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1. Rwanda: Sick Workers, Bad Roads to Hurt Rwanda's Competitiveness - Report

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   10 September 2012 AllAfrica.com (Rwanda Focus): The global competitiveness report has warned that an unhealthy workforce along with poor infrastructure will hurt Rwanda's competitiveness ambitions. According to the report, "The greatest challenges facing Rwanda in improving its competitiveness are the state of the country's infrastructure, its low secondary and university enrollment rates, and the poor health of its workforce." Despite the damning verdict, the 2012/2013 global competitiveness report ranks Rwanda as one of the best in the world, Africa and the best in the region. Rwanda's ambition…

2. Rwanda Seeks $1 Billion Geothermal Energy Investment

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   20 February 2012 OilPrice.com - February 20, 2012 Rwanda is astride the East African Rift Valley, one of the world's hottest spots for geothermal activity and experts estimate the geothermal…

3. Regional Communications Infrastructure Program - APL2 - Rwanda—PID

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   Back to results Regional Communications Infrastructure Program - APL2 - Rwanda—PID Description Appraisal Stage Project Information Document - The core Project Development Objective is to contribute to lower prices for international capacity and to extend the geographic reach of broadband networks.The major deliverable will be the establishment of Rwanda’s national capacity to provide broadband…

4. Rwanda seeks foreign backing for $6bn energy expansion

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   16 March 2012 Creamer Media's Engineering News - March 16, 2012 Rwanda is banking on foreign lenders to raise $6-billion for a major energy expansion programme aimed at tackling severe electricity…

5. Rwanda announces new water project

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   15 July 2012 Rwanda has seen the launch of a new water, sanitation and hygiene project (WASH) worth $20 million, The New Times has reported. It has been confirmed that the project, which is set…

6. Rwanda confirms ICT infrastructure plans

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   22 April 2012 Cyrille Turatsinze, the permanent secretary at the ministry of local government UIN Rwanda, has announced that the government plans to improve the country's ICT infrastructure, Rwanda Focus has reported. He explained that the government wants to see the delivery of ICT services improve throughout the country. To this end, it has created an infrastructure map towards its long-term ambitions. Indeed, the Rwandan government is set to enter the third phase of its five-year ICT plan, which focuses on the delivery of services. The previous two centred on ICT literacy and the development…

7. AfDB to Participate in Rwanda ICT and Innovation Summit

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   22 October 2013 Source: All Africa The African Development Bank (AfDB), will participate in "Transform Africa 2013 Summit" to be hosted by the government of Rwanda from 28 to 31 October in Kigali.…

8. AfDB to power Rwanda, TZ and Burundi

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   4 December 2013 Ghana News The African Development Bank's (AfDB) work in clean energy financing received some welcome recognition last week from Asian Development Bank President (ADB) Takehiko Nakao.
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9. Le Rwanda entre dans l'ère de la 3.75G

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   16 July 2012 Le Rwanda va bénéficier d'un Internet mobile plus rapide grâce à l'arrivée de la technologie 3.75G. Lancé par l'opérateur téléphonique Airtel le 4 juillet 2012, ce réseau permettra aux utilisateurs de bénéficier de fonctionnalités multimédia plus performantes, notamment en ce qui concerne les appels vidéo, la télévision sur mobile et le téléchargement de musique. La 3.75G offrira également  un Internet plus rapide. Selon le directeur d'Airtel Rwanda, Marcellin Paluku, cité par l'agence de presse Ecofin, cette technologie « donnera aux clients l'opportunité d'interagir différemment avec les données…

10. Rwanda to exploit nuclear energy

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    14 June 2011 Rwanda is to join the club of countries which exploit nuclear energy, reports a government press release published last Thursday. The country will fully ratify the treaty…