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Exhibit 5.12

CONSENT OF SRK CONSULTING (UK) LTD.

        The undersigned hereby consents to the use of "SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd." and references to the following reports and documents, in the registration statement on Form F-10 of Banro Corporation (the "Company") being filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the incorporation of such reports by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement:

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Reference to the mineral reserve and resource estimates in technical report dated August 13, 2008 entitled "Pre-feasibility Study NI 43-101 Technical Report, Twangiza Gold Project, South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo."

	SRK CONSULTING (UK) LTD.
Date: September 2, 2008
	/s/ MARTIN PITTUCK By: Martin Pittuck Title: Principal Resource Geologist

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Exhibit 5.12

CONSENT OF SRK CONSULTING (UK) LTD.