Technology
Rwanda Constructs 80 MW Peat-to-Power Plant
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…
Rwf3.8 billion Cut from ICT Ministry Budget to Fund Cyber Security Agency
About 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…
Transform Africa Delegates: Here Are Apps That Will Make Your Life Very Easy in Kigali
Some 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…
Rwanda to Host Africa’s First Internet Development Dialogue
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…
Australian Companies Invest in Rwanda’s Agriculture and ICT
Four 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…
New Bill Allows Rwanda to Launch Cyber Attacks at Any Threat
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…
INES-Ruhengeri Institute Acquires Drone for Research
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…
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…
