Technology
Public Buses Wi-fi: Harsh Weather, Incompatible Gadgets Interrupt Kigali’s ‘Smart’ Project
A bus is just a bus until you enter Nyabugogo main bus park in Kigali where all highways connect the capital city to the rest of the country provinces, and…
RURA to Install GPS on 20,000 Taxi Motos
Incidents of hit and run by Moto taxi operators are getting slimmer following the decision by the regulator to install GPS on Taxi Motos operating in Kigali city and other…
VugaPay Developers Win Continental Startup Competition
Two young Rwandan entrepreneurs in money transfer already making headlines in local media have again attracted attention of international companies. Patrick Muhire and Cedric Muhoza co-founders of VugaPay money…
For Rwandans, Here is How to Deal with Recent Global Cyber Attack
Rwanda is warning computer users to take precautions not to lose their gadgets and data following an outbreak of a security attack that has affected over 150 countries and may…
Jeannette Kagame Awards Kenyan Student with Top Tech Prize
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…
Israel Takes Rwandan Tech Startups for Training
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…
Why Africa’s ‘One Area Network’ Project Failed
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…
How Rwandan College Brothers Coded Their Way to Silicon Valley
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 charges…
Bridging Digital Divide is an Urgent Matter – Kagame
President 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…
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…
