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Tue, April 1st, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Wananchi to launch Zuku TV in Malawi, targets Ethiopia, Rwanda

Wananchi Group is set to launch its Zuku TV service in Malawi, a move part of the company’s strategy to grow its operations. → Read more
Mon, March 31st, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Millicom launching Rwandan tech incubator

Millicom is to launch a tech incubator in Kigali, Rwanda, which will build business in which the global mobile, television and broadband giant will take equity stakes. → Read more
Mon, March 31st, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Microsoft’s Imagine Cup set for Rwanda

Microsoft has launched its Imagine Cup competition in Rwanda, offering youth in the country the chance to win RWF34,000 (US$50,000) in prize money allow them to compete on the world stage. → Read more
Fri, March 28th, 10:20 · Susan Mwenesi

Drug distribution system launched in Rwanda

The Rwandan Ministry of Health (MOH), One Network Enterprises and Resolve have launched a drug distribution management system, making more than 800 villages in Rwanda the beneficiaries of a more efficient way of providing and distribution of critical drugs, vaccines and consumables, including HIV/AIDS medication. → Read more
Tue, March 25th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Broadband important for sustainable development – Kagame

Broadband has been instrumental in helping Rwanda achieve its development goals, president Paul Kagame told the ninth meeting of the United Nations (UN) Broadband Commission for Digital Development in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. → Read more
Thu, March 13th, 05:00 · Agatha Nduku

SAP Africa Utilities Forum kicks off in Rwanda

The SAP Africa Utilities Forum 2014 has begun in Kigali, Rwanda, uniting leading companies from across East Africa to show how technological developments and innovation are set to drive growth for businesses operating in the electricity, gas, waste, recycling and water utilities arenas. → Read more
Wed, March 12th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi

StarTimes Rwanda resolves signal issues

Pay-TV provider StarTimes Rwanda has resolved signal hitches in the country following requesting help from the Rwanda Utilities and Regulatory Agency (RURA). → Read more
Tue, March 11th, 10:20 · Susan Mwenesi

Microsoft, Rwanda in ICT partnership

Microsoft has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education in Rwanda seeking to transform the education sector and encourage innovation and development of skills for both students and educators in the country. → Read more
Mon, March 10th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Rwandans urged to embrace ICT

Rwandan citizens have been urged to embrace the use of information and communications technology (ICT), with the country’s permanent secretary in the Ministry of Youth and ICT Rose Mbabazi noting it was just as vital as water and electricity → Read more
Fri, February 28th, 15:40 · Susan Mwenesi

PIVOT East partners with tech hubs for 2014 startups competition

Mobile startups competition PIVOT East has partnered with tech hubs across East Africa to ensure this year’s event is attended by the best entrepreneurs and developers in the region → Read more
Tue, February 25th, 14:20 · Susan Mwenesi

Sokkaa.com launches YouTube channel

Rwandan website Sokkaa.com, an online soccer community specifically for African fans of the English Premier League (EPL), has launched a YouTube channel called Sokkaa TV → Read more
Tue, February 25th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Tigo launches world’s first cross-border mobile money transfer system

Tigo, a subsidiary of Millicom, has announced the launch of a cross-border mobile money remittance service between Tanzania and Rwanda, allowing its subscribers to send money from one country to another via their Tigo mobile money accounts → Read more
Mon, February 24th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan

Internet.org launches SocialEDU initiative in Rwanda

The Internet.org collaborative today announced the launch of its SocialEDU initiative, with the aim of providing Rwandan students with free access to online education. → Read more
Thu, February 20th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson

StarTimes Rwanda accuses GOtv of signal interference

Chinese pay-TV firm StarTimes has accused MultiChoice subsidiary GOtv of interfering with its signal in Rwanda. → Read more
Mon, February 17th, 13:40 · Susan Mwenesi

Motorola, UNDP, Rwandan government launch mobile challenge for youth

Motorola and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a Mobile App Challenge to address global challenges, which will be implemented by Rwanda’s YouthConnekt programme → Read more
Thu, February 13th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana’s BoxBuzz to launch in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, SA and China

Plans are underway to introduce Ghana’s BoxBuzz, an SMS alert system that informs owners of Post Office Box addresses when they receive a letter, to Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and China. → Read more
Mon, February 10th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson

MTN Rwanda to invest $20m following towers sale

MTN Rwanda has said it will invest at least US$20 million to consolidate its position as the leading operator in the country, following the sale of its mobile network towers in the country in December. → Read more
Thu, January 30th, 17:40 · Chris Udemans

Kigali to host Silicon Valley TechWomen

Rwandan capital Kigali will host over 20 Silicon Valley-based TechWomen delegates for the Women in Technology Executive Seminar on February 3, which hopes to close the gender gap in the Rwandan technology sector. → Read more
Sun, January 26th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 26/01/2014

The internet has provided the African continent with convenience and peace of mind never seen before. From providing African diaspora with means to pay for products and services for their family back home, to digital solutions for education, the last week has seen a menagerie of startups aiming to make life on the continent easier. → Read more
Mon, January 20th, 16:20 · Chris Udemans

Rwandan startup provides electronic remittances at lower prices

Rwandan startup MERGIMS is aiming to provide a method for African diaspora to pay for products and services for their families in their home countries, minimising the need for expensive person-to-person money transfers. → Read more