10/04/2011
DefenceWeb (press release)President Jonathan on working visit to RwandaNEXTMr Jonathan is expected to arrive Rwanda with the ministers of Information, Foreign Affairs and Trade and Investments, Tony E more…
10/05/2011
Rwanda: Exports Up 43 PercentAllAfrica.comRwanda's exports grew by over 43 percent from July 2010 to June this year, fetching a significant Rwf181bn equivalent to ($305m), latest figures indicate. more…
10/05/2011
Rwanda: Investment Comes EasierAllAfrica.comIn the effort to boost investment and ease business, particularly in real estate, Rwanda has made numerous reforms in property and land transfers and acquis more…
10/06/2011
East Africa: EAC Can Be an Industrial Economy By 2020 – SeziberaAllAfrica.comAmb. Sezibera commended the support which the leadership in the region has always extended towards the promotion of trade a more…
10/06/2011
Rwanda: Central Bank Projects Inflation to Reach 8.7 PercentAllAfrica.comCentral bank has projected a drastic increase in inflation by the end of this year as the turbulent global economic situation a more…
10/06/2011
Rwanda: South African Companies Eye CountryAllAfrica.comFollowing a networking event in Johannesburg, South Africa to showcase Rwanda's investment opportunities, several companies have expressed i more…
10/06/2011
Rwanda: Businesses to Close for Failure to Comply With City PlanAllAfrica.comResidential houses used for business purposes in the City of Kigali face closure due to landlords' failure to comply wi more…
10/06/2011
Commending us for 'spending aid wisely' a backhanded complimentThe Citizen DailyIn my opinion, recent accolades showered on Tanzania and Rwanda, ostensibly because the two countries are carefu more…
10/07/2011
Rwanda: Special Team to Study Gap in FDIAllAfrica.comAccording to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, newly-registered FDIs totalled US$498m in the last 12 months. The Dutch Ambassador to Rwanda, Fran more…
10/07/2011
Rwanda: Nakumatt Opens Second StoreAllAfrica.comNakumatt Rwanda's Country Manager, Adan Ramata, said the new store known as Nakumatt Kigali Tower, which is twice the size of the current store situ more…
10/07/2011
Rwanda: Filmmaking Has the Potential to Create Jobs – Local Film DirectorAllAfrica.comIt is also doing quite well on the local film market. I have been a big fan of Nigerian movies since I was a teena more…
10/07/2011
Rwanda: Kayonga Takes Over At MINEAC With Resolve to Fight NTBsAllAfrica.comThe new Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of EAC affairs, George Bill Kayonga has vowed to use his experience to help elim more…
10/07/2011
Rwanda: Tributes to Steve JobsAllAfrica.comThe death of Steve Jobs is a big loss for the global ICT sector. The world has lost a brilliant innovator and entrepreneur. His innovative ideas have been ex more…
10/07/2011
Rwanda: Over Three Million Plots of Land DigitisedAllAfrica.com"The promotion of GIS will enable Rwanda to get the optimal information concerning infrastructure and business planning and this wil more…
10/07/2011
MyBroadbandRwanda: Gov't Sells Its Stake in MTNAllAfrica.comDaniel Ufitikirezi, Head of Asset and Business Management Department at Rwanda Development Board said the initial proposal to float the more…
10/07/2011
The StandardKenyan architect towering in RwandaThe StandardJosephine says her motivation comes when she puts a smile in the faces of future professionals in the infant construction industry in Rwanda. more…
10/08/2011
Monetary Policy Week In Review – 8 October 2011Daily MarketsNational Bank of Rwanda (increased rate 50bps to 6.50%): ”the real economic growth in Rwanda is likely to exceed the 7 percent initially p more…
10/08/2011
Rwanda: Huye Association Wins 2011 Unity AwardAllAfrica.comUnity Club was founded in 1996 to promote unity as well as contribute to the socio-economic development of the country. President Paul Kagame more…
10/08/2011
Rwanda: New Gov't Sworn-inAllAfrica.com"I am ready to play my part to accelerate national development and the socio-economic welfare of its citizens," he said. Shortly after taking oath more…
10/08/2011
Ghana News AgencyNigeria, Ghana to strengthen trade relationshipsThe Nation NewspaperPresident Goodluck Jonathan who is in Accra, Ghana to conclude 3- nation working visits to Rwanda, Ethiopia and Gha more…
10/09/2011
CoastweekNakumatt chain open second supermarket in RwandaCoastweekShah confirmed that the opening of Nakumatt Kigali Tower is part of the firm's plans to attract further investments into Rwanda by more…
10/09/2011
Bralirwa seeks cash to fight brewing beer battleEast AfricanRwandan brewer, Bralirwa, is torn between borrowing and slashing dividends to obtain cash for capacity expansion as the battle for the contr more…
10/09/2011
UAP eyes $49m from IPO, looks to buy Rwanda's top insurerEast AfricanIn Rwanda, UAP says it is eyeing an acquisition that will help the firm penetrate the market. “We are looking to buy one of t more…
10/09/2011
