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Rwanda Is Building Resilient and Sustainable Transport Systems
KIGALI, Rwanda, May 4 2022 – Over the last decade, Rwanda has invested in building efficient and resilient transport systems. Guided by the country’s Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS), the Government of Rwanda has carried out numerous initiatives to promote sustainable mobility and the green economy at large. Road transport accounts for 13%…
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5 Tips to Find the Best Car Rental in Rwanda
Renting a car is by far a perfect option for you to get in and around Rwanda since public transportation system is not good and reliable. Rental cars offer travelers with freedom, relaxed and unforgettable travel experience. For any plans to explore and experience Rwanda, you need the best car hire in Rwanda and you…
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Rwanda Starts Phasing Out Dangerous Refrigerators
The Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP) and the Ministry of Environment, in partnership with the Rwanda Environment Management Authority, UN Environment, UNDP and GIZ, have convened the Africa Cooling Efficiency Conference in Kigali. The one-day event held today March 22 brought together approximately 50 cooling and energy efficiency stakeholders, decision makers and experts. The conference…
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Safe Driving Techniques in Rwanda’s Bad Weather
It is a rainy season or a snowy morning and you have already booked your rental car for self driving in Rwanda. To many drivers, driving through the mountainous area in a snowy environment can be quite challenging. After my past experience during my self drive in Rwanda, i have compiled some of the useful…
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Checklist for Travelers Hiring Cars in Rwanda
Hiring a car Rwanda can save much more that you may think. When you travel to Rwanda remember it is a foreign land and so you need some transportation means that is safe, convenient and reliable and Rwanda car hire is best at it. However, renting a car in Rwanda is not like purchasing bread…
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Launch of access to information video campaign and toll-free phone hotline in Rwanda
Sobanukirwa was launched to help people in Rwanda get access to information by allowing anyone to post requests for free via a website and to receive email alerts once information is released. But as our team have carried out training sessions for citizens, government officers, NGOs, civil society groups and journalists across the country, we’ve found that…
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A call for proactive publishing by organisations in Rwanda
A year ago today, hundreds of public and private organisations in Rwanda should have proactively published a large amount of information online about how they are funded, who they employ, who subsidises their activities and how people can contact them to request more information. But very few have done so. The proactive publication of this information…
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Learn more about Rwanda’s access to information law
Our team set up the Sobanukirwa website to help people to quickly and easily take advantage of the rights guaranteed to them under Rwanda’s access to information law. But what are those rights, what does the access to information law say and where can you read the law for yourself if you want to find…
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Access to information, open data and data journalism in Rwanda
For the last two days, members of Team Sobanukirwa have been in Gisenyi talking about access to information, open data and data journalism at an event organised by Rwanda’s National Institute of Statistics. The event was a great chance to share information and advice with journalists, statisticians, designers and civil servants from a wide range…
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Three months of Sobanukirwa: some success but more work to do
Three months ago today, we officially launched Sobanukirwa.rw, the first access to information website in Rwanda. Sobanukirwa helps Rwandan citizens to easily make use of the country’s access to information law which was passed in 2013. The website is free to use and available in English, Kinyarwanda or French. Since our launch, 29 information requests have been…
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