The RDB (Rwanda Development Board) this week commenced a country-wide awareness campaign on Intellectual Property (IP). The month-long campaign is being held under the theme “The Meaning of Intellectual Property in your daily Life” and is aimed at increasing awareness on the importance of registering IP and its benefits. Furthermore,…

The Government of Djibouti, through its Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA) has today signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Prime Economic Zones Company limited (PEZ) for the development of its 10-hectare piece of land located in the Kigali Special Economic Zone in Masoro, Kigali. The agreement…

57 hospitality establishments have been awarded between 1 (one) to 5 (five) stars by RDB (Rwanda Development Board) during the 2018 Hospitality Grading ceremony today. The 1-5 grading system helps to differentiate the quality of services that establishments render to their clientele. The criteria used to grade the establishments range…

Chinese tourists are now able to directly book tour packages to Rwanda following the launch of the ‘Visit Rwanda’ online pavilion on Fliggy, Alibaba’s travel platform that is accessed by over 500 million users in China. This follows the 31st October official launch of the first of its kind in…

RDB (Rwanda Development Board) has today organized a customer care workshop in Muhanga, Southern Province aimed at improving service delivery standards in the hospitality sector in Muhanga District. The workshop is part of the two-week countrywide customer-care training workshop for players in hospitality sector. This campaign will conclude on 7,…

Rwanda is the 29th easiest place to do business in the world according to the 2019 World Bank Doing Business index of the world’s most business-friendly economies. The World Bank assessed 190 countries for the report released today. Clare Akamanzi, CEO of the Rwanda Development Board said: “We are pleased…

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB), in partnership with the Embassy of Rwanda in China, organized a roadshow in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Dongguan province to showcase Rwanda’s investment and tourism opportunities to Chinese investors. The roadshow, dubbed ‘Rwanda Week in China’ took place from 30th August- 8th…

The fourth edition of the Conversation on Conservation (COC) has officially opened today in the Kigali Cultural and Exhibition Village. The two-day forum brings together conservation and tourism experts from around the world to discuss, debate and find solutions for conservation challenges.  The theme of this year’s event is ‘Advancing…

RDB (Rwanda Development Board) has today donated ten modern housing units worth Rwf 36 million to families that had previously lived in the buffer zone of Nyungwe National Park.  The ceremony took place at Kitabi Sector, Nyamagabe District. The donation of the modern units, which will house 48 occupants including…

Rwanda Development Board (RDB) revealed the Kwita Izina activity roadmap for 2018 at a press conference at Kigali Convention and Exhibition Village.  The theme of this year’s event is ‘Conservation is Life’ and the naming ceremony will take place in Kinigi at the foothill of volcanoes, Northern Province on 7th September2018.…