A Kenyan student emerged top from a major technology challenge scooping the top prize at the Transform Africa Summit in Rwanda. Ruth Waiganjo, from the University of Nairobi beat 6…
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The Israeli government on Thursday announced it was offering technology innovation training and business management to five tech startups that emerged at the Transform Africa Summit ongoing in Kigali. On…
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Connecting Africa to a ‘One area network’ has been a failure because of lack of urgency – African leaders and policymakers agreed today during the Transform Africa Summit in Kigali.…
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At the First Transform Africa Summit in Kigali in 2015 , two ambitious college brothers presented a project that proposed an innovative way to electronically send and receive money without…
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Bridging Digital Divide is an Urgent Matter – Kagame
by Dan Ngabonziza 2:55 pmPresident Paul Kagame has told delegates at a major ICT summit in Rwanda that as long as women and girls are lagging behind, Africa is not on the right track…
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Gisagara peat plant will be constructed by Quantum Power from Turkey Rwanda has launched construction works for a $350 million peat energy plant expected to generate 80MW of electricity. The…
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Rwf3.8 billion Cut from ICT Ministry Budget to Fund Cyber Security Agency
by Dan Ngabonziza 1:21 pmAbout Rwf3, 8 billion has been chopped from the Ministry of Youth and ICT (MYICT) budget to finance the newly created Cyber Security Agency. According to Jean Philbert Nsengimana the…
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Transform Africa Delegates: Here Are Apps That Will Make Your Life Very Easy in Kigali
by Kalinda Brenda 3:23 pmSome 4,000 delegates are flying into Rwanda for Transform Africa Summit 2017 opening on Wednesday through to Friday. Executives from biggest corporations will be on hand to showcase their latest…
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Rwanda’s capital Kigali will next month host the first ever Africa Regional Internet and Development Dialogue. Africa Regional Internet and Development Dialogue will take place in Kigali from 8-9th May…
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Australian Companies Invest in Rwanda’s Agriculture and ICT
by Dan Ngabonziza 3:48 pmFour companies owned by members of ‘Australian Davos Connection’ have started investing in Rwanda’s mining, agriculture and housing sectors – with more coming in soon to tap into the country’s…
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Rwanda’s expected Cyber Security Agency may have extra powers to launch cyber attacks both within and outside the country in case national security is at risk. A newly proposed ‘National…
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The Institute of Applied Sciences (INES-Ruhengeri) has become the first university in Rwanda to adopt to the use of drones in research and mentoring students. Some students and drone experts…