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Volkswagen founds mobility services company in Rwanda; to begin local assembly of Polo and Passat

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The Volkswagen brand has founded “Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda”, a company based in Rwanda. Going forward, the brand will be focusing in particular on new app-based mobility services such as car sharing and ride hailing in Rwanda. It is planned to initially build the Volkswagen Polo and Passat models. 16 million).

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Volkswagen establishes new Sub-Saharan Africa region

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The Volkswagen brand currently has three operations in the region: the company has been building cars in South Africa since 1951. Vehicle assembly began in Nigeria in 2015, with assembly in Kenya getting underway in December 2016. In addition, Volkswagen plans to launch an integrated mobility concept in Rwanda at the end of this year.

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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The owner told her sales of the products supported the village’s school, which had been destroyed by an earthquake in 2015. While attending IEEE Smart Village’s Power Africa conference in 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda, she met GHE founder Paras Loomba. The earthquake severely damaged Melamchi’s power lines.

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