Rwanda's inflation rises to 1.7 percent in April

Technicians inspect beer bottles on a conveyor belt in a brewery in Gisneyi, western Rwanda, file. REUTERS/Hereward Holland

KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda's year-on-year inflation rose to 1.7 percent in April from 0.9 percent in March, the statistics office said on Thursday. (Reporting by Clement Uwiringiyimana; Editing by Gareth Jones)