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Workers on duty at Pink Mango garment factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Safeguarding workers and communities through occupational health

Thursday, January 25, 2024
The gang demanded that the miners surrender all the minerals they had. When the miners resisted, a violent altercation Pictured is a victim who was struck with a forked hand hoe in the head treating injurues at Rwinkwavu
Rwanda

Kayonza: How mining sector is haunted by illegal miners, cassiterite dealers

Friday, November 10, 2023
Miners during mining activities in Gakenke District. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Probe names major hazards affecting miners’ safety, health

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Miners work at a mining site in Rulindo. Local government leaders are intensifying efforts to clamp down on approximately 100 illegal mines, following a directive from the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board. Craish Bahizi
Crime

Govt cracks down on 100 illegal mines

Thursday, August 24, 2023
At least 20 people from the sectors of Rugarama and Kiziguro in Gatsibo district have so far been arrested for illegal mining. Courtesy.
Crime

How illegal miners vandalised Rwf2bn water supply system

Thursday, August 17, 2023
President Paul Kagame meets with his Central African Republic counterpart Faustin Archange Touadéra on Thursday, June 8. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Security

Kagame, CAR President Touadera discuss security cooperation

Thursday, June 08, 2023
A Charis UAS drone pilot test-flies a drone in Kigali. Charis UAS is one of companies accredited to fly drones in Rwanda. The law regulating the use of Unmanned Aircrafts (UA) or drones in Rwanda is a tight one, requiring every user to first get authorization from the Civil Aviation Authority. Photo by Charis UAS
Aviation

Why drone use is tightly regulated

Friday, June 02, 2023
A rescue team using tractors to help six workers trapped in an illegal mine that collapsed in Huye District. Courtesy
Rwanda

What next after closure of Musanze illegal mine?

Friday, June 02, 2023
Youths are typically a large part of small scale miners and it is critical that the participation of youth in the mining sector becomes one of the key drivers of future growth. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Rwandan youths’ participation in mining sector critical

Friday, May 19, 2023
A rescue team using tractors to help six workers trapped in an illegal mine that collapsed in Huye district last week. Landslides have made the operation difficult. Photo Courtesy
Rwanda

Hopes fade two weeks after rescue efforts in Huye mine collapse began

Tuesday, May 02, 2023
A view of a polluted Mpazi drainage before the activities to upgrade the channel in 2019. RIB has launched operation to arrest environmental polluters suspects. / Craish Bahizi
Environment

RIB launches operation to arrest environmental polluters

Monday, August 29, 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