Rwanda’s agricultural productivity could face growing pressure after new data showed that fewer than four in ten farmers used improved seeds in 2025, raising concerns about crop yields, food security, and the country’s long-term agricultural goals. According to the Seasonal Agricultural Survey – Annual Report 2025 by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), […]
Rwanda’s agricultural export sector is closing the year on a strong note after generating USD 13.76 million from the export of 9,538 metric tons of agricultural products between December 15 and 19, 2025, according to data released by the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB). The earnings were driven mainly by Rwanda’s traditional export commodities, […]
A Made-in-Uganda electric bus, the Kayoola E-Coach, has completed a 7,125-kilometre journey from Kampala to Cape Town, demonstrating the continent’s growing capabilities in clean transport and regional trade. The trip highlighted the bus’s efficiency, consuming just 0.83 kWh per kilometre, and prevented an estimated 3,240 kg of carbon dioxide emissions. The journey also showcased the […]
The Ministry of Infrastructure has confirmed that Rwanda’s new Centre of Excellence for Aviation Skills (CEAS) will begin operations in 2028, coinciding with the completion of the new Bugesera International Airport, currently under construction. The CEAS, developed by Akagera Aviation, aims to train the next generation of pilots and aviation professionals, offering programs in piloting, […]
The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development equity impact investment arm of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), unveiled two major investments aimed at accelerating Africa’s industrialisation, deepening value addition, and advancing the continent’s transition to clean mobility. In two separate announcements on November 10 and 12, FEDA confirmed a $300 million (approximately […]
Africa’s premier entrepreneurial pitch competition, Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), is set to return to Kigali from December 12 to 13 at the Kigali Convention Center with a $1.5 million grant prize pool, bringing hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem leaders to the Rwandan capital for a two-day summit and grand finale. The ABH initiative, founded […]
The East African Community (EAC) has recorded a remarkable increase in international merchandise trade during the second quarter of 2025, reaching $38.2 billion, a 28.4 percent rise from $29.7 billion in the same quarter of 2024. According to the latest EAC Quarterly Statistics Bulletin, the performance was largely driven by a surge in exports, which […]