February 13, 2023
Rwanda: Why Rwanda's Trade Deficit Increased in 2022
Rwanda's trade deficit widened by 19.9 per cent to over $2.3 billion from January to November 2022, from over $1.9 billion in the same period of 2021, according to formal trade… Read more »
Rwanda: Starlink Internet to Be Piloted in 500 Schools
Schools are among Rwandan institutions given priority to benefit from the satellite-based internet soon to be provided by billionaire Elon Musk's high-speed satellite internet… Read more »
Rwanda: World Coffee Forum Kicks Off With Call to Mitigate Climate Change
There is a need for coping strategies aimed at limiting the adverse effects unleashed by climate change on coffee producers, Geraldine Mukeshimana, the Minister of Agriculture and… Read more »
Rwanda: Launch of New Machinery for the Kigali Infrastructure Project
On Friday, February 10, ConsTruck Limited, a subsidiary of NPD Limited, launched new machinery that will boost capacity in implementing the Kigali Infrastructure Project that… Read more »
February 12, 2023
Rwanda: Govt Targets to Have Five International Stadiums By 2028
The government is targeting to have five international football stadiums in the next five years, according to the Ministry of Sports. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda to Connect 3,000 Schools to Internet By 2024
The Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire says about 3,000 schools that are not connected to the internet will have access to it by 2024 through financing from China Exim… Read more »
February 08, 2023
Rwanda: Economy to Perform Better Than Anticipated - Ndagijimana
Rwanda's economy is expected to grow at a higher rate than projected, after performing well in the first three quarters of 2022 as a result of economic recovery measures, the… Read more »
Rwanda: Revised Budget - Govt Spending Increases By Rwf106bn
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana on Wednesday, February tabled before a joint chamber of parliament the revised budget for the financial year… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Exports Up By 40 Percent
The value of Rwandan exports increased by 39.4 per cent in 2022, according to figures presented to parliament on Wednesday, February 2023 by the Minister of Finance and Economic… Read more »
Rwanda: Food Prices Expected to Go Down - Ndagijimana
There are signs that market prices will go down this year considering that prices of some foodstuffs had started reducing towards the end of 2022, the Minister of Finance, Uzziel… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Rwanda: Farmers Are Broke While We Pay Through the Nose. So Who Is Gaining From High Food Prices?
Last November, The New Times reported a staggeringly high - 40% - increase in food prices in Kigali and other urban areas. A year before that, the very same newspaper reported a… Read more »
February 05, 2023
Rwanda: Farmers in Dilemma As Construction of Milk Powder Factory Halted
Dairy farmers in Gicumbi are in a dilemma after the construction of the much-anticipated milk powder factory was halted, as investors from South Africa and Rwanda pulled out of the… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Needs $13bn to Boost Green Transport Sector #AfricaClimateHope
Rwanda is set to mobilise $13 billion in modernizing and greening transport sector up to 2050 according to the revised Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS) approved… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda's Green Growth Vs GMO Preparing for Better or Worse
In the "land of a thousand hills," as Rwanda is fondly known, the country is rich in plants and animals which makes part of the biodiversity. Rwanda is setting a precedent to the… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Rwanda: Awareness Around Cybercrime Must Grow As Mobile Penetration Deepens
Rwanda has registered tremendous growth in mobile penetration, with current figures showing that at least 83 per cent of the population have mobile phones in what has been an… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Rwanda: Construction of Kigali's Central Sewerage System to Start March
The plan to construct Kigali's centralised sewage system is slated for March this year, The New Times has learnt. Read more »
January 26, 2023
Africa: IMF Wary of Low-Income Countries Falling Down a 'Debt Cliff'
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned debt distress for low-income countries has gone up significantly. Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame, IMF Boss Discuss Deeper Partnership
President Paul Kagame and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), held discussions on ongoing partnership on January 25 at Village… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Rwanda: Local Innovator On 'Safe' Telehealth Platform for Women
Growing up, Aline Joyce Berabose found it hard to acquire the right information regarding sexual and reproductive health, a challenge, she says, she shared with other girls. Read more »
Rwanda: IMF Boss Georgieva to Visit Rwanda
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, is expected in Rwanda on a three-day working visit. Read more »
January 19, 2023
Rwanda: Private Sector Tipped On Requirements to Trade Under AfCFTA
Private sector actors were on Thursday, January 19, taken through the different frameworks governing the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement (AfCFTA) and requirements to… Read more »
Rwanda: Why Rwanda's Tech Startups Need to Embrace PR
There are a number of technology startups operating in Rwanda that help to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the country. These tech startups need to embrace public… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Rwanda: Govt to Invest €15 Million to Boost Fish Farming
The government will this month start implementing a €15 million five-year project to boost fish farming production. Read more »
East Africa: Kenya's President, Regional Community Pledges to End Trade Barriers
Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday, January 17, issued a rallying call to regional leaders, citing that it will require joint forces to end the current trade and investment… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Rwanda: Wef 2023 - Rwandan Delegation Woos Investors in Davos
The Travel and tourism sector was one of the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving not only companies but also tourism-driven economies severely affected by shutdowns,… Read more »