Aimable Manirakiza

Aimable Manirakiza is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Development and Enterprises Great Lakes, the first libertarian think tank in Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo that defends the principles of a free society and free market. Nominated as Student of the Year 2017 by Students For Liberty US in 2017, Manirakiza received the Africa Liberty Award as part of the Birashoboka Campaign in 2018. In 2019, the CDE Great Lakes was a finalist for the Templeton Freedom Award. In 2020, the CDE Great Lakes won the Africa Liberty Awards through the ProLiberty Writers Program. Aimable has already spoken in more than 71 media in South Africa, Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.