Kigali, Friday, September 27, 2019 – Rwanda Development Board today announced a strategic partnership with the Mastercard Foundation under the Hanga Ahazaza initiative at a World Tourism Day event. The partnership will build critical links between young job-seekers and employers, work with employers to develop skills training programs for young employees,…

Cherie Blair CBE QC, British lawyer and founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, paid a courtesy visit to the RDB (Rwanda Development Board) today where she met with senior government officials. She is leading a 9-person delegation of senior women business leaders who are in the country for four…

The African Leadership University (ALU), through its School of Wildlife Conservation (SOWC), in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) are organizing this year’s Business of Conservation Conference (BCC) in Kigali from tomorrow 8th to 9th September 2019. This year’s BCC is the culmination of the 15th annual ‘Kwita Izina’ gorilla naming ceremony. It will…

In a bid to further economic and educational ties, Mr.Yuan Jiajun, the Governor of Zhejiang Province, today attended the one-day China–Rwanda Business Forum in Kigali. Governor Yuan Jiajun, was joined in Kigali by a 57-person delegation comprised of Chinese government officials and members of the Zhejiang private sector. The China…

Thousands of Rwandans, conservation partners, special guests and friends of Rwanda gathered today at Kinigi, Musanze right on the foothills of Volcanoes National Park to celebrate this year’s milestone 15th Kwita Izina baby gorilla naming ceremony. 25 baby mountain gorillas were named today. Last year, 23 baby gorillas were named by conservation…

25 baby mountain gorillas will be named tomorrow at the landmark 15th annual Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony in Kinigi, Musanze District, Northern Province. Last year, 23 baby gorillas were named by conservation champions from all over the world. The 25 baby gorillas named are members of the Amahoro, Umubano, Hirwa,…

Mr.Yuan Jiajun, the Governor of Zhejiang, will attend the one-day China–Rwanda Business Forum that will take place on 7, September. Governor Yuan Jiajun, will be joined in Kigali by 50-person delegation comprised of Chinese government officials and members of the Zhejiang private sector. The China–Rwanda Business Forum will provide an…

To celebrate the 15th Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony, RDB (Rwanda Development Board) is giving 100 people the opportunity to attend the upcoming Kwita Izina Concert Neyo and Meddy at the stunning Kigali Arena. This giveaway is part of the launch of the Kora online job portal. The Kora online…

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Rwanda’s Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony, Visit Rwanda has asked National Geographic social audiences to help choose the name for one of the baby mountain gorillas being named this year. Social media users can vote for their preferred name from two options on the…

As part of its strategy to forge further partnerships as well as facilitate increased investments in Rwanda from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), RDB (Rwanda Development Board) together with the Private Sector Federation (PSF) today hosted a high level business delegation from the Dubai Exports agency along with 18 businesses…