Rwanda, June 25 -- The African Development Bank has approved a grant of $500,000 to undertake a feasibility study into the first phase of a cable car transport network in Kigali, that will be sub-Saharan Africa's first aerial urban transit system. The project is initiated by Ropeways Transit Rwanda Ltd (RTRL). The funds, to be sourced from the Bank Group's Urban and Municipal Development Fund, are expected to help pave the way for the Kigali Urban Cable Car Project, a 5.5 km mobility initiative valued at $100 million and promising to ease the city's traffic congestion, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and connect underserved communities to jobs and essential services.The Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) is a trust fund hosted by ...