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Bridging Asian know-how and African leadership

Reliance West Africa (RWA) is a pan-African group headquartered in Lomé, Togo, with an active expansion in Burkina Faso. Our ambition: combine international technical standards, institutional financial discipline and an in-depth knowledge of the West African terrain to deliver landmark projects.

  • Countries of operation2
  • Sectors9strategic domains
  • Active projects6programmes
  • TrilingualFR / EN / 中文
Vision

A sustainable future for Africa

We believe that West Africa has the human, natural and financial resources to build a prosperous and self-sufficient economy. Our role: catalyse that potential through exemplary projects that redefine regional standards.

Mission

Develop, invest, operate

Our mission unfolds in three steps: identify and design the programmes our territories need, mobilise the institutional capital to finance them, and ensure their long-term operation to international standards.

Our values

What drives our commitment

  • Innovation

    Anticipate rather than follow. Bring international expertise to African projects.

  • Support

    Stand alongside institutional and private partners through every phase of a project.

  • Experience

    A multidisciplinary team that masters execution on complex jobsites.

  • Integrity

    Honour our financial and operational commitments with the same rigour.

  • Partnerships

    Combine African and Asian skill sets for lasting results.

  • Transparency

    Numbers, timelines and commitments openly shared with our stakeholders.

  • Sustainability

    A low-carbon approach and an ecological legacy for future generations.

  • Competence

    International technical standards and the certifications expected on every project.

Chairman's message

A long-term vision

“We do not only build buildings. We build the foundations of a modern continental economy — one capable of attracting talent, anchoring elites and offering each generation better living conditions.”

Reliance West Africa operates on a long horizon. Our programmes are designed to deliver lasting value: to our investors through documented and reliable returns, to our institutional partners through landmark assets for their territories, and to our end clients through living standards above what the market offers elsewhere on the continent.

— The Chairman of Reliance West Africa

Group history

A pan-African trajectory

  1. 2020

    Founded in Lomé

    Reliance West Africa is created with a multidisciplinary team and an initial land portfolio along the shore of Lake Bè.

  2. 2022

    East Lake Park — phase 1

    Official launch of the East Lake Park master plan in partnership with Golfe 1 Municipality. Construction begins on Sika Resort.

  3. 2024

    Pan-African expansion — Burkina Faso

    Announcement of the ZAFARA Plazza programme in Ouagadougou in partnership with SONATUR. The group becomes a regional operator.

  4. 2026

    Sika Resort delivery + ZAFARA densification

    Commissioning of Sika Resort (108 units, Dec.). Densification of the ZAFARA Plazza programme (FAR 3.56, 48,000 m² built).

Strategic partners

An institutional team built for the long run

We work hand in hand with public authorities, international operators and expert firms to safeguard the quality of every programme.

Togo · LoméBurkina Faso · OuagadougouN

Pan-African footprint — TG · BF

  • TG

    Golfe 1 Municipality

    Institutional partner

    East Lake Park development agreement (89,075 m²) along the shore of Lake Bè in Lomé.

  • BF

    SONATUR

    Land partner

    ZAFARA Plazza programme in Ouaga 2000 — development and permitting support.

  • INTL

    Architecture firms

    Technical expertise

    International design studios (references available on request from investor relations).

  • Regional lenders

    Co-investors

    ECOWAS and external financial institutions structuring the financing.

Official logos available on request from the press office (presse@reliancewestafrica.com).
Conversation

Meet the RWA team

Whether you are an investor, an institutional partner, a journalist or a potential collaborator, we take the time for a real conversation.

The RWA ecosystem

One group,nine impact levers.

Reliance West Africa runs nine interconnected sectors — every real estate project mobilises the group's energy, infrastructure, technology and logistics expertise.

Explore the full ecosystem