East AfricanEA central bankers move to put up interest rates but shillings still slidingEast AfricanRwanda raised its rate from six per cent to 6.5 per cent. The governor of the Bank of Tanzania, Prof more…
10/09/2011
Your Mail: Why can't NRM do business like RPF?The Observer (blog)The successes of Tri-Star inspired the formation of Rwanda Investment Group (RIG), which is a state enterprise (not a party one) th more…
10/09/2011
Rwanda eyes South Sudan produce marketEast African Business WeekThe first study was done three months ago on DR Congo's potential for Rwandan exports especially vegetables. Mr. Hashim Mulangwa, on more…
10/09/2011
Thomas & Piron to enter Kenya, UgandaEast African Business WeekKIGALI, RWANDA – Thomas & Piron Grands Lacs, a Rwanda based unit of Thomas & Piron, a Belgian construction firm, is expanding more…
10/09/2011
Rwanda mobile telecom fees cutEast African Business Week… the newly licensed mobile operator Airtel could enter the market with much lower call tariffs thus engineering a serious price war against t more…
10/09/2011
IMEX Chairman named as first ICTP Industry VisionaryForimmediaterelease.net (press release)ICTP has long been a supporter of IMEX America, and equally important, has been a friend and admirer of Ray B more…
10/09/2011
NorthJersey.comTenafly museum exhibits Rwandan embroideriesNorthJersey.com“We hope to get access to the American market.” Malu said Savane Rutongo also will be displaying its work at a one-day exh more…
10/10/2011
Daily Trojan OnlineStudents launch Wells Project at 'SCDaily Trojan OnlineThe money saved from not drinking other beverages will be donated to Rwandan communities to provide clean, safe water thro more…
10/10/2011
MTN group acquires 25% stake in MTN Rwanda from govtBusinessDayJohn Rwangombwa, Minister of Finance said: “Since 1998, MTN Rwanda has been an excellent investment for the Government of Rwanda and ha more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Illicit Drugs Worth RWF4 Million DestroyedAllAfrica.comOver 1400 litres of illicit brew and over 200 kilograms of marijuana were set ablaze in an exercise held in Kirambo Sector of the distric more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Visits By Carlos Slim, Aliko Dangote Is Good News for Investment DriveAllAfrica.comMr Bharti, it appears, could not resist the temptation of putting his cash in Rwanda. His company joined the more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Gasabo Stakeholders Urged to Engage in Dev'tAllAfrica.comJAF is made up of various stakeholders including local government officials, members of the civil society organisations and the pri more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Kicukiro Market to Pave Way for Modern Shopping MallAllAfrica.comKicukiro District authorities have announced that all traders operating at Kicukiro Market, based in an area popularly known as more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Western Province Urged to Double Tax Collection EffortsAllAfrica.comThe Commissioner General of Rwanda Revenue Authority, Ben Kagarama, has urged the Western Province, to double its tax collec more…
10/10/2011
Africa: Rwanda to Join International Disaster CampaignAllAfrica.comSome of these disasters have caused enormous economic damage to some countries. The UN acknowledges that education, training, and inf more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: 50 Youth Acquire Business SkillsAllAfrica.comAbout 50 Youth, On Thursday, Completed a Three month intensive training in micro-entrepreneurship, facilitated by; YES-Rwanda and Educat. YES-Rwand more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Unhygienic Muhanga Restaurants Ordered to CloseAllAfrica.comOne of the affected proprietors, Vedaste Nzeyimana, the owner of Safari bar, promised to measure up. "I was aware of the situat more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Renovation of Military Barracks BeginAllAfrica.comCharles Kayonga, at Kami Military barracks in Kinyinya sector, Gasabo District. "The objective of this renovation process is aimed at RDF more…
10/10/2011
Genocide tribunal to close down 2014IPPmediaBy Lusekelo Philemon The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is set to officially close its offices in Arusha in 2014. Among other things, the more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Kigali City Launches New Hygiene By-LawsAllAfrica.comMugabo also underscored that commercial buildings would be differentiated from residential buildings that are used for business. "This more…
10/10/2011
KXLY SpokaneMillennium Villages Project: does the 'big bang' approach work?The Guardian (blog)But critics of their development strategy beg to differ Women are seen working in the knitting coo more…
10/10/2011
IPPmediaEAC boss optimistic about regional economic growthIPPmediaDr Sezibera also commended the promotion of trade and investment in the region, saying: “Rwanda has been in the frontline in inculca more…
10/10/2011
