Rwanda’s Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) has suspended the importation of 52 spirit brands and ordered their immediate recall from the market as part […]
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eKash processes Rwf960 billion in transactions three weeks after launch
Rwanda’s interoperable digital payment platform, eKash, processed more than Rwf960 billion in transactions within three weeks of its nationwide launch, while the number of customers […]
Uganda Airlines adds Kigali flights as East African air links expand
Uganda Airlines will begin daily flights between Entebbe and Kigali on Nov. 18, expanding travel options between two closely connected East African markets and strengthening […]
Lawmakers flag Rwf61.6 billion in delayed public projects, cite procurement bottlenecks
Rwanda’s Parliament has raised concerns over delays in implementing public projects worth Rwf61.6 billion, blaming slow contract reviews and centralized procurement for holding up development […]
Rwanda turns to climate-smart agriculture as EU commits €40 million support package
Rwanda is set to expand efforts to make agriculture more resilient to climate change after securing a €40 million ($43 million) financing package from the […]
Government tightens industrial rules with factory inspections, new infrastructure fee
Rwanda’s government is moving to strengthen oversight of industrial activities by inspecting factories operating in residential areas and introducing a new annual fee to help […]
Kigali’s 30 industrial sites spark debate over land planning and development
Plans to establish about 30 industrial sites in Kigali have raised questions among lawmakers over land management and whether the expansion of industrial areas is […]
Rwanda’s eKash transactions jump sixfold after interoperability launch
Daily transactions on Rwanda’s newly launched eKash payment platform have increased sixfold since banks and mobile money operators were connected through a single interoperable payment […]
Health minister says toxic alcohol has killed 50 as crackdown intensifies
Health Minister Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana has said unsafe alcoholic beverages have killed at least 50 people and sent more than 500 others to hospitals across […]
Kagame hosts U.S. congressional delegation for talks on investment, health, energy
President Paul Kagame met a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to discuss Rwanda’s development agenda and ways to deepen cooperation between the two […]