T16:46:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-29T17:08:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/sm_1753796211.243218.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-praises-dangote-for-african-development-efforts#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-praises-dangote-for-african-development-efforts\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Kagame Praises Dangote for African Development Efforts\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-29T16:46:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-29T17:08:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-praises-dangote-for-african-development-efforts\"},\"wordCount\":228,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-praises-dangote-for-african-development-efforts#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/sm_1753796211.243218.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Giants of Africa\",\"Rwanda\",\"ZARIA COURT\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-praises-dangote-for-african-development-efforts#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-praises-dangote-for-african-development-efforts\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-praises-dangote-for-african-development-efforts\",\"name\":\"Kagame Praises Dangote for African Development Efforts - 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