May 13

• Rwanda: Two Killed in Kamonyi Mining Wrangles

  Two people were over the weekend killed in Kamonyi District in what police said could have been triggered by wrangles in mining companies in the area. Read more »

April 26

• Rwanda: Nocturnal Miners Die in Tunnel

  FOUR people died and three others sustained serious injuries on Wednesday night while trying to mine in Ruli coltan mining, Ruli sector in Gakenke district. They were working with... Read more »

April 23

• Rwanda: Gov't, Mining Fraternity Move to Improve Sector

  The government and the mining fraternity have come up with a set of resolutions to counter the bottlenecks such as illegal mining and environment degradation that are still... Read more »

April 18

• Rwanda: Miners Urged to Be More Professional

  MINERS operating in various parts of Southern Province have called for professionalism in mining activities, saying it would enhance advancement of both the miners and the sector. Read more »

April 12

• Rwanda: New Bill To Empower Owners Of Mines Fields

  Rwandans with mineral fields will now be allowed to negotiate mining deals with companies once a new Bill presented to Parliament is approved. The Bill on mines and quarries... Read more »

March 27

• Rwanda: Geothermal Drilling Starts Next Month

  Government has allocated $27 million (Rwf17.1bn) towards the drilling of three geothermal wells on the southern slopes of the Karisimbi volcano, an official from Energy, Water and... Read more »

March 19

• Rwanda: Govt Targets Rwf268 Billion From Mineral Exports [interview]

  The mining sector is steadily becoming one of Rwanda's biggest foreign exchange earners, fetching $136.6m (about Rwf86.7b) last year, only bettered by tourism. Read more »

March 18

• Rwanda: Govt to Tighten Mineral Traceability to Boost Market

  The government will more than double the number of tag managers from 97 to 200 to tighten the mineral traceability scheme and enhance the marketability of the country's minerals on... Read more »

March 11

• Rwanda: Guard Against Obstacles to Achieve Mining Forecast [editorial]

  Last week, government released its revenue growth forecast from the mining sector. Read more »

• Rwanda: Lawmakers Root for Safety of Mine Workers

  As prime minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi briefed Parliament on the country's mineral sector, last week, the legislators were more concerned about the safety of mine workers and... Read more »

March 8

• Rwanda: Govt Projects Mineral Revenues to Triple

  Rwanda's revenues from mineral exports are set to triple - from US$136.6 million (over Rwf87 billion), in 2012, to US$409 million (about Rwf261 million), by 2017, according... Read more »

March 1

• Rwanda: New Course to Bridge Skills Gap in Mining Sector

  The Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC) - Kigali has introduced a new course that is expected to produce skilled technicians in the field of mining. Read more »

February 26

• Rwanda: New Mineral Monitoring System Coming

  The Ministry of Natural Resources has unveiled a new technology system that will boost transparency in the sector by monitoring the mineral output of mining sites across the... Read more »

February 5

• Rwanda: Rutsiro Mining Ban Bites As Illegal Miners Call for Govt Help

  As the early morning sun smiles over the Rutsiro hills, children as young as seven years and men aged over 60 years, carrying various types of crude mining equipment trek to the... Read more »

January 16

• Rwanda: Investors Call for Review of Mining Draft Law

  The government should amend part of the mining draft law that requires investors to spend a certain minimum amount of monies on exploration activities, mining firms have urged. Read more »

January 10

• Rwanda: Report On New Mineral Wealth Due in March

  In a bid to woo more investment into the mining sector, the government will in March release a detailed report on the potential of new mining areas in the country. Read more »

December 31, 2012

• Rwanda: Mining Investments Up 200 Percent in 2012

  Rwanda registered US$69.9 million worth of investments in the mining sector in 2012, compared to the US$24 million that was sunk into the industry last year. Read more »

December 17, 2012

• Rwanda: Mining Day Celebrated in Kayonza

  Wolfram Mining and Processing Company (WMP) based in Rwinkwavu sector, in Kayonza district, celebrated International Mining Day over the weekend. Read more »

• Rwanda: Five Year Mining Deal

  THE government has signed a five year mining concession extension with Wolfram Mining and Processing Limited for tungsten exploitation. Read more »

December 5, 2012

• Rwanda: Miners Celebrate 2012 Progress

  Government is targeting to generate US$400 million from the mining industry by 2017, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources has announced. Read more »

October 30, 2012

• East Africa: Regional Countries Urged to Streamline Mining Trade

  Countries from the region have been asked to implement the six tools put in place to guide the exploration of mineral resources under the Regional Initiative on Natural Resources... Read more »

October 23, 2012

• Rwanda: Low International Prices Hit Local Mineral Exports

  The government remains keen to diversify the country's minerals and attract more investors to the industry whose export revenues are diminishing in the face of low mineral prices... Read more »

October 11, 2012

• Rwanda: Mining Activities Suspended Over Environment Concerns

  EIGHT companies and cooperatives involved in mining activities around river Sebeya in the Western Province have been suspended over failure to respect environment protection rules. Read more »

October 9, 2012

• Rwanda: Africa's Independence - Myth and Reality [opinion]

  Today, Uganda marks fifty years of independence - three months after Rwanda and Burundi celebrated theirs. But if you think the end of colonial rule signaled the end of foreign... Read more »

October 4, 2012

• Rwanda: Donors Were Too Quick to Suspend Aid - Expert

  A Leading expert on "fragile states" has said that donors acted hastily in suspending aid to Rwanda over allegations that it is supporting a rebel insurgency in the neighbouring... Read more »