Gateway to integrationThe Swazi ObserverThe later admission of Rwanda and Burundi in 2007 brought the EAC's combined population to an estimated 120 million people and a combined gross domestic pro more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Nigerian President VisitsAllAfrica.comRugambwa disclosed this during celebrations to mark the Teacher's Day held in Nyamabuye Sector, on Wednesday. Rugambwa said that the outstanding unpai more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Let Us Consolidate the Achievements – KagameAllAfrica.comHe noted that countries in the region were hit hard with inflation rates soaring, but Rwanda has been able to steer through the hard ti more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Local Diaspora Women Meet to Strengthen BondAllAfrica.comHe also called upon them to get involved in building Rwanda especially in the areas of investment, health, education and rural developm more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: And the Next Amavubi Coach IsAllAfrica.comWhoever he or she will be, the next head of the national football governing body must be ready to work and think outside his box, listen to advice, tr more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: NGO Donates Goats Worth Rwf 4.2 Million to Gakenke PupilsAllAfrica.comGakenke — Parents and teachers of Ecole Primaire Busake in Muhondo Sector, Gakenke District, yesterday, joined their pup more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Nyagatare Vulnerable Families Get GoatsAllAfrica.comNyagatare — The Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee affairs (MIDIMAR), in partnership with the International Organisation for Migr more…
10/10/2011
Rwanda: Kirehe, Bugesera Districts to Benefit From Irrigation ProjectAllAfrica.comHe said that irrigation would greatly reduce dependence on rains, and allow farmers to shift to crops of higher value more…
10/10/2011
Al-ArabiyaSouth Sudan Exploitation: Buying African Land For A Dime?Black Star NewsThe total land area is larger than the entire country of Rwanda. The investors include several North American, British more…
10/10/2011
UN: Food Prices Likely to Remain Volatile, HighABC NewsThe group said it had conducted a survey of 28 poor countries and found the 10 most vulnerable were Congo, Burundi, South Africa, Haiti, Banglade more…
10/10/2011
Congo-Kinshasa: Prosecute Atrocities Exposed By UN – First Anniversary of …AllAfrica.comThese included military or armed groups from Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, and Angola, among others, who all fought more…
10/10/2011
East Africa: Dar Today, Nairobi Tomorrow? Restless Museveni Roams EAAllAfrica.comUnsurprisingly, in recent months, Museveni has been taking care of neglected business in the neighbourhood. He overcame more…
10/10/2011
The ListJournalist and war correspondent on subjectivity, Ireland and RwandaThe ListHe believes that Ireland is constructing a strong and honest idea of its nationhood which continues as it goes throu more…
10/10/2011
UN group to recommend end of Rwandan refugee statusGenevaLunch (blog)The move is one of the clearest signs to date of the normalization of Rwanda's political and economic situation. A 1990 civil w more…
10/10/2011
Telegraph.co.ukKenya up four places to position 23 in the Ibrahim Index of African GovernanceBusiness Daily Africa… states in the provision of suitable economic opportunity for citizens, human devel more…
10/10/2011
SA heads competitiveness indexBBQ OnlineMauritius ranked 54th, while Rwanda ranked 70th and Botswana 80th – putting them in the group of top ranked countries in the region.The report showed that Afr more…
10/10/2011
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)Dartmouth's Jim Yong Kim wants presidential leadership on health carePhiladelphia Inquirer (blog)He co-founded the health care nonprofit, Partners in Health, which has more…
10/10/2011
Coffee-Rwanda: Japan eyes local coffeeAfrique en LigueMurigande said: "We also sell coffee to Japan and there are a lot of tourists from Japan visiting Rwanda. There is, certainly, still a huge p more…
10/10/2011
Belper NewsDuo visit No 10Belper NewsThe project saw volunteers travel to Rwanda and Sierra Leone to work in key areas of medicine, sport, law, business and community development. Oliver and Gabby hav more…
10/10/2011
Portfolio.comSlim Poised for Africa Deal With Mexico Growth Slowing: Real M&ABusinessWeekWith a market value of $10.8 billion as of Oct. 7, Millicom also has networks in seven African countries fr more…
10/10/2011
Lusaka TimesAction Aid Zambia proposes agenda for G-20Zambia Daily MailOthers are Haiti, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Rwanda. Ms Chisanga said Zambia is not well prepared due to the c more…
10/10/2011
Business Daily AfricaKenya plans appeal over EAC Bill to ban trade in polytheneBusiness Daily AfricaThe private member's Bill by Rwanda's Patricia Hajabakiga, seeks to prohibit trade in polyth more…
10/10/2011
ActionAid: Brazil doing most to combat hungereTaiwan NewsAP The international nonprofit ActionAid says investment in family agriculture has put Brazil at the top of its list of countries doing the bes more…
