News & Press Release

May 15, 2020

Kigali maintains 2nd position in Africa on ICCA ranking

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…
March 13, 2020

Rwanda private sector readies for Commonwealth Business Forum 

Rwanda’s private sector players are optimistic of business and investment opportunities that will come with Rwanda hosting the upcoming Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) that will take place during this year’s Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM 2020). This was revealed today in a breakfast meeting organized by RDB (Rwanda Development Board)…
February 27, 2020

Rwanda, UAE enter partnership to improve nationwide Road Safety

The Government of Rwanda today signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with Eastern Ventures, a local Special Purpose Vehicle in partnership with Vitronic, a firm based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help improve road safety in Rwanda. The agreement which was signed by the Rwanda National Police at the Rwanda…
February 11, 2020

Rwanda courts more tourists at Middle East Travel Fair

Rwanda is looking to attract more tourists from the Middle East by participating at the International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM 2020) in Israel. The fair, which is taking place from 11th February to 12th February, is the largest professional tourism market and Business to Business (B2B) event in the Eastern…
February 5, 2020

RDB, FAO in partnership to increase agricultural productivity

RDB (Rwanda Development Board) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have today entered into a partnership aimed at building capacities and digitizing agricultural value chains. The three-year project, titled, “Support local suppliers’ capacity development and promote e-commerce in Rwanda”, will enable farmers, companies and other stakeholders across agricultural value chains to increase productivity and incomes.…