May 22

• Rwanda: Issuing Construction Permits Online Is a Milestone

  On Monday, the City of Kigali unveiled an online system that is aimed at making acquisition of construction permits faster, simpler and easier. The online construction permit... Read more »

May 21

• Rwanda: Construction Permits to Be Issued Online

  The City of Kigali yesterday launched the online Construction Permit Management Information System that is set to make acquisition of construction permits faster, simpler and... Read more »

May 20

• Rwanda: Diaspora Can Help Fuel Rwanda's Technology and Digital Ambitions

  AS RWANDA Day 2013 comes to London for the first time, let me take this opportunity to talk about the role that the Rwandan business community in the diaspora can play by embracing... Read more »

• Rwanda: New Artel Donates ICT Equipment

  Internet service provider New Artel Friday donated internet café equipment worth over Rwf 7 million to a Kimironko Genocide survivors' association known as "Tubeho". Read more »

• Rwanda: World Information Society Day - ICT Brings a Bag of Pros and Cons

  The information and telecommunication technology sector is believed to improve business transactions and communication in society, but Rwandans say the new technology tools have... Read more »

• Rwanda: SIM Card Registration Taken to Doorsteps

  Telecom subscribers who have been reluctant to visit customer care centres to register their SIM cards are soon getting the service from the comfort of their homes and offices as... Read more »

May 17

• Rwanda: Fingerprint Banking Launched

  A new mobile banking product dubbed "MobiCash" a financial service that uses a fingerprint scanner to authenticate users, yesterday launched in Rwanda. Read more »

• Rwanda: Mobile Phone Subscribers Hit 6 Million

  Half the population of Rwanda now use mobile phones, latest figures from the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) indicate. Read more »

May 15

• Rwanda: Tigo Rwanda Unveils New Blackberry Z10 Service

  Tigo Rwanda has launched the BlackBerry Z10 and its services. The new device is fully supported on the telecom's network across the country, the firm said. Tigo unveiled the... Read more »

May 9

• Rwanda: Cartoon of the Day [editorial]

  Rwanda National Police (RNP) on Monday distributed 175 mobile phones to members of the community policing committees (CPCs), in Eastern Province, to ease communication. Read more »

May 8

• East Africa: EAC Varsities Urged to Embrace Technology

  The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) has called on universities in the region to adapt to new technology if they are to fit in its plans of harmonising the... Read more »

• Rwanda: RNP Gives Community 'Policemen' Phones

  Rwanda National Police (RNP) on Monday distributed 175 mobile phones to members of the community policing committees (CPCs), in Eastern Province, to ease communication. Read more »

May 7

• Rwanda: Iwawa Trainees Complete ICT, Life Skills Training

  YOUTH undergoing rehabilitation and skills development courses at Iwawa Rehabilitation and Vocational Skills Development Centre (IRVSDC) have completed a six-month training and... Read more »

May 6

• Rwanda: Ricta to Register 5,000 Web Domain Names By 2016

  The Rwanda Information Communication Technology Association (RICTA) targets to register about 5000 web domain names by 2016, following the re-delegation of Rwanda's Country Code... Read more »

• Rwanda: Rwandan Designs Mobile APP to Market Social Life

  A Rwandan living in Germany has built a mobile phone application that markets Rwanda's lifestyle hotspots. Read more »

• Rwanda: Interview - the Rwandan Student Who Built Mobile Application [interview]

  No odds could deter his aspirations to contribute to technological advancement. Sangwa Rwabuhihi's work with Mercedes-Benz in IT process modelling while completing his masters'... Read more »

• Rwanda: Minister Donates IT Kits At Youth Connekt Launch

  The YouthConnekt Month, an initiative aimed at assessing youth achievements in the country's development, was on Friday launched with a call to the youth to work hard and to join... Read more »

May 3

• Rwanda: Roaming SIMs to Be Registered Online

  The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (Rura) is considering registering SIM cards owned by people living in the Diaspora online before the July deadline. Read more »

May 2

• Rwanda: Youthconnekt Month to Assess Youth Achievements

  The Ministry of Youth and ICT has launched the "Youth Connekt Month". The month is aimed at assessing youth achievements in the country's development. Read more »

April 30

• Rwanda: New Drive to Fight Hackers

  Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and the Ministry of Youth and ICT have launched an awareness campaign to counter cyber security threats in the country. Read more »

April 29

• Rwanda: Police Hospital Acquires Hi-Tech Equipment

  Police Hospital, Kacyiru, yesterday, received a laparoscopy machine worth $94,000 (about Rwf59m) that will be used in aiding modern surgery for women. Read more »

• Rwanda: Happy Birthday, Dear Cell-Phone! [opinion]

  As I write this, you'll most probably be having that omnipresent gadget on your ear, or you'll be "fingering" it. And, again most probably, you'll be oblivious to the fact that the... Read more »

• Rwanda: Girls in ICT Day - Rwandan Girls Embrace Tech Career

  Ten years ago, technology-related disciplines in the country were dominated by males because most girls opted for arts courses at higher levels of institutions. The rational for... Read more »

• Rwanda: Laptop Project Inspires Pupils to Develop ICT Applications

  Pupils who benefited from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project are looking forward to develop applications. Read more »

• Rwanda: Buchana, Microsoft's Local Student Ambassador

  WHILE HAVING a plain friendly chat with the 21-year-old Patrick Nsenga Buchana, he kept on talking about the different projects he is working on: the Microsoft meeting, the BOD... Read more »