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Rwanda Plans Life-Saving Emergency Alert System to Reach Every Mobile Phone
1 This was in Rubavu district in May 2022 when floods left thousands impacted KIGALI, Rwanda – In a major step to bolster national safety, the Government has announced a new initiative to deploy a advanced cell broadcast system that will send...

Rwanda Sets Plan for ISO-Certified Water Quality Lab
1 Rwanda has set plans to become the first country to have an ISO-certified national laboratory that will collect and rely on data on water quality in the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) region. The commitment was made following the NBI handing over...

Imagining Kigali Circuit and Bigogwe Challenge

Fresh migration woes for PM as long-awaited Rwanda-style deal with Balkan nations still out of reach
SIR Keir Starmer faces fresh migration woes as a long-awaited Rwanda-style deal is still out of reach. Talks with Balkan nations to host return hubs are unlikely to end in a deal by the time the PM meets leaders tomorrow. Sign up for the Politics...
Rwanda Lands US$17.5 Million to Build Africa’s First AI Hub
Rwanda has secured $17.5 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish what will become Africa’s first dedicated artificial intelligence scaling hub, a move that positions the small East African nation at the center of the...

Rwanda's Mudenge joins board of global alliance for financial centres

AI, fintech take centre stage as Kigali hosts major connectivity summit

Rwanda's Mudege joins board of global alliance for financial centres

Rwanda to Launch Africa’s First AI Scaling Hub with Expanded Gates Foundation Funding
Rwanda is taking another decisive step toward becoming a continental leader in artificial intelligence with the launch of the Rwanda AI Scaling Hub, an ambitious initiative designed to accelerate AI innovation across health, education, and...

Rwanda's Mudenge joins board of global financial centres alliance

Burundi : women with breast cancer plead for the reopening of borders with Rwanda
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 18, 2025 – The prolonged closure of the borders between Burundi and Rwanda continues to penalize hundreds of citizens, particularly women with breast cancer, who rely on cross-border medical care for their...

Rwanda attracts more ventures in digital infrastructure
Rwanda is poised to become a formidable digital hub following the strategic acquisition by Paradigm Towers Ventures, a joint initiative by powerhouse investors Convergence Partners, British International Investment, and Proparco. The monumental...

Africa charts future of connected continent, AI transformation at MWC Kigali
Delegates attend MWC Kigali in 2024. Photo/MWC GSMA Audio By Vocalize Rwanda will this week play host to the Africa series of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), one of the largest and most influential connectivity events for the technology industry....

Five takeaways from Rwanda volleyball league opening week

Rwanda: President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s protocol still under fire (photos)
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye took part this Sunday, alongside his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, in the #CarFreeDay event, a bi-monthly initiative organized in Kigali to promote public health, environmental protection, and social cohesion...
Rwanda emerges as Africa’s first AI scaling hub with $17.5 million funding boost
The initiative, which kicks off next year, is designed to drive AI innovation across key sectors such as health, education, and agriculture, with an emphasis on local solutions for African challenges. The announcement was made by Yves Iradukunda,...