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Economy

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New Strategy for Public Varsities' Staff Autonomy

New Strategy for Public Varsities’ Staff Autonomy

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The University of Rwanda (UR) and Rwanda Polytechnic (RP) have welcomed a new special statute that grants public institutions of higher...
Should banks start to accept carbon credits as collateral?

Should banks start to accept carbon credits as collateral?

Africa-Press - Rwanda. As Rwanda charts a path toward carbon neutrality by 2050, one question has emerged: Can carbon credits be used as collateral...
Experts warn of health risks as Govt tightens e-waste rules

Experts warn of health risks as Govt tightens e-waste rules

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The government is set to operationalise an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system, which will require manufacturers and importers of electrical and...
Cooking Gas Safety Tips for a Healthy Environment

Cooking Gas Safety Tips for a Healthy Environment

Africa-Press - Rwanda. As Rwanda pushes for increased adoption of clean cooking solutions like Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), experts agree that education on its...
Rwanda Partners with Cotti Coffee to Expand Production

Rwanda Partners with Cotti Coffee to Expand Production

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The Government of Rwanda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cotti Coffee, a rapidly growing Chinese coffee value chain...
Govt Allocates Rwf16bn for 10 Green Projects

Govt Allocates Rwf16bn for 10 Green Projects

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The Government has allocated Rwf16.3 billion to finance ten public green projects under the Intego Facility for the 2025/26 fiscal year,...
Govt Establishes 24 Plastic Collection Points Creating Jobs

Govt Establishes 24 Plastic Collection Points Creating Jobs

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Nearly 1,500 green jobs have so far been created through an initiative that has established 24 centres for collecting plastic waste...
Right to Play Launches ECD Project for Enrollment

Right to Play Launches ECD Project for Enrollment

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Right To Play has launched a new three-year Early Childhood Development (ECD) project (2025–2027), aimed at building the capacity of pre-primary...
Mount Kigali University Expands to Boost Impact in Rwanda

Mount Kigali University Expands to Boost Impact in Rwanda

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwanda is fast becoming a regional hub for higher education, with increasingly more foreign students choosing to study here. Mount Kigali...
Factors Behind Rising Cooking Gas Prices

Factors Behind Rising Cooking Gas Prices

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Over the past few days, Rwandan households have experienced a rise in cooking gas prices, raising concerns among consumers. While international...