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AfDB approves 343,000 dollars for honey production in Rwanda

The African Development Bank, in partnership with SERUKA – a national women’s organization focusing on women’s economic empowerment in Rwanda –has launched the Rwanda Honey Value Chain Project, which aims to enhance honey production in the country. The African Development Bank has approved a grant of approximately US $343,000 (280 million Rwandan Francs) to implement the project. The project will work directly with grassroots businesses. The implementing agency, SERUKA, is a reputable non-governmental organization with a sound track record in supporting grassroots economic empowerment initiatives in Rwanda.

Rwanda slaps $8.4m fine on MTN

Rwanda’s leading telecommunications firm MTN has been hit with an $8.5 million (Rwf7.03 billion) fine by the regulator. The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (Rura) said...

Female challenger of Rwanda’s Kagame hit by scandal

The presidential bid of 35-year-old Diane Shima Rwigara was tested after she declared her intention to contest in Rwanda’s August general elections as the...

Kagame to meet AU foreign ministers over reforms progress

Rwandan President Paul Kagame will next week meet with foreign ministers from the African Union member countries in Kigali to discuss ways of fast-tracking...

Rwandan woman to challenge Kagame in August poll

An independent woman candidate announced on Wednesday she would challenge President Paul Kagame, joining two other candidates hoping to defeat him in August elections...

Rwandan jailed for life for genocide crimes

A Rwandan man accused of leading and coordinating attacks on minority Tutsis during Rwanda's 1994 genocide has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his...

British Rwanda ‘plot’ woman back in UK

A pregnant British woman from Leeds who was arrested in Rwanda on suspicion of plotting to undermine President Paul Kagame is back in the...

New Whistleblowers Law in the Offing in Rwanda

A revised whistleblowers legislation is closer to fruition after a Cabinet meeting last week approved the draft law. According to the Ministry of Justice, the...

Rwanda to lift double taxation for Moroccan investors

Rwanda’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a law removing double taxation for Moroccan investors while mitigating against tax evasion on income accrued by their businesses. Moroccan...

Rwanda court releases UK woman

A Rwandan court has released a pregnant woman from the United Kingdom who was accused of involvement in a plot against Rwanda's government.

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