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Rwanda Airtel continue serving the customer   in these unprecedented times   Airtel,  Coronavirus Pandemic has created an unexpected and unprecedented global shift to work-from-home and    study-from-home situations, Airtel Rwanda with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation and Minister of Education in new partnership to fight Covid -19 . Airtel Rwanda continue serving customer in these unprecedented times, Learning institutions have come to a halt as students continue to  worry about how this will impact their academic life., Airtel Rwanda  , Ministry of ICT and Innovation and Minister of Education has availed free access to some of the   e-learning portals to help students to be more productive studying remotely on these portals. Airtel Rwanda doing Bit to Fight Covid-19 since last week . Airtel Rwanda Doing Bit to Fight Covid-19 This the steps 1) AIRTEL MONEY – We have waived transaction fees on Person to Perso...

As measures continue to be taken to prevent   spread of the Coronavirus, Airtel Rwanda's are also in the process of fighting for its customers to the best of their ability to prevent a rise in the number of infected people,   that’s   why in collaboration with the Central Bank of Rwanda ( BNR) has set up customers using Airtel Money to withdraw more than   4 m from the existing   1 m. Airtel Rwanda has introduced these measures to prevent the transmission of Coronavirus through money transfers, which in turn reinforces other existing strategies in the form of money transfers and free text messaging. In an effort to mitigate the effects of the global Coronavirus epidemic, Airtel Rwanda has worked closely with the Central Bank of Rwanda on technology payment facilitation. These measures will be implemented immediately, in addition to the free money transfer program: customers using Airtel Money to withdraw more than    4 m ...

With the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in Rwanda, Airtel Rwanda has stepped up its efforts to crack down on the virus by setting up a free SMS service for its customer .   Airtel Rwanda announced on Monday, March 16, 2020, that the company, which has a large number of subscribers in Rwanda, announced that the transfer of money through Airtel Money is free, in order to continue to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, where According to a press release, Airtel Rwanda announced that from Friday, March 20, 2020, all customers will be able to send friends, relatives and their families in general, in order to keep in touch with Rwanda and The world is generally at risk of Coronavirus (Covid-19). Commenting on the new program, Airtel Rwanda CEO Amit Chawla said: ‘’We know and appreciate that our customers are now at home, cutting back on travel and thus avoiding contact with their family and friends. Providing this free SMS method will help them...

Airtel Rwanda has today announced the ‘Byose- combo pack ‘ purposed to see its customers enjoy discounted data, calling and SMS rates in one package. This new bundle will offer customers four price options. These include Rwf.500 for a 2-day bundle, Rwf.1500-7 day bundle, and Rwf.5000 and Rwf.15, 000- for a 30-day bundle. At Airtel our customers come first, based on the consumer needs, they still can enjoy data-heavy and voice heavy bundles. Making the announcement, Airtel Rwanda Managing Director said that the bundles are immediately available to all everyone in Rwanda. For our potential customers, all they need to do is to buy an Airtel sim card and they get to enjoy the new all in one offer. “ After carefully looking into our customer needs, our mandate is to tailor-make connectivity needs that fit our customers. This new bundle allows our customers to plan based on their budget.” “This new bundle is to meet the growing demand for data as smartphone users transition to ...

Rwanda has emerged the best-performing country overall in implementing a continental policy framework for agricultural transformation, wealth creation, food security and nutrition, economic growth and prosperity for all. A report by the African Union Commission (AUC) presented at the AU Summit in Addis Ababa on Monday indicated that Rwanda’s performance – in implementing the 2014 Malabo Declaration of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) – improved from 6.1 in 2017 to 7.2 in 2019 against this year’s benchmark of 6.6 out of 10 marks. For that, the country was given the 2020 Best Performance Award for implementing the June 2014 Malabo Declaration for Agriculture Transformation in Africa. Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Dr. Gerardine Mukeshimana, said that implementing CAADP is well in line with Rwanda’s development agenda. She added: “We welcome Rwanda’s performance as a testimony to the government’s efforts in honouring the contin...

Rwanda on good track in implementing the Continental Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programm Rwanda has emerged the best overall performing country in implementing the 2014 Malabo Declaration of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). The latest report by the African Union Commission (AUC), which was presented at the AU General Assembly on February 10, 2020, has indicated that Rwanda’s performance improved from 6.1 in 2017 to 7.2 in 2019 against the benchmark of 6.6 out of 10 marks. The benchmark is the minimum score for a country to be qualified as being on track in implementing the CAADP Malabo Declaration. CAADP is Africa’s policy framework for agriculture and agriculture-led development since 2003 that aims at reducing poverty and increasing food security and nutrition on the continent. The 2014 Malabo Declaration is a commitment to the CAADP principles adopted by AU Heads of State and Government to provide effective leadership f...

A heavy downpour that affected most parts of the country on Sunday – February 2 nd  caused 13 deaths and 2 injuries – the Ministry of Emergency Management has said in the provisional damage assessment report. Most shocking case was registered in Jali Sector, Nyaruriba cell, Rubona village where landslide destroyed a house killing a family of seven family members, leaving none to tell the story. The family members included a mother, her younger sister who was pregnant, her three children, her grandchild and her niece. The neighbors have no idea about the exact time when the incident happened because it poured till late at night. They woke up only to find that the house was no more, and started searching for their neighbors in the ruins. They found that all of them had already breathed their last. Ernestine Mukasekuru, the executive secretary of Nyaruriba cell told KT Press, that the rain was so heavy and it lasted for hours leaving the land in the hilly Jali sector very f...