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 Edwin Ashimwe
Edwin Ashimwe
Eliane Ubalijoro,  the new Chief Executive Officer of the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry. Courtesy
Environment
Rwanda’s Ubalijoro to head global forestry agency
Rwanda Development Board Chief Executive Officer Clare Akamanzi  during an interview at the World Economic Forum that kicked off on Monday, January 16, in Davos, Switzerland. Courtesy (1)
Economy
World Economic Forum to focus on climate crisis, Covid-19 recovery
Rwanda Revenue Authority will waive Rwf27 billion this year as the government eases the current tax rates in ongoing reforms. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy
Gov’t to forego Rwf27b in tax following reforms
Passengers board RwandAir's plane at Kigali International Airport in 2020. President Paul Kagame has asked the Prime Minister to put restrictions on unnecessary foreign travel by public servants. File
Rwanda
Gov’t to restrict public servants’ foreign trips
Interior view of one of the Sextanio Lodge’s huts at Nkombo Island in Rusizi District. The infrastructure is built in a vernacular style with bamboo, and straw-like structures, to depict Rwandan traditional hut. According to the owners, the Rwf250 million facility is set to be unveiled by February 2023. Photo: Courtesy.
Tourism
Multi-million Italian hotel in Nkombo to boost tourism
Rwanda Central Bank Head offices in Kigali. The National Bank  has announced its decision to reinstate the reserve requirement ratio to the pre-covid-level of 5 per cent, effective this month. Courtesy
Economy
BNR reinstates banks’ reserve requirement ratio to 5%
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FEATURED: ARC Power rolls out sustainable renewable energy in Rwanda
The national carrier, RwandAir, celebrated  the acquisition of the first cargo plane  in November 2022. Courtesy
Aviation
Major developments that shaped Rwanda’s aviation industry
President Kagame.
Rwanda
VIDEO: Rwanda looks forward to a year of peace and security in the region - Kagame
Paula Ingabire, the Minister for ICT and Innovation, lifts a prototype of RwaSat-1, the country’s first cube-satellite. File
Aviation
2022: When Rwanda prepared ground for its space ambitions
Rwanda Development Board CEO Clare Akamanzi and a representative of  US-based global drone firm Auterion during the signing of the agreement  in Kigali on Tuesday, December 20. Courtesy
Health
Global drone firm to establish knowledge hub in Rwanda
AK47 rifles.
Africa
UN lifts arms embargo on DR Congo
Workers on duty at Kitabi Tea Factory in Nyamagabe District on Thursday, December 15. Rwanda’s economy grew 10 per cent in the third quarter of 2022. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Economy
Services shine as economy registers double-digit growth
A scene of a fatal accident of a truck at Zindiro, in Gasabo District on Monday evening, December 19. Courtesy
Crime
Police hunt for truck driver who fled scene after fatal city accident
Zipline's drone delivers blood in Rwanda. Zipline has secured $61 million in a new deal with Rwanda in a bid to expand operations in the country. Courtesy
Health
Rwanda, Zipline ink $61 million deal to scale operations
President Paul Kagame speaks during an interview with Alastair L. Clement, on the sidelines of the U.S-Africa Summit in Washington D.C on December 14, 2022. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Security
Security situation in DR Congo is not Rwanda’s problem- Kagame
President Kagame meets with President Patrice Talon of Benin on the sidelines of the ongoing US-Africa leaders summit, underway in Washington DC. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Africa
Kagame, Benin president explore greater ties
President Kagame takes part in a meeting convened by EAC Chair President and ICGLR Chair to review and exchange views on the full implementation of the Luanda Roadmap and Nairobi Process  in Washington D.C, United States on the sidelines of the US-Africa leaders summit. Photo: Village Urugwiro
Africa
Kagame, Ndayishimiye attend regional talks on DR Congo

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