Rwanda’s Capital City, Kigali will have 100% access to clean water by January 2017, according to Infrastructure Minister James Musoni. Minister Musoni made the revelation earlier in the day shortly before President Paul Kagame inaugurated a 25,000m3 water plant built by an American firm, Culligan International. Kigali city needs 20,000m3 more, per day, to bridge […]
Tired Of Misery, Genocide Survivors Establish A Billion Francs Fund
A group of students, all members of the association of survivors of genocide against Tutsi (AERG), has established a multimillion fund from which they will mobilise large capital to invest in profitable ventures. Any investment they will make, eventually, is expected to draw the orphans out of vulnerable groups. AERG members, now 43,000, from Universities, […]
Miss Rwanda 2016 contestants explore Akagera Beauty
The beauty of 15 young female finalists in the Miss Rwanda 2016 beauty contest will not be enough for them to compete if they don’t know the beauty of their country. In order to ensure this, the team of finalist explored the beauty of Akagera National Park on February 22. Below are some of the […]
U.S Announces Rwanda Its Africa’s Special Trade Ally
The USA has announced a special arrangement through which Rwanda will become a strategic ally in the quest to reinforce trade partnership with Africa. US President’s Council on doing business in Africa, currently in Rwanda, delivered the message to President Paul Kagame. Executives of the Council and representatives of American business community said Rwanda will […]
Davos’ Love Affair With Rwanda
Pressure is mounting in Kigali. Jobs are at stake, so are businesses. Be it a street cleaner or a CEO of a contracted multi-million dollar firm, everyone is anxious. Roads in the city center are being repaired. Old trees have been cut and replaced with young fresh gardens. Streets in the middle of the city […]
Farm better, save more: Gisagara rice farmers’ group transforming lives
Members of the various farmers’ groups are trained in better farming techniques, in addition to other aspects that can enable them practice agriculture as a business. Adam Rwirahira has spent his life growing rice. His father, Peter, is considered a rice guru and has been in the business for 30 years. He currently farms close […]
Egyptian Millionaire Enters Rwanda Housing Industry
A Qatari-Egyptian real estate company, Almoez Holding Group, has entered the Rwandan market to help fix Rwanda’s housing puzzle. The current housing demand in Rwanda is widening, especially housing for the middle and lower class, also known as affordable houses. The Rwanda Housing Authority estimates the Rwanda’s demand for affordable housing in general to at […]
Francophonie Vs Commonwealth: How Rwanda Bagged $3 Billion When It Said ‘au revoir’
Jacques Chirac, former French President, must have been laughing at what he imagined were ‘les imbéciles’. Why not? For starters, France had been Rwanda’s master for three decades. Frankly, France had paid for the piper, and so it called the tunes. The French held the people and leaders of the land of a thousand hills […]
Rwanda Could Be Dubai’s Next Investment Destination
Rwanda is keen to push for an increase in the volume and quality investments with United Arab Emirates (UAE)-President Paul Kagame said Tuesday. The United Arab Emirates has demonstrated itself as a global business hotspot. In Africa alone, Available statistics indicate that total exports from Dubai to Africa are close to $1.3 billion annually. Rwanda, […]
Rwanda to Provide Electricity Access to 70% of the Population by 2018
Rwanda and the Climate Investment Funds are today, 12 November 2015, celebrating the endorsement of that country’s renewable energy investment plans under the CIF’S dedicated fund for Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries Program. (SREP) SREP funding of $50 million (USD) will help develop financially sustainable long-term markets for the private sector provision […]