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 Michel Nkurunziza
Michel Nkurunziza
Officials tour ISANGE Estate as Imara Properties hands over 15 modern comfort houses to buyers on Rebero hill in Kicukiro District on Friday, July 29./ All photos by Dan Nsengiyumva
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Imara Properties hands over 15 modern housing units to buyers
Beatrice Mukeshimana, one of beneficiaries showcases her production.One Acre Fund-TUBURA is an agricultural development organization serving more than 750,000 Rwandan farmers.
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Farmers to increase production after securing deal to export Hass and Fuerte avocados
Former street children  at Gitagata Rehabilitation Centre, a children facility in Bugesera District. Civil Society's analysis shows that the budget allocated to child rights protection and promotion has been reduced by 87%. File
Children’s rights activists decry budget cuts
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Districts on the spot for hiking construction permit fees
Students tour Busaga forest in Rongi Sector of Muhanga District. The forest once occupied 300 hectares of land but has been reduced to less than 150 hectares due to agriculture, wood exploitation and settlement. As Rwanda   observes the World Nature Conservation Day on July 28,  the country has committed to restore two million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes by 2030. File
Govt banks on private operators to increase forestry sector revenues
Bwiza Riverside Homes.
New partnership to spur green, innovative construction practices
Members of BDO South Africa lay wreaths to pay tribute to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at Kigali Genocide Memorial  on Sunday July 24,.Courtesy
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BDO South Africa members pay tribute to Genocide victims
Jean de Dieu Kwizera started his business with five beehives, in 2019, but he is now making a fortune while running beekeeping operations in Gasabo and Gisagara districts. / All photos: Courtesy.
How fresh graduate grew from five beehives to multi-million business
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Open mindset: How a jobless high school graduate made it in real estate brokerage
Two women help a man to plant a seedling during a tree planting exercise in Nyagatare District. Planting or nurturing a tree seedling is a good place to start in championing a green economy. Sam Ngendahimana
The role of women in biodiversity conservation
Researchers tour Cyamudongo forest, a small fragmented forest of only 19 km2 of Nyungwe national park.
A closer look at Cyamudongo forest and its role in mitigating climate change
Ernest Mugisha, a 22-year-old student at Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA). / Courtesy
Rwandan student shortlisted for $100,000 global award
With a conservation message, Nature Rwanda engaged the local community in planting trees in buffer area.
Conservation: Youth-led organisations weigh in on climate finance
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How community involvement has boosted conservation in Volcanoes National Park
The Validation Workshop for Rwanda Correctional Service Curriculum on Prisoner Rehabilitation and Reintegration took place on July 21.
New programme to boost prisoner rehabilitation and reintegration
Olivier Nsengimana is among those interviewed in the report.
Community-based organisations receive less than 1% of all climate funding – report
Sylvie Mucyo Vice-Chancellor at Rwanda Polytechnic, Matthias Afting Executive Director at COGNOS International sign the agreement in Kigali on July 19. Through the signed agreement Seeing Hands Rwanda will train visually impaired persons in massage therapy and breast cancer screening. Photos by Dan Nsengiyumva
New deal to equip visually impaired masseurs with breast cancer screening skills
Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe, the former prime minister of Ethiopia during the discussions on u201cNeeded African-driven innovative and sustainable financing solutions in Kigali on July 19.
Push for $200bn pan-African trust fund for protected areas

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