The Fund is expected to tackle Africa’s $110 billion equity financing gap Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pan African multilateral lender, African Export – Import Bank has unveiled its Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) office in Kigali, Rwanda. FEDA was established to tackle Africa’s US$110 billion financing gap …
Read More »Feature: Rwanda introduces electric public buses to push for green transport
KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | There is a new sight on the streets of Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda: new electric vehicles whizzing among the old gasoline-powered vehicles. The Kigali city authorities in partnership with BasiGo, a Kenyan based company launched the pilot electric buses in public transport earlier …
Read More »Kagame’s new role in Africa
Why ‘coup leaders’ are trooping to Kigali Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | A visit by Gabon’s transitional leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema, to Kigali, capital of Rwanda, on Oct. 16 could not go unnoticed. Nguema who came to power in a coup three months ago was beaming and looking like …
Read More »Uganda Gazelles finish 7th at Women’s Afrobasket with victory over Guinea
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Women’s National Basketball team, the Gazelles, finished seventh at the 2023 FIBA Afrobasket games in Kigali. They secured this remarkable placement by defeating Guinea 85-44 in the last classification game on Friday. This accomplishment marks a significant improvement from their previous 10th-place finish …
Read More »Homeless Crested Cranes to host Olympic qualifiers in Kigali
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The national women’s team, the Crested Cranes, will host their rivals Rwanda in the 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers at Kigali Pele Stadium in Kigali, the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has confirmed. This comes two weeks before the first leg of the qualifiers, …
Read More »A tale of two cities
How political calculations have shaped the destinies of Kampala and Kigali THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | On Sunday April 2nd, I went running in Kigali from Serena Hotel to the airport at Kanombe and back a total of 20km. It was a comfortable and relaxing run. The streets were …
Read More »Infantino secures 2nd term as FIFA boss at congress in Kigali
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gianni Infantino will serve a second term as FIFA President after being re-elected unopposed to lead global football’s governing body for another four years, during the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda. Speaking immediately after the re-election to serve from 2023 to 2027, President Infantino said: …
Read More »New look at Kampala, Kigali and Addis Ababa
They are changing fast: new book follows their distinct paths Kampala, Uganda | ASTRID R.N. HAAS | Kampala, the Ugandan capital where I live, is naturally the city I have studied and worked on the most as an urban economist. Yet even with this background, reading Tom Goodfellow’s recently published book, …
Read More »‘Build chancery in Kigali’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s High Commissioner to Kigali, Ambassador Robert Rusoke has called for construction of a chancery building in Kigali in bid to reduce on the cost of rent. Rusoke made this request while appearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday, 16 January 2023 to respond to …
Read More »A return to Rwanda
Revisiting a country whose development trajectory and welfare outcomes defy historic precedents THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | On October 15th, I travelled to Kigali, Rwanda. It was my first time to visit the country since October 2018. I had little time to visit places to see the …
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