BasiGo Expands to Rwanda with Electric Bus Pilot Program

BasiGo, a Kenyan-based electric bus supplier, is expanding its operations to Rwanda with the launch of BasiGo Rwanda. The company has partnered with AC Mobility, Rwanda’s provider of automated fare collection systems for public transport, to deliver 200 electric buses to bus operators in Rwanda by the end of 2024. The first electric buses for the capital, Kigali, are expected to be delivered in October 2023. BasiGo has received a grant of USD 1.5 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support its electric bus pilot…

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LAUNCH OF QATAR AIRWAYS CARGO’S FIRST AFRICAN HUB IN RWANDA

On May 3, Qatar Airways officially launched the activities of its first African cargo hub in Kigali, Rwanda, in partnership with RwandAir. The launch was marked by the landing of a Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777 at the Rwandan capital airport, which will now connect Kigali and Doha twice a week. Several other routes will transit through this hub, including the Kigali-Lagos route (in Nigeria) three times a week, launched last March. There is also a weekly route from… read more on africaaero.org

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RWANDAIR HOSTS AFRAA FOR THE CEO DIALOGUES SESSION

03 March 2023, Kigali – Rwanda: The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, met RwandAir Chief Executive Officer – Ms. Yvonne Manzi Makolo and RwandAir Leadership on 02 March 2023 at RwandAir Headoffice in Kigali, Rwanda for the “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues”. This meeting marks the second edition of the AFRAA CEO Dialogues for 2023. The CEO Dialogues initiative is a drive-by AFRAA to create close engagement with member airlines and a space for dialogue necessary to develop transformative initiatives… lire la suite sur africaaero.org

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