Technology
New App Links Rwandan Women Traders to 5000 Markets
Rwandan businesswomen have been introduced to a platform that will connect them to more than 5000 traders from across the world – a development, its planners say will open more…
World Bank President Tests Rwandan Drone
Rwanda’s drone port project has attracted the World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim who visited the facility today and launched one of the drones to deliver medical…
Rwandan Engineer Designs App for Tracking Bad Road Users
A Rwandan graduate from Ohio University in USA has developed a new application that will make it easy for traffic police to monitor drivers across all road networks. “MotoRate” was…
ICT Graduate Can Repair Old Bulbs
Before you throw away a blown build, think twice – it can actually be repaired and light-up again for another two years. Tuyisenge Kagenza Moise 25, holds a bachelors…
Rwanda Introduces Drones to Deliver Supplies to Farmers
Livestock farmers in Rwanda will be the next beneficiaries of first drone port with livestock vaccines delivered on the farms.Following its success in delivering the first drone guided medical…
App Developers Still Struggle to Get Financing
From inside a small living room in Nyarutarama in 2014, two brothers had a plan of creating a simple way of electronically exchanging money – they didn’t…
African Universal Internet Alliance Expands to 17 nations
In 2013, seven governments meeting in Kigali adopted an ambitious agenda to turn their countries into “smart nations” – making tech and broadband connection a universal right. Today, the alliance’s…
Ending Poverty Cannot be Possible Without Tech – Kagame
President Paul Kagame said Tuesday that information technology will be embedded into all aspects of public service delivery in Rwanda – to accelerate a move towards prosperity. Kagame was speaking…
Drones in Rwanda ‘Save Lives, Rather than Killing Machines’
President Paul Kagame this Friday pressed the takeoff button launching the country’s first drone into the skies- it’s a new means of transportation expected to be used in…
Rwandan Tech Apps Seeking millions in New Investment
New innovations by young ICT entrepreneurs showcased at the Transform Africa summit in Kigali, Rwanda have attracted attention of investors that want to turn them into profitable ventures. Two Rwandan…
Rwanda Plans Using Drones For Emergency Deliveries
Drones could be another means by which Rwanda will save lives of citizens living in remote areas of the country. The un manned aerial vehicles are scheduled for use in…
