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Tue, January 7th, 18:20 · Tom Jackson

Rwanda sets new date for digital migration

The Rwandan government has set July 31 as the new date for the country’s migration from analogue broadcasting to digital following problems over the limited number of set-top boxes (STBs). → Read more
Fri, January 3rd, 12:00 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO: African Startup Central 2013

No news organisation in the world covers African tech startups in as much detail, every day, as HumanIPO. Using their contacts across the continent, HumanIPO reporters work hard to ensure even the smallest African business has the opportunity to be profiled on the site and catch the attention of our continental and international investor readership. → Read more
Wed, December 18th, 18:00 · Nick Sato

East African countries to share data on SIM card registration

ICT leaders from East African countries meeting in Nairobi to discuss ICT integration in the region have announced they are in the process of harmonising SIM registration to enable prompt sharing of subscribers’ data. → Read more
Wed, December 18th, 16:00 · Nick Sato

Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan resolve to reduce roaming charges

Information Communication and Technology (ICT) ministers from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan have met in Nairobi to discuss the integration of ICT infrastructure in the East African region, resolving to jointly find ways of reducing the cost of roaming voice and data charges. → Read more
Wed, December 18th, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Rwanda, Congo sign MoU on ICT development

The government of Rwanda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Congo which will see the two countries cooperate in promoting trade relations through information exchange on ICT products. → Read more
Wed, December 11th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher

East Africa goes live with payments system

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have gone live with the East African Payments System (EAPS), with Rwanda and Burundi to follow later, allowing for faster cross-border transfers. → Read more
Wed, December 11th, 10:30 · Selipha Kihagi

Rwanda holds conference on media development

Rwanda will hold its fifth annual National Dialogue on Media Development today (Wednesday), aimed at discussing how to improve the country’s media landscape with more than 200 delegates within the country and beyond expected to attend. → Read more
Tue, December 10th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson

ICT will make Rwanda an investment destination – minister

Rwanda’s use of ICT has given it an advantage over other African countries and will make the East African country an investment destination, according to minister of youth and ICT Jean Philbert Nsengimana. → Read more
Tue, December 3rd, 17:00 · Tom Jackson

VC4Africa September Cohort ready for investment

Investment community VC4Africa has announced the 10 startups graduating from its September Cohort are now ready for investment after three months of business development training. → Read more
Mon, December 2nd, 11:30 · Winfred Kuria

Airtel Rwanda to give out free mobile phones

Airtel Rwanda plans to award 10 free mobile phones every week in a bid to support increasing mobile penetration in the East African country. → Read more
Fri, November 29th, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Rwanda to report corruption cases electronically

Transparency International Rwanda is set to launch a web-based platform and SMS facility that will allow citizens in the country to report cases of corruption in service delivery. → Read more
Thu, November 28th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi

mVisa to come to three more banks in Rwanda

Visa is planning to extend its services in Rwanda by introducing its mVisa solution to three more local banks in the country next year. → Read more
Wed, November 27th, 19:30 · Winfred Kuria

Rwanda delays analogue switch off

Rwanda migration from analogue to digital signal may be delayed due to the slow uptake of the set-top boxes (STBs) needed to receive the digital transmission. → Read more
Wed, November 27th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher

ITU broadband commission publishes manifesto

A new broadband manifesto, signed by 48 members of an International Telecommunications Union (ITU) commission, has stated faster speed connections are “critical” to driving growth and transforming lives. → Read more
Wed, November 27th, 16:30 · Winfred Kuria

Rwandan telecoms want roaming fees scrapped

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) and other telecom regulators in the East African Community (EAC) are calling for roaming fees to be scrapped following a review on call rates. → Read more
Mon, November 25th, 12:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Rwanda to reward buyers demanding electronic receipts

The Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) will reward buyers who demand electronic receipts for every purchase made, an effort to encourage the use of electronic billing machines among businesses and boost revenue collection. → Read more
Fri, November 22nd, 14:30 · Tom Jackson

MTN Rwanda mobile money upgrade hits businesses

MTN Rwanda’s upgrading of its mobile money platform has caused difficulties for its agents and clients, with several businesses unable to deposit, send or receive money for the last three days. → Read more
Wed, November 20th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Rwanda launches SMS facility to fight border trade challenges

The Ministry of East African Community Affairs (MINEAC) in Rwanda, has introduced a new SMS facility that will enable traders to raise their concerns about any barriers affecting cross-border business and regional integration. → Read more
Tue, November 19th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher

Ericsson boosts MTN’s mobile money services

MTN Rwanda has integrated its Mobile Money platform with Ericsson’s Converged Wallet m-commerce solution to ease implementation of new services and offers. → Read more
Tue, November 19th, 12:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Rwanda to monitor government performance online

The government of Rwanda is developing an IT solution dubbed ‘Government Command Centre’, which will be used to monitor the performance of central and local government as well as parastatals in the country. → Read more