On November 6, 2019, the Rwandan Private Sector Federation (FSP) and the Namibian company Habesha African Investments signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Kigali in Kigali to strengthen trade links between the two countries....

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has reshuffled his government and made changes in the army. He replaces Dr. Richard Sezibera, a retired military doctor and former secretary general of the East African Community (EAC). With fourteen women ministers in a 27-member team, the Rwandan government now has 52 percent women....

A visa waiver agreement with Qatar was signed on the sidelines of Paul Kagame's working visit to the country. Rwandan nationals can now enter Qatar without a visa and spend up to 30 days on a single trip or several days with the option to extend their stay....

At least 120 refugees are expected in Rwanda in November. These refugees, stranded in Libya, are currently exposed to violence, sexual abuse and torture in detention centers, said the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Rwanda recently welcomed 189 African refugees and asylum seekers. The group was evacuated from Libya,...

The new facility will provide the National Blood Bank Services with the capacity to receive a much-increased volume of blood donations, screen and process blood products more efficiently, and distribute life-saving blood to health centers and patients throughout the country. Through USAID and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS...

Rwanda, a landlocked country, is taking a big step towards opening up and implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (CAFTA). The President of the Republic, Paul Kagame, inaugurated this Monday, October 21, 2019 the first interior port in the country. Located in Masaka in the suburbs of the capital,...

The European car manufacturer, Volkswagen, installed since June 2018 in Rwanda, will launch more than 5000 vehicles assembled in Kigali. The company has already introduced new vehicle models such as: Polo, Passat, Tiguan, Amarok and Teramont. So to conquer the Rwandan and generally African market, Volkswagen has invested $ 20...

Rwanda and the Central African Republic concluded on Tuesday in Bangui five cooperation agreements on the occasion of the first state visit by Rwandan President Paul Kagame to the Central African Republic. The agreements signed in the presence of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Central African counterpart Faustin-Archange Touadéra,...

Rwanda was the guest of honor at the 8th Cgeci Academy, which opened on 14 October in Abidjan. And to lead the strong Rwandan delegation, President Paul Kagame himself made the trip. This meeting is part of the strengthening of cooperation between Rwanda and Côte d'Ivoire....

The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance has decided to issue $ 9 million worth of securities to enable Rwanda to accelerate the deployment of solar home systems across the country. The government intends to make this resource available to private and public developers so that they can in turn...