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Watu East Africa General Manager Andrii Volokha speaks to The New Times in Kigali on July 9, 2026, about the company's plans to expand asset financing for electric motorcycles and smartphones in Rwanda. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Featured

Watu sets sights on expanding flexible e-bike, smartphone financing in Rwanda

Saturday, July 11, 2026
The New Times
Featured

Press release: develoPPP Ventures launches 4th cohort in Rwanda

Monday, November 17, 2025
A hybrid car on display at a showroom in Kicukiro. Rwanda’s transition from fuel-based transport to electric mobility is accelerating, driven by supportive government policies, growing investor confidence, and an emerging ecosystem of innovators. File
Economy

How govt, companies and banks are driving EV uptake

Tuesday, November 04, 2025
The New Times
Rwanda

Taxi-moto riders decry faulty batteries at swap stations

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
The New Times
Rwanda

Why Rwanda needs to train enough EV mechanics

Friday, February 21, 2025
Delegates use Virtual Reality (VR) technologies at BioNtech firm in Kigali Special Economic Zone in December 2023. Augmented reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) fall under the umbrella of extended reality(XR) technologies. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Technology

Four technologies to watch out for in Rwanda in 2025

Sunday, January 12, 2025
A female taxi moto driver Josie Nsanzingoma and her client on an Ampersand e-motorbike in Kigali. File
Energy

What next as govt moves to phase out fuel-run motos

Friday, November 29, 2024
Taxi-moto rider with a client in Kigali. Ampersand has secured new equity investment from AHL Venture Capital and Everstrong Capital. File
Environment

Local start-up Ampersand secures $21.5m in equity investment

Thursday, August 29, 2024
A female taxi moto driver Josie Nsanzingoma rides an Ampersand E-motorbike in Kigali. File
Rwanda

How efficient are electric motorbikes?

Thursday, March 14, 2024
Rwanda National Police Fire and Rescue Brigade during the rescue activities of people stranded at an overflooded highway in Kigali on February 2, 2020. File

Climate change is real and should be everyone’s responsibility

Tuesday, March 05, 2024
Ampersand has raised $19.5 million in a move to ramp up the firm’s electric motorcycle battery production. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwandan start-up secures over Rwf20bn to expand operations

Thursday, January 04, 2024
A view of the newly restored forest in Gicumbi District though a project dubbed 'Green Gicumbi'. File
Environment

Inside green projects financed by Rwanda Green Fund

Monday, December 04, 2023