CONSTRUCTION OF ZIPLINE TO BOOST TOURISM IN RWANDA’s NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Gambeta News

Protais Niyigaba, the park manager, said that a zipline will be available in Nyungwe National Park next year. Zipline is expected to attract tourists and boost revenues generated by Nyungwe national park. Last year in December alone, he said, the park was visited by 2,628 tourists. The park recorded 21, 564 visitors in 2022 , an increase from 4,810 visitors in 2008. “We target to be self-financed at 80 per cent in the next 10…

BUDGET DEFICIT DERAIL DRAINAGE REHABILITATION IN RWANDA

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Gambeta News

A budget deficit is derailing the rehabilitation of 34 drainages to curb floods in the City of Kigali, the city Mayor, Pudence Rubingisa has said. “The floods that the city usually faces in April might create more ravines or drainages. Therefore drainage rehabilitation should be in a three-year action plan or in a more than four-year plan. We should have a number of drainages that should be rehabilitated every year,” he said. The increase in population in…

RWANDA GOVT. MAKING PLANS TO CONSTRUCT FIVE INTERNATIONAL STADIUM

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

The government is targeting to have five international football stadiums in the next five years, according to the Ministry of Sports. The new stadiums are expected to be either built or revamped in places including Muhanga District, Kigali, and Nyanza. Speaking during the sports breakfast last week, Zephanie Niyonkuru, the Permanent Secretary at MINISPORTS, revealed that Rwanda will do everything possible to achieve the targeted infrastructure projects in the next five years. The facilities include…

WHY MADE IN RWANDA IS KEY FOR INDUSTRIALIZATION

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Gambeta News

“When the African begins to deliberately and as much as possible produce what she consumes and consume that which she produces, only then can we begin to see the rise, the re-industrialization, the development and creation of value for the continent.” The idea of recapturing certain imports into the country seeks to reduce competition from cheaper imports so that local industry can occupy that space and reduce the import bill. It is a fact that…

RWANDA AND BELGIUM SIGNED DEAL TO STRENGTHEN MEDICAL SECTOR

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Gambeta News

Rwanda and Belgium have entered a five-year-long partnership that is geared towards strengthening laboratory testing for tuberculosis. The partnering will see the Belgium-based Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) sharing best practices with the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) and the University of Rwanda (UR). The development was announced during the launch of the collaboration to build capacity for molecular surveillance and promote antimicrobial stewardship and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The event that took place on Wednesday,…

CONSTRUCTION OF INZOVU MALL TO KICK-OFF SOON IN RWANDA

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Gambeta News

Construction works on the proposed multi-billion mall dubbed ‘Inzovu Mall’ is set to start in May 2023. Arguably the largest shopping center to be constructed by the French firm Groupe Duval in Rwanda, it will occupy the premises of the former justice ministry adjacent to the Kigali Convention Centre. The handover of the property was completed in February 2022, with the property changing hands between the government represented by Rwanda Development Board and Rwanda Housing Authority to Duval…

RWANDA AVIATION: HOW MAJOR DEVELOPMENT SHAPED THE INDUSTRY

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Gambeta News

From the Covid-19 pandemic to the recovery strategies, it has been another bumpy year for the global aviation industry. For many countries, Rwanda inclusive, the busy holiday season was beset by flight delays and cancellations, largely attributed to the resurrecting-air traffic. Still, as the country ushers in a new year, there was cause for celebration in the local aviation industry for the past year which could be capitalized on to return to profitability in 2023….

EU TO CONSTRUCTION LONG-AWAITED MARKET IN RWANDA

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

The long-awaited construction of the Kigali Wholesale Market for fresh produce could start next year, after the European Union reached a deal with the government to fund it. The project, to be constructed under two phases, will cost an estimated Rwf29.5 billion, according to estimates from the National Agriculture Exports Development Board (NAEB). With the capacity to handle 180,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables every year, the market was expected to serve some 100 wholesalers….

MUVUMBA MULTI-PURPOSE DAM CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR IN RWANDA

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of Muvumba multi-purpose dam, which will cost €121.5 million (Rwf122b), could start in June next year, project developers have promised. The project, whose design started in 2015 is yet to mature due to different setbacks including a lack of financing and the upgrading of dam designs. Now, according to Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB), the project has got €121.5 million from the African Development Bank (AFDB). According to report from last month, the African…

WHY CONSTRUCTION OF GISENYI MARKET STILL ON HOLD AFTER 11YEARS IN RWANDA

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Gambeta News

Nearly two years after getting new investors to revive the project, the controversial Gisenyi market which is estimated to cost more than Rwf4 billion is still put on a halt. Initially, construction of the market – which started in 2010 – was supposed to be completed in 2013 by ABBA Ltd but work stalled after District officials found that there were tender irregularities. In January 2021, it was reported that the first phase of the project would…

