Kasada acquires the Umubano hotel in Kigali, Rwanda The historic building will undergo full refurbishment to re-open as a 100-key Mövenpick hotel in 2025 Renovation will conform to high ESG standards KIGALI / PORT LOUIS, June 9, 2022 – The Government of Rwanda and Kasada have announced today the acquisition…

The Government of Rwanda, in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) through its Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), has launched a 2-year project aimed at “Enhancing the Quality of Industrial Policy in Rwanda (EQuIP project). The project worth USD 550,000 is meant to build staff capacity from…

Visit Rwanda serves as Founding and Host partner of The BAL 8 teams from the Sahara and Nile Conference vie for the Season 2 championship BAL Season 2 playoffs and finals will take place from 21-28 May 2022 at the Kigali Arena in Rwanda Yesterday, the Rwanda Development Board and…

   The parties will develop a roadmap to pursue key business opportunities in the energy transition Kigali, 8 April 2022 – Eni and the Government of Rwanda signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify collaborative opportunities in circular economy, agriculture, forestry, innovation and digital information technology. Under the terms…

In 2021, Rwanda Development Board recorded growth in key sectors that include investment registration, tourism, exports and skills development compared to 2020.  The year 2020 was characterized by the global economic slowdown that resulted from the impact of COVID-19. RDB registered investments worth US$3.7 billion in 2021, up from US$1.3…

Rwanda has signed 3 memorandums of understanding with Zimbabwe at the ongoing Zimbabwe-Rwanda Trade and Investment Conference taking place in Harare, Zimbabwe.   The conference is a reciprocal meeting following the Kigali conference, which took place in September 2021. It brought together senior government officials and over 40 private companies from…

Network of Bioethanol Cooking Fuel ATMs will enable convenient access to ultra-clean cooking fuel for all Rwandan homes, replacing deforestation-based charcoal Kigali, Rwanda, 22 March 2022 – The Government of Rwanda today announced an agreement with KOKO Networks (“KOKO”) to develop the world’s first nation-wide renewable cooking fuel utility. Rwanda…

The Rwanda Development Board in partnership with GIZ Rwanda (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) and Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator hosted a Global Business Services (GBS) conference which saw investors and analysts from across the world meet in Kigali to discuss investment opportunities and the incentives in place to do business…

Kigali, 11 February 2022 – ADHI Corporate, in partnership with the Government of Rwanda, unveiled the new Bwiza Riverside Community project at a ceremony presided over by His Excellency President Paul Kagame. The Bwiza Riverside affordable homes project, was designed primarily with first-time homeowners in mind. Qualifying buyers will choose from…

Kigali, 31 January 2022 – During a visit to the country by Patrick Pouyanné, TotalEnergies and Rwanda Development Board, a Rwandan public institution responsible for accelerating Rwanda’s economic development, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop collaboration on projects related to energies. The signing was witnessed by HE President…