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Rwanda’s internet fastest in the region

By News & Commentary | Published: July 18, 2010
The New Times Rwanda’s First Daily By Edmund Kagire Fiber optic cables are being laid across the country (File photo) A new global report on internet connectivity has put Rwanda among the top three African countries with the fastest internet broadband connectivity and downloading speeds, ranking the country ahead of more developed African economies such [...]
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World leaders move accelerate deployment broadband: Rwanda

By News & Commentary | Published: July 13, 2010
ITNewsAfrica.com July 12, 2010 http://www.itnewsafrica.com/?p=8284 Broadband Commission is co-chaired by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Mr Carlos Slim Helú Leading lights from industry, civil society, UN agencies and the creative sphere, who together comprise the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, have emphasized the critical role of broadband networks in future global development. Commissioners met [...]
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Rwanda: Use Broadband Technology to Achieve MDG’s – Kagame

By News & Commentary | Published: July 11, 2010
The New Times – Rwanda’s First Daily By Edmund Kagire President Kagame, Dr. Hamadoun Toure, (L) and Mr. Carlos Slim (R) at the meeting yesterday (Courtesy Photo) President Paul Kagame, has called on the world to recognise the important link between broadband technology and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s). Kagame, made the remarks, yesterday, [...]
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Browsing for a New Future: Laptops in Rwanda

By News & Commentary | Published: February 17, 2010
Published on Global Envision – By Nick Chapin February 16, 2010 Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame wants to secure a piece of the growing technology market that has already brought so much change to sub-Saharan Africa, and he’s starting young. Kagame recently announced that he would provide a laptop for every child in his country between [...]
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Rwanda bids to become East Africa’s WiFi hotspot

By News & Commentary | Published: December 30, 2009
“If all you know about Rwanda is gorillas and genocide, think again. The tiny country is gearing up to become East Africa’s tech capital. By Eamon Kircher-Allen — Special to GlobalPost Published: December 30, 2009 07:18 ET KIGALI, Rwanda — If your last exposure to this East African country was the movie “Hotel Rwanda,” you [...]
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