Rwanda has used revenue from wildlife tourism to fund national development Famous for its mountain gorillas, Rwanda is restoring other conservation habitats Kagame becomes 6th President to join Giants Club KIGALI, Rwanda – Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame became the sixth African Head of State to join the Giants Club when…

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) registered investments worth US$ 1.3 billion in 2020, a decrease of 47.1% from the previous year. In 2019, RDB registered investments worth US$ 2.46 billion. The decline in investments was attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic that affected the global economy.   Real estate and construction and…

156 Rwandan entrepreneurs and public officials are set to benefit from a 3-week online training on e-commerce that kicked-off today. The training, organized through the Rwanda Development Board’s Chief Skills Office in partnership with the Rwandan Embassy in China and the China International Electronic Commerce Center, aims to strengthen digital…

The Gishwati-Mukura landscape in Rwanda’s Western Province was today named among the World Network of Biosphere Reserves by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The regionally significant biosphere reserve was named alongside 23 other reserves from around the world during a Session of the International Co-coordinating Council…

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB), through its Chief Skills Office today kick-started a weeklong online career guidance and outreach campaign for tourism and hospitality sector practitioners through the Kora job portal. The initiative aims to assist tourism and hospitality professionals with resources on career guidance and skills development. During the…

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) through its Chief Skills Office has partnered with the Rwanda Telecenter Network (RTN) to roll out Coursera Online Learning programs to improve the career skills of Rwandans. RTN is being supported by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) in implementing the program. Coursera is a world-wide…

The Rwanda Development Board is pleased to announce that the 16th Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony will be held virtually on World Gorilla Day, on 24 September 2020. The 16th Kwita Izina will be held under the theme “Conservation and Sustainable Tourism – A Foundation for Future Generations”. This year,…

The Ministry of Justice, in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), today launched a digital bidding platform that is aimed at making the enforcement of orders more efficient and transparent. The platform, accessible at https://cyamunara.gov.rw/auction/ will reduce the processes involved in the enforcement of orders and curtail malpractices occasioned by…

Rwandan coffee continues to gain popularity in China as over 3,000 bags of coffee were sold out in less than a minute at an online live streaming event held through the Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) yesterday. The eWTP was first launched in Rwanda by the Government of Rwanda and…

For the second year in a row, Kigali has maintained second place as preferred city in Africa after Cape Town on International Congress and Convention Association rankings following a 2019 report released on 12thMay 2020. The same report shows that Rwanda has moved forward 2 positions attaining 3rdplace in Africa…