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 […]
Rwanda Is 7th Global Business Reformer
Rwanda is now one of the world’s top most business reformers and leads in Sub-Sahara region according to the World Bank’s Doing Business report for 2016. The report places Rwanda at the 7th position overall global reformer, out of 189 countries surveyed. According to the report, Rwanda also ranks 62nd globally in ease of doing […]
Remarkable Changes: Rwanda
With witness to so much that is negative in the world, Rwanda today offers a brilliant and refreshing light of hope and vision for education, business development, infrastructure and human rights. We have witnessed first- hand, a truly amazing transformation since the tragic events of 1994. First, as a result of some truly forward thinking […]
Dutch Investors Enthusiastic as Rwanda Day Dawns
Rwandan officials with high level business acumen are working around the clock in Netherlands to rattle as many Dutch investors as possible into Rwanda. Over hundred Dutch companies have already considered tapping into opportunities in the green and attractive Rwandan market, an economy that has recorded an average 8% growth over the last decade and […]
Rwanda: Low Water Levels Affect Power Generation – REG
The frequent power cuts affecting the Eastern Province are a result of shortages in water supply, officials from the Rwanda Electricity Group (REG). According to Belthe Nzeyimana, a REG official who oversees Gatsibo, Kayonza and Rwamagana districts, with the prolonged dry season, the water levels have dropped, lowering the capacity to generate sufficient electricity. “Our […]
City Dwellers Marvel as New Kigali Complexes Aboard
President Paul Kagame has said that he prefers investors who put their money into sustainable investments than nondurable ventures.The head of state made the remarks on Monday, August 10, as he inaugurated tow complexes worth Frw11.7 billion ($54m) in Kigali City. “There are investors who invest in profitable ventures, which is good…but you [government] must […]
Nyabihu: MINISPOC Empty Promises Angers IBUKA
The Ministry of Culture and sports (MINISPOC) during the reign of Joseph Habineza pledged to contribute Rwf65million towards the construction of Mukamira Genocide Memorial Site. According to Anastase Juru, the coordinator of IBUKA in Nyabihu district it has been more than 5 years and the Ministry of Culture and sports never fulfilled its promise. “By […]