News & Press Release

August 31, 2022

HRH The Prince of Wales, global leaders, philanthropists and conservation champions to name baby mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Kwita Izina celebration

Rwanda’s annual Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony returns this Friday, 2 September 2022 with global leaders, philanthropists, conservation champions as well as sports, music and fashion stars among the distinguished guests given the honour of naming a baby mountain gorilla. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will name a…
August 11, 2022

Ginkgo Bioworks and the Rwanda Development Board Announce Plans to Develop and Implement New Biosecurity Capabilities in Rwanda

Collaboration aims to leverage innovative biosecurity capabilities to promote global health security and accelerate the development of the regional bioeconomy BOSTON and KIGALI, Rwanda, Aug. 11, 2022, the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, and the Rwanda Development Board (“RDB”), representing the government of the Republic of Rwanda, today announced that they have entered…
July 7, 2022

Nyandungu Eco-Park Opens to the Public

From a degraded wetland to an educational and recreational eco-park in the heart of Rwanda’s capital city, Nyandungu is now open to the public. The restoration of the Nyandungu wetland and creation of an eco-tourism park saw the planting of 17,000 trees made up of 55 indigenous species. The 121…
June 20, 2022

Commonwealth Business Forum kicks off tomorrow in Kigali

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB), together with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), are pleased to announce that the 2022 Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF 2022) will commence from 21-23 June in Kigali. The forum will bring together government leaders, captains of industry and business executives, leaders of global and…