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SACCOs Merging Into Single Cooperative Bank by 2026

SACCOs Merging Into Single Cooperative Bank by 2026

Africa-Press - Rwanda. All 416 Umurenge SACCOs are set to be merged into district-level financial cooperatives, with the establishment of a national Cooperative Bank...
Rwf80 Million Needed for Home in Heza Estate

Rwf80 Million Needed for Home in Heza Estate

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The construction of 548 housing units of Heza Estate in the Batsinda area in Kinyinya, Gasabo District is progressing, with sales...
Rwf80 Million Needed for Home in Heza Estate

Rwf80 Million Needed for Home in Heza Estate

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The construction of 548 housing units of Heza Estate in the Batsinda area in Kinyinya, Gasabo District is progressing, with sales...
Rwanda's Industrial Output Increases 3.7% in May

Rwanda’s Industrial Output Increases 3.7% in May

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwanda’s formal industrial production rose by 3.7 per cent in May 2025 compared to the same month last year, new data...
Farmers Struggle as Macadamia Prices Plummet

Farmers Struggle as Macadamia Prices Plummet

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Once hailed as a promising cash crop, macadamia is now facing a silent decline in Rwanda, leaving farmers and processors grappling...
Amis Rwanda's Digital Infrastructure for Smart Agriculture

Amis Rwanda’s Digital Infrastructure for Smart Agriculture

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwanda is entering a new chapter in its agricultural transformation, one powered not only by improved inputs or infrastructure, but by...
Rwf2.9bn laptop debt: Gov’t explores recovery options

Rwf2.9bn laptop debt: Gov’t explores recovery options

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The government is weighing new strategies to recover nearly Rwf2.9 billion owed by Africa Investment Smart Distribution (ASID), a private distributor...
Rwamagana Opens New Market for 1,200 Traders

Rwamagana Opens New Market for 1,200 Traders

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwamagana District unveiled a new Rwf2.8 billion market on July 4, during the Kwibohora 31 celebrations—marking a major milestone in the...
Rwanda’s 2025/26 Budget Boom Ten Projects to Watch

Rwanda’s 2025/26 Budget Boom Ten Projects to Watch

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Under a law determining state finances for the fiscal year 2025/2026 published in the Official Gazette on July 1, Rwanda plans...
Kwibohora 31 Rwanda's Electricity Access Increased to 83.2%

Kwibohora 31 Rwanda’s Electricity Access Increased to 83.2%

Africa-Press - Rwanda. In the aftermath of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda faced enormous infrastructure challenges, including electricity access, which stood at...