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Michel Nkurunziza

Michel Nkurunziza

Minister of Trade and Industry, Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze interacts with other delegates at the World Economic Forum. Speaking during a session Ngabitsinze said that the coalition can contribute meaningfully to reducing emissions and boosting resilience. Courtesy

Rwanda joins coalition of Trade Ministers to phase out fossil fuels

Friday, January 20, 2023

Farmers havest Irish Potato in Gicumbi through green Gicumbi project. Rwanda produces 916,000 tonnes of Irish potatoes every year, making it the third most popular food crop produced.Couresty

Gicumbi seed multipliers to benefit from Rwf1.3b fund

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Fishermen during the fishing activities in Lake Kivu. The government will this month start implementing a €15 million five-year project to boost fish farming production. Courtesy

Govt to invest €15 million to boost fish farming

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya, the Minister for Environment speaks about effort to end plastic pollution, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Courtesy

Minister Mujawamariya rallies global leaders to end plastic waste

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Some of cars that Tomtransfers Company rent and sell in Kigali. The company has closed office amid ongoing investigations over alleged crimes. Courtesy

Tom Transfers halts operations amid fraud allegations

Monday, January 16, 2023

Rwanda’s Ambassador to the UAE Emmanuel Hategeka joined leaders from DUBUY and Dubai Multi Commodities Centre

Rwanda’s coffee exports to UAE set to grow

Sunday, January 15, 2023

City of Kigali headquarter in Nyarugenge District. Officials will from Monday, January 16, to January 20, provide detailed explanations on who is eligible for land tax exemption. Sam Ngendahimana

City officials to clarify land tax exemption

Saturday, January 14, 2023

Agric specialists work in a crop multiplication center in Musanze District. Farmers have raised the need of the new crop varieties that can cope with drought, diseases, pests, and floods. Sam Ngendahimana

Rwanda looks to mobilise $24m for climate friendly crops

Friday, January 13, 2023

A landscape view of Kigali City's residential area. Plots of lands in Kigali that recently turned into residential zones but have not yet acquired basic infrastructure to facilitate planned settlement are likely to be exempted from paying taxes. Sam Ngendahimana

Why some plots of land in Kigali will be exempt from tax

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Workers sorting new cassava varieties that were multiplied at RAB station in Huye. RAB has already Confined trials for GM cassava and potato to grow the varieties that can resist on pests. Courtesy

Scientists push for GMO seeds as pests threaten crops

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Some of the Made in Rwanda fridges. Rwanda banks in new financing mechanism to make eco-friendly fridges affordable to restore ozone layer.courtesy

Rwanda banks on new financing to help restore Ozone layer

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

A study loan beneficiary who fails to repay their loan on time, will pay a late payment interest of 1.5 per cent of the due amount for each month of late payment. Courtesy

Student loan defaulters to face penalties

Monday, January 09, 2023

Thousands of dead fishes collected at Lake Muhazi after an incident through which farmers where different cooperatives grow fishes, faced a big loss due to water pollution in the lake on January 17,2021. Fish farmers are hopeful of accessing finance from banks after the government decided to add fish farming to agriculture insurance scheme.Courtesy

Farmers welcome new fish farming insurance scheme

Monday, January 09, 2023

Farmers trying to salvage some of their rice produce that had been washed away by floods in Nyagatare District in 2020. The government is set to inject Rwf25 billion in subsidising agriculture insurance scheme in the next five years. File

Govt to inject Rwf25bn in agriculture insurance

Sunday, January 08, 2023

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Rwanda FDA bans ‘penile enlargement drugs’

Friday, January 06, 2023

The National Electoral Commission Executive Secretary Charles Munyaneza addresses the media during a past news briefing.file

District councillors’ by-elections slated for next month

Friday, January 06, 2023

A worker on duty at a milk collection centre in Nyaruguru District. Rwanda will be producing 1,250,000 tonnes of milk every year by 2024 to satisfy market demand. Photo: File

Who is swindling dairy farmers?

Thursday, January 05, 2023

Tito Rutaremera, a veteran politician, who is also the chairperson of Rwanda Elders Advisory Forum. Courtesy

Rutaremara on how RPF members contributed to liberation struggle

Wednesday, January 04, 2023