Earlier this week, top Rwandan and Indian officials signed three bilateral agreements including a Memorandum of Understanding on establishing the Entrepreneurship Development Centre , in Rwanda. The MoU signed by Franois Kanimba, Minister for Trade, Industry and East African Community Affairs and Amar Sinha, External Relations Secretary in India’s Ministry of External Affairs remains in effect for three years before it is renewed – by mutual consent.
Category: Rwanda
Rwanda: Airspace Agreement With Mali to Boost Trade
Trade and tourism between Rwanda and Mali could flourish following a new bilateral Airspace Service Agreement signed yesterday in Kigali. According to the agreement, all air service operations will be conducted under the fifth freedom arrangement, which means an airline has the right to carry passengers from one country to another and from that country to a third country.
Rwanda fires 200 police officers accused of corruption
Rwanda’s government has dismissed 200 police officers implicated in corruption as the East African country strives to maintain its reputation as largely free of petty graft. Marie-Immaculee Ingabire, the head of Transparency International in Rwanda, said the ranking shows the Rwandan government’s will to fight corruption.
Rwanda: Kagame Assures Diplomats Peaceful Presidential Elections
President Kagame has told members of the diplomatic corps that presidential elections slated for August 4, 2017 will be conducted in a fair, transparent and peaceful way as others had been held before in the country. “We are looking forward to a constructive and meaningful election later this year marking an important period of consolidation for our country.
Like God, the Rwandan state works in mysterious ways
On Friday May 17, 2002, I was formally expelled from the Republic of Rwanda. On that day, immigration officials came to my house and asked for my passport.
Citi FM’s Hello Kigali trip attracts dozens of private businesses
The Hello Kigali Trip, involving Citi FM and private sector delegation, is to expose businesses to a first-hand experience of how a country with a recent genocide history, has turned around its story making it an investment hub within sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the impact of Rwanda’s genocide story on the country’s political and socio-economic fundamentals, major reforms have made it one of the most sought after economies in Africa and around the globe.
Joseph Kabila prepares to crush protests in Congo power play
Flares are launched by DRCongo Police forces during a demonstration in Goma on September 19, 2016. At least 17 people, mostly civilians, were killed on September 19, 2016 when clashes erupted ahead of a planned opposition rally in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, a minister said, warning the toll was “provisional”.