January 07
Rwanda: Rwanda's Industry Output Up By 14.7 Percent in 2024
Rwanda's industrial production increased by 14.7 per cent in November 2024 compared to the same period the previous year, according to the latest industrial index by the National… Read more »
December 17, 2024
Rwanda: Rwanda, UAE State Firm Sign Deal On Automotive Industry Development
A new partnership that focuses on developing Rwanda's automotive industry by establishing a centralised service centre for maintenance, repairs, remanufacturing, and parts… Read more »
October 23, 2024
Rwanda: Rwanda's Covid-19 Manufacturing Recovery Programme Phased Out
The Manufacture and Build to Recover Program, established in 2020 following the Covid-19 pandemic, has officially been phased out. Read more »
August 21, 2024
Rwanda: Trade Minister Sebahizi On Boosting Local Manufacturing, Addressing Market Mismatch
Last week, President Paul Kagame appointed Prudence Sebahazi as the new Minister of Trade and Industry under his five-year term. Read more »
May 28, 2024
Rwanda: Industrial Manufacturing Must Be At the Core of AfCFTA - AfDB's Adesina
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is not merely about trade but rather putting in place industrial policies that facilitate the accelerated development of… Read more »
February 15, 2024
Rwanda: Inside Rwanda's New $100 Million Dairy Project
Rwanda has launched a six-year $100.37 million (approx. Rwf127 billion) dairy development project which intends, among others, to increase income of targeted rural households, and… Read more »
December 20, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda to Unveil Multi-Billion Fertiliser Blending Plant in Bugesera
Rwanda will on Wednesday December 20 launch a factory with an annual capacity to blend 100,000 tonnes of fertilisers, according to information from the Ministry of Agriculture and… Read more »
Africa: BioNTech Facility in Kigali is a Gamechanger for Africa
During the Covid-19 pandemic, when everyone was hard-hit; the wealthy countries had an end in sight because they quickly and successfully produced vaccines. Read more »
December 18, 2023
Rwanda: BioNTech - Kagame Hails Launch of First Plant in Rwanda, Calls for More Trust, Cooperation
What BioNTech's partnership with Africa demonstrates is that vaccine technology can be democratized, President Paul Kagame said on Monday, December 18, during the official launch… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Vaccine Manufacturing Plant Launched
President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Monday, December 18, joined BioNTech CEO, Dr. Uğur Şahin, Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal, Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, Prime… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Unveils BioNTech's First Vaccine Manufacturing Plant in Africa
German biotechnology company, BioNTech, on Monday, December 18, unveiled its first African site in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, as part of the firm's efforts to facilitate the… Read more »
Rwanda: Inside BioNTech's First Vaccine Manufacturing Plant in Africa
BioNTech, a German biotechnology company, on Monday, December 18, launched a new modular vaccine plant in Rwanda for the manufacturing of mRNA vaccines. Read more »
November 05, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda Should Consider Manufacturing ARVs - Expert
Rwanda should consider manufacturing ARVs since they are a lifelong treatment for patients, yet there is no guarantee that foreign partners will continue providing them to the… Read more »
October 28, 2023
Rwanda: Steel Manufacturing Firm Donates Sewing Machines to Genocide Widows in Rwamagana
Steel Rwa, a steel manufacturing firm located in Rwamagana District, on October 27, donated six electric sewing machines to members of the Association of Widows of the Genocide,… Read more »
September 19, 2023
Rwanda: Economy Grew By 6.3% in Second Quarter
Rwanda recorded 6.3% GDP growth in the second quarter of 2023 following 9.2% growth in the first quarter, according to figures released by the National Institute of Statistics… Read more »
June 07, 2023
Rwanda: Akagera Motors Launches New Hybrid Vehicles
Akagera Motors, the exclusive distributor for BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Kia, Toyota, Fuso, MCV, Foton, and Mahindra in Rwanda, has launched the new 2023 KIA Niro Plus - a hybrid… Read more »
Rwanda: Bralirwa's Safety-First Approach Leads to 8 Years of Accident-Free Operations
Bralirwa Plc, the leading Rwandan beverage company, recently celebrated the remarkable achievement of being accident-free for eight years at their Soft Drink Plant in Kigali. Read more »
June 03, 2023
Africa: Rwanda ICT Minister on Why Making Smartphones is Not Competitive in Africa
Investors in smartphone or phone manufacturing in African countries are struggling to be competitive in the industry as their profitability is eaten away by higher costs of… Read more »
May 11, 2023
Rwanda: Local Varsity Researcher on Turning Banana Stems, Buds Into Food, Paper Products
Leonard Macumu, a researcher at the Institut Catholique de Kabgayi (ICK) is spearheading a pioneering project that strengthens the banana plantation value chain. Read more »
March 02, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda Targets Rwf2.5 Trillion Investments in Manufacturing Incentives
The government recently announced the second phase of the Manufacture and Build to Recover Programme, aimed at fast-tracking private sector investments in key priority sectors to… Read more »