Rwanda

The narrative driving East Africa’s technology sector is undergoing a fundamental transformation. What began as a story about mobile connectivity and grassroots innovation is rapidly pivoting toward compute power the raw processing capabilities, networking, and memory infrastructure required to anchor the next generation of complex digital economies. To unlock this …

London-listed Aterian subsidiary Eastinco has entered into a long-term supply agreement with an established Rwanda-based tin, tantalum and tungsten (3T) producer and exporter to support the expansion of the company’s trading activities in Rwanda. The agreement establishes a framework for sourcing and supplying 3T concentrates from Rwanda and is expected …

Until recently, few young Rwandans could have imagined building a career as a metallurgical technician, steel quality controller or industrial chemist. The country had mines, construction sites and small manufacturing plants, but it did not have an integrated steel factory turning raw minerals into finished steel products. The jobs simply …

Rwanda-based mining company Trinity Metals says exports from its Nyakabingo tungsten mine now account for up to 20% of primary tungsten concentrate consumption in the US. Since the commercial agreement that Global Tungsten & Powders (GTP) signed with Trinity’s offtake partner, New York-headquartered Traxys in August 2025, more than 320 …

A new long-term supply agreement secured through Eastinco, Aterian’s subsidiary, with an established Rwanda-based producer of tin, tantalum and tungsten (3T), marks a strategic expansion into East Africa’s critical minerals sector. The agreement establishes a structured framework for sourcing 3T concentrates and is expected to enhance feedstock availability for Aterian’s …

The African Development Bank Group launched a Mission 300 Progress Tracker, at the African Development Bank Group’s 2026 Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Congo. According to the financial institution, the public digital platform provides real-time data on electricity access across Africa, it offers project-level visibility into Mission 300 supported operations, enabling …

Rwanda’s electricity system is approaching a ceiling. The combined output of the country’s existing sources, such as hydropower, methane gas, solar, peat and diesel, amounts to roughly 1,000 megawatts. Against government projections of electricity demand reaching between 2.5 and 4.5 gigawatts by 2050, that ceiling is not a distant constraint …

In a global environment shaped by Middle East conflict, disrupted supply chains and rising commodity prices, Rwanda’s first-quarter 2026 economic performance delivered a counterintuitive result. The country’s external position improved sharply, providing a crucial buffer at precisely the moment it was needed most. Exports grew by 63% in the first …

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, recently met with President Daniel Chapo, and they jointly announced the full restart of activities on the Mozambique LNG project. According to TotalEnergies, the onshore and offshore restart of project activities follows the decision taken on 7 November 2025 by the …

The Democratic Republic of Congo will start building gold reserves to bolster its currency and lift its economy, the central bank governor said, joining a rush in Africa and elsewhere to stockpile the precious metal as prices soar. Gold prices, which hit record highs above $4 000 an ounce on …