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According to the report, the prices for vegetables increased by 34.4 percent, bread and cereals by 26.3 percent, meat by 18 percent, milk, cheese and eggs by 11.2 percent while non-alcoholic beverages prices increased by 10.4 percent.
Food prices rise by 28 per cent in urban areas
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Pedestrians wade through a flooded wetland in Kigali on January 28, 2020. more than 745,000 hectares of agricultural land in Rwanda potentially loses its topsoil every year . File
Experts weigh in on soil erosion-induced losses
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Some of the illegal miners in Gishwati who were arrested by Rwanda National Police last week. Districts that border the park have said that fresh measures are being tightened to crack down on illegal mining activities that threaten the protected forest. The park was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve after being restored at a cost of $9.5 million since 2014. Photo: Courtesy. Courtesy
Illegal mining threatens Gishwati forest
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Farmers try to salvage some of their rice produce washed away by floods in Nyagatare District in 2019. According to the report, more than 745,000 hectares of agricultural land is potentially eroded every year.
Rwanda loses over Rwf800bn annually due to soil erosion –new report
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
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Varsity students bubbling with inventive science-related business ideas
Monday, August 08, 2022
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Optimism as stalled US$12 million agric project is ‘put back on track’
Monday, August 08, 2022
Jean de Dieu Kwizera, a beekeeper in Gasabo District. Beekeepers reckon that one of the ways to increase honey production is producing eco-friendly pesticides.
Beekeepers weigh in on how to boost honey production
Monday, August 08, 2022
A landscape view of former Gikondo industrial park after demolishing properties to conserve wetlands in Kigali in 2020. Under the Kigali City Wetland Master Plan, 3,888 hectares are reserved for conservation. According to the new study, the city has about 37 interconnected wetlands with a total area of about 9,160 hectares.
Study: Kigali City wetlands could generate over $155m annually
Monday, August 08, 2022
Visitors tour e-waste recycling and dimantling facility in Bugesera District.Rwanda and ARISE IIP have entered into a joint venture to develop Bugesera special economic zone. File
Why joint venture to develop Bugesera special economic zone is timely
Sunday, August 07, 2022
City of Kigali officials arrive at the newly revamped Biryogo Car Free Zone for Umuganura celebration on Friday ,August 5. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda
IN PICTURES: Umuganura: CoK showcases four newly upgraded informal settlements
Friday, August 05, 2022
Some of the street vendors in Kigali. The City of Kigali has unveiled a plan to enable street vendors to benefit from VUP financial services.
Street vendors to benefit from VUP financial services
Friday, August 05, 2022
A public washroom at a smart public kiosk at Rwandex in Kigali. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Kigali City to build more public toilets as demand soars
Thursday, August 04, 2022
New apartments to accommodate residents of Nyarugenge who lived in high risk zone. It was reported that constructors did not make the building accessible to people with disabilities. Craish Bahizi
Call for crackdown on public buildings inaccessible to PWDs
Tuesday, August 02, 2022
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Why varsity student’s business was nominated for $100,000 global award
Monday, August 01, 2022
The newly constructed dykes worth Rwf3 billion at Lake Muhazi. The dykes are for conserving and protecting its downstream area from devastating floods. Photo: Courtesy.
Rwf3bn dyke on Lake Muhazi to enhance tourism, agriculture
Monday, August 01, 2022
A segment of Nyungwe forest that was affected by wildfire last week. The fire destroyed at least 21 hectares of Nyungwe Forest in Bweyeye sector, Rusizi district.
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Four arrested over Nyungwe fire
Monday, August 01, 2022
A segment of Nyungwe forest that was affected by fire last week. Seen here, different security personnel inspect the incident in Rusizi District.
Public warned against starting wildfires as blaze guts part of Nyungwe forest
Monday, August 01, 2022
Commuters were left stranded at downtown Kigali bus park on July 25. Due to the shortage of public buses, commuters have been encountering the problem of long queues as passengers wait for buses partly because of the limited transportation means. The City of Kigali has announced that at least 500 buses are needed in the capital, to solve the problem.
Kigali needs over 500 buses to address public transport woes
Sunday, July 31, 2022

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