Alice Rwema

Alice Rwema is a lawyer and civil servant in Rwanda who, since August 2014, has been the vice chairperson of the board of directors at Rwanda Energy Group (REG), a parastatal company responsible for energy generation, procurement, distribution and export. Since May 2017, she has also been the company secretary of REG. In 2013, she was seconded to the multinational law firm of Ashurst LLP for three months, sponsored by International Lawyers for Africa, a United Kingdom-based international training programme for African attorneys.

Career Rwema worked as a legal adviser to the Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure (Mininfra) from May 2009 until 2013. From 2013 until April 2017, she was a transaction adviser to the state minister responsible for energy and water in the ministry, currently Germaine Kamayirese. She is also a "contributor" to Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy, a World Bank-affiliated organisation that serves as a reference for sustainable energy development internationally. Rwemba is fluent in Kinyarwanda, Swahili, English and French.