SC 13G 1 banro13gapr05.txt Banro Corporation Common Shares 066800103 April 30, 2005 CUSIP 066800103 1. Sprott Asset Management Inc. Suite 2700, Royal Bank Plaza South Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1 Canada 2. n/a 3. 4. Ontario, Canada 5. 1,594,300 6. n/a 7. 1,594,300 8. n/a 9. n/a 10. n/a 11. n/a 12. BD Item 1 (a) Banro Corporation (b) 1 First Canadian Place 100 King St. West Toronto, ON M5X 1E3 Canada Item 2 (a) Sprott Asset Management Inc. (b) Suite 2700, South Tower Royal Bank Plaza P.O. Box 27 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1 Canada (c) Canadian (d) Common Shares (e) 066800103 Item 3 n/a Item 4 (a) n/a (b) n/a (c) (i) 1,594,300 (ii) n/a (iii) 1,594,300 (iv) n/a Item 5 n/a Item 6 n/a Item 7 n/a Item 8 n/a Item 9 n/a Item 10 May 10, 2005 Neal Nenadovic Chief Financial Officer