Businessman Paul Muvunyi and his co-accused who were facing charges of fraudulently acquiring land in Karongi have been released after they pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a fine of…
Ambitious Projects
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Bugesera International Airport at 14.8% Value Cost
by Dan Ngabonziza 10:10 pmBugesera International Airport, Rwanda’s biggest venture ever, is under construction in Eastern Province and contractors have promised they will not disappoint when it comes to meeting the deadline. Eleven months…
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If the Germany automaker, Volkswagen walks the talk, Rwanda will have the first car – VW assembled in Kigali within 24 days. In December 2016, the Government of Rwanda and…
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Ambitious ProjectsCompanies
Cement Scarcity Sabotages Completion of New Inland Port
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 10:09 pmRwanda is awaiting for a new inland port which is scheduled to boost the 48-year old Magasins Generaux du Rwanda (MAGERWA). In January 2016, the government signed a 25-year concession…
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Ambitious ProjectsNational
New Drone Port as Rwanda Seeks to Supply Blood to More Hospitals
by Daniel Sabiiti 10:08 pmZipline Rwanda, a robotics firm operating unmanned aircrafts-drones that deliver blood to Rwandan hospitals has announced new plans to rollout a national blood delivery program as soon as its new…
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Rwanda is not yet done with the most ambitious project; the extraction of methane gas in Lake Kivu which, some people had called, ‘a time bomb project’ but was successful.…
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Ambitious Projects
Isaka–Kigali Standard Gauge Railway (SGR): No Budget Yet
by Dan Ngabonziza 10:04 pmThe official launch of the first phase of a 521km Isaka – Kigali Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) between Rwanda and Tanzania may not start as soon as expected. In January…
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Rwanda has not yet laid the foundation stone for construction of its first ever tantalum plant, but officials are still optimistic they will have launched it within the next six…