RICA EXPLAIN BAN ON STEEL BARS IN RWANDA

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Gambeta News

Substandard steel bars which are said to have a grade of ‘upper yield strength below 500MPa (500N/mm2)’ will no longer be accepted on the Rwandan market according to Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition, and Consumer Protection Authority (RICA). The said grade means a lack of tensional force resistance per square millimetres. Operators and users have been granted six months to deplete their current stock and no new order is allowed except those done before with proof, RICA announced. The…

RWANDA PRESIDENT SAYS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ARE KEY FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Gambeta News

Digital technologies are a catalyst for development in Africa yet almost half of the low and middle-income countries do not have access to the internet even when living in areas in areas with broadband coverage, said President Paul Kagame while opening the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) Mobile World Congress (MWC) on Tuesday, October 25, in Kigali. The Congress has brought together a variety of tech players, business leaders, and policymakers from the…

RWANDA MINISTER ANNOUNCED REVAMP OF STALLED WHEAT FACTORY

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced that it has deployed technicians to work with an investor who took over the Nyamagabe wheat processing factory through an auction, to work on machinery and be able to resume operations. The factory’s operations stalled for four years leaving farmers without a sustainable market. The previous owners of the factory were saddled with debt from Ecobank which led to halting operations as it had to be auctioned. The…

UGHE UNVEIL INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH IN RWANDA

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Institute of Global Health Equity Research (IGHER) which is part of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) was officially launched on September 16, with an ambition to become the epicenter of the creation and dissemination of global knowledge focused on the eradication of global health inequities. IGHER which began in March 2020, is UGHE’s research institute which is expected to contribute to the university’s mission through high-quality research and research training to ideally…

RUSUMO HYDRO PROJECT TO HELP CUT POWER TARIFFS IN RWANDA COME 2023

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Gambeta News

The regional Rusumo falls hydroelectric power plant is expected, upon completion, to help cut electricity tariffs, according to Felix Gakuba, the Managing Director of the Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL). The joint project shared by Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that will generate 80MW, with each country getting 26.6 MW, is expected to be complete by March 2023. “We expect the plant to be commissioned by March 2023 with all 26MW available for evacuation. We expect that…

CONSTRUCTION OF BASE-BUTARO-KIDAHO ROAD BEGINS IN RWANDA

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Gambeta News

Works to execute the stalled Rwf65 billion Base-Kidaho Road project will start by the end of September this year, according to Emile Patrick Baganizi, the Deputy Director General of Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA). He confirmed this on Thursday, September 8 as the agency appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as part of the ongoing public hearings related to the findings contained in the Auditor General’s report of 2020/21. Located in Northern Province, the…

RWANDA MINSTER TO TOUR REFURBISHED HUYE STADIUM

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Minister of Sports Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju will tour the newly refurbished Huye Stadium ahead of Saturday’s 2023 African Nations Championship return leg qualifier between Rwanda and Ethiopia in Huye District, Southern Province. The 10 000-seat facilities have been under renovation since late April prompting Mukura Victory Sports to play the remainder of their 2021/22 league campaign at Kamena Stadium. The stadium needed a facelift to meet international standards and is the only venue so far…

PLANS UNDERWAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RWANDA FIRST DIGITAL CENSUS

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Gambeta News

Preparations are underway for Rwanda’s first digital census of people with disability, whose results will be used to establish a national registry. The traditional data collection with pen and paper made it impossible to have a national database of disabilities, their causes, and the challenges disabled people face, officials said. The census will cost $1 million (over Rwf1 billion), and 60 percent of it will be spent on data collection, according to the National Council…

RWANDA PM LAUNCH CONSTRUCTION OF US$530M NATURAL GAS PLANT

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of an ultra-million plant to produce compressed natural gas for cooking, vehicles, and industries from Lake Kivu methane gas is expected to be complete within two years in the Karongi district, Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has announced. He said while officiating a ground-breaking ceremony for the compressed natural gas production facilities at Lake Kivu. GasMeth Energy LTD is set to undertake the project. Ngirente said that methane gas provides an energy resource, valued…

RWANDA AND WORLD BANK SIGNED DEAL TO IMPROVE EDUCATION SYSTEM

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Gambeta News

Rwanda and the World Bank have signed an additional financing agreement worth $129 million (over Rwf134bn) to among others support the government’s efforts to improve teacher competence and student retention. The funds secured under the Quality Basic Education for Human Capital Development (QBE) project, comprises a $50 million credit, a $50 million grant as well as a co-financing of a $29.062 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). For the past three years,…

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