Kigali, Nov 4, 2024 (AFP) - Rwanda to stop registering petrol taxi-bikes in 2025

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Rwanda said Monday it will no longer register petrol-driven motorbike taxis from the new year as it seeks to transition towards electric vehicles. "The goal is to promote the use of cleaner, more efficient energy and reduce gas emissions," Minister of Infrastructure Jimmy Gasore told AFP. The new rule will only apply in the capital Kigali and to motorbikes used as taxis -- the dominant form of public transport. Rwanda has several subsidies in p......

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