Kigali Convention Centre

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Kigali Convention Centre
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Kigali Convention Centre
AddressKigali Roundabout, Kimihurura
Location Kigali, Rwanda
Coordinates 01°57′17″S30°05′38″E / 1.95472°S 30.09389°E / -1.95472; 30.09389
OwnerUltimate Concept Limited
Operator Radisson Blu [1]
Built2009–2016
Construction cost
$300 million [1]
Theatre seating
2,600 [1]
Enclosed space
 • Total space13.6 hectares (34 acres) [1]
Website
http://www.kcc.rw

The Kigali Convention Centre is a convention centre in Kigali, the capital and largest city in Rwanda. [2]

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Location

The convention centre is located on Highway KN5, adjacent to the KG2 Roundabout, about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Kigali International Airport. [3] This is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of the neighborhood of Kigali called Nyabugogo. [4]

Overview

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Interior of the centre

In 2007, three Rwandan corporate investors pooled resources to build the real estate complex. They formed a company called Ultimate Concept Limited, to develop and own the centre. The centre has four major components:

Construction began in 2009 [1] according to the design by German architect Roland Dieterle [5] and was completed in 2016. [6]

Events

Ownership

Ultimate Concept Limited, the owner-developer of the convention centre, is a Rwandan company whose ownership is as depicted in the table below: [1]

Ultimate Concept Limited stock ownership
RankName of ownerPercentage ownership
1 Prime Holdings Limited 50.0
2Social Security Fund of Rwanda25.0
3Rwanda Investment Group25.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 COMESARIA (7 March 2011). "Investment Opportunity: Kigali Convention Center (KCC)". Kigali: COMESA Regional Investment Agency. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 American Architects (18 July 2015). "Kigali Convention Complex". American-architects.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Globefeed.com (20 July 2016). "Distance between Kigali International Airport, KN 5 Road, Kigali, Rwanda and Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Globefeed.com (20 July 2016). "Distance between Nyabugogo, Kigali, Rwanda and Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Opobo, Moses (18 June 2016). "Tracing the story behind the Kigali Convention Complex". The New Times . Kigali. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Mwijuke, Gilbert (18 July 2015). "Kigali steadily grows as a hub for meetings, conferences and exhibitions". The EastAfrican . Nairobi. Retrieved 20 July 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
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