In light of the evolving Coronavirus outbreak and recent updates to health service advice The High Commision of the Republic of Rwanda will be moving its services online from 18/03/2020. We have put in place measures to ensure that work continues...
More infoRwandans in the UK celebrate Heroes’ Day
On Saturday 8th February 2020, over 300 Rwandans from all over the UK, students, friends of Rwanda, members of the Commonwealth Futures programme and various institutions in London, came together to mark Rwanda’s National Heroes’ Day with a...
More infoRwanda investment breakfast draws in UK investors
On Tuesday 21st January His Excellency President Paul Kagame joined a breakfast meeting in the center of London which brought together over 50 investors in various sectors including financial services, energy, infrastructure and tourism. The...
More infoFirst RWF Bond listed on London Stock Exchange
On Monday 20th January, Governor of the Central Bank of Rwanda Hon. John Rwangombwa led the closing of the market ceremony at the London Stock Exchange alongside Jingdong Hua, Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank and Nick Dyer, Director...
More infoPresident Kagame speaks at King’s College London
On Tuesday 21st January President Kagame spoke at the International School for Government at King’s College London on Intra-African trade, June’s Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Kigali and Rwanda’s transformation. You can...
More infoPresident Kagame attends UK-Africa Investment Summit
On Monday 20th January President Paul Kagame attended the UK-Africa Investment Summit where he began the day with a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The President then took part on a panel session on trade and investment...
More infoThe most inviting city in Africa? By Bert Archer
Journalist Bert Archer has written an article for the BBC Travel website on his time and experiences in Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali… ”Although there are many factors that have led to Kigali’s solid infrastructure and booming...
More infoRwanda participates in the Lord Mayor’s Show
Rwanda has invited the world to Kigali for the 2020 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and shared the country’s rich culture with hundreds of thousands of people at the annual Lord Mayor’s Show in London. The Lord Mayor’s Show is...
More infoAn Evening with Rwanda at the World Travel Market
Visit Rwanda has hosted a screening of the Rwanda Royal Tour with international tour operators to showcase the country’s vibrant and diverse offering of luxury and ecotourism experiences. The event was part of Visit Rwanda’s...
More infoUK firm to build Tantalum refinery in Rwanda
A British mining company Metalysis UK has announced that by next year, it will have completed the construction of a USD16 million (approximately Rwf14.7bn) refinery for tantalum in Rwanda. The refinery construction is expected to start before the...
More infoMade in Rwanda smartphone launched
The first facility on the African continent where smartphones are manufactured has been opened in Rwanda. The Mara phones production plant is located in the Kigali Special Economic Zone of Rwanda’s capital city. The plant was inaugurated on...
More infoRwanda-Arsenal partnership receives award
Rwanda’s tourism brand, Visit Rwanda, has received an Honorary Award for Partnership for a ‘unique and transformational partnership by an African brand’ by the Best of Africa Awards. The award was announced at a star-studded ceremony held...
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