Qatar Airways gets majority stake in Rwanda international airport
Qatar Airways has agreed to take a 60% stake in a new $1.3 billion international airport in Rwanda, the state-run Rwanda Development Board said. Rwanda […]
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Rwanda eyes over $96 million from tea exports in 2019-2020
The government of Rwanda is expecting to earn 93 billion Rwandan francs ($96.5 million) from the export of 34,000 tons of tea in 2019-2020. Rwanda […]
Rwanda: Volkswagen electric cars hits Kigali streets
Volkswagen has started importing electric powered Golf models into Rwanda for a local ride-hailing service, local media reported. VW already assembles cars in the East […]
Libya: Rwanda agrees to host 500 African migrants
Rwanda has agreed on Tuesday to take in 500 refugees and asylum seekers trapped in Libya under an agreement signed with the United Nations Refugee […]
Rwanda: First Jewish synagogue in Africa with permanent Rabbi becomes effective
A Jewish Rabbi has launched in Rwanda’s capital Kigali, the first East-Africa-based Jewish public worship place. The synagogue will be manned by Rabbi Chaim Bar […]
S&P upgrades Rwanda’s rating to B+ on strong economic prospects
Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has raised its long-term sovereign credit rating on Rwanda to ‘B+’ from ‘B’. The outlook is stable. At the […]
Rwanda to launch a 2000-unit social housing project
Rwanda plans to build at least 2,000 affordable housing units, under a joint venture between Shelter Afrique, a pan-African housing finance institution, and the Development […]
Morocco Rwanda to cooperate in nuclear safety
Morocco and Rwanda signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in fields relating to nuclear and radiological safety. The agreement was signed in Kigali last […]
Rwanda secures US$ 20 million from BADEA to increase electricity supply
The government of Rwanda has signed a concessional loan agreement with The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) to finance rural electrification project […]
Genocide: France drops charges against Rwandan officials
French investigative magistrates have dropped charges against nine Rwandan officials investigated over the death of the country’s president in 1998. French judges have dropped the […]