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Tue, July 8th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda strike deal on roaming charges

East African countries Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda have formalised a deal that will see roaming charges in Africa drop from September this year. → Read more
Tue, July 1st, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Microsoft-backed VetAfrica app helps EA farmers in disease diagnosis

Microsoft has partnered Glasgow-based tech company Cojengo to develop software seeking to provide East African farmers with innovative diagnostic tools and disease surveillance data. → Read more
Tue, July 1st, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda working on cross border mobile money platform

East Africa will soon have a common mobile money platform that will enable users to send money from one country to another without any difficulty under exchange rates approved by central banks. → Read more
Tue, June 24th, 08:00 · Agatha Nduku

Kirusa Launches Celeb Connect, Sports Connect in Rwanda with MTN

Emerging markets voice messaging and social media mobile app firm Kirusa has announced the launch of its Celeb Connect and Sports Connect services on the MTN Rwanda network. → Read more
Thu, June 12th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans

Millicom acquires controlling stake in Rwanda’s RSwitch

Mobile operator Tigo Rwanda has announced its parent company Millicom has acquired a controlling stake in Rwanda’s main provider of bank-to-bank payment switching services RSwitch. → Read more
Tue, June 10th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson

Ghanaian anti-counterfeiting solution set for Rwanda launch

Ghanaian firm mPedigree, which has developed an anti-counterfeiting solution used primarily in the pharmaceutical industry, is set to launch its services in Rwanda in the next two months, and targeting further launches this year. → Read more
Thu, June 5th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

MTN offers free unlimited access to Wikipedia in Rwanda

MTN Rwanda has become the latest telecoms network in Africa to offer subscribers free access to Wikipedia following a partnership with the Wikipedia Foundation. → Read more
Wed, June 4th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan startup Somo to cater for Rwandan Catholics

Kenyan startup Somo, which seeks to assist Catholic faithfuls by providing daily readings via mobile technology, is looking to extend its services to Rwanda, which records 50 per cent of its population as Catholic. → Read more
Tue, June 3rd, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Rwandan startup to launch game-based language teaching app

Rwandan startup Jifunza is set to launch a game-based language teaching app which relies on crowd-sourced content to promote the learning of African languages. → Read more
Tue, June 3rd, 11:00 · Chris Udemans

Rwanda ICT growth facing challenges – minister

Low internet penetration, lack of digital literacy and poor local content development are hampering the growth of ICT in Rwanda, according to the country’s minister of youth and ICT, Jean-Philbert Nsengimana. → Read more
Tue, May 20th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson

The Founders Hive bringing advisory services to African startups

Europe-based, African-run firm The Founders Hive is expanding its operations in Africa, bringing advisory services to startups as the company moves towards profitability by the end of the year. → Read more
Mon, May 12th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans

East Africa PC shipments decline 32%

PC shipments in East Africa have seen a year-on-year decline of 31.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2014, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). → Read more
Wed, May 7th, 19:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Samsung launches Solar Powered Internet School in Rwanda

Samsung Electronics East Africa has launched a Solar Powered Internet School (SPIS) at GS Kamabare School in Bugesera District, Rwanda, and a Smart School at GS Gashaki in Musanze, a move geared towards helping school going children get easy access to modern technology. → Read more
Wed, May 7th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Rwanda to use SMS for disaster management

The Rwandan Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees Affairs (MIDIMAR) is launching a service involving the use of SMS in alerting the public about looming disasters. → Read more
Wed, May 7th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi

MTN Rwanda, Prime Life unveil insurance partnership

MTN Rwanda has partnered insurance firm Prime Life Assurance in a bid to increase the uptake of policies in the country, especially in the lower market segment. → Read more
Fri, May 2nd, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Rwanda partners Tele10 for mobile money payment of TV subscriptions

MTN Rwanda has partnered with Tele10 to enable customers to pay their DStv, Canal+ and GOtv subscriptions using MTN Mobile Money. → Read more
Fri, May 2nd, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kagame wins ITU award

Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame is among the three winners of the 2014 World Telecommunication and Information Society Award, for his commitment to using ICT development and broadband connectivity in achieving sustainable development, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced. → Read more
Fri, May 2nd, 11:00 · Tom Jackson

IHS completes acquisition of MTN towers in Zambia, Rwanda

African tower management firm IHS has completed its acquisition of more than 1,200 MTN network towers in Zambia and Rwanda for an undisclosed amount, using recently obtained funding to continue Africa’s move towards independent tower management. → Read more
Mon, April 28th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Mauritius leads Africa in using ICT for development – WEF

Mauritius leads Africa in terms of leveraging ICT for economic and social development, ranking 48th in the world in the 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF) Networked Readiness Index. → Read more
Fri, April 4th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Rwanda to access affordable devices for connectivity

Rwandans will soon have affordable devices for internet connectivity that they can pay for on a long-term basis, according to the country’s director general in charge of ICT in the Ministry of Youth and ICT, Didier Nkurikiyimfura, at the 11th edition of the ICT Literacy and Awareness campaign in Karongi District. → Read more