Originally Posted by
deer
This is no good news. I think nobody, not even Zecha should make business with a government, where press and opposition are suppressed, where same sex relations are an official crime, and where 90% of the Tutsi minority was genocided a few years ago...
I strongly hope, there will be no deal, and no Aman...
For the record, Rwanda did NOT pass any anti-gay law--though it was considered.
http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/...w-reform/20722
And while I applaud interest in nations supporting free press and political freedoms, the fact is that luxury properties are already located throughout the world in places of dubious political freedoms (China, for example?) and/or lack of free press. The Tutsi genocide was quite some time ago, and holding the country forever responsible for such horrible acts would preclude luxury properties or businesses operating in many places in the world!
Personally, I would love to see a Rwandan Aman property.
The article indicates there has not been previous sub-Saharan investment from Aman. What ever happened to the Gabon properties being considered/constructed?