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Chinese billionaire and founder of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, speaking in Kigali last year during the YouthConnekt, where he announced that he was creating a $10 million Young African Entrepreneurs Fund. /File.
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Jack Ma’s Africa fellowship second intake application on

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
TradeMark Country Director for Kenya, Ahmed Farah (left), and the acting Executive Secretary of Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority Fred Tumwebaze. File.
Business

TMEA commits $1.05m for regional infrastructure initiative

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Eng.Bovine Ishemaryayo, has designed an electronic software dubbed _e-saving.Michel Nkurunziza
Business

23-year-old entrepreneur building wide reaching tech enterprise

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
AERG members on the farm in Nyagatare District.
Business

Survivors association achieving self-reliance through agri-business

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
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The African free trade dividend

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
KCB Bank Rwanda Managing Director George Odhiambo (left) hands over some of the medical equipment to AVEGA leaders. Courtersy.
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KCB Rwanda donates equipment to AVEGA-Agahozo health centre

Monday, April 16, 2018
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Business

Africa, Asia to take strong stand on energy

Monday, April 16, 2018
Alibaba, Google, and Microsoft are among the tech firms that teamed up to eliminate wildlife sales, including elephant tusk poaching. Net.
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Global tech firms team up to eliminate wildlife sales

Friday, April 13, 2018
The headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) pictured in Abidjan. Net.
Business

AfDB, export trading group sign $100m loan agreement

Friday, April 13, 2018
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Business

What’s holding back deployment of solar energy in Africa?

Thursday, April 12, 2018
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Business

Google releases new Africa app to beat slow internet speeds

Thursday, April 12, 2018
RDB chief cxecutive Akamanzi. Courtesy
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Zimbabwe seeks to replicate RDB model

Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Hategeka receives the Rwanda award during the Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai on Monday. Courtesy.
Business

RDB named among top investment promotion agencies in the region

Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Senior managers at the airline join the incoming and outgoing CEOs in a group photo after Makolo took over from Ndagano. State minister Uwihanganye is third from left (seated). / Courtesy
Business

Makolo takes over as RwandAir CEO

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Meeting safety standards in food production will ensure exports fulfil quality requirements. All photos by Michel Nkurunziza.
Business

Agro-processing sector could save Rwanda $118m annually

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
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Business

Trade war is like treating flu with chemotherapies: Alibaba’s Jack Ma

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Rwandau2019s solar sub-sector has three major operators, which have so far jointly contributed about 11 per cent of all overall power access. Nadege Imbabazi
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UK firms to invest over Rwf300m in local solar energy sub-sector

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Workers at Felix Mujyanama's pineapple farm in Masaka. He makes a monthly average of Rwf 2 million, having invested Rwf80,000. Joan Mbabazi
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IT graduate goes farming, says sector is a goldmine

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Part of the Kigali Special Economic Zone. File
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Capturing Africa’s high returns

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Safe Motos recently added female drivers to its platform last month, and is also developing a product that can specifically match female customers with female drivers. File
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Rwanda’s SafeMotos to expand to DR Congo

Tuesday, April 10, 2018