Tag: Rwanda
Rwandan EV maker raises $2 million to expand in East Africa
Ampersand, a Rwandan electric motorcycle manufacturer, has raised a $2 million Series A extension to expand to other East African countries. It brings the...
Rwanda, Africa50 agree to build smart city in Kigali
Pan-African infrastructure investor and asset manager Africa50 has signed an agreement with the Rwandan government to develop a 61-hectare smart city in the country’s...
Chipper Cash resumes US operations two months after pausing services
Chipper Cash, a pan-African fintech startup, has resumed operations in the US after a two-month pause, and after a restructuring exercise that saw the...
Rwanda announces visa-free travel for all Africans to drive free movement
Rwanda has announced that it will allow all Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent to announce...
VIDEO: Ecobank pilots US$5,000 MoMo loan product in Rwanda
Ecobank is currently piloting a mobile money loan product in Rwanda, that offers up to US$5,000 collateral-free loan to small businesses, just on the...
Flutterwave shifts focus to Rwanda amid Kenyan challenges
Flutterwave is shifting attention to Rwanda as it seeks to establish a central hub for payment operations in the East Africa region, reports indicate.
According...
Flutterwave gets Electronic Money Issuer, Remittance Licenses in Rwanda
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has received its Electronic Money Issuer and Remittance Licenses from the National Bank of Rwanda. This will help...
Rwanda to connect 3,000 to the internet by 2024
Rwanda’s Minister for ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire has announced that the country plans to connect 3,000 schools to the internet by 2024.
The 3,000...
Rwanda’s ride-sharing service YEGO goes to Kenya
Rwanda's ride-sharing platform, YEGO Global, has entered the Kenyan market to provide customised taxi-hailing services in that country.
According to CEO Karanvir Singh, YEGO’s solution...
Rwanda healthtech start-up uses AI to improve lives
Drug stock-outs and shortage of medical equipment in health facilities in Rwanda are becoming a thing of the past, thanks to an innovation that...