In a strategic move reflecting their commitment to excellence and continual growth, Dubai Ports’ “Kigali Logistics Platform” in Masaka sector, Kicukiro district, inaugurated two spacious warehouses on December 6. The new facilities, covering 2500 and 3000 square meters, mark a significant expansion, bringing the total to twelve warehouses within the past four years. Various officials...
Renowned Tanzanian billionaire, Mohammed Dewji, has recently expressed a keen interest in channeling investments into Rwanda through his corporate conglomerate, MeTL Group. With a significant presence in over ten African nations, MeTL Group is poised to extend its economic reach. On the 6th of September, this Dar es Salaam-based tycoon, boasting a staggering net worth...
East Africa will register the highest regional economic performance on the continent in 2023 and 2024, with growth figures at over 5 per cent, according to the newly published African Development Bank 2023 East Africa Economic Outlook. The report, launched on Thursday, 27 July, projects mid-term economic growth in the region to accelerate to 5.1%...
Rwanda and Congo are on the verge of sliding back into bloody war again. If the regional powers like Tanzania and Kenya won’t take drastic measures to halt the imminent bloodshed, the two long enemies might fall into bloody war for the third time. Rwanda and Congo are countries in the great lakes region, one...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has elected RwandaAir’s Chief Executive Officer, Yvonne Makolo, as the group’s next chair. Makolo becomes the first female to hold that position in the office of IATA as she will replace Mehmet Nane, who secured a one-year term from this year. Ms Makolo will assume the chair in June...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2019 expressed interest in joining the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc to tap into the benefits of the regional trade and expanded markets. Finally, after back and forth procedures and due diligence to ensure DRC has all the requirements to join the bloc, on March 29, 2022,...