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 […]
Animals of Nyungwe Park Destroy fields in Neighboring Areas
In Uwamusebeya cell, Ruheru sector, peasants living in the vicinity of Nyungwe National Park complain that wild animals called “Ibihinyage” are ravaging their fields. They need to be compensated for their crops. As Ndayisenga Fréderic, one of the inhabitants of this cell, explains, when these animals ravage their fields, they inform the SGF (Special Guarantee […]
Nyanza: GAERG, AERG help Vulnerable Genocide Survivors
Members of GAERG, and AERG, the organizations for genocide survivor former university students donated to vulnerable genocide survivors to help them improve on social standards. GEARG and AERG on March 7, donated cows, renovated houses and built kitchen gardens (uturima tw’igikoni) for the vulnerable old genocide widows. The event was marked by umuganda in Kibilizi […]
Kigali-based Fashion House listed among 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World
Fast Company, whose mission is to “inspires a new breed of innovative and creative thought leaders who are actively inventing the future of business,” has listed Made in Kigali among the world’s 50 most innovative companies. The Kigali-based fashion house is praised for “helping to build an industry from scratch.” In a blog post, Emma Whitford explains […]
Women Integral to Governance, Peacebuilding in Africa
Ruth Aine, a Ugandan blogger and social media trainer, has shared an opinion piece highlighting the integral role women play in Africa’s success. She pulls examples from Rwanda. Excerpts from the piece include: After arriving in Kigali last month, the first thing my friends and I did was hire motorcycles and ride around the city. […]