Rwanda
Rwanda has become a symbol of Africa’s transformation — rebuilding from tragedy to become one of the continent’s most business-friendly and technologically ambitious nations. Africaspoint covers Rwanda’s investment climate, technology and innovation agenda, governance under President Kagame, and its growing role as a regional financial hub.
Rwanda’s Rwf7.8tn budget hits parliament
Rwanda Finance Minister Yusuf Murangwa presented the Rwf7.8 trillion ($990 million) national budget to Parliament on June 11, a 12%…
Rwanda locks in $250m IMF credit facility
The IMF Executive Board approved Rwanda's $250 million, 38-month Extended Credit Facility on June 9, with an immediate $35.7 million…
Rwanda and Tanzania greenlight $2.5bn railway
Rwanda and Tanzania agreed on May 3 to advance the $2.5 billion Isaka-Kigali Standard Gauge Railway, a 422-kilometre electrified line…
Rwanda lands Elsewedy Electric and Schneider at CEO Forum
Rwanda signed investment agreements with Elsewedy Electric for a smart meters manufacturing plant, technical university, logistics hub and Kigali SEZ…
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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA
Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…
Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining
Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…
Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…
EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa
The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…